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Near East & Islamic : Literature & History

A broad selection of literary and historical works from the Near East and Islamic regions, including works by the revered poets Rumi, Sa’di, Hafez and Jami.

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  • Divan of Hafez Shirazi in shekasteh script from Qajar Persia around 1820.
    Divan of Hafez Shirazi in shekasteh script from Qajar Persia around 1820.

    HAFEZ SHIRAZI.
    Divan, circa 1820 AD.
    $20,513.00

  • A beautifully presented safavid example of the bustan of sadi shirazi from shiraz around 1650.
    A beautifully presented safavid example of the bustan of sadi shirazi from shiraz around 1650.

    SA'DI SHIRAZI.
    Bustan. circa 1650 AD.
    $54,701.00

  • The Four Gospels in Armenian
    The Four Gospels in Armenian

    [GOSPELS].
    The Four Gospels in Armenian 1671.
    $239,315.00

  • A fine timurid copy of Rumi's most celebrated text, the mathnavi, illuminated manuscript on paper from the mid fifteenth century
    A fine timurid copy of Rumi's most celebrated text, the mathnavi, illuminated manuscript on paper from the mid fifteenth century

    RUMI, Jalal al-Din Muhammad.
    Mathnavi. mid-15th century.
    $41,026.00

  • A collection of mystical treatise in poetic form by Jalwati called varidat i mensure we divan from 1829.
    A collection of mystical treatise in poetic form by Jalwati called varidat i mensure we divan from 1829.

    AL-JALWATI, Al-Sayyid Hashim Mustafa Al-Uskudari.
    Varidat-i Mensure we Divan, dated 1245 AH (1829-30 AD).
    $13,676.00

  • A compilation manuscript containing text from Aufi and Qazvini, India, late 19th century.
    A compilation manuscript containing text from Aufi and Qazvini, India, late 19th century.

    AUFI, Zahiriddin Nasr Muhammad [&] QAZVINI, Zakariya.
    A compilation manuscript including excerpts from the Jawami ul-Hikayat and the Aja'ib ul-Makhluqat, late 18th or early 19th century.
    $61,539.00

  • First edition of the Muallaqat printed by the Chiswick press, 1903.
    First edition of the Muallaqat printed by the Chiswick press, 1903.

    BLUNT, William Scawen.
    [Mu'allaqat] The Seven Golden Odes of pagan Arabia, known also as the MoAllakat. 1903
    $1,642.00

  • A manuscript in dual Arabic and coptic text copied in the monastery of saint anthony in Egypt in 1830.
    A manuscript in dual Arabic and coptic text copied in the monastery of saint anthony in Egypt in 1830.

    [PSALTER].
    Bilingual Coptic-Arabic Psalter. 26th day of Bashans 1546 (June 1830 AD).
    $17,094.00

  • A panel containing calligraphy and miniature painting of layla and majnun, original illustration c. 1820.

    [PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING]. [CALLIGRAPHY].
    A Composite Panel, late 19th century.
    $2,462.00

  • A collection of pamphlets and essays from various authors, pritned in various locations in India.
    A collection of pamphlets and essays from various authors, pritned in various locations in India.

    [INDIA IMPRINTS].
    A collection of pamphlets and essays from various authors, circa 1909-1922.
    $513.00

  • The first English translation directly from Arabic of Edward Lane's Thousand and one nights printed in 1839.
    The first English translation directly from Arabic of Edward Lane's Thousand and one nights printed in 1839.

    LANE, Edward William (translator).
    The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainmants. 1839-41.
    $6,838.00

  • First edition of this Turkish translation of the Tarih-i Iskender bin Filipos [Anabasis of Alexander] which was one of the first and most authoritative texts of the reign of Alexander the Great.
    First edition of this Turkish translation of the Tarih-i Iskender bin Filipos [Anabasis of Alexander] which was one of the first and most authoritative texts of the reign of Alexander the Great.

    ARRIANUS, Lucius Flavius; RHASIS, George (translator).
    Tarih-i Iskender bin Filipos. 1838.
    $2,736.00

  • An attractively illuminated manuscript of the Miraj Nameh by Mir Haydar from Kashmir in 1805.
    An attractively illuminated manuscript of the Miraj Nameh by Mir Haydar from Kashmir in 1805.

    [MIR HAYDAR].
    A composite text containing excerpts from the Miraj Nameh, early 19th century.
    $37,607.00

  • Concertina manuscript of the life and teachings of krishna, from north india, 17th century.

    [KRISHNA].
    [Life and Teachings of Krishna]. 17th century (?).
    $17,094.00

  • Single leaf from an Indian Shahnameh with a scene of kai khosrow from mughal india around 1600.
    Single leaf from an Indian Shahnameh with a scene of kai khosrow from mughal india around 1600.

    FERDOWSI, Abdul Qasim.
    [Kai Khosrow, King of Iran, Avenges his Father's Death], c. 1600.
    $8,206.00

  • An illuminated manuscript of the poems of Nizami, the Khamsa, from Safavid Persia with illustrations in the text.
    An illuminated manuscript of the poems of Nizami, the Khamsa, from Safavid Persia with illustrations in the text.

    NIZAMI, Jamal al-Din.
    Khamsa, dated 1008 AH (1600 AD).
    $17,094.00

  • An illuminated manuscript on paper of the Divan of poetry by Khwaju Kermani from Qajar Persia.
    An illuminated manuscript on paper of the Divan of poetry by Khwaju Kermani from Qajar Persia.

    KHWAJU KERMANI.
    Qazaliyaat, first half of the 19th century.
    $13,676.00

  • A treatise on Arabic Grammar by Ibn al Hajib copied in India in 1705.
    A treatise on Arabic Grammar by Ibn al Hajib copied in India in 1705.

    IBN AL-HAJIB.
    Al-Kafiyyah Ibn Hajib, dated 1117 AH (1705 AD).
    $3,419.00

  • A charming provincial manuscript of the poems of Nizami Ganjavi, Leila wa Majnun, from India.
    A charming provincial manuscript of the poems of Nizami Ganjavi, Leila wa Majnun, from India.

    NIZAMI GANJAVI.
    Leila wa Majnun, circa 1830 AD.
    $13,676.00

  • Mishkat al-Masabih is an important and extensive collection of about 6000 hadith printed in calcutta in 1809
    Mishkat al-Masabih is an important and extensive collection of about 6000 hadith printed in calcutta in 1809

    MATTHEWS, A.N. (translator)
    Mishcàt-ul-Maśábìh' (Mishkat al-Masabih) 1809-10.
    $2,052.00

  • A monumental indian shahnameh with 17 illustrations in the text from mughal india in 1720.
    A monumental indian shahnameh with 17 illustrations in the text from mughal india in 1720.

    FERDOWSI, Abdul Qasim.
    A Monumental Indian Shahnameh, 1132 AH (1720 AD).
    $25,641.00

  • Illuminated manuscript of Jami's Yusuf wa Zuleikha with illustrations in the text and some early examples of marbled paper.
    Illuminated manuscript of Jami's Yusuf wa Zuleikha with illustrations in the text and some early examples of marbled paper.

    JAMI, Abdul Rahman.
    Yusuf wa Zuleikha, dated 92[1] AH (1515 AD).
    $17,094.00

  • First edition of Robert Heron's Arabian Tales, the earliest most complete English translation of the Arabian Nights with four additional volumes.
    First edition of Robert Heron's Arabian Tales, the earliest most complete English translation of the Arabian Nights with four additional volumes.

    HERON, Robert (translator).
    Arabian Tales: or, a continuation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, 1792.
    $17,094.00

  • A rare printing of a lecture given by Sushila Devi printed in Lahore in 1910.
    A rare printing of a lecture given by Sushila Devi printed in Lahore in 1910.

    DEVI, Sushila.
    Reminiscence of English Life, c. 1910.
    $342.00

  • The first English translation of this poem by Jami by Fitzgerald printed in London in 1856.
    The first English translation of this poem by Jami by Fitzgerald printed in London in 1856.

    JAMI; FITZGERALD, Edward (translator).
    Salman and Absal: 1856.
    $2,736.00

  • Rare publication on the doctrine and practices of islam printed in Nicosia, 1889.
    Rare publication on the doctrine and practices of islam printed in Nicosia, 1889.

    [ISLAM].
    'Ilmu hal. A manual of the doctrine & practice of Islam. 1889.
    $5,129.00

  • First edition of the Arabian Nights edited by JArrett printed for the Indian Army officers in Calcutta in 1881.
    First edition of the Arabian Nights edited by JArrett printed for the Indian Army officers in Calcutta in 1881.

    JARRETT, Henry Sullivan (editor).
    Selections from the Alif Laylah for the High Proficiency Examination in Arabic for Officers in the Military and Civil Services. 1881.
    $6,496.00

  • First edition of The Library of A. Chester Beatty, A Catalogue of Indian miniatures by Thomas W. Arnold and J.V.S Wilkinsons.
    First edition of The Library of A. Chester Beatty, A Catalogue of Indian miniatures by Thomas W. Arnold and J.V.S Wilkinsons.

    ARNOLD, Thomas W. and J. V. S. Wilkinsons (eds)
    The Library of A. Chester Beatty, 1936.
    $4,035.00

  • A rare copy of an article on the architecture and history of the main Kaaba and holy mosque in Mecca, included in an Italian periodical printed in 1874
    A rare copy of an article on the architecture and history of the main Kaaba and holy mosque in Mecca, included in an Italian periodical printed in 1874

    [CIRCOLO GEOGRAPHICO ITALIANO]. LANZONE, Ridolpho, V. (contributor)
    La Moschea della Mecca [the Mosque of Mecca], 1873-74.
    $3,761.00

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

    RICHARDSON John; Samuel Rousseau, editor.
    A specimen of Persian poetry; 1802.
    $1,710.00

  • Sadi translated by Stephen Sulivan, Fables from the Gulistan first edition from 1774
    Sadi translated by Stephen Sulivan, Fables from the Gulistan first edition from 1774

    SA'DI [SAADI], of Shiraz. SULIVAN, Stephen (translator).
    Select Fabels from the Gulistan, 1774.
    $3,761.00

  • A very fine publication on hand made paper and specially bound by sangorski and sutcliffe, the poems of nizami, 1928.
    A very fine publication on hand made paper and specially bound by sangorski and sutcliffe, the poems of nizami, 1928.

    NIZAMI. BINYON, Laurence.
    The Poems of Nizami, 1928.
    $3,419.00

  • A single folding manuscript map of Beshagard in south-eastern Persia, copied by Sulayman Qajar in 1893
    A single folding manuscript map of Beshagard in south-eastern Persia, copied by Sulayman Qajar in 1893

    [MANUSCRIPT MAP]. SULEYMAN MIRZA (cartographer)
    A folding map of Beshagard in south-eastern Persia, 1311 AH (1893-94 AD)
    $2,394.00

  • the Risalah Salariyyah of 'Isa bin Reza Quli Qajar, known as Majnun, followed by a small section of poetry in praise of Imam Ali printed in kerman 1895
    the Risalah Salariyyah of 'Isa bin Reza Quli Qajar, known as Majnun, followed by a small section of poetry in praise of Imam Ali printed in kerman 1895

    QULI QAJAR, 'Isa bin Reza [known as 'Majnun'].
    Risalh Salariyyah, dated 14 Jumada II 1313 AH (2 December 1895 AD).
    $2,736.00

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