Rambles Cairo by Mrs Devonshire (27 results)
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Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
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Published by Cairo, Egypt: R. Schindler 1947
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Seller: Southern Maryland Books, Waldorf, MD, U.S.A.Southern Maryland Books
Contact seller5-star sellerhardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Hardcover. Minor wear to the dust jacket. No cover wear. Clean unmarked text. Tight binding. ** WE SHIP DAILY (Mon-Fri) ** Free Tracking Information.
Language: English
Published by E & R. Schindler., Cairo. 1931
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Seller: Tony Hutchinson, Seale, United KingdomTony Hutchinson
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 104pp + 63 plates + Fold-Out Plan of Mediaeval Monuments of Cairo. Still well bound together but missing external spine. Interior in nice clean condition. Owner's name on fep. Plan sheet has tear without loss to index on side, map itself good. A good reading/reference copy.
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Published by E & R Schindler, Cairo 1931
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Seller: Tilly's Bookshop (Eleven30 Group Ltd), Warrington, MER, United KingdomTilly's Bookshop (Eleven30 Group Ltd)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. tan boards with titles to front board, has a clear protective wrapper, 104pp + 63 pages of black & white plates + large pull out map connected to rear board, pages clean and overall VG condition.
Published by E & R. Schindler, Cairo, Egypt 1931
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Seller: Black Box Books, ASHFORD, United KingdomBlack Box Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Thick card covers, corners rubbed. Originally published in Cairo in1917. Fold-out plan in back complete and clean.Text and black and white photographs clean and neat. Guttering to front beginning to open but binding firm. Neat inscription dated "Egypt 1944.".
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Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United KingdomElder Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Large 8vo, Hardback with Decorated Boards, Vi + 104 Pages + 63 Pages of Plates + Fold Out Plan of Mediaeval Monuments of Cairo to Rear. Some Marking & Staining to Boards, Front & Rear End Papers Browned, Some Newpaper Clippings Stuck onto Front End Papers, Pages Lightly Br…owned. Overall A Very Good Copy. Extra Postage Costs may apply to overseas orders.
Language: English
Published by Constable and Company, London 1920
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Seller: Dendera, London, United KingdomDendera
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Early and uncommon Constable edition dated 1920 (first published in "The Sphinx" as a series of fictitious letters for wounded soldiers under the title "A Convalescent in Cairo" in 1916-17, then by The Sphinx in 1917, with Schindler editions following from 1931). Gilt-titled red cloth 17 x 24cm.…viii + 115pp with many in-text b/w photos complete with 24 b/w photographic plates including frontispiece and folding indexed Plan of Mediaeval Monuments of Cairo. Covers very good, worn to extremities and partly faded to edges. Binding secure. Interiors very good, lightly tanned with some creasing. Stain towards margin from title page to p5. Endpapers foxed. Map neatly folded with earlier tape repair. Permanent Library of The Times Book Club plates (stamped "Cancelled") to pastedowns. No other marks.
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Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United KingdomForgotten Books
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is an insightful journey through 350 historic monuments in the heart of Cairo. The author, an enthusiastic visitor to this city, takes the reader into the heart of each site from the historic Ibn Tulun mosque to the imposing Citadel of Saladin. Each entry is filled with histo…rical context, translated Arabic inscriptions, and a concise description of the architecture. This book is richly illustrated with photographs, and some entries include anecdotes and stories from the construction or use of the monument. The author's extensive knowledge and clear, accessible writing style invite travelers and history buffs alike to appreciate the artistic and historic treasures of this city. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.
Published by Cairo: E. & R. Schindler 1931
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSecond Edition. Poor to good copy in the original color-printed boards. Wrappers edge-nicked and dust-dulled. Hinges starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vi, 104 pages, 63 leaves of plates, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, folded plan ; 25 cm. Notes; originally published in the Sphinx… in 1817 as a series of letters under the title of A convalescent in Cairo. Includes index. Subjects: Travel. Cairo (Egypt) Description and travel. Egypt Cairo. Cairo (Egypt) Description and travel. 3 Kg.
Published by E. and R. Schindler, Cairo 1931
- Hardcover
Seller: Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio, ABAA, Tuxedo, NY, U.S.A.Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio, ABAA
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Condition: Very Good. Second edition. 25cm; vi, 104 pages, and 63 half tone plates, folding map of Medieval Cairo. Bound in printed boards in remains of dust jacket. Book is in very good condition, although dust jacket has lost much of its spine. Early owner's stamp on front free endpaper.
Published by Cairo: E. & R. Schindler 1931
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Second Edition. Poor to good copy in the original color-printed boards. Wrappers edge-nicked and dust-dulled. Hinges starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vi, 104 pages, 63 leaves of plates, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, folded plan ; 25 cm. Notes; originally published in the Sphinx… in 1817 as a series of letters under the title of A convalescent in Cairo. Includes index. Subjects: Travel. Cairo (Egypt) Description and travel. Egypt Cairo. Cairo (Egypt) Description and travel. 1 Kg.
Published by Sphinx,, London, 1917
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- First Edition
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Seller: Book Stage, Stratford, ON, CanadaBook Stage
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HC. Signed Edition 115 pp, B&W Photographs First edition, signed by author in ink on dedication page "H. C. Devonshire" R. L. is pseudonym. With Introduction, List of Principal Authorities,Table of Illustrations, Chronological Table of the Principal Historic Monuments of Cairo, Glossary, Index. Vg, no dw, lacking the map. Small…chips in paper covering of cloth spine; Light foxing to front endpapers and back pastedown; sunning to edges, corners bumped.
Published by Schindler, Cairo 1931
- Hardcover
Seller: Antiquariat Tröger, Lörrach, GermanyAntiquariat Tröger
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Original Cloth. Condition: Good Condition. No Dustjacket. VI, 104 pages, LXIII plates with 98 fig. and plan of mediaeval monuments of Cairo; book with little signs of use - good condition.
Language: German
Published by R.Schindler, Cairo 1947
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Seller: Antiquariat-Plate, Rosendahl, NRW, GermanyAntiquariat-Plate
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Hardcover, Leinen. 114 Seiten sowie einem Bildtafelanhang mit 91 Abbildungen nach historischen schwarz-weiß Fotos und einem Faltplan. In englischer Sprache. Altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren. Insgesamt ein gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 440.
- Hardcover
Seller: Ouromantiq Books, Brewster, NY, U.S.A.Ouromantiq Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. 2nd ed Schindler 1931. Binding cracked and weak, otherwise Good. Top of spine frayed, some bumps. Pages yellowed with creasing at corners, minor blemishes. Cairo 1942 owner inscription.
Published by Editions Universitaires d'Egypte 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Second edition. Tan cloth pictorially stamped in brown. Spine ends rubbed, corner a bit worn, cloth is browned, former owner's name on front endpaper, else internally clean and tight. The jacket is heavily edge-worn, with a significant portion of the top missing. 60 b&w pl…ates; 2-color foldout map.
Published by Cairo : E. & R. Schindler 1931
- Softcover
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSecond Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vi, 104 pages, 63 leaves of plates, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, folded plan ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes index. Originally published in the Sphinx in 191…7 as a series of letters under the title of A convalescent in Cairo. Subjects; Travel. Cairo (Egypt) Description and travel. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg.
Published by E & R Schindler, Cairo 1931
- Hardcover
Seller: C R Moore, Telford Shropshire, SAL, United KingdomC R Moore
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Large 8vo. Second edition 1931. Pp [2] vi 104 [2], with 63 plates on art paper plus a frontis. Large folding plan at end. D/w is almost complete and has a few small chips and tears. Small sellotape mark at edge of folding plan, else a very nice copy.
Published by Cairo : E. & R. Schindler 1931
- Softcover
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Second Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vi, 104 pages, 63 leaves of plates, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, folded plan ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes index. Originally published in the Sphinx in 191…7 as a series of letters under the title of A convalescent in Cairo. Subjects; Travel. Cairo (Egypt) Description and travel. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Published by R. Schindler, Cairo 1931
- Hardcover
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United KingdomBurwood Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp vi, 104 + 63 full page plates. Original publisher's pale brown cloth with red and grey lettering and design to front cover; red lettering to spine. New 6 page intro by Henriette Devonshire. Covers a little spotted, else VG in uncommon but poor…loosely inserted d.j. (split in two down spine section, which lacks the bottom quarter and with old and obtrusive tape repairs). Extensively illustrated with 98 illustrations on 63 plates, and with the large folding coloured plan of the medieval monuments in untorn and decen condition.
More imagesPublished by The Sphinx Printing Press, Cairo 1917
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- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Hardback. Condition: Good. First edition. The very scarce first edition of this historical tour through Cairo by Henriette Devonshire, with illustrations and a folding map. A very scarce first edition copy of 'Rambles in Cairo', a work of travel from French translator and travel Henriette Devonshire.In the publisher's original b…oards.With a folding map of medieval monuments of Cairo kept to the front pocket, as well as twenty-four monochrome plates and numerous in-text and half-page monochrome illustrations.Collated, complete.Modified and enlarged from letters that appeared in the Sphinx during the winter of 1916-1917, this work provides a monograph of each of the 359 historic monuments of Cairo, together with a useful chronological table. The author aims to ensure through this that "no traveller should experience any difficulty in finding his way through the labyrinthine native quarters of Cairo". In the publisher's original boards.Externally, boards are toned, with rubbing and lifting to the backstrip. Bumping to the extremities and a couple tide marks to the front board. Internally, front free endpaper and frontispiece slightly working loose, otherwise firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Contemporary ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
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Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, IndiaTrue World of Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1917 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd repri…nt. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 182 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 182 Language: English.
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Seller: Livres Anciens Rares, Paris, FranceLivres Anciens Rares
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Softcover. Condition: New. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition: 1917. This modern reproduction of Rambles in Cairo by Devonshire, R. L., Mrs., b. 1864 makes an old or rare text available for consultation, bibliographic research, and specialized collections. Book images are non-contractual. - Informations complémen…taires : Langue : Anglais | Format : Livre broché | État : Neuf | Nombre de pages : 182.
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Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, IndiaGyan Books Pvt. Ltd.
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Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine l…ends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1917. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 182, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 182 182.
