Sheet music of J.S. Donaldson and G.E. Robertson's Sons of the Empire. Inscription reads "with kind regards and best wishes from Geo. E. Robertson, Xmas 1914."
This beautiful set of books provides a fascinating visual and textual introduction to the Middle East and North Africa. This image of the Sphinx, with its mellow shadowing and tiny human figures for perspective, conveys the stark awe of Europeans…