Short discourse of hawking to the field with high flying long-winged hawkes and Short discovrse of havvking to the field with high flying long-winged hawkes
Description:
Armorial bookplate: Ex libris David Wagstaff. Binder’s stamp: J. Kulesho., P. [6]-[7], consists of a poem concerning falconry, that begins "A perfect plot how for to hawke ...", P. 73-76 omitted from pagination., Signatures: A-I⁸., and The author is unknown although it is thought he was from Kent as there are a number of references to the county in the work, including the following from p. 55: "... diuers Kentish ge[n]tlemen, some of my kindred and others of my acquaintance ..."
Publisher:
for Thomas Man
Subject (Name):
Wagstaff, David, 1882-1951
Subject (Topic):
Falconry -- Early works to 1800 and Hunting -- Early works to 1800
"All the papers, in the two volumes here offered to the public, were written by myself and Mr. Hunt, except a letter communicated by a friend in the seventeenth number." Advertisement, p. vi.
Publisher:
Printed Archibald Constable and co., and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London,
"A table ..." [i.e. index]: p.[1]-[6] at end., Added engraved title page, signed G. Faithorne., Armorial bookplate: Charles Sperling. Autograph: Hen: Worseley, March 7, 1693/4. Shelfmark: GG3 No. 10., Errata: p. 274., Pages 11-14 wanting., Signatures: pi² A⁴ C⁴ D² E-2O⁴., and The history extends to 1641 only.
Publisher:
Printed by F.L. and J.G. for Edward Dod at the Gun in Ivy-Lane, and Henry Seile the younger, over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet,
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History--Charles I, 1625-1649
Subject (Name):
Sperling, Charles--Bookplate and Worseley, Henry--Autograph