Cairo and Environs: 24 Artistic Pictures in Heliogravure by Unknown - nd [1930]

np: np, nd [1930]. Hardcover. Very Good with light soiling, a touch of wear at the extremities, light age-toning to the pages, and some small chips to the beads; ownership inscription to the ffep and verso. Red cloth-bound hardcover, gilt title and design to the front, cord binding with two hand-painted beads and red tassels, color Egyptian hieroglyphics design to the paste downs and endpapers. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. 24 pages with a heliogravure-printed image to the recto only with a caption below each; 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Each image measures 8.25 x 6 inches. This volume presents sharp, gorgeous photographs of the Sphinx, the pyramids, street scenes in Cairo focusing primarily on the architecture, interiors and exteriors of mosques, Egyptian landscapes, etc. produced by a large-format camera with amazing depth and clarity. While as the book mimics similar books by Lehnert & Landrock (or vice versa)--down to the caption typeface employed--none of the images correspond to any of the attributable images by the pair. There is no publishing information; the ownership inscription is dated 1953 (and placed in Cairo) but the book appears to be from the 1920s or '30s (there is a truck visible in one image.) A lovely volume with wonderful images.