Postcards from Egypt circa 1900
Postcards from Egypt circa 1900 by Alain Blottièreedited by Sherif BoraieHardcover| 64 pages | 23 color, 40 b&w illustrations | 30×42 cm | English2000 | isbn 9775864119 A whimsical, exotic reverie through time and vintage postcards of Egypt. Postcards from Egypt circa 1900 by Alain Blottièreedited by Sherif BoraieHardcover| 64 pages | 23 color, 40 […]
Les Hommes oubliés de Dieu
Les Hommes oubliés de Dieu by Albert CosseryPreface by Pierre GazioPaperback | 124 pages | 331 illustrations | 14.5×20.5 cm | French1988 | isbn 9771700014 Albert Cossery’s first short stories, published in Cairo in 1941, before his departure to Paris. Les Hommes oubliés de Dieu by Albert CosseryPreface by Pierre GazioPaperback | 124 pages | […]
Comparative Views of Egypt
Comparative Views of Egypt: Cairo: One Hundred Years Later by Barry IversonForeword by Terence WalzPhotography Barry Iverson et al.Hardcover & Paperback| 96 pages | 70 duotone illustrations | 23×25 cm | English1994 | isbn 9775170036 Photographs of Egypt by renowned 19th century photographers are juxtaposed with photographs by Iverson, from the exact same angle, one hundred […]
Photographs of Egypt and the Holy Land
Photographs of Egypt and the Holy Land Introduction by Caroline WilliamsPhotographs by Francis FrithPaperback| 84 pages | 70 illustrations | 21×24 cm | English1999 | isbn 9774245164with AUC Press In 1856, Francis Frith set sail for what he called “the two most interesting lands of the globe—Egypt and Palestine.” He was 34 and at the beginning […]
Egyptian Panorama
An Egyptian Panorama: Reports from the 19th Century British Press Edited by Nicholas WarnerHardcover and Paperback | 144 pages | 121 illustrations | 23×25 cm | English1994 | isbn 9775170044 The growing awareness of Egypt as a result of Napoleon’s invasion in 1798, ultimately developed into a British imperial concern in 1882. This period in history […]
Under the Blazing Sun
under the blazing sun The photographs of Timothy KeatingWords by Nabil Naoum and Jonathan AcornHardcover| 64 pages | 31 Illustrations | 30x40cm | English2000 | isbn 9789775864086 Timothy Keating’s other-worldly infra-red photographs of Egyptian landscape and his details of Cairo mosques are coupled with poetry by Jonathan Acorn and words by Nabil Naoum. under the blazing […]
Arab Art
Arab Art in Cairo by Prisse d’AvennesIntroduction by George ScanlonNotes by Yasmeen SiddiquiHardcover| 200 pages | 84 b&w, 151 color illustrations | 30×32 cm | English2001-2024 | isbn 9775864062 L’art arabe d’apres les monuments du Kaire is Prisse d’Avennes’ opus on the Arab art and architecture of medieval Cairo. “Emile Prisse d’Avennes was the contingent […]
Portraits of Glamour
Portraits of GlamourVan Leo, Photographer, Cairo Photographs by Van LeoIntroduction by Pierre GazioPaperback| 60 pages | 51 Photographs | 20.5×20.5 cm | English1997 | isbn 9774244303with AUC Press Portraits from the iconic Van Leo photographic studio in Cairo. Portraits of GlamourVan Leo, Photographer, Cairo Photographs by Van LeoIntroduction by Pierre GazioPaperback| 60 pages | 51 […]
The Oriental Album
The Oriental Album:Characters, costume, and modes of life, in the Valley of the Nile. by Prisse d’Avennes & James Augustus St. JohnIntroduction by Alain BlottièreHardcover| 98 pages | 31 color, 30 b&w illustrations | 30×42 cm | English2000 | isbn 9775864054 Thirty-one colour plates of people and types in the Nile Valley by Prisse d’Avennes, […]
Royal Mummies in the Egyptian Museum
Royal Mummies in the Egyptian Museum by Salima Ikram and Aidan DodsonPaperback | 60 pages | 20 color, 36 b&w | 16×16 cm | English1997 | isbn 9774244311with AUC Press A basic summary of what is known of the royal mummies, until recently, housed in the Cairo Egyptian Museum. Royal Mummies in the Egyptian Museum […]