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Maghreb to the Far East

We are delighted to present our new Maghreb to the Far East catalogue containing a carefully curated selection of rare book and manuscripts spanning from North Africa and Arabia, Turkey and the Near East, Persia and Central Asia, all the way to India and the Far East.

The catalogue includes Islamic, literary, historical and scientific texts (among others) showcasing magnificent calligraphy, illuminated manuscripts and rare oriental imprints spanning from the 9th century to the 20th century.

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  • 109619_2 109619

    An early Qur'an leaf in Kufic script,

    [QUR'AN].
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    Rare example of early scribal freehand. A strikingly rare example of scribal freehand from the Abbasid period that is known for producing Qur'ans i...

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  • 110098_2 110098

    Section from a Qur'an in Maghribi script,

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    On western laid paper. The watermarks present in this volume are consistent with an example presented by both Briquet (13200) and Heawood (2171), d...

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  • 109376_2 109376

    Dala'il al-Khayrat,

    AL-JAZULI, Muhammad ibn Suleyman.
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    Copied in the holy city of Medina. The name referred to in the colophon, Sheikh Ahmad bin Muhammad ein Muhammad Tayyeb al-Maghribi al-Fassi, is lik...

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  • Takhlis al-Bayan fi Majazat al-Qur'an, or 'Mujazat al-Radi',

    AL-MUSAWI, Abu-Hassan Muhammad ibn al-Husayn (known as al-Sharif al-Radi).
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    Exceptionally early and important authorial manuscript on paper - the author's own copy. Al-Sharif al-Radi (970-1015 AD) was a celebrated poet and ...

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  • 106263_2 106263

    Divan'e Shams'e Tabrizi,

    RUMI, Jalal al-Din Muhammad.
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    One of the earliest recorded manuscripts of Rumi's poetry. Exceptionally early medieval manuscript copy of one of the most important works of sufi ...

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  • 103604_2 103604

    Kitab Vigil Ijim'al ila Ta'ammulat Ruhiya li'Ayam al-Usbu,

    AL-ZAHIR, Abdullah (editor).
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    One of the earliest Arabic printing presses in the Middle-East. The Dair al-Shuweir press at the Monastery of St John the Baptist is one of the fir...

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  • 107229_2 107229

    Mehmed Uss'i Zafer 1241 [The Principles of Victory 1826].

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

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  • 109442_2 109442

    A fine Ottoman Qur'an,

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

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  • 110106_2 110106

    Varidat-i Mensure we Divan,

    AL-JALWATI, Al-Sayyid Hashim Mustafa Al-Uskudari.
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    Sufi poetry by a follower of the celveti order. Sayyid Hashim Mustafa al-Uskudari al-Jalwati (Hashim Mustafa Uskudari), known as Hashim Baba, was a...

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  • 110096_2 110096

    Silsilename,

    [GENEALOGICAL SCROLL].
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    Silsilname are geneaological manuscripts, often presented in scroll format, that were popular during the Ottoman Empire where they served as a too...

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  • 108946_2 108946

    Çay Risâlesi [The book of tea].

    IZZET, Seyyed Mehmed [Çayci].
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    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...

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  • 105400

    Shirin and Farhad at Mount Bistun,

    NIZAMI GANJAVI.
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    Timurid manuscript illustration. An early miniature painting from one of Nizami Ganjavi's most loved tragic romances in poetic form, Shirin o Farha...

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  • 106386_2 106386

    Majma' al-Tawarikh,

    HAFEZ'I ABRU.
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    Timurid illustrations of Chinese Emperors. These leaves originate from the famous illustrated copy of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma al-Tawarikh ('Universal ...

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  • 105219_2 105219

    Mathnavi.

    RUMI, Jalal al-Din Muhammad.
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    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...

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  • 110709_2 110709

    Tuhfat al-Salawat.

    KASHIFI, Husayn Kamal Al-Din.
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    Inscribed by the author. Kamal al-Din Husayn al-Kashifi was a well known Persian writer on mysticism and preacher who died in Herat in 910 AH (1504...

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  • Mihr o Mushtari [The Sun and Jupiter].

    TABRIZI, Muhammad 'Assar.
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    With two illuminated miniatures. Sheikh Shams al-Din Muhammad 'Assar Tabrizi was a poet, scholar and mystic of fourteenth-century Persia, and this ...

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  • 106529_2 106529

    Prayers for Daily Use,

    [QUR'ANIC SCROLL].
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    A charming prayer scroll containing prayers arranged in accordance to the 7 days of the week, intended for daily use and probably carried in a sma...

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  • 105604_2 105604

    Tarikh-e vaqaye' va savaneh-e Afghanistan, History of Events and Incidents in Afghanistan,

    PRINCE IHTIZAD AL-SULTANEH [ALI QULI KHAN].
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    An intriguing historical treatise on Afghanistan compiled during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar which includes a dedication to the Prime min...

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