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Mecca and Medina--Rif'at Pasha, General Ibrahim
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Mir'at al-Haramayn Aw al-Rihlat Al Hijaziyya [The Mirror of the Two Holy Shrines]. Cairo: National Library Press, 1925
- paper
First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo (242 x 164mm.), Arabic text (but with English captions to nearly all photographs and illustrations), 557 photographic and other illustrations and maps (see footnote), modern brown morocco gilt, some light spotting and stains; together with:
i.) 2 original photograph portraits of Solyman Pasha Ibn Rafada, chief of the tribe of Beli, taken by Rif'at (printed and mounted by Fasani & Grivas, Cairo), comprising: one half-length portrait photograph (227 x 163mm.) published in the present book (vol.2, illustration no.310; cf. pp.230-233), the other full-length portrait (222 x 163mm.), unpublished
ii.) original photograph of Muhammad 'Ali Effendi Sa'udi (158 x 103mm.)
iii.) original photograph of an unidentified Egyptian official (228 x 167mm.) wearing a suit and fez (printed and mounted by Fasani & Grivas, Cairo)
iv.) diapositive glass stereoview portrait of Muhammad 'Ali Effendi Sa'udi (44 x 105mm.)
v.) negative glass stereoview of an Egyptian pyramid by Sa'udi (44 x 105mm.)
vi.) 4 counterfoil passports printed in Ottoman Turkish completed in Arabic manuscript in black ink (1904 and 1906), allowing some Hajis and travellers attached to the Mahmal to have access to the Hijaz
vii.) colour printed map of Mecca by the Survey of Egypt (c.1948), paper backed on linen (618 x 957mm.), slightly worn
i.) 2 original photograph portraits of Solyman Pasha Ibn Rafada, chief of the tribe of Beli, taken by Rif'at (printed and mounted by Fasani & Grivas, Cairo), comprising: one half-length portrait photograph (227 x 163mm.) published in the present book (vol.2, illustration no.310; cf. pp.230-233), the other full-length portrait (222 x 163mm.), unpublished
ii.) original photograph of Muhammad 'Ali Effendi Sa'udi (158 x 103mm.)
iii.) original photograph of an unidentified Egyptian official (228 x 167mm.) wearing a suit and fez (printed and mounted by Fasani & Grivas, Cairo)
iv.) diapositive glass stereoview portrait of Muhammad 'Ali Effendi Sa'udi (44 x 105mm.)
v.) negative glass stereoview of an Egyptian pyramid by Sa'udi (44 x 105mm.)
vi.) 4 counterfoil passports printed in Ottoman Turkish completed in Arabic manuscript in black ink (1904 and 1906), allowing some Hajis and travellers attached to the Mahmal to have access to the Hijaz
vii.) colour printed map of Mecca by the Survey of Egypt (c.1948), paper backed on linen (618 x 957mm.), slightly worn
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A rare first edition of this book, containing important photographic illustrations of the Hijaz, offered with the original photograph of Solyman Pasha Ibn Rafada, chief of the tribe of Beli, published in this book, together with other unpublished photographs by the author and by his travelling companion, the photographer Muhammad Sa'udi, who took the first stereoview photographs of Mecca and Medina in 1904 and 1908.