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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Mavrogordato (J.G.)

A HAWK FOR THE BUSH

Published: Witheryby Ltd, London, 1960

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A Treatise on the Training of the Sparrow-hawk and other short-winged Hawks.

With Illustrations by G.E. Lodge.

Foreword by Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen.

xvi + 144 pages, colour frontispiece, 7 plates – 3 in colour, sketches in the text, original beige cloth, bookplate of Peter Steyn on the front free endpaper, a good copy.

A letter from the author to Peter Steyn, dated 14/5/62, is loosely inserted. He mentions the sending of a \'replacement sheet for the book.\' This sheet of hood patterns, pages 41/42, is loosely inserted (see scan) and with a card signed by the author.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: Small 4to (250 x 190 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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