Turberville, George

Estimate

12,000 - 15,000 USD

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Description

The Booke of Falconrie or hawking; for the onely delight and pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen: collected out of the best authors, as well Italians as Frenchmen, and some English practises withall concerning falconrie... London: by Thomas Purfoot, 1611
paper, ink, leather

2 volumes in 1. 4to (182 x 140 mm). Black letter, woodcut illustration on title and numerous woodcuts of hounds, hawks and stags in text, 4 page musical epilogue "The art of Blowing" oftern lacking present at end, separate title to The Noble Art of Venerie or Hunting, with blank before the second title; a few marginal repairs or upper corners restored in final gathering and very small repair to upper margin of first title. Nineteenth century red morocco gilt.

Provenance

1889 Bernard Quaritch price on pastedown

Literature

STC 24325; Schwerdt II, p.271

Catalogue Note

"Turbervile, Latham, and Bert may be regarded as the old English masters of Falconry. They wrote chiefly from experience, although Turbervile borrowed much from French and Italian authors of repute. Before his day the books in use were either garbled versions of the Book of St. Albans, and of little practical value, or compositions by writers who had but slight acquaintance with the subject."- J. E. Harting. The present is of the issue with the catchword "of" on A1r.