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Francis Heatherley - The Peregrine Falcon at the Eyrie

Title: The Peregrine Falcon at the Eyrie
Description: London, Country Life; George Newnes, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this insightful study of the peregrine falcon, an illustrated work by Francis Heatherley. The first edition.A monograph on the peregrine falcon, the fastest animal on the planet. The bird has a strong hunting ability, and is a well-respected falconry bird. In particular this work focuses on the falcon in their nests, their early lives, and home life.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-nine full-paged and in-text photograph. Collated, complete.By Francis Heatherley.Photographs by the author and C. J. King.Bookplate of George Ramsden to the front paste down. Ramsden was a bookseller and publisher based in Yorkshire. He was also a bibliographer, and was responsible for the reconstruction and cataloguing of Edith Wharton's 2,700 volume library. Sixteen pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light marks to the cloth. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Small tears to the rear joint. Loss to the image to the front board. Bookplate to the front past down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Good . Ill.: Francis Heatherley; C. J. King. Good .

Keywords: The Peregrine Falcon at the Eyrie francis heatherley c. j. king falcon francis heatherley eyrie Francis Heatherley; C. J. King

Price: GBP 50.00 = appr. US$ 71.40 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 956P38

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