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TWEEDIE, Major-General W[illiam].

The Arabian Horse.

The Arabian Horse.

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.

Stock Code 113684

Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1894

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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.

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'.

First edition; 4to; 7 chromolithographic plates (each with tissue guards), 4 monochrome plates (2 double-page), large folding colour map; half morocco gilt by Hatchards, top edge gilt; xx, 412 pp.; a fine copy.

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Provenance: S.C. Lister of Swinton Park (armorial bookplate).

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