Claude Delaval Cobham (1842-1915) was a historian and well known bibliographer of Cyprus, as well as one of the founding members of the Committee ...

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...

Islamic ethics. Jalal al-Din al-Dawani (d. 1502) was a philosopher, poet and theologian of late 15th century Persia, who was also a jurist and sadr...

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...

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

A fine and beautifully illuminated manuscript of the collected Divan of Hafez Shirazi, one of the most decorated and celebrated poets of the Persi...

From the timurid courts of persia. A fine Timurid copy of the complete Mathnavi by the revered Sufi saint Jalal al-Din Rumi.This is Rumi's most cel...

Fine nasta'liq calligraphy. Hilali Astarabadi (c. 1470-1529) was an accomplished poet and member of the literary circle of Sultan Husayn Bayqarah i...

A rare copy of an article on the architecture and history of the main Ka'aba and holy mosque in Mecca, included in an Italian geographical periodi...

The Rawzat as-Safa is an epic historical anthology in seven parts, recounting the history of the origins of Islam, early Islamic civilisations and...

Richardson (1740-1795) was one of the leading Orientalists of his time. 'A Specimen of Persian Poetry,' first published in 1774, was his first ma...

An early English translation of the Gulistan (Rose Garden) by the renowned sufi poet Sa'di of Shiraz, often considered one of the singular most im...

A label pasted to the front wrapper reads 'Map of Beshagard, the work of Sulayman Mirza', and the map itself is entitled 'The work of the servant ...

Commission for a qajar prince. An attractive volume comprising the Risalah Salariyyah of 'Isa bin Reza Quli Qajar, known as Majnun, followed by a s...

Copied during the author's lifetime. An important treatise relating to the Shi'a interpretations of irfan (ethics), fiqh and usul (roots and princi...

Early Safavid painting. single leaf, ink and gouache on paper, leaf laid on to thick card, total leaf 325 by 200 mm (miniature 202 by 120 mm); two ...

Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209) is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature. This publication is principally about the miniatu...