Anglo-Egyptian Hand Book (Useful to Engineers, Storekee;ers and Students de Woodland, R.C. (editor) - 1929

Cairo: The Amalgamated Press of Egypt, 1929. Book. Illus. by profuse advertisements for local businesses, book stores, typewriters, etc. Very Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A most unusual and now scarcee pamphlet of useful gauges, conversion rates Egyptian and British & Metric weights and Measures, interspersed with interesting advertisements from the era of British rule in Egypt. No date of publication , but the ad for the Remington Noiseless Typewriter is the 1925 model, so circa late 1920s. Beige card covers are a bit soiled. Inside is solid, resewn and clean. Lots of Arabic phrases to help the Egyptian user, but mostly in English. .