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  • An unusual late 18th century manuscript on physics and science that cites Isaac Newton and William Harvey, among others, and is partly based on the work of Roger Cotes.
    An unusual late 18th century manuscript on physics and science that cites Isaac Newton and William Harvey, among others, and is partly based on the work of Roger Cotes.

    [NEWTON, Isaac; COTES, Roger].
    18th century science manuscript. late 18th century.
    £3,250.00

  • An early 19th century Qajar replica of a sixteenth century Ottoman manuscript by Karahisari, manuscirpt on paper circa 1800.
    An early 19th century Qajar replica of a sixteenth century Ottoman manuscript by Karahisari, manuscirpt on paper circa 1800.

    [ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT].
    The Names of Allah, circa 1800.
    £5,000.00

  • Unique manuscript in style of book on the French Navy, presented from the author to Louis XVI and from the King to Marie-Antoinette. An exceptional work.
    Unique manuscript in style of book on the French Navy, presented from the author to Louis XVI and from the King to Marie-Antoinette. An exceptional work.

    PONCET DE LA GRAVE, Guillaume.
    Calligraphic manuscript: 1776.
    £27,500.00

  • Manuscript copy of this playful work by Pierre Louys, comprising 39 pages of manuscript interleaved with blank pages, bound in full red morocco gilt.
    Manuscript copy of this playful work by Pierre Louys, comprising 39 pages of manuscript interleaved with blank pages, bound in full red morocco gilt.

    LOUŸS, Pierre.
    [Manuscript pour Une Volupté Nouvelle.] [1899].
    £5,000.00

  • Colin MacInnes' autograph working manuscript of <em>No Novel Reader</em>, his treatise on 'the novel' published in 1975, just a year before his death.

    MACINNES, Colin.
    Autograph working manuscript of 'No Novel Reader'. August 1974.
    £1,000.00

  • 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.
    £10,000.00

  • 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.
    £45,000.00

  • A small portable Latin Vulgate Bible on parchment, illuminated with 10 initial letters, produced in England between c.1260 and 1275
    A small portable Latin Vulgate Bible on parchment, illuminated with 10 initial letters, produced in England between c.1260 and 1275

    [VULGATE BIBLE.
    In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, c.1260-1275].
    A small portable Latin Vulgate Bible on parchment, illuminated with 10 initial letters, produced in England between c.1260 and 1275
    £125,000.00

  • 25 leaves of manuscript in which Symons discusses Casanova and his memoirs, and his arrest. With typescript hand-corrected by Symons.

    SYMONS, Arthur.
    Casanova and Venice. [c.1918].
    Manuscript sequence from Symons' Casanova and Venice.
    £3,750.00

  • 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.
    £10,000.00

  • 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).
    £2,500.00

  • 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).
    An illuminated manuscript of the poems of Nizami, the Khamsa, from Safavid Persia with illustrations in the text.
    £12,500.00

  • 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).
    £10,000.00

  • 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).
    £2,000.00

  • A Compilation manuscript of al Qahri on astronomy from Isfahan in 1807
    A Compilation manuscript of al Qahri on astronomy from Isfahan in 1807

    IBN AL-MAJIDI AL-QAHRI. RAJAB BIN TAYBGHA, Shihab al-Din Abu al-Abbas Ahmad bin Rajab.
    Arshad al-Hayir alaa Maerifat Wade jadawil wa khutut fadl aldaayir... 1222 AH (1807 AD).
    £3,000.00

  • An exceptionally fine example of an Old Believer liturgical book, beatifully illustrated with 35 full-page illuminations.
    An exceptionally fine example of an Old Believer liturgical book, beatifully illustrated with 35 full-page illuminations.

    [RUSSIA]. [SLAVONIC LITURGY].
    Kanonik. [Book of Canons]. [1866].
    £35,000.00

  • One of the earliest accurate views of Chennai (Madras) and possibly the first from the mainland, c.1746, by a French naval officer.
    One of the earliest accurate views of Chennai (Madras) and possibly the first from the mainland, c.1746, by a French naval officer.

    [MADRAS].
    Manuscript Panorama of Madras. [1740-1746].
    One of the earliest accurate views of Chennai (Madras) and possibly the first from the mainland, c.1746, by a French naval officer.
    £50,000.00

  • An important geographical treatise by Hamdallah Qazvini called Nuhzat al Qulub from Zand Persia in 1781.
    An important geographical treatise by Hamdallah Qazvini called Nuhzat al Qulub from Zand Persia in 1781.

    QAZVINI, Hamdallah Mustawfi.
    Nuhzat al-Qulub. dated 17 Muharram 1243 AH (1781 AD).
    £15,000.00

  • 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).
    £18,750.00

  • 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.
    £40,000.00

  • 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.
    £30,000.00

  • An attractive example of a traditional Jewish marriage contract, fully manuscript and elegantly decorated with fine colours and liquid gold.

    [KETUBAH].
    Italian decorated Ketubah. 1730.
    £25,000.00

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    Maghreb to the Far East in Manuscript and Print
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