This catalogue of manuscripts and printed books in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish spans five centuries in time and from North Africa to Persia in geography, and includes works of Persian poetry, Qur’anic recitation, history, jurisprudence, books from the Muteferrika Press, and specimen leaf from the Ottoman paper mill.  

We are thrilled to be exhibiting at this year's New York International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Park Avenue Armory (April 3-6). This catalogue includes just a few of the many wonderful items we will be exhibiting. We are especially proud to be offering books from the wide-ranging collections of the General Theological Seminary Library, with early Bibles printed by Koberger, Jenson, and Robert Estienne, ecclesiastical volumes such as third Drach edition of the Malleus Maleficarum, and interesting works of travel and Americana.

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This catalogue offers the collection of Henry James from the library of American author Peter Straub, with autograph letters, presentation copies, a notable large paper issue of the New York Edition of the Novels and Tales (complete, 26 vols., 1907-17), and a choice copy of The Two Magics, which contains “The Turn of the Screw”, as well as secondary works. With an introduction by John Clute

Readers scrawl notes in the margins and amend in red ink, enriching—and occasionally complicating—the story of the text. Notable annotated material within this catalogue include Steel's New Chart of the Coast of Brazil with annotations by David Conner, plotting the course of the USS Hornet in the War of 1812; and Oliver Sacks' personal copy of A Leg to Stand on.

Within this catalogue of Americana miscellany you'll find a range of material spanning from an early work of American astronomy, to one of the earliest Confederate imprints: South Carolina's official act of secession, printed for delegates at the secession convention.