WHITE, T.H.
The Goshawk.
London: Jonathan Cape , 1951.
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First Edition of T. H. White's The Goshawk
First British edition of this literary nature memoir exploring the practice and philosophy of falconry. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, red top stain, with black and white diagrams. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Camilla "Ylla" Koffler.
The Goshawk (1951) by T. H. White is a work of literary nonfiction that documents the author’s attempt to train a wild goshawk according to traditional falconry methods. Blending memoir, natural history, and philosophical reflection, the book examines the fraught relationship between human will and animal instinct, foregrounding themes of control, discipline, and empathy. White’s narrative is marked by introspection and emotional candor, transforming what might have been a sporting account into a study of solitude, frustration, and self-knowledge. In its fusion of personal confession and close observation of the natural world, The Goshawk occupies a distinctive place within twentieth-century nature writing.
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