Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) , 1822-1885, Arabian horse, Arabian horse, Arabian horse--Pictorial works, SF293.A8 H86 1885
presented to him by the sultan of Turkey in 1879, also their sons "General Beale, " "Hegira, " and "Islam," ; bred by Randolph Huntington ; also... Show morepresented to him by the sultan of Turkey in 1879, also their sons "General Beale, " "Hegira, " and "Islam," ; bred by Randolph Huntington ; also reference to the celebrated stallion "Henry Clay." First edition of this wonderful contemporary account of the Arabian stallions presented to General Grant in 1879 by the Sultan of Turkey; "Leopard" went on to achieve eternal fame as the first Arabian stallion to be registered in the stud book of the Arabian Horse Club of America. - During Grant's 1878 state visit to Constantinople, Sultan Abdul Hamid II personally escorted the General through the royal stables, and noting his fondness for horses, presented Grant with two stallions to be shipped back to the United States. The horses fell under the care of the breeder Randolph Huntington, who attempted to derive a new American breed from the Arabians using the old breeders' rule of "out-cross once and breed back by three closely related sources." - Huntington prepared the text of the present work as well as commissioning portraits of the stallions, and dedicated the book the the recently-deceased "General U. S. Grant, and his love for horses." - Several pages loose; severe edge defects; some tears. Frontispiece: "Leopard", an Arabian Stallion, foaled in 1873. Presented to General U.S. Grant by the Sultan of Turkey, and by him delivered in America May 30, 1879. Main Heritage Shelves General SF293.A8 H86 1885 Book Item-ID: i16843605 BIB-ID: 1509204 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General SF293.A8 .B76 1936 Book Item-ID: i1139562x BIB-ID: 1171716 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General SF293.A8 .B76 1936 Book Item-ID: i1139562x BIB-ID: 1171716 Show less
Egyptian Agricultural Organization., Arabian horse--Breeding, Arabian horse--Saudi Arabia--Breeding--Photographs, Arabian horse--Breeding, Arabian horse--Egypt--Breeding--Photographs
The album collects photographs taken by Dr Ahmed Mabrouk of the Egyptian Agricultural Organization during his trip to Arabia in the early 1930s.... Show moreThe album collects photographs taken by Dr Ahmed Mabrouk of the Egyptian Agricultural Organization during his trip to Arabia in the early 1930s. Those photographs were used to illustrate his 1939 book A Journey to Arabia, whose title page is reproduced in a photocopy included in the album. Also, 1 page of the 1971 November-December issue of The Arabian Horse News is included. The clipping is related to the activities of the Egyptian Agricultural Organization in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Mabrouk (Egypt) RAS Trip 1930's -- Saudi Arabia Miscellaneous Photos Title and date from item. Prints have typescript description on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.FOR.0240 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24986069 BIB-ID: 2671146 Mabrouk, Ahmed. A Journey to Arabia. Cairo: Print. Office, Paul Barbey, 1939. Show less
