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Seven essays on medicine

Several Essays on medicine, including an essay written by Sayyid Ismaʻil Musavi ʻUrayzi Yazdi in 1834 or 1835, in which he prescribes donkey's milk for women who do not get pregnant and for impotent men or those with premature ejaculation.
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Travel journal

ʻAlaviyah Khanum Kirmani's travel journal. ʻAlaviyah Khanum, ʻAli Khan and a few others went on Hajj and made pilgrimages to the shrines in Iraq. On the way back to Iran, she visited a number of cities including Tehran and the Nasiri Court. This travel journal was written by ʻAlaviyah Khanum Kirmani. On the first page of the book (this page was written by ʻAli Khan at the request of ʻAlaviyah Khanum), ʻAlaviyah Khanum noted that she wrote this book because she missed her husband and also to record these events in history. The author's actual name is not known and "ʻAlaviyah Khanum Kirmani"...

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