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1611 Second Edition “The Booke of Falconrie or Hawking” by George Turberville
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | The booke of falconrie or havvking for the onely delight and pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen : collected out of the best authors, aswell Italians as Frenchmen, and some English practises withall concerning falconrie heretofore published by George Turbervile, Gentleman (George Turberville, circa 1540-circa 1610) |
| Genre | Nature, Sports, History |
| Type of Illustration | Woodcut |
| Binding | Leather, Marbled endpapers |
| Publisher or Printer | Printed by Thomas Purfoot |
| Publication Year | 1611 |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Edition Statement | Second Edition, “new reviued, corrected, and augmented, with many new additions proper to these present times” |
| Language | English |
| Number of Books | 1 |
| Additional Information | Signatures: 4⁰ : ¶ 4 (-¶1, -¶2) A-Z 8 2A 4 (-2A4) ; [ 8 ] 1-370 [ 4 ] Please note that the first two leaves of the first gathering, marked ¶, are handwritten and not printed material |
Condition
- scratches and general edgewear, some cracking to leather binding; an additional leather spine has been added, presumably to reinforce the spine binding, which is beginning to separate; Title page and preliminary pages (first two leaves of ¶ gathering) are missing, replaced with handwritten facsimile leaves presumably copied from an extant copy, additionally the second two leaves of ¶ gathering appear to be from a later printing; leaf Z8 has ink stain in middle of page and discoloration and minor damage to page edge
References:
ESTC S3107, S118834, S122514
Dimensions
5.75" W x 7.25" H x 1.5" D
Item #
ITMG119217
