Rare and Antiquarian Books
Middle Eastern History
Among our rare and antique books is our collection of rare Middle Eastern Books. Ranging in topics from Middle Eastern cuisine and Middle Eastern culture to Middle Eastern literature and history, our rare Middle Eastern Book collection in the Biblio Rare Book Room is sure to spark the fancy of anyone interested in the Middle East. Many of the books featured in our rare Middle Eastern book collection contain beautiful illustrations and maps, and many of the books feature ornate binding.
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A Collection of Modern Turkish Poetry The Lurched Galleon or The Course: West North-West, (crossed out)
by Selected and Translated By Aptullah E. Kuran
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Bath, Maine
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AL I'LAAM BI A'LAAM BALAD ILLAHI L HARAM (HISTORY OF MECCA IN THE 16th C.), ARABIC MANUSCRIPT WRITTEN IN MECCA
by KUTB UD DIN AL NAHRAWALI, MUHAMMAD BIN AHMAD BIN MUHAMMAD BIN QADI KHAN (D. 988 AH, 1580 AD)
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Muntakhabat al Jawa'ib
by Selim Faris al Shidyaq (Chidiac) (1826-1906)
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Official report of The Armenian assassination attempt against the Sultan Abdul Hamid II
by Besiktas Police Commandership, the Ottomn authority
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Algérie historique, pittoresque et monumentale, ou Recueil de Vues, Costumes, et Portraits faits d'après Nature dans les Provinces d'Alger, Bone, Constantine et Oran Par Bour, Ol. Bro, Al. Genet, E. Flandin, Philippoteaux, Raffet &c. Avec le Text... - [MONUMENTAL DESCRIPTION OF ALGERIA]
by BERBRUGGER, (LOUIS-ADRIEN).
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The original manuscript draft of the most important work about the history of Bulak press, Tarikh Matba'at Bulak prepared by the author in 1936 to be presented to the faculty of literature in the Egyptian University in Cairo, for the MA. degree
by Abu-l Futouh Ahmad Ridwan (1908 - 1982)
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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A simi - official Ferman (military order) issue by Ahmad al Sharif al Sanusi , the representative of the Sultan - Caliph Mehmet Resad . Together with his studio inscribed and signed by al Sanusi
by Official - Ahmad al Sharif al Sanusi
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, Ancient Babylonia during the Years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820.
by PORTER, Robert Ker (1772-1842).
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Montreux, Switzerland
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Histoire de l'Egypte sous le gouvernement de Mohammed-Aly, ou recit des Evenements Politiques et Militaires qui ont eu lieu depuis le Depart des Francais jusqu'en 1823.
by MENGIN, Felix.
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Montreux, Switzerland
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A Specimen of Persian Poetry; or Odes of Hafez, With an English Translation and Paraphrase. . . With Historical and Grammatical Illustrations, and a complete Analysis, for the assistance of those who wish to study the Persian language.
by HAFEZ (14th century); translator: John RICHARDSON (1740 or 1741-1795).
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Voyage dans Le Levant en 1817 et 1818.
by FORBIN, Auguste de, Comte (1779-1841) & Abbe de CHOISY.
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Montreux, Switzerland
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Manuscript of the Gulistan [Golestan].
by ABU-MUHAMMAD MUSLIH AL-DIN BIN ABDALLAH SHIRAZI, SAADI SHIRAZI. [Born in Shiraz, Iran, c.1210].
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Recueil de cent estampes représentant différentes nations du Levant, gravées sur les tableaux peints d’après nature en 1707 & 1708, par les ordres de M. de Ferriol, Ambassadeur du roi, à la Porte. Et mis au jour en 1712 & 1713 par les soins de M. Le Hay.
by LE HAY.
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Paris, France
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A New and Complete System of Universal Geography; Describing Asia, Africa, Europe and America; in Four Volumes (v1-1798, v2-1800, v3-1799, v4-1799): "Paynes Universal Geography", FIRST EDITION
by Payne, John
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[THIRD ISLAMIC INCUNABULA / SAFAVID PERSIA - AFGHANISTAN / TRAVEL] Tarih-i Afgân: Tarih-i seyyâh der beyân-i zuhûr-i Agvânîyân ve sebeb-i inhidam-i bina-i devlet-i Sâhân-i Safeviyân. Edited by Ibrahim Müteferrika. [i.e. A voyager's description of the Afghan Wars in Persia and the fall of the Safavid Empire].
by JUDAS THADDEUS KRUZINSKI [KRUSINSKI], (1675-1756).
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Istanbul, Turkey
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