Early illustrated edition. A rare and early illustrated edition of the Arabian Nights, or the Arabian Nights Entertainments, present here with illu...

Important Sunni Hadith. Imam al-Bukhari's Sahih al-Bukhari is considered one of the most comprehensive and authentic collections of Hadith in Sunni...

Buddhist mudras. The Sanskrit word mudras means 'mark' or 'gesture' and in the context of Buddhism, mudras are sacred symbolic hand gestures or pos...

Signed Indian binding. Rare example of a north Indian teaching Qur'an in a contemporary signed binding. In most cases, teaching Qur'ans are plain i...

A finely illustrated publication detailing the collection of Indian miniatures of Alfred Beatty (1875-1968), a copper mining tycoon who built up o...

An intriguing historical treatise on Afghanistan compiled during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar which includes a dedication to the Prime min...

Early Shahnameh leaf. Early example of one of the most celebrated texts in persian culture; of great literary importance to the preservation of the...

Rare Deccani Qur'an. Important Deccani Qur'an copied in a manner reminiscent of Qur'ans produced under Sultanate India.This is a charming and impor...

A very attractive Shi'a prayerbook from Safavid Persia, possibly from Shiraz, containing du'a Alawi Misri in praise of the twelfth Imam Muhammad M...

Exquisite illumination by a named artist. A beautifully illuminated Qur'an, signed in the colophon with the name of the 'tadhhibuh' (illuminator) R...

Early and authentic translation. Edward William Lane (1801-1876) was a British Orientalist and very keen Egyptologist whose life had been dedicated...

The first book on tea printed in Ottoman Turkish. First edition of the first printed book on tea in Ottoman Turkish. Seyyed Mehmed Izzet (1819-1909...

Earliest account of the suppression of the Janissaries. The earliest and most comprehensive account of Sultan Mahmud II's suppression of the Janiss...

Safa Isfahani (1852-1904) was a Persian mystic and poet born in Firiydan, Isfahan. In his youth he departed for Tehran where he met sufis, mystics...

A charming example of provincial Kashmiri book production presented here in an attractive contemporary Indian stamped binding.Hafez Shirazi (1315-...

Single volume, illuminated manuscript on paper, in Arabic, complete, 318 leaves plus two later free endpapers, 120 x 80 mm; single column, 14 line...

These volumes are part of a historical series printed at the Print House of the Imperial Academy in St Petersburg. The two present volumes are: Ta...

This leaf showcases the excellence of Persian manuscript production in the early Safavid period of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centur...

With fine marbled paper borders. A fine illuminated manuscript with remarkable decorated marbled borders, of many varying designs and patterns. The...

One of the earliest recorded manuscripts of Rumi's poetry. Exceptionally early medieval manuscript copy of one of the most important works of sufi ...

Very attractive pocket-sized Qur'an copied in a regular scribal hand and dated 1800 AH. The Qajar dynasty began in 1797 and saw a flourish in arti...

In a fine safavid binding with doubleurs decorated in silk. A fine and attractive volume containing excerpts of poetry from revered Sufi poets incl...