The Hound and the Hawk

London: Phoenix, 2001. Second edition-paperback. Blue multicolored octavo, olive green spine, 306 pages, approx. 32 unnumbered pages of b&w plates, b&w illustrations; 24 cm. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, exceedingly light fraying to spine head and rear cover-top corner, bright pages, binding is tight. Fine. Paperback. ISBN: 1842120972

Contents: Introduction -- 'The moost resonable beest and beste knowynge of eny beest that evere God made' -- The hart -- Bow and stable -- The symbolism of the deer -- The buck, the roe, and three fringe activities -- The boar -- The hare -- The bear -- The uneatable (1): The wolf and the fox -- The uneatable (2): Otter, lynx and badger -- The unicorn -- Hunting music -- The huntsman -- Hawk species and social imagery -- The acquisition and trading of hawks -- The training and manning of hawks -- Food and medicine -- Flying the falcon -- The falconer's life -- The symbolism of falconry -- The lower courts of paradise. Hunting -- Europe -- History.