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Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper Islamic Mysticism Saqi Books London 2006 orig.boards 28x28cm, 46 pp., Original illustrations by Vanessa Hodgkinson. Weighs 900 grams. "Based on the masterful twelfth-century Sufi poem, [Farid uddin al-Attar’s Mantiq at-Tayr] 'The Conference of the Birds', this enchanting poem is accompanied by original illustrations painted on ceramic tiles, typical of the Medieval Persian style.

Some minor wear. VG. Morocco Kalimat lil-Nashr [Salé, Morocco] (2011) orig. wrappers 24x16cm, 118,(57) pp. Text in Arabic and French with one page in Tamazight (Tifinagh script). The French portion runs 57 pages. Contents: Considérations sémantiques; Le pseudo philosophe du nationalisme; les origines scolaires de l'arabo- islamisme; Je cherche un barbari. Traduction et annotation du texte; Post- scriptum; Tamazret de Tunisie (point de vue).

Minor rubbing. VG. Islamic Jurisprudence Sh. Muhammad Ashraf Lahore (1980) Reprint. orig. wrappers 22x14cm, vi,145 pp.

Minor rubbing. VG. Arabic Literature San'a [Yemen] 2010 orig.wrappers 20x14cm, 205 pp. Text entirely in Arabic. "Steps on the mountains of Yemen". Fiction.

minor rubbing, VG Textual photo illustrations Pacific islands Institute of Pacific Studies Suva (1984) orig.wrappers 21x14cm, vii, 77 pp

Rubbed. Spine of Vol. 2 heavily chipped & torn, Just Good. Arabic Literature Wizarat al-Irshad wa-al-Anba al-Kuwayt 1964 orig.wrappers 25x17cm, (1300) pp., THREE VOLUMES. Series: Turath al-'Arabi (Kuwait), 11-13. Weighs 2.5 kilos. Some tape-marks to covers. Text entirely in Arabic. Pagination runs 445 ; 424; 431 pp.

Minor rubbing. VG. 12pp photoplates Coptica Matbaat al-Misriyin n.p. [Egypt] (2005) al-Tabah 2. orig.wrappers 24x15cm, 160,(12) pp. Text entirely in Arabic. Liturgical study of holy chrism [consecrated olive oil] & galilawen consecration ceremonies in the Egyptian Coptic church. Includes 12pp color photoplates.

Minor rubbing. VG. Yemen Markaz 'Abbadi lil-Dirasat San'a [Yemen] 2010 orig. wrappers 24x15cm, 160 pages Text entirely in Arabic. Echoes of Popular Memory : Musical heritage of San'a.

Minor wear. VG. Iran Rashidin Tihran 1392 [2013 CE] orig. wrappers 24x15cm, 283,(9) pp. Text entirely in Persian. "Mythical motifs in the nomadic carpets of Iran and Central Asia". Includes textual illustrations.

Minor rubbing. VG. Modern Egypt Maktabat Wahbah al-Qahirah 2012 orig. wrappers 24x15cm, 271 pp. Text entirely in Arabic. Writings on the 25 January 2011 Egyptian revolution by a leading Sunni Islamic theologian.

Minor rubbing. VG. 3pp color photoplates. Iranian Ethnology Sazman-i Umur-i Ashayir Iran Tihran 1382 [2004 AD] orig.wrappers 24xc15cm, (9),133 pp. Persian text. Includes an English abstract. "Migration & Nomad Settlement: An Analysis of Qashqa'i [Turkic tribe] Nomad Migration to Urban Areas".

Minor rubbing. VG. Sudan Dar Azzah al-Khartum [Sudan] 2007 orig. wrappers 24x15cm, 167 pp. Text entirely in Arabic. Biography of Sudanese political leader Sadiq al- Mahdi ["...,.head of the National Umma Party and Imam of the Ansar, a sufi sect that pledges allegiance to Muhammad Ahmad who claimed to be Islam's messianic saviour, or the Mahdi...,.In 1986, Sadiq formed a coalition government comprising the Umma Party (which he led); the National Islamic Front (led by his brother-in-law, Hassan al-Turabi); the Democratic Unionist Party (led by al-Sayyid Muhammad Othman al-Mirghani); and four small Southern parties. On June 30, 1989, his government was overthrown in a coup led by Omar al-Bashir. The post of Prime Minister of Sudan was then abolished..,." - wikipedia].

Minor rubbing. VG. 106 patterns +32 photoplates Iranian Ethnology Farhang-i Iliya Rasht [Iran] 1387 [2009 AD] orig.wrappers 24x15cm, (223) pp. Persian text. Includes a 6-page English summary. "A review on formal motifs, patterns & paints in the hand-knitted products of Talesh". Ethnological / folk art study of rural Iranian folk weaving. Includes 79pp Persian text + 106pp pattern drawings + 32pp color photoplates.

Minor wear. VG. Iranian Political History Paris 1982 orig. wrappers 19x14cm, 138 pages., Series: Edition d'Iran, no. 7. Text entirely in Persian. "Another face of the self-management revolution in Poland".

Minor rubbing. VG. Textual photos & facsimiles Iran Kanun-i Pizhuhish Isfahan [Iran] 1388 [2009 CE] orig. wrappers 24x15cm, 365 pages. Persian text. Includes a 3-page English introduction: "Golzar-e fadhilat : buried notables in the Takht-e-Foulad (Fadhel Cemetery)". Biographies of noted Muslim scholars buried at Majmu'ah-i Farhangi-Mazhabi-i Fulad Takht- i Fulad Cemetery, Isfahan, Iran.

Minor wear. VG. Iran Sazman-i Farhangi Isfahan [Iran] 1390 [2011 CE] orig. wrappers 24x15cm, (3),395 pp. Persian text. Includes a 3-page English introduction. Study of the notables buried in the Takht-e-Foulad Gulzar & Muqaddas cemetary at Isfahan, Iran. Includes textual photos and facsimile illustrations.

Minor wear. Cover corner crease. VG. Iran Kanun-i Pizhuhish Isfahan 1387 [2008 CE] orig. wrappers 24x15cm, (4),522 pp. Persian text. Includes a 3-page English introduction. Study of the notables buried in the Sheikh Muhammad Taghi Razi cemetary ( Madar Shah Zade cemetary) at Isfahan, Iran. Includes textual photos and facsimile illustrations.

Minor wear. VG. 8pp color photoplates. History of Religion Farvahar Tihran 1391 [2012 CE] orig. wrappers 23x16cm, 96,(8) pages. Text entirely in Persian. Concerning the divine plant Haoma in Zoroastrian rites and ceremonies.

Cover title. Cover corner chipped. Minor rubbing, Good+. Indian Political History Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind n.p. [New Delhi?] n.d. [1983?] orig. wrappers 71 pp, 21x14cm, General Secretary's Report to the 24th General Session of the Indian Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind [14-16 January 1983]. Pages 10-40 concern anti-Muslim riots between 1972-82 in Bombay, Meerut, Assam, etc.

Minior wear. Good,. Indian Political History Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind New Delhi n.d. [ca.1983] orig. wrappers 21x14cm,, 29 pages. Report on the January-February 1983 riots & massacres of Bengali-speaking Muslim immigrants in the Nowgong, Durrang, Goalparea, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh & Sibsagar districts of Assam.