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rif. FRE24230 p.: ill. 272x18 cm. Original illustrated cardboards. Spine is slightly scuffed otherwise in very good condition. First edition. Together with 34 statistical graphs on the separate leaves depicting the state of Egypt post in 1934. Over 40 illustrations in text. With 2 maps showing the postal routes in Egypt and historic postal routes through the Middle East. Great source of the information on the post in the region from the time of Ancient Egyptians to the 1930s system. The book includes the images of the stamps as well as the printing press used by the post officials. The graphs include the statistics on the profits made by the Post of Egypt by decades the amount of mail sent and received the subscriptions used by the citizens by media type both domestic and international the amount of telegrams sent and received the amount of cash orders. The separate graphs give the numbers of post going in and out of Egypt to Sudan and Palestine. hardcover
rif. PD23Oblong folio ca. 325x42 cm 13 x 16 ½ in. Six grey card album leaves. With 56 mounted gelatin silver prints including a three-part panorama ca. 65x325 cm 2 ½ x 12 ¾ in. the other photos are ca. 7.5 x 13 cm 3 x 5 ¼ in. or slightly smaller. All photos captioned and many dated in period manuscript blue ink on the mounts. Recent brown cloth album with embossed design on front cover. One image partially detached and folded one with repaired tear a few photographs with mild rubbing or fading and many photographs showing the traces of the adhesive otherwise a very good album with strong sharp photographs. Album with interesting snapshot photographs of the villages and cities located on the Nile River banks from Ibrim Lower Nubia Egypt to Kosti present-day White Nile state of Sudan. Apparently taken by a young British military man on service in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan the album includes views of the Abu Simbel rock temple before it was moved in 1968 during the construction of the Aswan High Dam Wadi Halfa Khartoum White Nile bridge to Omdurman under construction British barracks – with two images of a sand storm closing over the barracks native boats on the Blue Nile in Khartoum the White Nile in flood the junction point of the White and Blue Nile nearby Moghren village Khartoum-Omdurman ferry boat Omdurman native market buildings on the Nile bank a street in the native quarter Ad Douiem local people on the Nile bank British Governor’s house native market prison cart White Nile Police officers Wad-Alzaky Kosti railway station mosque bridge under construction native village native market “S.S. Fateh alongside at Kosti” and others; there are also photos of the local fishermen and children and several views of the White Nile with two photos showing the felucca race on July 15 1924. The album closes with a three-part panorama of Port Said harbour taken in 1926 from the “Fleet Frozen meat store” showing the Navy House destroyed during the 1956 Suez Crisis the Suez Canal Company Office and naval cruisers docked nearby. Overall a nice photo collection of views of Egypt and Sudan along the banks of the Nile River. hardcover
rif. DADAX0531116921New unknown
1978rif. 053105London: Sidgwick and Jackson 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Owner name on fly mild edgewear to dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. 282pp. Sidgwick and Jackson Hardcover
rif. DADAX0877478651New unknown
1898rif. 3180331898. 25 album card leaves with 117 mounted photographs with captions in pencil below. 12 x 16-1/2 inches. Contemporary half black morocco over pebbled cloth. Extremities worn occasional foxing and thumbsoiling slight curvature to album leaves occasional toning or fading to photographs. 25 album card leaves with 117 mounted photographs with captions in pencil below. 12 x 16-1/2 inches. Anonymous album containing numerous photographs of scenery people and sport primarily in India Kashmir and surrounding area Zoji La is a high mountain pass in the Himalayas in the Indian union territory of Ladakh The Sind Valley 4 are large 11-1/2 x 9 inch plates. but with a small Egypt section at the end. Photos of campsites horses military troops picnics and gatherings cultural sights etc. many with penciled-in captions at dated 1891 in some. With at least 4 phortos of polo at Alexandria. unknown
1938rif. 53557Alexandria Egypt: W.F. Nicholson Northern Assurance Co. Ltd. Egypt & Near East Branch 1938-1939. Oblong 4to. 12.5 x 9.75 in. 48 pp unpaginated. thick black paper stock w/ 177 black & white silver gelatin photos on glossy photo stock tipped-in sized from 2.5 x 3.5 in. up to 4 x 6 in. with nearly all including white ink captions below or on the sides white ink manuscript for title page. Contemporary embossed & padded simulated leather post-binder album painted embossed cover illustration of Ancient Egyptian figures leading bulls papyrus reeds sewn into fore-edges with some loss rounded corners minor edgewear rubbing wear to corners still a VG- exemplar. This excellent photo album documents the trip of a Northern Assurance Co. Ltd. insurance executive to their Egypt & Near East Branch office in the Fall of 1938 to 1939. Nicholson fl. 1920-1940 begins with photo images of the voyage off France Italy & Sicily to Egypt in the Tyrrhenian Sea on the P&O RMS Cathay with images of Stromboli the Chateau d’If Marseilles and shipboard passengers. These are followed by photos of the arrival in Port Said the stay in the historic Eastern Exchange Hotel now demolished street scenes in the native quarters the harbor piers lighthouse views of the Suez Canal and more. Included as well are photos of mosques and monuments in Port Said street and water scenes in Ismailia a trip through the desert to an oasis by Alexandria in a 1932 Ford Coupe with views of camels and the car in the market his arrival in Alexandria as well as the interiors of the company offices on 33 Rue Cherif Pasha in Alexanderia. There are many photos of Alexandria including the Royal Palace the College of Saint Mark the Strand the Mahmoudieh Canal street scenes gardens and more. The album closes with views of Cairo the museum Zuwela Gate the Citadel built by Saladain the Mameluk Tombs funeral procession Nilebride boat many of the pyramids and Tutankhamen’s Tutankhamun treasures in the Cairo museum. The Northern Assurance Co. was founded in 1836 as the North of Scotland Fire and Life assurance Co. renamed in 1848 and by the early 20th century had become a specialty company in the marine insurance and shipping insurance business and had established their Alexandria Egypt branch office in 1855. See: Northern Assurance Co. Ltd. fl. 1836-1968 Univ. of Aberdeen Special Collections. W.F. Nicholson, Northern Assurance Co. Ltd., Egypt & Near East Branch, hardcover
rif. PF80Twenty-two loose original gelatin silver photos from ca. 18x23 cm 7x9 in to ca. 14x195 cm 5 ½ x 7 ¾ in. At least sixteen photos with period pencil numbers on verso; eighteen with pencil captions on verso. One photo is attached to a period album leaf. All but one photo with remnants of an old mount on verso several with minor creases on corners one photo with a loss of one corner a few photos mildly faded but overall a very good collection of interesting photos. Interesting collection of original gelatin silver amateur photos of Egypt taken by European travellers likely French in the late 19th century. The collection includes a series of views of the Philae Temple and its environs dating to before the island of Philae was flooded by the construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. The photos show the island and the temple from the distance across the Nile River as well as closer views of the Trajan’s Kiosk the Second Pylon the Mammisi building and the colonnade; two excellent photos of the Nile’s First Cataract submerged after the construction of the Aswan Low Dam and three views of the “Chellal” Shellal village south of Philae Island where the trips to the temple departed from tourist boats docked at the Nile bank travellers on donkeys in the village. Other images show the Karnak Temple Great Hypostyle Hall Egyptian guides posing next to the partly-excavated ram sculptures of the Ram’s Road interior of the Third or Fourth Pylon statue of Ramses II in the partly-excavated courtyard of the Luxor Temple the entrances to the tombs of the Theban Necropolis flooded “Colosses de Memnon pendant l’inondation” and two ancient Egyptian bas-reliefs: the first from the Ramses III’s mortuary temple in Medinet Habu shows the pharaoh hunting wild bulls the second depicts a pharaoh bringing sacrifice to god Amun-Ra. There are also portraits of a Bichari boy from Aswan “Zénobia at sa grand-mére Thébes” and two scenes with the travellers posing in an Egyptian garden possibly of the “Shepheard’s Hotel” in Cairo. Overall an interesting collection of early amateur photographs depicting the Philae and other Egyptian temples before the major excavations and relocations that occurred in the 20th century. unknown
1928rif. 179529Primarily Egypt: 15 December 1927 - 19 January 1928. Mummies rather too plentiful An animated account of an Essex family's winter getaway in Egypt comprising lively descriptions of Cairo's many sights and sounds humorous observations and a detailed record of their itinerary. The writer Arthur George Aldous 1867-1942; his signature appears on the first page pursued a career with the civil service in North Borneo before retiring to Dedham in Essex. He was accompanied to Egypt by his wife Alice Maud Mackenzie Young 1870-1944 and their daughter Elizabeth 1906-1964 whom he calls "A and B." Embarking the P&O vessel SS Narkunda they reached Port Said shortly after Christmas their time onboard recorded in enjoyable detail. "Cook's people deserved full marks for the way they saw us through customs nothing examined!. Port Said seems to have grow quite a lot and on the surface at least to be somewhat more respectable than of yor" 28 December. They reached Cairo the same day and 20 pages of the journal describe their time in the city up to their departure on 7 January 1928 during which period no day was uneventful. A trip to the bazaar gave his daughter the chance to buy a "Turkish harem lady's costume" 29 December and in each shop they were plied with Persian tea. They took day excursions to Memphis and to see statues of Ramesses and other historic sites "The Sphinx rather disappointed us" - 31 December and a highlight was a trip to the Egyptian Museum to see the recently installed Tutankhamun relics. "The whole museum was well worth a visit. and mummies rather too plentiful" 30 December. The holiday concludes with a visit to Italy and the journal ends on their arrival back in London. Octavo. With approx. 70 pages of neat manuscript leaves mostly written one side only several blank leaves at end. Original red roan marbled endpapers and edges. Bookplate of Charles Benson 1933-2017 of Kent UK. Light rubbing mark on rear cover otherwise well-preserved. unknown
rif. DADAX9774246969New unknown
1960rif. EGY-DRESS-01Scarce vintage Egyptian booklet titled "Dresses in Ancient Egypt / Le Costume dans l'Égypte Ancienne" an authentic mid-20th century publication produced in Cairo. Published by: CENTRE DE DOCUMENTATION SUR L'ANCIENNE EGYPTE This official Cairo publication presents a fascinating look at ancient Egyptian clothing royal attire and traditional dress inspired by temple and tomb wall paintings. The booklet features elegant figures intricate hieroglyphic details and rich colors that reflect the artistic style of ancient Egypt. The cover artwork itself is highly decorative and suitable for display. Why this piece stands out: - Authentic Cairo publication from the 1960s era Produced by a recognized Egyptian documentation center Hard to find on the market Bilingual: Arabic &English & French Richly illustrated throughout Not a modern reprint 📦 Secure packaging and fast shipping. FedEx
rif. PE84Elephant Folio ca. 40.5 x 30 cm or 15 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. 29 black cardstock leaves two blank. Over 50 mounted real photo postcards ca. 13.5 x 8.5 cm 5 ¼ x 3 ¼ in. Four watercolours and three ink drawings ca. 13.5 x 8.5 cm 5 ¼ x 3 ¼ in. Over 25 mounted printed photo postcards ca. 13.5 x 8.5 cm 5 ¼ x 3 ¼ in. Four images with period ink German captions on recto; 38 images captioned in negative/with print English or German captions on recto. Period red cloth album fastened with string with generic title “Aegypten” on front cover. Spine mildly rubbed; but overall a very good album of interesting photos. An attractive collection of postcards real photo and printed showing Egypt including Cairo Luxor Karnak and Aswan. There are also eight original sketches three ink drawings and four watercolours of Egyptian archeological sites and landscapes. Over 50 real photo postcards show Cairo Mena Home Hotel street scenes the Great Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza statues of the Egyptian Museum Luxor Luxor Temple Colossi of Memnon Mortuary complex of Hatshepsut Karnak Temple Medinet Habu and the Philae temple complex. Print photo postcards show reliefs from the Pyramids of Giza and several artifacts displayed at the Egyptian Museum. Also included are three ink drawings two of the mortuary complex of Hatshepsut one of the Savoy Hotel in Luxor and five watercolours four landscapes from Aswan and one showing a gate at Karnak. Overall an interesting and attractive collection of postcards and art showing Egypt during the early 20th century. hardcover
rif. PF39Oblong Quarto album ca. 204x268 cm 8 x 10 ½ in. 16 paper album leaves. With 84 original gelatin silver photographs including at least one period real photo postcard from ca. 81x138 cm 3 ¼ x 5 ½ in to ca. 64x37 cm 2 ½ x 1 ½ in. About eighty photos with period ink captions in English on the mounts. Period green paper covers fastened with a string with the vignette of the Sphinx on the front cover. Professional restoration of the covers mild silvering of the photographs but otherwise a very good album with strong interesting photos. Private album of original photographs compiled by a British nurse apparently a V.A.D. who served with the 78th General Hospital in Alexandria in 1917–1918. The 78th General Hospital was one of the British military hospitals at Alexandria during the First World War. From 1915 the city was the main base and hospital center for the Gallipoli campaign and later for the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Sinai and Palestine. The hospital was apparently located at Hadra in the eastern part of the city and was run by the Royal Army Medical Corps with nursing staff that included V.A.D. volunteers. Little has been published about it and the photographs in this album are therefore extremely rare visual record of the hospital. The album features 84 well-executed photos with three rare images showing aerial views of the 78th General Hospital in Hadra and H.R.H. Duke of Connaught visiting the 19th General Hospital in Alexandria during his tour of Egypt and Palestine in March 1918. Especially interesting are about fifty lively scenes of the compiler’s companions mostly female from the hospital V. A. D. and Royal Army Medical Corps illustrating their daily lives. The photos show them posing for group portraits in uniforms listening to a band at a Christmas tea party riding donkeys dining at a sports club participating in whistling & pipe lighting competitions posing with patients showing the compiler as well washing clothes & doing laundry on an outing to Mex riding camels on a visit to the Sphinx and “the last crowd to leave 78th General Hospital”. There is also one real photo postcard from Cairo showing nurses dining at the “Empire Nurses Red Cross Club”. About nine important photographs document Basra and its surroundings in Mesopotamia modern-day Iraq apparently taken during the compiler’s travels to the East. When British and Indian troops occupied it in November 1914 Basra was a provincial Ottoman river port of about 60000 people. During the war the British turned it into the main base of the Mesopotamian campaign with new wharves roads camps and hospitals. The rare early images show the city gates from outside a dusty lane the Strand along the waterfront the British cemetery and the village of Ashar and Tanooma on the opposite bank of the Shatt al-Arab. Two photographs illustrate creeks near the city captioned “Robert Creek” and “Kandarey Creek” lined with date palms and crossed by local boats. There’s also one interesting photograph of a Turkish prisoner under guard probably at Basra. Over five vernacular photographs document native life in Egypt including women water carriers a camel ploughing a field local men resting beneath a palm tree a busy market possibly at El Arish in Sinai and children at the Mex tram terminus. The rest of the photos ca. fifteen from the collection mostly show Alexandria an old fort a soldier's cemetery and Pompey's Pillar Cairo Sultan Hassan Mosque and the interior courtyard of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali El Arish general view and Bombay a local woman laborer at the Victoria War Hospital; general view of the city. Overall an interesting collection of rare photographs documenting the daily life of British nurses and medical staff at a military hospital in Alexandria during the last two years of the First World War. hardcover
1845rif. 26561London: F.G. Moon and Co. 1845. From the Standard Folio First Edition limited to 500 sets only. A single original hand-coloured lithographic plate drawn on stone by Louis Haghe after David Roberts' paintings done on location in 1838. Printed on a single folio sheet 24" x 16.5" the captioned image is 19.5" x 13" now presented in cream mounting boards 30" x 24" glazed behind clear mylar. Beautifully hand-coloured to the highest standards of the time. An example in excellent condition clean fresh beautifully preserved. FROM One of the most desirable of all travel and COLOURplate books. We have a good number of impressive images from the Standard Folio Edition of this classic work available for purchase. As well as many views of Egypt we also have available views of Nubia Petra Sinai the Jordan Tyre Sidon and Baalbec. Please inquire for further details. In the course of two and a half months in 1838 traveling some 800 miles south from Cairo Roberts recorded the monumental temple sites along the Nile in more than a hundred sketches. As the first British artist to sketch the monuments of Ancient Egypt set on "Plains so vast.that until you come near them you have no idea of their magnificence" Roberts was well aware of the stir his drawings would create in London. According to John Ruskin writing in PRAETERITA Roberts's drawings "were the first studies ever made conscientiously by an English painter not to exhibit his own skill but to give true portraiture of scenes of historical and religious interest. F.G. Moon and Co. hardcover
rif. PF75Quarto ca. 265x19 cm or 10 ¼ x 7 ½ in. 12 card stock leaves. With 48 original gelatin silver photos all ca. 8x13 cm 3x5 in mounted in windows. No captions. Period brown bull cloth album; front cover with a black cloth label with a gilt-lettered title. Paper label with an ink note “Photographs by Verner-Furlong” mounted on the inner side of the rear cover. Binding mildly rubbed on extremities and slightly weakened on hinges a couple of mounts with minor worm holes but overall a very good album of interesting strong photos. Interesting collection of original gelatin silver photos of motor vehicles garages and mechanical workshops of the Egyptian Ministry of Communications in the 1920s the period of the country being under control or pronounced influence of Great Britain either in the form of “veiled protectorate” 1882-1914 formal protectorate until 1922 or continued military presence until 1952. The Ministry of Communications was established by the decree of Sultan Fuad later King Fuad I of Egypt and the Sudan in 1919 to manage government post office railways road communications and telegraph and telephone lines. The photographs include several views of government garages and mechanical yards likely in Cairo exterior and interior automobile and trucks with signs “No. 4 Cairo Fire Brigade” “G.P.O.” and “Govt. fever hospital” motorcycles a pile of rubber tires portraits of mechanics inside their workshop a group of firefighters posing with their truck &c. Several vehicle registration numbers are clearly visible 73 EG 90 EG 102 EG 123 EG and many others; there are also parallel registration numbers in Arabic. Other images show a street in Cairo with the building of the “Motor Union Garage” on the left; trucks on a platform ready for transportation at a railway station; four scenes of the cars’ transportation on barges along the Nile &c. The album closes with two views of automobiles parked in front of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Kings and at the main entrance to the temple of Edfu. Overall an interesting collection of early photos of automobiles garages and mechanical workshops in Egypt in the 1920s. The photographer was probably 2nd Lieutenant William Albert Verner-Furlong 1883- of the Royal Flying Corps. hardcover
rif. 33593National Publication House Press. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - 77 pp. - Cover picture depicts black red and white cityscape with minarets. Wraps tight but corners just a bit bumped faded discolored. Interior text extremely clean and tight; near fine. -- with a bonus offer--; HP520-nasser; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; EGYPT GAMEL ABDUL GOVERNMENT POLITICS . National Publication House Press paperback
1848rif. 26558London: F.G. Moon and Co. 1848. From the Standard Folio First Edition limited to 500 sets only. A single original hand-coloured lithographic plate drawn on stone by Louis Haghe after David Roberts' paintings done on location in 1838. Printed on a single folio sheet 17.25" x 24" the captioned image is 13.25" x 21" now presented in cream mounting boards 30" x 24" glazed behind clear mylar. Beautifully hand-coloured to the highest standards of the time. An example in excellent condition clean fresh beautifully preserved. FROM One of the most desirable of all travel and COLOURplate books. We have a good number of impressive images from the Standard Folio Edition of this classic work available for purchase. As well as many views of Egypt we also have available views of Nubia Petra Sinai the Jordan Tyre Sidon and Baalbec. Please inquire for further details. In the course of two and a half months in 1838 traveling some 800 miles south from Cairo Roberts recorded the monumental temple sites along the Nile in more than a hundred sketches. As the first British artist to sketch the monuments of Ancient Egypt set on "Plains so vast.that until you come near them you have no idea of their magnificence" Roberts was well aware of the stir his drawings would create in London. According to John Ruskin writing in PRAETERITA Roberts's drawings "were the first studies ever made conscientiously by an English painter not to exhibit his own skill but to give true portraiture of scenes of historical and religious interest. F.G. Moon and Co. hardcover
rif. DADAX0892810157New unknown
1890rif. TK0363Probably ca. 1890s. i.e. certainly before 1905. 1890. Folio. 14 x 15.5 inches. 48 original mounted professional photographs each a full-page image. Modern half red morocco cloth. A piece of the original cloth cover with the title in German as shown is mounted within the volume. Fine. 48 fine vintage photographs 23 of which are signed by the photograph 19 by the Zangaki Brothers; 4 by Antoine Beoto. The images are taken in the southern Egyptian Luxor region including images of the Valley of the Kings at Luxor temple the Nile Karnak temple and Thebes. / The first photograph shows the Sphynx and in front are a couple presumedly a husband & wife perhaps German or Swiss-German obviously tourists. This is their memory album of a visit to Luxor in southern Egypt the place of the Valley of the Kings. The photographs some of which are titled are chiefly titled in French. Even though 23 of the photographs are signed it is clear that the whole album is made up of images from these two photographers meaning that 47 of the images should be either by the Zangaki Brothers or Antoine Beoto's studio. The only unique image should be the first one showing the two travelers and their guides. Probably ca. 1890s. [i.e., certainly before 1905]. hardcover
1846rif. 26560London: F.G. Moon and Co. 1846. From the Standard Folio First Edition limited to 500 sets only. A single original hand-coloured lithographic plate drawn on stone by Louis Haghe after David Roberts' paintings done on location in 1838. Printed on a single folio sheet 17.25" x 24" the captioned image is 13.25" x 21" now presented in cream mounting boards 30" x 24" glazed behind clear mylar. Beautifully hand-coloured to the highest standards of the time. An example in excellent condition clean fresh beautifully preserved. FROM One of the most desirable of all travel and COLOURplate books. An image of the interior of the Grand Portico at the Temple of Esna. Highly colored as printed and very atmospheric. We have a good number of impressive images from the Standard Folio Edition of this classic work available for purchase. As well as many views of Egypt we also have available views of Nubia Petra Sinai the Jordan Tyre Sidon and Baalbec. Please inquire for further details. In the course of two and a half months in 1838 traveling some 800 miles south from Cairo Roberts recorded the monumental temple sites along the Nile in more than a hundred sketches. As the first British artist to sketch the monuments of Ancient Egypt set on "Plains so vast.that until you come near them you have no idea of their magnificence" Roberts was well aware of the stir his drawings would create in London. According to John Ruskin writing in PRAETERITA Roberts's drawings "were the first studies ever made conscientiously by an English painter not to exhibit his own skill but to give true portraiture of scenes of historical and religious interest. F.G. Moon and Co. hardcover
1894rif. LV2689Cairo Egypt: 1894. 1894. 2 volumes. 23; 19 ff. 160 original photographs vol. I; 120 original photographs vol. II. Each photo measures 4.5 x 35 inches; many photos are faded whereas others are strong a couple of photos were defaced with ink doodles. Original full brown morocco with tooling with the title "SNAPSHOTS EGYPT 1894 – VOL. I & II". Very good condition. 280 PHOTOGRAPHS RECORDING A VISIT TO EGYPT IN 1894: Each photograph is carefully labeled and annotated in ink English. The album records photographically the touring holiday in Egypt from arrival to departure of an unnamed older man husband and two women related who record scenes from Alexandria to the monuments in Gizeh Beni-Hasan Luxor Karnak Thebes Kom Ombo Assuan Shellal Mahadah Philae Wadi-Halfa and Abu-Sir. / The photographs are all the same size 4.5x3.5 inches with four pictures mounted per page. Many of the photographs have faded over time and many are well preserved. The strength of the album are the numerous images taken of the Egyptian peoples encountered in their journey including some of their guides and guards. There are a total of 280 mounted photographs by far the greater number are carefully annotated with inscriptions sometimes rather candidly. Approximately three photographs are defaced with child-like doodles. This is a rich resource of original unique photographs all taken during the three-some's 1894 journey from England to Egypt. The names of the tourists an older bearded man 2 ladies – seem to be related is never mentioned. A list of the photo titles is also available. 1894. unknown
rif. PD80Oblong Folio ca. 38 x 27 cm or 15 x 10 ½ in. 88 stiff paper leaves one blank. 87 mounted gelatin silver photographs ca. 22 x 17 cm 8 ½ x 6 ½ in. All but three images with period ink or pencil French captions on mounts. Period olive quarter morocco album with green pebbled cloth boards and spine with raised bands. Mounts slightly age-toned with minor tearing and creases on extremities not affecting photos; a few photos mildly faded but overall a very good album of interesting photos. An interesting and extensive collection of 87 large amateur gelatin silver photographs of Egypt before World War I. The album was likely compiled by French travellers on their journey up the Nile River in the early 1910s. Over 15 photographs show views from along the Nile. They include the compiler’s boats their dahabeah a river boat for use on the Nile and a small boat with two sails the First Cataract of the Nile the island of Elephantine near Aswan the river steamer Ibis villages along the Nile including a “Marabout” village and El Balyana a cable ferry a load of goglets crossing the river peasants standing on the banks women collecting water and irrigation devices. Over 20 photographs show ancient sites in Egypt including the Philae temple complex Medinet-Abou the Dendera temple complex Karnak Luxor Temple the Temple of Edfu Abydos and Esna. One photograph shows the interior of the tomb of Rameses V. Two photographs show a group of Arab women in front of a temple. Several photographs are views of Cairo including the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan the Cairo Citadel the Mosque of Ibn Tulun the funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay and the French Legation building. Other photographs show the Abu Haggag Mosque in Luxor built on top of ancient ruins and a quarry near Aswan. Other photographs are snapshots of daily life in Egypt. They include street scenes a Mawlid celebration “Fete des prophets” a demonstration in the streets a market in Aswan a public square in Esna a group of men sitting on the side of the road to the Pyramids of Giza a group of “fellahs” Egyptian peasants “au passage du bateau postal” and cane harvesting. Overall a very interesting collection of photographs of Egypt in the early 1910s. hardcover
rif. M7019aRare complete set of 2 volumes. Edition limited to 1200 sets of which this is nr 437. Ordnance Survey Giza 1949-54. 2nd edition Hazard Publishing London 1992. Large folio original cloth containing 243 plates showing mosques and architectural and decorative details 27 in colour: 216 in photogravure with sepia ink 2 in photogravure with chromolithographed colour 3 chromolithographed and 22 in halftone offset lithography after paintings by Al-Husain Fawzy. Further with about 100 offset lithographic line illustrations on the integral leaves many full-page. Vol. I: 68 pages 93 plates 2 maps and index. Vol. II: pages 69-133 plates 94-243. In this second edition three mosques built since 1949 have been added on pages 134-141 and plates 206A to 206G. Both volumes in mint condition in their protective case the latter slightly creased on corners. In the introduction Creswell writes: "Cairo possesses a most remarkable series of Muslim monuments running unbroken from the ninth to the nineteenth centuries. In the latter respect it is unique. . we need have no hesitation in saying that these two volumes constitute the finest piece of book production achieved in Egypt". A very heavy set additional shipping fees will apply. Language: English. This set ships from Europe shipping costs will be updated accordingly BPF. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Medieval & Modern Egypt. unknown
1903rif. 3864Egypt: various dates 1903. Various sizes. Twenty-nine printed menus with specific offerings printed or in manuscript. On various papers some with chromolithograph illustrations; some with embossed debossed or die-cut elements; some with edges beveled and gilt. Texts in Arabic French German and English. An unusual group of Egyptian menus from a moment when the British Germans and Austro-Hungarians were jockeying for Power in the region and the last of the Khedive rulers was in power. The collection includes menus from Palais Ismaïlia; Palais D’Abdine; Savoy Hotel Cairo; Ziftah Barrage; Hotel Angst; Unter den Belten bei den Chalifen-Gräbern Kairo under the straights at the Khalifa Tombs Cairo; and Ghésireh Palace Hotel. ~ Four of the menus are from the Palais D'Abdine in November and December of 1902 and bear the coat of arms of Abbas Helmi II Khedive of Egypt the last to serve as King of Egypt before being deposed by the British in 1914. One of these menus is labeled for S.E. El-Lewn F. Thurneyssen Pacha ecuyer riding instructor to the King and one of many Austro-Hungarians close the Khedive court much to the consternation of the British. A second menu from this group is labeled in Arabic which we have been unable to translate. Additionally two menus hail from the Palais Ismaila and record dinners on consecutive evenings March 3 and March 4 1903. Each of bears the hand-lettered names of the guests: Moustapha Fehmi Pasha who had served as 7th Prime Minster of Egypt; and Hr. Van der Does de Villebois the Dutch Consul General later posted to Constantinople. Perhaps some light soiling or a bumped corner to a few menus otherwise condition throughout is very good. various dates unknown
rif. 028861Little Egypt Enterprises Houston 1988. Book. Near Fine. No Binding. Ten fine art prints in various media screenprint woodcut lithograph etching made by some of the most renowned and accomplished artists in Houston in the 1980s. All cased in a printed paper portfolio. There is some rubbing and light soiling to the outer portfolio but each print is in fine and pristine condition interleaved with glassine between each sheet and unmounted. Each sheet is 15 x 20 inches. This portfolio is edition 36/50 and each print is signed by the respective artist in the lower right and inscribed with the edition number in the lower left. Little Egypt Enterprises, Houston unknown
