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  A thick manual on the Islamic law by Muhammed Seid Serdarević (1882 -1918), a Müderris (teacher) at the Sultan Ahmed's Madrasa in Zenica, is one of the first such books, written in Arebica. I was written in Zenica in 1917 and published after the author’s death with an epilogue by the editor Džemaluddin Čaušević.  

  Official Note from the Consul Charged ad Interim of the General Consulate of France in Buenos-Aires, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Confederation, reclaiming on the authority of international law, that the French, who notoriously and publicly have established themselves in the republic with the same enjoyments and civil liberties as the Argentine citizens, be not…

An elaborately made manuscript travelogue to Argentina in 1891 by a teenage boy Mariano de Bary, a son of a bank and transportation mogul Heinrich Albert de Bary and a descendant of a prominent Argentinian family Saavedra.   Large 4º, blank, illustrated title page, 130 pp., [1 pp.], manuscript in blue ink, 43 original black and white photographs mounted in…

A Armenian language edition of the first thematic atlas of Armenia; one of the most impressive and engaging works of Soviet scientific cartography, featuring 97 full-page, full-colour plates of sophisticated maps plus diagrams covering virtually all aspects of the geography, geology, economy, transport and demographics of the Armenian SSR; predicated upon years of careful research and draughtsmanship by the Armenian…

  A rare Armenian almanac, issued in 1905 in Istanbul by the Armenian Hospital, including folding maps and valuable information on the Armenian minority.   8°, 512 pp. with portraits in text and interleaved 6 folding black and white maps, [20 pp.] advertisements on thin yellow paper, original blue cloth blinding with debossed black decoration and gilt lettering (title with…

  Colour lithography, 87 x 77 cm (34.2 x 30.3 cm) (tiny holes on the crossings of the folds, otherwise in a good condition).  

  A very rare larger portrait of Mehmed V with titles in Ottoman and Armenian script, was published for the occasion of his investiture in 1909, only days after the massacre of Armenians in Adana. The Armenian Genocide under the reign of Mehmed IV happened six years later.

This manuscript broadside is a stunning example of artistry, seamlessly blending Armenian calligraphy with its distinctive letters and rich Christian symbolism that is deeply embedded in the nation’s identity. The inclusion of a traditional labyrinth form elevates the piece, serving as a profound tool for meditation and concentration.   Drawing and manuscript in various colours on paper, 62 x 44…

  A book on the founder of Armenian diaspora poetry in the United States Hamastegh was drafted by an Armenian designer Minas Minasian published in New York a year following the poet’s death.