Gilbert Blaine - Falconry - 1936

一本关于猎鹰术的非常罕见且美丽的书（《体育运动者图书馆》第十五卷），作者吉尔伯特·布莱恩，出版于1936年。A classic of falconry describing the training and care of hawks, by the renowned falconer Blaine, drawing on more than 40 years of experience in the field. Blaine, a longtime member of the Old Hawking Club, "was one of those legendary figures who seems to come along in falconry every so often, raising the standards of the sport as well as pushing the envelope of what can be accomplished" (Gallagher). 这是猎鹰术的经典著作，描述了对鹰的训练与照料，由著名的猎鹰者布莱恩撰写，汲取了他在野外超过40年的经验。布莱恩是老猎鹰俱乐部的长期成员，曾被誉为那些在猎鹰术中时而出现、提升运动标准并推动成就边界的传奇人物之一（加拉格尔）。“他的实用手册为这项运动提供了入门介绍，包含猎鹰术术语表以及简短的参考书目，提及著名波斯猎鹰学著作《Baz-Nama-Yi Nasiri》的英译本。” - The plates show a greenland falcon, a falcon eyass, a passage falcon, a falcon pluming a grouse, two eyass tiercels, a goshawk, and a team of passage hawks weathering. 版画展示格陵兰猎鹰、幼鹰、迁徙猎鹰、一只正在为松鸡梳羽的猎鹰、两只幼雄猎鹰、灰雕，以及一支在风雨中坚持的迁徙猎鹰队。The smaller illustrations in the text display falconer's equipment, the beaks of falcons and hawks, and the technique of repairing damaged feathers. 文本中的小插图展示猎鹰训练者的装备、猎鹰与隼的喙，以及修补受损羽毛的技法。Book in very good condition for age, externally light wear around edges and corners, shelfwear. 这本书因年代久远而状况良好，外观边缘及角落略有磨损，货架磨损。Inside light stains but overall clean and complete. 内部有轻微污渍，但整体干净完整。 Lacking ffe??? Light pencil signs on margins-very few. Library numbers on spine??? Endpapers spotted. 缺少前后空白页？边缘有极少的铅笔痕迹。书脊上的馆藏编号？扉页有斑点。Scarce 罕见。