2008 The Shafik Gabr Collection

The Shafik Gabr Collection. Paris/Cairo: ACR Édition Internationale, 2008. Large 4to. 304 pp. Publisher’s illustrated hardcover in the original dust jacket and slipcase. Fine condition.Lavishly produced catalogue of the renowned collection assembled by Egyptian businessman and patron Shafik Gabr, surveying several centuries of Islamic and Orientalist art. Profusely illustrated throughout with high-quality colour reproductions, accompanied by scholarly essays and detailed catalogue entries. Published under the direction of Dina Nasser-Khadivi, with artistic direction by Ahmed-Chaouki Rafif. A particularly attractive association copy, bearing the library stamp of former Czech President and Prime Minister Václav Klaus and his wife Livia Klausová on the colophon page, indicating provenance from their personal library. Fine copy, complete with the original illustrated dust jacket and matching publisher’s slipcase.