In Arab Lands The Bonfils Collection of the University of Pennsylvania Museum

Cairo, Egypt: Zeitouna Press. Near Fine. 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 977586402X . B&W and Color Illustrations; This edition was published in 1999 in Cairo, Egypt. The book in Fine condition and has clamshell case. Possible True First Edition - published prior to the 2000 issue by the American University in Cairo. Both case and front cover of the book have photographic pastedowns. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The clamshell case in Very Good+ condition and has several spots of light discoloration / rubbing. "Félix Bonfils (8 March 1831 – 1885) was a French photographer and writer who was active in the Middle East. He was born in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort and died in Alès. Félix worked as a bookbinder but in 1860 he joined General d'Hautpoul's expedition to the Levant. Soon after returning from Lebanon he became a photographer. When his son Adrien fell ill, Félix remembered the green hills around Beirut and sent him there to recover, being accompanied by Marie-Lydie Cabanis Bonfils, Félix's wife. The family moved to Beirut in 1867 where they opened a photographic studio called "Maison Bonfils." " (from Wikipedia) Due to the extreme weight of this book, postage will have to be determined at time of ordering. .