Egypt | Album of photographs of the salvage of the Philae monuments in Egypt, early 1970s

Egypt

Photobook on the salvage of the Philae monuments in Egypt. Early 1970s

Oblong 4to (297 x 360mm.), text in English and Arabic, 40 photographs (180 x 235mm., or the reverse), mounted on black card, recto only, green calf, green silk endpapers, good condition, some slight fading, binding rubbed

An uncommon photobook on the preservation project for the ancient Egyptian monuments at Philae, with photographs of the monuments themselves, their site at Philae, and the process of the preservation project