A Guide to Hawking and Raising Falcons - With Chapters on the Language of Hawking, Short Winged Hawks and Hunting with the Gyrfalcon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781447432036)

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to falconry, with information on breeding, selection, training, general care and management, and much more. Containing a wealth of invaluable information and useful tips, this volume will be of utility to modern enthusiasts, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Hawking as Taught by the Book of St. Albans", "Taking Passage Hawks in Holland", "How to Train a Passage Hawk", "Training the Eyass - Game Hawking and Room Falconry", "Language of Hawking", "The Short Winged Hawks", "Hunting the Gyr in Lapland", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on pigeons.

Author: Anon
ISBN-10: 1447432037
ISBN-13: 9781447432036
Publisher: Read Country Books
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2011
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.29d