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Hardcover. Condizione: New. New copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. 17 by 25cm., 96pp.Colour and black and white. History of the Suez Canal illustrated with contemporary documents, postcards and photographs.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. 30.5 by 33cm., 240pp. A stunning collection of vintage studio photographs from Egypt, including princes, pashas, and members of the now vanished ruling class, presented in a sumptuous edition From the invention of the camera, photographers, like painters, have sought to portray other people, and early studio photographs, with their highly stylized props, poses, and costumes, offer a beguiling window onto the prevailing fashions, tastes, and attitudes of their time. The portraits in this book, Egyptian studio photos from the mid-nineteenth century to the Second World War, tell such a story, their popularity and art then driven by the burgeoning presence of photo studios across the country. In their rich variety, they offer vivid evidence of the democratization of the image as access to the technology spread from members of Egypt's royalty to an ever-wider circle of subjects. But, more than that, they freeze time, by capturing human subjects that are no longer there. These portraits, and the studios that created them, evoke haunting fragments of a vanished past and invite us to endless speculation and contemplation. In the age of the selfie, their power to speak to us from the mists of time cannot be overstated. Includes over 200 stunning images, from the work of 81 photographic studios. …

12mo (oblong, 17.5x24.5cm), hardback, 95pp; 110pp; 144pp + fold out map- all in very good slipcase, lightly bumped, a few finger marks. Very good condition in very good dustwrappers. Lightly bumped. Mild wear only. With wonderful old photographs and colour illustrations. This item is heavy and may attract additional postage. Pictures available on request.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. 17 by 25.5cm., 95pp., fully illustrated in colour and sepia. Beautiful anthology of downtown Cairo, built in the late 19th Century. Photographs and postcards of many of the most important monuments with a brief history on the facing page. In publisher s shrink wrap.…

Zeitouna, Cairo 2018. Reprint. Oblong 8vo. Orig. half coloth. 95 pages. Illustrated with old postcards ans photographs in b/w and colour. With some rubbing to the cover and light bumps to the corners, else in near fine condition. * Foreword and notes by Ola Seif.