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85 unpaginated pages with diagrams and plates. Oblong quarto (10 1/2" x 12") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. Preface by Konrad Lorenz. First edition. The Camargue horse is an ancient breed of horse indigenous to the Camargue area in southern France. Its origins remain relatively unknown, although it is generally considered one of the oldest breeds of horses in the world. For centuries, possibly thousands of years these small horses have lived wild in the harsh environment of the Camargue marshes and wetlands of the Rhône delta, which covers part of the départements of Gard and Bouches-du-Rhône. There they developed the stamina, hardiness and agility for which they are known today. Traditionally, they live in semi-feral conditions in the marshy land of the region. The Camargue horse is the traditional mount of the gardians, the Camargue "cowboys" who herd the black Camargue bulls used in bullfighting in southern France. Camargue…
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Horses of the CAM Hardcover - 1976
by Hans Walter Silvester; Hans Walter Silvester (Other)
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- Title Horses of the CAM
- Author Hans Walter Silvester; Hans Walter Silvester (Other)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 24
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Putnam, New York
- Date 1976-07
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780670379569 / 0670379565
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 75029957
- Dewey Decimal Code 779.32
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