March II 2021 Catalogue

B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s F a i t h 2 0 2 1 67 The Mosques Of Egypt , With 243 Large Folio Plates 68. CRESWELL, K.A.C. The Mosques of Egypt from 21 H. (641) to 1365 H. (1946). Giza (Orman), 1949-54. Two volumes. Large folio (13 by 17-1/2 inches), original gilt-stamped green cloth. $5800. Click for More Info First edition of this visual tour of Egyptian mosques, lavishly illustrated with 243 stunning large folio photographic plates of Egyptian building and architectural details and two large folding “Maps of Cairo Showing Mohammedan Monuments” housed in a rear pocket in Volume I. “Cairo possesses a most remarkable series of Muslim monuments, running unbroken from the 9th to the 19th century. In the latter respect it is unique; other cities, such as Damascus, possess a large number of monuments but some centuries are not represented at all.” Creswell himself called it “the finest piece of book production achieved in Egypt.” Gift inscription to French historian René Huyghe from Egyptian cultural minister Saroite Okasha. Fine.