In the land of the pharaohs

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Names: Duse Mohamed, 1866-1945 (Illustrator); William Brendon and Son (Printer); Duse Mohamed, 1866-1945 (Inscriber); Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938 (Former owner)
Dates / Origin: Date Issued: 1911; Place: London; Publisher: Stanley Paul & Co.; Edition: First edition.
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division; Shelf locator: Sc Rare 962-D (Duse Mohamed. In the land of the pharaohs)
Topics: Egypt -- History -- Tawfīq, 1879-1892; Egypt -- History -- British occupation, 1882-1936
Genres: Books
Notes: Statement of responsibility: by Duse Mohamed ; illustrated.; Content: Edition statement and publication date from verso of title page.; Content: "William Brendon and Son, Ltd. Printers, Plymouth"--printer statement from colophon, p. 380.; Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Ownership: Copy in Sc Rare 962-D (accession no. B572186) inscribed: in ink on recto of free endleaf preceding half-title leaf "Bismillah! Duse Mohamed Ali.", followed by Duse Mohamed's name written in Arabic. ; Accompanied by a typewritten letter from Mohamed to Schomburg, on stationery for Mohamed's "African Times and Orient Review" publication, signed by Mohamed and dated September 18, 1912 ; With the bookplate: The Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection, The New York Public Library Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN; Ownership: Authors' presentation copies; Ownership: Authors' presentation inscriptions
Physical Description: Extent: Xii, 380 pages, [16] leaves of plates : illustration, portraits ; 23 cm.
Type of Resource: Text; Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR4540842-B; RLIN/OCLC: 4540842; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11722461; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 288c2160-9b49-013b-a001-0242ac110004