Downtown Cairo

Downtown Cairo By Ola SeifEdited by Sherif BoraieHardcover| 96 pages | 45 illustrations | 17×24 cm | English2014 | ISBN 9789775864208 Khedive Ismail Pasha of Egypt initiated a bold endeavor to shape Cairo into a ‘modern capital’. What began as a precursor to the inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869 evolved into a lasting […]

Cinema Cairo: Dream Factory on The Nile

Hollywood-inspired, home-grown Egyptian cinema became the world’s second largest film industry.
Lobby cards, illustrated with poster art, on-set photographs and credit list, became collectibles – and a resource for the study of cinema history.

EGYPTIAN POSTAGE 1866-1967

EGYPTIAN POSTAGE 1866-1967 Preface by Samir RaafatEdited by Sherif BoraieHardcover| 96 pages | 400 illustrations | 17×24 cm | English2019 | isbn 9789775864222 Illustrated with reproductions of stamp sets dating back to January 1, 1866, this is a meticulously-crafted, visual journey through Egypt’s modern history, from the khedivial and royal eras to the revolutionary period, […]

BUILDING MODERN EGYPT

Boxed set of five books with archival images tell the untold history of the Suez Canal; the backstory of the companies that made the Egyptian Bourse; the building of Downtown Cairo; the world of Egyptian Postage; and the Dream Factory that was Cinema Cairo – the shaping a modern Egypt.

Dream Factory on the Nile

Dream Factory on the Nile: Pierre Sioufi Collection of Egyptian Cinema Lobby Cards Introduction by Rasha AzabEdited by Sherif BoraieHardcover| 304 pages | 280 Illustrations | 17×24 cm | English 2021 | isbn 9789775864307 Inspired by Hollywood, Egyptian cinematographers elevated Egyptian cinema to the world’s second largest film industry (after Hollywood and competing with Bollywood), […]

Alexandrea Ad Aegyptum

An illustrated anthology of nineteenth and twentieth century writing on Alexandria, mecca of the Mediterranean.

AMARNA ART

In Ancient Egypt’s rich history, revolutionary Amarna’s beauty stands apart.

VIVE L’AMOUR

This collection, featuring over 300 film posters and pressbooks, unveils a treasure trove of artistic marvels that spans from the 1930s with the debut of the first Egyptian film musical, Unshoudot ol-Fuad (Song of the Heart), to the early 1970s when the genre gradually waned. The emergence of screen musicals in Cairo marked a transformative […]

A FACE IN TIME

As portrait photography became accessible and in demand by royalty and public alike, photo studios surged in popularity.

FORTHCOMING

AMARNA ART Photographs by Werner FormanEdited by Sherif Boraïe In Ancient Egypt’s rich history, the revolutionary Amarna’s beauty stands apart.