The Fellaheen

Habib-Ayrout , Henry

Published by R. Schindler, Cairo

About this Item

Habib-Ayrout , Henry. The Fellaheen. Cairo: R. Schindler. Undated but C. 1945. To judge from the Notes section the publication date cannot have been prior to 1945. 8.25 x 5.25 inches. Presumed first edition. 20th-century dark green calf. Gilt titling to the spine. Marbled paper pastedowns and FEPS and with gilt dentils at the borders. Text block firmly bound in. Tipped-in news article to a front blank FEP; no off-setting from the newsprint. Article is an obit for the author and is dated April 11, 1969. Original printed front wrapper bound in. 8 small B&W photo illus. Moderate page rippling throughout. Minor damp-staining at the upper corner of the last several pages. Some rumpling to the top half of most pages. The front board is moderately bowed or concave. Else a very clean copy. Ribbon page marker. 179 numbered pages. 13 oz. weight. Subjects : Peasants Egypt.Agricultural laborers Africa. Egypt Social life and customs. Apparently followed by the French edition of 1952. Rate in Good condition. Rare in any condition. From the NYT of 1889: "The true condition of the Egyptian fellah is not one of the things that those who run may read. The ordinary traveler sees that he works hard, that he wears scarcely any clothes, that his house has mud walls and little or no roof, and that he eats no meat." Philosophically (or so said Oswald Spengler), "fellaheen" refers to the great mass of people who adapt and survive from one civilization to the next without becoming part of any, thus remaining separate from the great movements of history. Seller Inventory # 008089

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Fellaheen

Publisher: R. Schindler, Cairo

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket