Ronald Codrai – Dubai: An Arabian Album – 1992 First Edition
AED450
First edition of this attractive photographic album, with hundreds of images of Dubai from the collection of the traveller and photographer Ronald Codrai.
Most date from the mid-20th century, and offer a glimpse into the Emirate as it was before its rapid development in the late 20th century.
Codrai authored a number of other photographic books on the UAE and the wider region. He was based in the region with an oil company and gained unique access to many areas in the 1940s and 1950s.
First edition, first impression. Hardback, published in Dubai by Motivate Publishing, 1992. In very good condition, clean inside with no writing, minimal wear externally.
