The Authentic Arabian Horse

£2,500 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Lady Wentworth, as the owner of the Crabbet Arabian Stud from 1917 to 1957, was the leading Arabian horse breeder of her time. Her influence on Arabian horse breeding was profound, with over 90 percent of all Arabian horses in the world today carrying lines to Crabbet bloodstock in their pedigrees. First edition; 4to (28 x 22 cm); 26 plates in colour including frontispiece and 265 in half-tone; modern blue morocco gilt, all edges gilt, a fine copy; 388pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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