A charming prayerbook containing excerpts from the Qur'an, du'a (prayers) and hilya, presented in an attractive portable pocket-sized format. The ...

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

A rare and important record of Hamilton's voyage across Egypt to Sudan and the Hedjaz, with a dedicated chapter on Islam and the life of the Proph...

An unusual view and representation of the holy Ka'aba; the most holy site in the Islamic world. Illustrative representations of this site have bee...

Superb evocative plates of Constantinople, its people and their customs. A native of Malta, Preziosi first visited Istanbul in 1842; depicting the ...

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

Scarce historical account of the pilgrimage to Mecca illustrated with seven photographic plates.First edition, 8vo, vi, 71pp., 7 photographic plat...

An outstanding example. An exceptional example. Most copies were issued uncoloured. A few were sold with hand-colouring and a smaller number were i...

With calotype plates. Rare photographs by Trémaux, which 'rank among the earliest endeavours to record indigenous people by photography... Trémaux ...

A very good, fresh example of the first edition of this 'very interesting work [which] contains five separate essays. The first three are translat...