Set amidst Ottoman Egypt's arabesque splendor & the harsh Arabian desert, this handsome book documents the Arabian breed's ancestors through horses acquired by Egypt's Viceroy Abbas Pasha I, after his grandfather, Mohamed Ali Pasha, conquered Arabia's Wahhabi dynasty. Vividly described are the warring Bedouin tribes such as the Al Saud's, who bred the horses, as well as European royalty who concurrently established stud farms from them which endure today. The Manuscript itself, narrated in almost Biblical prose by the ...
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Set amidst Ottoman Egypt's arabesque splendor & the harsh Arabian desert, this handsome book documents the Arabian breed's ancestors through horses acquired by Egypt's Viceroy Abbas Pasha I, after his grandfather, Mohamed Ali Pasha, conquered Arabia's Wahhabi dynasty. Vividly described are the warring Bedouin tribes such as the Al Saud's, who bred the horses, as well as European royalty who concurrently established stud farms from them which endure today. The Manuscript itself, narrated in almost Biblical prose by the Bedouins to Abbas Pasha's scribes, recounts colorful Arabian horse histories, poetry, tales of blood feuds, raids, hospitality & chivalry. Over 700 pages; 8 1/2 X 11; more than 350 lavish Orientalist equine art illustrations (Delacroix, Gericault, etc.). Plus maps & charts.
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Seller's Description:
Fair. No dust jacket. COVER (hardcover, no dust jacket)-medium wear-scratches, small tear/small creases at corners; minor stains, generally clean. PAGES-medium creases/bends, no tears; minor stains, generally clean; no writing. Not ex-library.
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Very Good; Hardcover; Light wear to the covers; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75"-11.75" tall); Heavy (7.0 lbs); Burgundy covers with title in gold lettering and illustrated color plate to the middle of the front cover; 1993, Ansata Publications; 742 pages; "The Abbas Pasha Manuscript: And Horses and Horsemen of Arabia and Egypt During the Time of Abbas Pa Sha, 1800-1860, " by Judith Forbis & Gulsun Sherif.
