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Cairo: The government press, 1952 Book. As New. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SECOND EDITION, PREFACE BY LORD CHAMBERLAIN ABDULLATIF TAL'AAT IN 1946 (SAME OF THE FIRST EDITION), 233 PP WITH FINE 45 PLATES PRINTED IN COLOURES, WHICH MOST OF THEM ARE ON THICK PAPER, AND ONE FOLDING OF THE GOLDEN NICKLE OF THE KING FOUAD I. PRIVATELY BOUND IN DARK GREEN FULL LEATHER BINDING FOR THE LIBRARY OF KING FAROUK IN THE SAME YEAR OF THE COUP-D'ETAT. GILT LETTERS ON THE FRONT COVER AND SPINE WITH THE ROYAL CROWN OVER FAROUK'S NAME (FAROUK AL AWWAL). INNER LIMITED EDITION TO 500 COPIES..

Cairo: The Khedivial library, 1905 Book. Illus. by MAX JAFFE. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. SIX OLD DIGITAL COPY LEAVES: 1 TITLE LEAF, AND 5 TABLE OF PLATES. 188 FINE BLACK AND WHITE COLLOTYPE ON THICK PAPER BY MAX JAFFE, VIENNA. ALL TEXT LEAVES AND PLATES ARE LOOSE AS ISSUED AND PRESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH PORTFOLIO WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BANDS. VERY HAVY FINE PRINT OF THE ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY FROM VERY RARE MANUSCRIPTS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE 10th CENTURIES OF AL HIDJRA (7th - 16th AD). ALL PLATES ARE PRESENT AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. RARE.

22 x 15.5 cm. 50 p. Of Arabic text contains some Quranic Suras. Copied by the well-known Ottoman calligrapher Ali el Vasfi.

Ottoman text in naskhi script, lacking the fist beginning leave and possibly one other from the end. hand written notes between 1168 H. and 1910. some notes tell that the book was read by some employees in the Ottoman court and in definite cafes of Istanbul like Galata. An Extra ordinary example.

Arabic manuscript written by the Ottoman calligrapher Khalil el Rif'ati, student of Damad Ibrahim El Afif . Lavishly illuminated and illustrated with two miniatures of Mecca and Medina . Contemporary Ottoman bindinding . Signed : Seyit Halil Rif'ati Asitane-i Sumbuli min telamiz-i Ibrahim El Afif , min telamiz-i Ibrahim El Sevki, min telamiz-i İsmail Zuhdi . Dated 1265 AH. (AD. 1849). See a Quran sample by the Calligrapher sold in Christies Islamic sale 26 April 2018 lot no. 194 .

often known as Imam al-Jazuli or Sheikh Jazuli, was a Moroccan Sufi leader of the Berber tribe of the Jazulah. He is best known for compiling the Dala'il al-Khayrat, an extremely popular Muslim prayer book. This book is usually divided into 7 sections for each day of the week.[1] Al-Jazuli is one of the seven saints of Marrakesh.
Al-Jazuli lived in the historic Sous area of Morocco, situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlas Mountains. He studied locally and then went to the Madrasat As-Saffarîn in Fez where his… Read More

Extra ordinary lithograph of Dalail al Khairat originally copied by the well-known scribe Halil Shukri (Sukru) the student of Suleyman Vehbi. In a Rococo Ottoman Style binding of the period of the Sultan Abdul Mejid. Printed in the Imperial press, Istanbul 1262 H. and completely illustrated by hand with two miniature of Mecca and Medina. Halil Sukru came from Bursa where he learned from the well-known scribe Suleyman Vehbi (wrote the miniature Hiliye no. 000043 in our inventory) . He was a Nakshibandi Hafiz , wrote a Qur'an in 1252 and appointed as a calligraphy teacher in Mekteb-i Maarif in İstanbul where he dead after 1268 H (1851) .often known as Imam al-Jazuli or Sheikh Jazuli, was a Moroccan Sufi leader of the Berber tribe of the Jazulah. He is best known for compiling the Dala'il al-Khayrat, an extremely popular Muslim prayer book. This book is usually divided into 7 sections for each day of the week.[1] Al-Jazuli is one of the seven saints of Marrakesh.
Al-Jazuli lived in the historic Sous… Read More

Extra ordinary lithograph of Dalail al Khairat originally copied by the well-known scribe Halil Shukri (Sukru) the student of Suleyman Vehbi. In a Rococo Ottoman Style binding of the period of the Sultan Abdul Mejid. Printed in the Imperial press, Istanbul 1262 H. and completely illustrated by hand with a hand made miniature of Mecca and Medina.
Halil Sukru came from Bursa where he learned from the well-known scribe Suleyman Vehbi (wrote the miniature Hiliye no. 000043 in our inventory) . He was a Nakshibandi Hafiz , wrote a Qur'an in 1252 and appointed as a calligraphy teacher in Mekteb-i Maarif in İstanbul where he dead after 1268 H (1851) .

often known as Imam al-Jazuli or Sheikh Jazuli, was a Moroccan Sufi leader of the Berber tribe of the Jazulah. He is best known for compiling the Dala'il al-Khayrat, an extremely popular Muslim prayer book. This book is usually divided into 7 sections for each day of the week.[1] Al-Jazuli is one of the seven saints of Marrakesh.
Al-Jazuli lived in the… Read More

Rare Ottoman Turkish manuscript dared 1299 ah, 1883 ad. On checkers game consists of 5 p. Of text and 64 p. Of tables show the game methods according the different Ottoman terroteries. Fine Riq'a script in black. Unusually being exist in the market .

26 x 16.5 cm. 131 p. in Ottoman Turkish. ornamented boards of contemporary leather binding. With 20 contemporarily colored miniatures. Mahammad bin Suleyman (Classical Azerbaijani: محمد سليمان اوغلی Məhəmməd Süleyman oğlu), better known by his pen name Fuzuli (Azerbaijani: فضولی Füzuli; c. 1494 – 1556), was an Azerbaijani, of the Bayat tribes of Oghuz, poet, writer and thinker. Often considered one of the greatest contributors to the divan tradition of Azerbaijani literature, Fuzuli in fact wrote his collected poems (divan) in three different languages: in his native Azerbaijani, Arabic and Persian. He was well-versed in both the Ottoman and Chagatai Turkic literary traditions as well as mathematics and astronomy Wikipedia

1624 Drawing. Good. No Binding. Signed by Illustrator(s). Titled in Persian "Majlis-I yawm-I sa'id ast" (Session of the happy day), signed "Raqm Kamineh Reza-i Abbasi" and dated 1034 AH.,- 1624 AD. Measurments of drawing: 13x11.5 cm (complete page: 23x17 cm)..

Vienna: Commission C. A. Hartleben, 1840 Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original picturial hard covers with damaged spine, initial frontispiece (Ober dem Thore von Konia), title page in German with ownership by Mubarak bin Ali (seems to be from the Arabian Peninsula) in Arabic and Latin dated 1896, forrword and dedication to Philipps Augustus, xxxii, 115 p. German translation by Purgstall including partial Arabic and Latin texts, 96 p. Ottoman Turkish (Seljuk) text with 2 p. errata and picturial and floral initials in the beginning of the Turkish text. Partially water stained but generally in good condition. Limited to 300 copies..

Cairo: Dar ul Kutub al- Misriyya and al Hay'a al 'amma al Misriyya, 1976 Book. Illus. by Dr. Youssef Shawki. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1016 p Arabic, and 5 p English text with 14 Fac-similes. As issued, uncut and unopened in original printer wrapper. One of the early resources on the Arab Music..

Beyrout, Lebanon: Dar al- Shurouq, 1973 Book. Illus. by Suzanna Fritz (?). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Private first edition in Dar al Shurouq 1973 on fine paper, edited from the First work of Abd al Wahhab Azzam and Taha Hussein in Cairo, Dar al Ma'aarif 1941. Illustrated and preserved in original pictorial box..

Cairo: al- Muktataf press, 1890 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Un usual work on the history of the post in Arabic printed in Egypt 1890. 232 p. including introduction with dedication to Joseph Pasha Saba, the general director of the Egyptian post. Modern Hard cover binding..

Cairo: Bulak, 1868 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rare, the first edition to be printed in Cairo, Bulak press completed in 1285 AH- 1868 Ad. Edited by Nasr al Horini and others. In contemporary fine bindings. Long 8vo, (189, 197, 192, 190, 195, 213, 190, 197, 185, 174, 173, 179, 170, 179, 168, 170, 168, 218, 169, 188 p.) plus one page index for each part..

Cairo: Dar ul Kutub al- Misriyya, Dar ul Athar al- Arabiyya publication, 1937 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dedicated and signed by the author. Arabic text, 291 p with 64 fine photographic plates in the end. Limited to 500 copies printed in Dar al Kutub al Misriyya press. Original hard covers. As new. Important limited and signed book on the Islamic art..

Cairo: Dar ul Kutub al- Misriyya, Dar ul Athar al- Arabiyya publication, 1937 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Arabic text, 291 p with 64 fine photographic plates in the end. Limited to 500 copies printed in Dar al Kutub al Misriyya press. Original hard covers. Left mrgins waterstained, otherwise VG. and papers are crisp..

Cairo: F. E. Nouri, 1931 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. [FIRST] VOLUME (REPORT) IN ARABIC: TAQREER AL LAJNAA AL FANIYYA AL MU'ALLAFA LI FAHS HALAT JAMI' MUHAMMAD ALI PASHA AL KABEER BI AL QAL'AA BI MISR.[VI], 105 PP, WITH 14 FIGURES, WHICH 9 OF THEM ARE FOLDINGS. [SECOND] VOLUME IS THE REPORT TRANSLATION IN FRENCH, RAPPORT DE LA COMMISSION POUR EXAMINER L'ETAT DE LA MOSQUEE DE MOHAMED ALY PACHA A LA CITADELLE, LE CAIRE, PRESIDENT: S. MITWALLI BEY. MEMBRES: FARRAG BEY AMIN, PROF. Dr. ANDREAE, Mr. SERGE LELIVASKY, ISMAIL OMAR BEY, A. FAHMY IBRAHIM EFFENDI. 1931-1933. [V], 117 PP. 14 FIGURES, WHICH 9 OF THEM ARE FOLDINGS. [THIRD] VOLUME CONTAINS THE PROJECT DESIGNS (SERIE DE DESSINS) ON 31 FOLDING PLATES DESCRIBED IN ARABIC AND FRENCH. WITH TITLE PAGE IN ARABIC AND FRENCH, 2 LIST PAGES OF NAMES OF THE CONSTRUCTORS IN ARABIC AND FRENCH. 2 LIST PAGES OF THE DESIGNS IN ARABIC AND FRENCH. COVERS WITH LIGHT OCCASIONAL STAINS, OTHERWISE THE 3 VOLUMES ARE AS NEW. SCARCE..

Painting. Very Good. No Binding. Signed by Illustrator(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Central panel: 17.5x6.5 cm. Leaf: 24.5x16.5 cm. illustrated with animal and floral motifs. The portrait is tiny signed at the mid-right: "Raqm kamineh R.". Ink drawing with gouache embellished with gold on paper.

70 x 50 cm. Hand prepared 30 pages of Quranic Suras (with other 6 p.of the copie details) lavishly printed and ornamented in gold and floral patterns. Scribed in Muhaqqaq and Reyhani in gold and black outlined in gold. Overweight facsimile of the selections scribed by Ibrahim Sultan in Mashhad 827 of al Hijra . With extra illumination work in H. 1302 by Hasan Sahaf bashi according to the order of Rukn al Dawla. Binding with geometrical and floral press. Limited 1200 copies .