* A ZAD AL-MA'AD (PROVISIONS OF THE HEREAFTER) BY MOHAMMAD BAQIR MAJLESI (d. 1695 AD) PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION   Iran, 19th century Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper, 237ff., plus three fly-leaves, each folio predominantly with 26ll., of elegant black naskh and red nasta'liq translations, within red and gold and blue rules, with illuminated opening page and chapter headings, catchwords, the colophon signed Mirza Muhammad al Musawi al Husayini al Alawi, dated Tuesday 5th Shawwal 1253 AH (1837), the lacquered binding of finely painted floral arrangements within narrow floral and key-patterned borders, the end-pages each painted with a multi-headed narcissi and other flowers against a red ground, joined by the leather spine, the text panel 18.7cm x 10cm and the folio 24.4cm x 15cm. * Please note that this lot is subject to import VAT at a preferential rate of 5% on the Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on the Buyer's Premium.