Reference works.

Krefter, F. Persepolis Rekonstruktionen. Berlin, 1971, 2 parts (text and plates) in one, folio and 4to, 36 large folding plates (loose as issued), text in original cloth, both parts housed in original blue fitted cloth box, label on spine
Sakisian, Armenag Bey. La miniature persane du XIIe au XVIIe siècle. Paris and Brussels, 1929, 2 copies, 4to, each copy with 106 plates, original wrappers
Arnold, T.W. and A. Grohmann. The Islamic Book. 1929, limited to 375 copies, 4to, 104 plain and coloured plates, original blue morocco gilt, slightly scuffed at edges
Creswell, K.A.C. A Bibliography of the Architecture, Arts and Crafts of Islam. American University in Cairo, 1978-73-84, 3 volumes (including 2 supplements), folio, original cloth, one dust-jacket
Prisse d’Avennes, A.C.T.E. L’art arabe. [Beirut, 1977], 3 volumes, folio, facsimile of the original edition of 1877, plates, many coloured, original publisher’s faux morocco-backed boards
Martin, F.R. The Miniature Painting and Painters of Persia, India and Turkey from the 8th to the 18th Century. 1968, limited to 500 copies, folio, plain and coloured plates, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket (frayed)

And 64 others (list available from the Book Department or online at www.sothebys.com)

The other books in this lot are:

Safadi, Yasin Hamid (ed.), Select Arabic Manuscripts: a descriptive and illustrated catalogue of a collection of Arabic Manuscripts (London, 1979)
Pinder-Wilson, R. H., Persian Painting of the Fifteenth Century (London, 1958)
Musees D’Algerie, I – Reflets du Passe
Musees D’Algerie, II – L’Art Populaire et Contemporain
Arabic Calligraphy in Manuscripts (1986)
Rogers, J. M., The Topkapi Saray Museum: The Albums and Illustrated Manuscripts (Boston, 1980)
Schimmel, Annemarie, Islamic Calligraphy (New York, 1992)
Haldane, Duncan, Islamic Bookbindings (London, 1983)
Safadi, Yasmin Hamid, Islamic Calligraphy (Boulder, 1979)
James, David, Qur’ans and Bindings from the Chester Beatty Library, A Facsimile Exhibition (London, 1980)
McMullan, Joseph V., Islamic Carpets (Germany, 1965)
Soudavar, Abolala, Art of the Persian Courts (New York, 1992)
Pope, Arthur Upham, An Introduction to Persian Art, since the Seventh Century AD (London, 1930)
Barrett, Douglas, Islamic Metalwork in the British Museum (London, 1949)
Gabriel, Albert, Chateaux Turcs de Bosphore (Paris, 1943)
Arnold, Thomas, W. (Sir), Bihzad and his Paintings in the Zafar-Namah MS (London, 1930)
Arnold, Thomas, W. (Sir), Painting in Islam: A study of the place of pictorial art in Muslim Culture (Oxford, 1928)
D’Avennes, Prisse, Arab Art as seen through the Monuments of Cairo (Paris, 1983)
Weill, Jean David, Catalogue du Musee Arabe: Les Bois a epigraphes depuis l’epoque mamlouke (Cairo, 1936)
Fehervari, G, Islamic Pottery: A comprehensive study based on the Barlow Collection (London, 1973)
Pinder-Wilson, Ralph, Islamic Art – One Hundred Colour Plates (London, 1957)
Ettinghausen, Richard, La Peinture Arabe (Geneva, 1977)
Sakisian, Armenag Bey, La Miniature Persane du XII au XVII Siecle... specimen (prospectus)
Grube, Ernst J., The World of Islam: Architecture, ceramics, paintings, rugs, metalwork, carvings (London, 1966)
Schmidt, Erich F., Persepolis III, The Royal Tombs and Other Monuments (Chicago, 1970), 2 copies of vol.3
Myth and ceremony in Islamic painting, [no date]
Treasures of the Orient, Idemitsu Museum of Arts, [1979?]
Schurmann, U. Caucasian Rugs, no date
Welch, S.C. Royal Persian Manuscripts, 1976
Nasr, S.H. Islamic Science, an illustrated study, 1976
Jenkins, M., editor. The al-Sabah Collection, Islamic Art in the Kuwait National Museum, 1983
Robinson, B.W. and others. Islamic Art in the Keir Collection, 1988
Fehervari, G. Islamic Metalwork... in the Keir Collection, 1980
Lentz, T.W. and G.D. Lowry. Timur and the Princely Vision, 1989
Lowry, G.D. and S. Nemazee. A Jeweler's Eye, Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection, [1988?]
Robinson, B.W. Persian Drawings from the 14th through the 19th Century, [1965?]
May, F.L. Silk Textiles of Spain, eighth to fifteenth century, NY, 1957
Frothingham, A.W. Catalogue of the Hispano-Moresque Pottery in the collection of the Hispanic Society of America, NY, 1936
Meredith-Owens, G.M. Persian Illustrated Manuscripts, 1973
Meredith-Owens, G.M. Turkish Miniatures, 1969
Hobson, R.L. British Museum. A Guide to the Islamic Pottery of the Near East, 1932
Arif, A.S. and A.M.A Hakima. Descriptive Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in Nigeria, 1965
Ros, E.D., editor. Persian Art, 1930
Blair, S.S. and J.M. Bloom, editors. Images of Paradise in Islamic Art, [1991], 2 copies
James, D. Qurans of the Mamluks, 1988
Atul, E. Renaissance of Islam. Art of the Mamluks, 1981
Baer, E. Metalwork in Medieval Islamic Art, [1983]
Perrot, G. and C. Chipiez. History of Art in Persia, 1892
Sarre, F. L'art de la Perse ancienne, [c.1921]
Al Samman, T. and O. Mazal. Die Arabische Welt und Europa, Ausstellung, 1988
Kendrick, A.F. Victoria and Albert Museum... Catalogue of Textiles from Burying-grounds in Egypt, 1920-1922, 3 vol.
Kirkman, J., editor. City of San'a, 1976
Lings, M. and Y.H. Safadi. The Qur'an, catalogue of an exhibition, 1976
Weir, S. The Bedouin, 1976
The Qashqai of Iran, 1976
Canby, S.R. Persian Painting, 1993
Schmitz, B. Islamic Manuscripts in the New York Public Library, 1992
Titley, N. and F. Wood. Oriental Gardens, 1991
The Arts of Islam, Hayward Gallery, 8 April - 4 July 1976, 1976
and one other in Arabic

These additional books are sold not subject to return