Kitāb-i Kabrit-i Īrān: jild-i nukhust : Kabrit’hā-yi qūṭī-yi chūbī

Kitāb-i Kabrit-i Īrān is an illustrated study of the history, graphic design, and cultural significance of the matchbox in Īrān, from its arrival as a foreign luxury under Nāṣir al-Dīn Shāh Qājār to its nationalisation as a strategic commodity under Riz̤ā Shāh Pahlavī. Dedicated to the memory of Mahdī Sīyidī — author of the earliest history of Iranian matches — the work draws on unpublished state archives, personal memoirs, and rare collectors' specimens. It records the founding of Īrān's first match factories: the Tawkkulī works in Tabrīz (1297 Shamsi / 1918), the rival Mumtāz factory (1300 / 1921), and the parliamentary legislation monopolising the trade in 1310 (1931). A substantial section classifies the graphic typology of Iranian matchbox label design by motif — lion imagery, portrait subjects, patriotic themes, and Swedish-influenced patterns — offering a visual history of Iranian commercial art through one of its most compact and intimate carriers.