Misr. Promenades en Egypte.

Tairraz, Gabrielle.

Book ID: 35948

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8vo. Pages 145 - 272, [2 Contents], French text, typescript, original preparatory typescript bound in green percaline, forming the last part of a larger manuscript in which the author described her visit to Egypt, title page hand written with ‘CAHIER No II’ written at lower margin, few pencil annotations/corrections, most probably corrections were made by the author, includes hand written inserts, full table of contents at the end of the book, listing the entire book, some red crayon markings, the actual book was never published, [circa late 19th century?]

Synopsis

An unpublished work. Original preparatory typescript forming the last part of a larger manuscript in which the author described her visit to Egypt.
The various headings of chapters of this manuscript are: “The traffic is stopped”, “A camel has escaped”, The sidewalks of Cairo “,” Maalech “,” Subtleties “,” City of the dead “,” A Chouiche, a Mechanic, a tire “,” Barbarinades “,” Frivolities “,” The impromptu dancer “,” Gabel Rouzah “,” The beggar “,” Milans, my friends “.

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