The Arabian horse : his country and people, with portraits of typical or famous Arabians and other illustrations : also a map of the country of the Arabian horse, and a descriptive glossary of Arabic words and proper names / by W. Tweedie.

Includes index.

BOOK FIRST. COUNTRY OF THE ARABIAN : I. PRELIMINARY - II. DEFINITIONS - III. PENINSULAR ARABIA - IV. EXODUSES OF BEDOUIN OUT OF NAJD - V. SHA-MI-VA: OR DESERTS WEST THE EUPHRATES - VI. AL JA-ZI-RA: OR DESERTS EAST THE EUPHRATES - VIL EL I'RÅK: OR TIGRIS-LAND -- BOOK SECOND. THE BREEDERS OF THE ARABIAN : I. THE HORSEMAN MAKES THE HORSE - II. WHERE DID THE ARABS COME FROM? - III. OF THE BEDOUIN AS HORSE-BREEDERS - IV. HORSE-BREEDING AMONG THE SETTLED ARABS -- BOOK THIRD. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE ARABIAN : I. THE ARAB'S LOVE OF HIS HORSE - II FOREIGN ESTIMATES OF THE ARABIAN - III. THE ARABIAN COMPARED WITH OTHER VARIETIES, IN RESPECT OF CONSTITUTION AND CHARACTER - IV. DEFECTS OF THE ARABIAN - V. A SUMMARY -- BOOK FOURTH. THE ARABIAN AT HOME : I. ON THE ORIGIN OF THE ARABIAN BREED - II. THE TYPICAL ARABIAN - III. THE ARABIAN IN SHA-MI-YA AND AL JA-ZI-RA - IV. THE ARABIAN IN EL I'RAK AND EAST THE TIGRIS -- CONCLUSION : I. OF BUYING STRAIGHT FROM THE BEDOUIN - II. OF BUYING IN ARABIAN AND I'RAKI TOWNS - III. OF PROCURING THROUGH CONSULATES OR CONSULS - IV. OF BUYING ARABIANS WHICH HAVE BEEN EXPORTED - V. ON THE PROPER TREATMENT OF THE EXPORTED ARABIAN.