Arabian horse, Arabian horse--Sahara, SF283 .D38 1851
par Daumas ; Ouvrage publié avec l'autorisation du Ministre de la Guerre. First edition of General Daumass work treating all aspects of the Arabian... Show morepar Daumas ; Ouvrage publié avec l'autorisation du Ministre de la Guerre. First edition of General Daumass work treating all aspects of the Arabian horses of the Sahara desert. Later French editions of this work were published up to 1864; it also was translated into English and German. The book is divided into two parts and includes extensive information on the principles of Arabian cavalry, military costumes of horsemen, celebrated Arabian horse breeds (Haymour, Bou-ghareb, Meizique), how to choose and acquire your horse, nutrition, hygiene, the meaning of the variously coloured horse attires, rigging, veterinarian medicine and illnesses, crippledness, castration, various kinds of military attacks in the deserts and how to execute them, tribal wars, as well as ostrich, gazelle, and falcon hunting. The book concludes with general remarks on the Sahara desert (pp. 335-365) and a letter (pp. 369-382) from the Algerian Sufi saint and military and religious leader Abd-el-Kader (Abdelkader El Djezairi (1808-83), the Emir of Mascara who founded the Algerian state and led the Algerians in their struggle against French domination (1840-46) and in 1847 was imprisoned with his family by the French government in the fortress of Lamalgue in Toulon (France). The Emir wrote the letter while Daumas served as French consul in Mascara. In this letter the Emir, calling himself Daumas friend, answers some questions Daumas previously asked him while preparing this book. M. J. E. Daumas (1803-71), a French general of the first cavalry division, was posted to Algeria in 1835, which Charles X had invaded five years previously. Daumas participated in 18 Algerian campaigns, including those of Mascara and Tlemcen. Between 1837 and 1839, Daumas resided in Mascara as consul and personally got to know the Emir of Mascara. He also was in charge of the Arab affairs department, the main instrument to administer cooperative tribes during in the insurgency which was reinstated by general Juchault de Lamoricière in 1841. While in Algeria, Daumas learned the Arabic language and became one of the French armys best experts on Arab culture in North Africa. Tribesmen came to respect him for his skills on horseback. In April 1850 he became director of Algerian affairs in the Ministry of War in Paris. In 1853 he was promoted to divisional general; in 1857 he was named senator. Upper joint cracked and corners bumped; marginal spotting and occasional browning. A good copy of this work, treating all aspects of the Arabian horse. Menessier de la Lance I, p. 348. Cf. Gay, Bibl. de lAfrique et lArabe 1198. Not in Podeschi. Main Heritage Shelves General SF283 .D38 1851 Book Item-ID: i16220456 BIB-ID: 1463227 Show less
Horses, Horses--Diseases, Horsemanship, Médecine vétérinaire--Ouvrages avant 1800, Cheval--Ouvrages avant 1800, Cheval--Maladies--Ouvrages avant 1800, Équitation--Ouvrages avant 1800, SF285 .S65 1733
par le Sieur De Solleysel, escuyer. 18th century edition of this work first published in 1664. Jacques de Solleysel, Sieur du Clapier (1617-80), was... Show morepar le Sieur De Solleysel, escuyer. 18th century edition of this work first published in 1664. Jacques de Solleysel, Sieur du Clapier (1617-80), was a "célèbre écuyer et hippiàtre français, [...] fils dun officier des Gendarmes Ecoissais [...] Solleysel était un homme instruit, dun esprit distingué et dun commerce agréable. Il avait de nombreux amis et sa compagnie était recherchée par ses contemporains. Il était bon musicien et avait un certain talent de peinture et de dessein. Cest lui, dailleurs, qui a dessiné et signé le joli frontispice de son Parfait Maréchal Il est probablement aussi lauteur des pl. et fig. qui ornent cet ouvrage" (Mennessier de la L. II, 524). The engravings show a rising horse with the various parts of the body referenced by page-number, a numbered view of a horse, and a horse skeleton in whole and parts. The text woodcuts are "3 fig. de fers, 17 fig. de canons de mors et 8 fig. de branches" (ibid.). Ms. ownership note "Luigi Mannucci" (c. 1850) on front flyleaf. Avis au lecteur, tables des matières. Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .S65 1733 Book Item-ID: i16220584 BIB-ID: 1463240 Show less
S.-F. Touchstone ; translated from the French by C.B. Pitman ; sixty coloured plates by V.J. Cotlison, L. Pénicaut, and Le Nail ; also one hundred... Show moreS.-F. Touchstone ; translated from the French by C.B. Pitman ; sixty coloured plates by V.J. Cotlison, L. Pénicaut, and Le Nail ; also one hundred and thirty-four vignettes in he text by Crafty, Cotlison, Le Nail, Arsenius, Penicaut, Cousturier, etc. ; coloured by hand. Translation of: Chevaux de course. Edition limited to 520 copies. Each plate accompanied by guardsheet with descriptive letterpress. Added t.p.: History of celebrated English and French thorough-bred stallions and French mares which appeared on the turf from 1764 to 1887 / preceded by a preface from the Duke of Beaufort ; translated from the French by C.B. Pitman.--London : John C. Nimmo, 1890. Includes index. No. 305 of 520 copies. “Ouvrage important, qui fournit dutiles renseignements sur lorigine des chefs de familles de pur sang anlias et français” (Menessier de la L.). An English translation (by C. B. Pitman) of "Chevaux de course" (Paris 1889), written by George-Aimé Teyssier des Farges under an English pseudonym. The author quit the army in 1876, “à la suite dincidents inutiles à rappeler ici. Il devint alors rédacteur sportif dans plusieurs journaux spéciaux” (Menessier de la L.). Insignificant wear to extremities. Interior shows slight browning toward edges, with a very slight tear to margin of one plate, otherwise finely preserved copy of this splendid book of Victorian-age horse illustration Main Heritage Shelves General SF335.F8 T67 1890 Book Item-ID: i17066864 BIB-ID: 1525352 Show less
par Lafosse. First edition of this remarkable book on horse anatomy. A very fine copy with Napoleonic provenance; one of the rare examples to... Show morepar Lafosse. First edition of this remarkable book on horse anatomy. A very fine copy with Napoleonic provenance; one of the rare examples to contain the plates in both the uncoloured and the coloured state. Lafosse had considerable anatomical skill, coupled with a profound knowledge of horses and equitation, and his work ranks with Stubbs in the artistic realization of equine anatomy. The plates are rendered with great skill by B. Michel Adam, F. A. Aveline, C. Baquoy, Benard, Ch. Beulier, L. Bosse, Prevost and others after Harguinier, Lafosse and Saullier. Binding shows slight wear, but in sound condition; fore-edge stained in places throughout (and paper somewhat brittle), just touching several of the plates. The only other copy with the plates in both states in recent years auction records was the Longleat copy from Beriah Botfields library (Christies, June 13, 2002, lot 170, £28,680). An outstanding copy from the personal library of Napoléon Bonaparte, acquired before he crowned himself Emperor. Marengo, the war horse ridden by Napoleon Bonaparte, was one of the most famous Arabian stallions in 18th century Europe. Brunet III, 765. Cohen/ Main Heritage Shelves General SF951 .L34 1772 Book Item-ID: i16220511 BIB-ID: 1463233 Show less
par ... prince Guillaume, marquis et comte de Newcastle ... Oeuvre auquel on apprend travailler les chevaux selon la nature, & parfaire la nature... Show morepar ... prince Guillaume, marquis et comte de Newcastle ... Oeuvre auquel on apprend travailler les chevaux selon la nature, & parfaire la nature par la subtilitde l'art : Added t.p., engr. and fold.: La methode nouvelle & invention extraordinaire de dresser les chevaux, les travailler selon la nature, et parfaire la nature par la subtilitde l'art; la quelle n'a jamais treuv que par ... prince Guillaume marquis et comte de Newcastle ... Anvers, J. Van Meurs, 1658. Translation of: New method and extraordinary invention to dress horses and work them according to nature. Main Heritage Shelves General SF309 .N59 1737 Book Item-ID: i23566231 BIB-ID: 2515508 Show less
by General E. Daumas. Translation of the second part (Les mœurs du désert) of the author's Les chevaux du Sahara et les mœurs du désert. Main... Show moreby General E. Daumas. Translation of the second part (Les mœurs du désert) of the author's Les chevaux du Sahara et les mœurs du désert. Main Heritage Compact General DT283 .D38133 1971 Book Item-ID: i2576939x BIB-ID: 2733831 Includes bibliographical references (page 183). Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .C66 1802 Book Item-ID: i15716454 BIB-ID: 1013776 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General SF285 .C66 1802 Book Item-ID: i15716454 BIB-ID: 1013776 Show less
