Falconry, Care, Captive Breeding and Conservation
by Parry-Jones, Jemima
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good condition
- ISBN 10
- 0715389149
- ISBN 13
- 9780715389140
- Seller
-
Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London : David & Charles, 1988. First edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good condition. Large Octavo. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting some faint foxing on endpapers, text appears to be free of foxing All edges neat and clean Plastic cover is a little wrinkled but could be removed without damage to the book The author runs the Falconry Centre at Newent which has one of the largest collections of birds of prey in the world. She explains here the motives behind falconry, the background to captive breeding, and shows how to approach it in a practical and ethical way. Colour photos and B & W photos and illustrations
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56339
- Title
- Falconry, Care, Captive Breeding and Conservation
- Author
- Parry-Jones, Jemima
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0715389149
- ISBN 13
- 9780715389140
- Publisher
- David & Charles
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 232
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- Birds birds, falconry, falcons, birds of prey
- X weight
- 900 kg
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