▁( A UC ). ▁Its ▁offices ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁capital , ▁over looking ▁the ▁historic ▁dow nt own ▁land mark , ▁T ah rir ▁Square . ▁ ▁Its ▁first ▁publications ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁were ▁K . A . C . ▁C res well ’ s ▁A ▁Bibli ography ▁of ▁the ▁Architecture , ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁of ▁Islam , ▁( A UC ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ), ▁Otto ▁F . A . ▁Me in ard us ’ s ▁Mon ks ▁and ▁Mon aster ies ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Des ert s ▁( A UC ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ), ▁Edward ▁B . ▁Sav age ' s ▁The ▁Rose ▁and ▁the ▁V ine : ▁A ▁Study ▁of ▁the ▁E volution ▁of ▁the ▁Tr istan ▁and ▁Is olt ▁T ale ▁in ▁D rama ▁( A UC ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ), ▁and ▁George ▁Sc an lon ’ s ▁A ▁Muslim ▁Man ual ▁of ▁War ▁( A UC ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ). ▁ ▁Mission ▁ ▁Consider ed ▁" the ▁leading ▁English - language ▁publishing ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ", ▁its ▁goals ▁and ▁purposes ▁reflect ▁and ▁support ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁A UC ▁in ▁education , ▁research , ▁and ▁cultural ▁exchange , ▁through ▁professional ▁publishing ▁programs ▁and ▁international ▁books elling ▁services . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁an ▁academic ▁publish er , ▁A UC ▁Press ▁now ▁publish es ▁Arab ic ▁fiction ▁translated ▁into ▁English . ▁In