His country and people with portraits of typical or famous Arabians and other illustrations... also a map of the country of the Arabian horse, and a descriptive glossary of Arabic words and proper names.
Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1894
The Arabian Horse book Deluxe Edition. The rare limited edition of Major Tweedie's Arabian Horse. The finest book on the subject.
Described by Carl Raswan as, 'a timeless book and always new and refreshing.' The work is divided into four parts: first part entitled 'Country of the Arabian', second part 'The breeders of the Arabian', third part 'A general view of the Arabian' and fourth part 'The Arabian at home'.
For well over a hundred years, Major-General William Tweedie's work has been a primary source of information on the Bedouins and their desert-bred horses.
First edition, number 20 of 100 copies; large 4to; xx, 411 pp., 11 full-page chromolithographed plates including frontispiece, 25 illustrations in the text, 6 maps and tables, including large folding coloured map in rear pocket; contemporary dark green half morocco gilt, horse device stamped in gilt to upper cover, spine gilt, foot of spine rubbed, a very good copy.
Described by Carl Raswan as, 'a timeless book and always new and refreshing.' The work is divided into four parts: first part entitled 'Country of the Arabian', second part 'The breeders of the Arabian', third part 'A general view of the Arabian' and fourth part 'The Arabian at home'.
For well over a hundred years, Major-General William Tweedie's work has been a primary source of information on the Bedouins and their desert-bred horses.
First edition, number 20 of 100 copies; large 4to; xx, 411 pp., 11 full-page chromolithographed plates including frontispiece, 25 illustrations in the text, 6 maps and tables, including large folding coloured map in rear pocket; contemporary dark green half morocco gilt, horse device stamped in gilt to upper cover, spine gilt, foot of spine rubbed, a very good copy.
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