1964 In collaboration with the late Dr.
Mahmood Ramyar, the unique work of Fahares-ol-Quran (indexes of the Holy
Quran) took 5 years of continued and elaborate work. It is now
frequently used as a useful reference coming at the end of most editions
of the Holy Quran as an addenda.
1968 Amir Kabir purchased half the total assets of
Sepehr Printing House, converting it to one of the most equipped printing houses
suitable for book printing and binding.
1970 For the encouragement of writers, translators
and illustrators of children's books, in cooperation of Sazemane Hamgam and Mr.
Nader Ibrahimi, an ambitious program was launched to publish books for children
and youngsters.
1971 A deluxe edition of the SHAHNAME of Firdowsi
was published; popularly known as "Shahname Amir Kabir". Sixteen years of
elaborate work was done on this title. Dr. M. J. Mahjoob had the task of editing
it. Calligraphy was done by Javad Sharifi. Miniature paintings are the work of
M. Bahrami; illuminations were done by Hossein Eslami, and etchings were carried
out by A. A. Masoomi. 6-color and 8-color printing were used. It soon found its
place in international museums such as the British Museum, the Metropolitan
Museum of New York and the Hermitage Museum of Leningrad (Saint Petersburg).
1976 As three publishing houses, namely Kharazmi,
Ebne Sina and Jibi Books were all in financial crisis and trouble, their stocks
were bought to make them solvent and rescue them from collapse. The merger
resulted in the formation of "Amir Kabir Publishing Group" the largest private
publisher in Iran with some 300 personnel in all.
1977 Amir Kabir bought the rights to the Persian
Encyclopedia of Mossaheb which had practically come to a standstill. The second
volume was then published after a 12-year delay since the publication of its
first volume. The second volume was published in 1978. The third volume was
about to come out that the time coincided with the expropriation of Amir Kabir.
1978 A deluxe edition of the holy Quran was
published. It took 12 years of elaborate work. Mr. Ahmed Zanjani did the
calligraphy. Mr. Ibrahim Hashemi was responsible for the illuminations.
Proofreading and editing were done jointly by Hojjat-ol-Islam Seyyed Sadreddin
Balaghi and Hojjat-ol-Islam Haji Mirza Hassan Massoudi. The text is printed in 7
colors.
1979 In its last year of activity, 480 titles in a
total of 8 million copies were put out. 150 titles were new titles. At this
time, about 400 publishing agreements were already signed with writers and
translators, some of which in the process of editing, typesetting or even under
print.
