R. Stevens — Laggard

London, Faber and Faber Ltd, 1953. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this vivid autobiography from celebrated falconer, Ronald Stevens. The first edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A beautifully written memoir of life in post-war Britain from the eyes of celebrated falconer, Ronald Stevens.He talks of his extensive journeys in Iceland in search of the gyrfalcon and his enduring passion for the sport of falconry, as well as the charm of country estate life. Decorated with in-text illustrations by Brian Allderidge. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with only shelf wear visible. Dust wrapper is slightly sunned to the spine, with edge wear and a few spots to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers only. Near Fine . Ill.: Brian Allderidge. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.