Peter Upton Livres

Presents over 250 color photographs of Arabian horses, and features essays that explore the origin of the Arabian breed, its distinguishing features and characteristics, and its spread throughout the world.

The almost spiritual relationship between the Arab and his horse and the longstanding fascination the world over for this purest-bred of all animals lie at the core of this sumptuously illustrated work.

2021. No Edition Remarks. 134 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Flat signed by author to half-title page. Binding remains firm. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings. Boards have light edgewear with corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Sticker to front panel. Marking to rear panel.

Here is the long-awaited work by Peter Upton, one of Britain s leading equine painters and authors. This book on the profound influence of the Arabian horse on the native horses and ponies of Britain is certain to raise interest, if not eyebrows, among horse-lovers around the world.

The first Arab stallion brought to Britain (in the 1830s) from the Desert of Arabia was Padischah, whose pure-bred line still exists. This book provides an illustrated account of the Arab Horse, its origins and development of strains. It also offers a record of the desert-bred horses imported after Padischah.