Album of 87 Gelatin Silver Photographs of Egypt, Including Ancient Temples and Sites (Philae, Medinet-Abou, Dendera, Karnak, Luxor, Edfu, Abydos, Esna), Cairo (Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan, Cairo Citadel, Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Qaytbay Funerary Complex, French Legation), Aswan (Elephantine, Street Market, Quarry), a Malwid Celebration, a Street Demonstration, etc. Ca. 1914.
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Seller: Globus Rare Books & Archives, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Globus Rare Books & Archives
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Oblong 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.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Album of 87 Gelatin Silver Photographs of Egypt, Including Ancient Temples and Sites (Philae, Medinet-Abou, Dendera, Karnak, Luxor, Edfu, Abydos, Esna), Cairo (Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan, Cairo Citadel, Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Qaytbay Funerary Complex, French Legation), Aswan (Elephantine, Street Market, Quarry), a Malwid Celebration, a Street Demonstration, etc. Ca. 1914.
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- Egypt
- Publication year
- 1914
- Condition
- None
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- None
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Globus Books is an independent San Francisco-based bookshop and a member of the American Booksellers’ Association and the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America and has been in business since 1971. It was opened originally by Vladimir Azar as a shop for the Russian emigre public of the Bay Area. A small press operated there in the 1970s under the same name in the same building. Now, 50+ years in business, the shop still occupies the same premises with continued success. Globus Rare Books and Archives is the department within Globus Books that specializes in rare travel and exploration related items from around the world with an emphasis on the Americas, the Pacific and Russian explorers and travellers. Our goal is to seek out and offer rare and unique antiquarian items, including rare books, photographs, photo-albums, watercolors, drawings, manuscripts, archives, maps and prints. Our team has many decades of experience helping to build many institutional and private collections across the USA and the world and we have seen and handled many important antiquarian items and collections. We issue monthly catalogues with the newest acquisitions available for our subscribers. We participate in many US and International antiquarian book fairs. Follow us on social media to receive the latest news and offers. You can browse our collections in person during the shop’s opening hours by appointment : Tuesday to Sunday, 11 to 5.…
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