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The Arabian Horse his Country and People
de TWEEDIE Major-General [William] 1836-1914
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1894. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Complete. Presentation copy, Inscribed by the Author, 1st ed, Near Fine, 1894. In full green morocco (by the Chelsea Bindery), gilt edge tooling & gilt horse head vignette (of Rashid). Spine, gilt tooling, titles & palm trees. Internally, half title, frontis (coloured), title page in red & black with Arabic text woodcut, [5], (vi-xix), [1], [3], 4-144, 147-148, 145-146, 151-152, 149-154, 159-160, 157-158, 161-256, 263-264, 259-262, 257-258, 265- 411 pp, [1] (odd pagination but complete), 11 un-numbered pls (mostly coloured, with 2 double paged) + 1 gilt board head, 25 illustrations within text, 4 tables, 1 map to pocket at rear (large folding coloured), a.e.g., gilt board edges & turn ins, green marbled endpapers, binders stamp to fpd, printed by William Blackwood and Sons. Inscribed by the author to Sir Alfred Lyall in the year of publication, also with Lyall's ownership inscription and tipped in printed leaf of verse by him entitled 'A Hard Bargain' about the sale of an Arab horse. (Podeschi 258. Loder 395). 4to, (309*231 mm). A lovely copy of an important title. Title continues: 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. "Tweedie was appointed as Resident of Turkish Arabia in Baghdad in 1881,[4] a role which involved inspecting all aspects of local life, including the trade in Arabian Horses which he was especially interested in.
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- Librería
- Madoc Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 006821
- Título
- The Arabian Horse his Country and People
- Autor
- TWEEDIE Major-General [William] 1836-1914
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- Edinburgh and London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1894
- Tamaño
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Peso
- 6.50 libras
- Palabras clave
- equine horse arabian Animals, Horses
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Horses Dogs and other animals;
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Sobre Madoc Books
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Fine
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
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- Folio
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- Inscribed
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