The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird
by Hammer, Joshua
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1501191888
- ISBN 13
- 9781501191886
- Seller
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New Castle, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, 2020. Hardcover. Good/Good . 5x1x8. An x-library copy; minimal markings. Else in Very Good condition. Dustjacket in sleeve which is adhered to covers. On May 3, 2010, an Irish national named Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended at Britainâs Birmingham International Airport with a suspicious parcel strapped to his stomach. Inside were fourteen rare peregrine falcon eggs snatched from a remote cliffside in Wales.So begins a tale almost too bizarre to believe, following the parallel lives of a globetrotting smuggler who spent two decades capturing endangered raptors for royals in the United Arab Emiratesâwhere falcon races have multimillion-dollar purses and a champion bird might just be worth risking prison forâand Detective Andy McWilliam of the United Kingdomâs National Wildlife Crime Unit, whoâs determined to protect the worldâs birds of prey from one of the most irrepressible predators of our time.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2020023429
- Title
- The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird
- Author
- Hammer, Joshua
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1501191888
- ISBN 13
- 9781501191886
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Date Published
- 2020
- Size
- 5x1x8
- X weight
- 15 oz
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- X-Library
- A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of...