‎Constantinople ‎

‎Cosmesis. La parure féminine en Grèce à l’époque post-byzantine. Tracht und Schmuck der Griechin zur nachbyzantinischen Zeit. Collection du Musée Benaki, Athènes.‎

‎Fribourg, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire 1984, 210x210mm, 204pages, broché. Très bel exemplaire.‎

‎photos couleurs et n/b,‎

Bookseller reference : 21083

‎Sanat dünyamiz. No: 1 Year: 1 Mayis 1974. [First issue].‎

‎Good English Sanat dünyamiz. No: 1 Year: 1 Mayis 1974. [First issue]., Yapi ve kredi bankasi yayinlari, Ist., 1974. Paperback. Pbo. Small 4to. (28 x 20 cm). [46] p. Good. Color and b/w pcs and ills. First issue. In Turkish and English. Articles: Bogazici yalilari =[The Bosphorus and its Yalis.], Sedad H[akki] Eldem. Türk kumaslari =[Turkish fabrics.], Fikret Altay. Türk kapilarinin manevi süsleri =[Metal door ornaments.], Semavi Eyice; photos by: Hüsnü Gürsel. Degisen Bogazici =[The changing Bosphorus.], Melih Cevdet Anday. Virtüöz kizlarimiz =[Eleven Turkish women virtuosi.], Faruk Yener.‎

‎Turk folklor arastirmalari. Istanbul'da ayda bir defa cikar halk kulturu dergisi. No: 237 Nisan 1969.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Very good. Large 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). B/w ills and pcs. Between 5247-5270 p. In Turkish. Articles: Haci Bektas Veli velayetnamesi ve törenler, Behcet Kemal Caglar. Istanbul yatirlarina dair, M. Kemal Özergin. Bir Trakya oyunu: Mendil, Sabahattin Türkoglu. Halk resimlerinde minareler, Malik Aksel. XVII. Yüzyil asiklarindan Sahinoglu, Cahit Öztelli. Eski Romen kasabalarinda Türk kahveleri, A. Doganc-E.P. Juditz. Bir Konya masali: Genslikte mi, Gocalikta mi?, Saim Sakaoglu. Kitaplar arasinda: 'Kul Nesimi', Muzaffer Uyguner. Muhacir Kadiköy'de Hidrellez ve manileri, Erdem Yücel. Anadolu'da seyirlik köylü oyunlari VI, Metin And. Ardanuc kalesi üstüne bir baska efsane, M. Adil Özder.‎

‎Turk folklor arastirmalari. Istanbul'da ayda bir defa cikar halk kulturu dergisi. No: 291 Ekim 1973.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Very good. Large 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). B/w ills and pcs. Between 6769-6794 p. In Turkish. Articles: Cumhuriyetin 50. yilinda Türk folkloru, Ihsan Hincer. 50. yilda Türkiye'de halk musikisi calismalari, Refik Ünal. Bir sazsairi, bir ani: Serdari'den günümüze, Cemal Kutay. Cumhuriyetin 10. yil destani (Asik Ömer), Behcet Kemal Caglar. 50. Yilda Türk müzeciligi, Mehmet Önder. Eski Istanbul'da: Hayri Bey'in ramazan manileri, Erdem Yücel. Tortum Gölü ve selalesi efsanesi, Mehmet Kardes. 50. Yilda: Eski Istanbul'da cedik papuc, Münevver Alp. Ölümünün 3. yilinda: Asik Hicrani, Saim Sakaoglu. Konya asiklar bayrami ve 50. yil siir yarismasi, Bora Hincer. Masallar: Elmaya dadanan dev (18), Numan Kartal.‎

‎Türkiyemiz. 4 aylik sanat dergisi. No: 17 Year: 6 Ekim 1975.‎

‎Fine English Türkiyemiz. 4 aylik sanat dergisi. No: 17 Year: 6 Ekim 1975., Akbank., Ist., 1975. Paperback. Pbo. Fine. 50 p. Large Roy. 8vo. (26.5 x 19 cm). B/w and color ills and photos. In Turkish. Articles: Minyatürlerde Türk donanmasi, Nurhan Atasoy. Macar koleksiyonlarinda Türk süslemeleri, Geza Feher. Hali ve seccadelerde yazi süslemeleri, Yusuf Durul. Türk resminde kadin, Nurullah Berk. Sadullah Pasa yalisi, Emel Esin. Iznik ciniciligi, Hakki Izet. Yalova kaplicalari ve cevresi, Özel Sahingiray. Kaybolan degerlerimiz, Belkis Acar.‎

‎Türkiyemiz. Kultur ve sanat dergisi. No: 56 Year: 18 Ekim 1988. [Special issue: Galata, Pera, Beyoglu].‎

‎Very Good English Türkiyemiz. Kultur ve sanat dergisi. No: 56 Year: 18 Ekim 1988. [Special issue: Galata, Pera, Beyoglu]., Paperback. Pbo. Very good. 54 p. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17.5 cm). B/w and color ills and photos. In Turkish and English. Articles: Gecmisi ozlerim, huzuru ve cilesi ile birlikte, Sevgi ve ozlem. =[Love and nostalgia.], Aydin Boysan. Nostaljik duygularin disinda haritalarla bes yüz yil boyunca Beyoglu. =[Except nostalgia, with maps five hundred years of Beyoglu.], Cahit Kayra. Arastirmacisini, sanatcisini bekliyen Galata ve Beyoglu: Bir cevre, bir umut. =[An environment, a hope, Galata and Beyoglu waiting for its artist and researcher.], Necat Askin. Dün-bugün arasinda bir semt: Beyoglu'nun animsattiklari =[A village between yesterday-today: Reminiscences of Beyoglu.], Fahir Aksoy.‎

‎"A. Boppe"‎

‎"Les peintres du Bosphore au dix-huitième siècle"‎

‎"1911. Paris éditions Hachette 1911 - Broché 12 cm x 19 cm 231 pages - Texte de A. Boppe - Bon état - Essai de catalogue des tableaux et dessins faits en Turquie au XVIIIe siècle"‎

Bookseller reference : 6849

‎( GALIBERT, Léon et PELLÉ, C.).‎

‎L' Empire Ottoman illustré. Constantinople ancienne et moderne; contenant aussi les Sept Eglises de l' Asie Mineure. Illustré d'après les dessins pris sur les lieux par Thomas Allom, Esq. Précédées d'un Essai historique sur Constantinople et de la description des Monuments de Constantinople et des sept églises de l' Asie Mineure, par MM. Léon Galibert et C. Pellé. Première série.‎

‎Paris, Londres, Fisher, Fils et Cie, sans date ; in-4°, demi-chagrin vert foncé de l' éditeur, dos lisse orné de filets dorés, titre doré, plats de toile vert foncé orné d'un décor doré au 2 plats, tranches dorées; ( 6), XLII, 60pp.; vignette au titre, frontispice, 30 planches hors texte gravées sur acier et 1 carte.‎

‎Reliure frottée au dos, avec petite déchirure à la coiffe inférieure sans manque, piqûres, plusieurs planches sont fortement jaunies.Première série seule. ( Reu-CO2)‎

Bookseller reference : c6327

‎- Yeken Husny Bey -‎

‎Partition de la chanson : Odalisque (L')‎

‎Partitions sur la Turquie Bosc 1908‎

‎Très bon état Grand format Piano‎

Bookseller reference : 29650

‎[ADALIA GREEK COMMUNITY].‎

‎[ADALIA GREEK COMMUNITY] Kanonismos tis Ellinikis Orthodoxou koinotitos Attaleias. [i.e. Regulations of the Greek Orthodox community of Antalya].‎

‎Very Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Original wrappers. Large 8vo. (21 x 16 cm). In Greek (Modern). 21 p. First and only edition of this exceedingly rare and one of the earliest church regulations of the Greek Orthodox community of Attalia [Antalya]. Attalia was not a large urban center or major trading hub, but neither was the Greek Community marginal, and it was well integrated into the regional economy. It was different from other areas in Asia Minor due to a combination of factors ranging between demography, geography, local Orthodox leadership, and the city's social milieu. In contrast to the West-coast cities and many villages in Asia Minor with Orthodox majorities, Attalia's population was only about one-third Orthodox. The main area of difference in Antalya was the Community leadership, which was key to the maintenance of cordial relationships between Christians and Muslims, and the secular and ecclesiastical elements of Orthodox leadership in Antalya tended to cooperate for collective benefit. Throughout this period, a local elite managed to control education and other Community institutions, perpetuating an identity that was compatible with the local Ottoman context. In this last period, the Greek Community printed several books and tractates including a brief history of Antalya and this "regulation book" in the Meli Printing House, which was the only printing house of the Greek Community in Antalya. Only one institutional copy is located in OCLC 1030075331 (Suna Kiraç Library of the Koç University).‎

‎[AHMET] MUHITTIN [ERGÜVEN], (1883-1969); MIRLIVA ALI SEREF PASHA, (Author and mapmaker of 'Umûmî Cografya Atlasi' published in 1894 - Active between 1885-1905).‎

‎[OTTOMAN MAP of BRITISH ISLES] Ingiltere. Sâye-i Türkiye Hazret Gazi Sultan Abdülhamid Hân-i Sâni'de Maarif Umûmiye Nezâret-i Celîlesi ruhsatiyle Haset tarafindan Fransa Cemiyet-i Cografya âzâlarindan mütesekkil komisyona mahsûs tanzîm edilmis oldugu son atlasinin tercümesi olarak bu def'a Erkân-i Umûmiyye Dairesi Besinci Fen Subesi'ne me'mûr piyade mirlivâlarindan saâdetlü Ali Seref Pasa ve topçu yüzbasilarindan fütûvvetlü Mehmed Nis'et Efendi maarifetleriyle tertib ettirilmistir.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. Folded. Oblong folio. (35 x 52 cm). In Ottoman script. Color lithograph. It shows Sudan and West Africa, Atlas Ocean shores, Sahra Desert, and other parts of Africa. Scale: 1:15.000.000. A very detailed and attractive map. Slightly fading. Otherwise a very good copy. Dated Hegira: 1310 = [Gregorian 1894]. [EARLY OTTOMAN MAP of SUDAN] Sudan. Sâye-i Türkiye Hazret Gazi Sultan Abdülhamid Hân-i Sâni'de Maarif Umûmiye Nezâret-i Celîlesi ruhsatiyle meshur Haset tarafindan Fransa Cemiyet-i Cografya âzâlarindan mütesekkil komisyona mahsûs tanzîm edilmis oldugu son defaki atlasinin tercümesi olarak bu def'a Erkân-i Umûmiyye Dairesi Besinci Fen Subesi'ne me'mûr piyade mirlivâlarindan saâdetlü Ali Seref Pasa ve rifatlubinbasi fütûvvetlü Muhyiddin Efendi maarifetleriyle tertib ettirilmistir. Ali Seref Pasa or Hafix Ali Esref. He was a soldier, who was schooled in Paris as a cartographer around 1862. Already in Paris he published his first atlas with 22 maps, called 'Yeni atlas'. Upon his return to Istanbul he became a chief cartographer at the Maatbaa-i amire Printing Press in Beyazit, which was the successor of the Muteferrika press from 1727. Among others he translated the large Kiepert map of Anatolia to Ottoman. He died in 1907, leaving his large project of a gigantic map of Anatolia in 100 sheets unfinished. Ali's name is often misunderstood or even listed as two different people: Ali Seref Pasa and Hafiz Ali Esref. Until the surname law adopted on June 21, 1934, Turks did not have surnames. They were born with one first name and were until the adulthood described only as sons or daughters of their parent's names. Later they were given titles such as Effendi (Sir), Bey (Chief) or Hanim (Madam) for higher classes, or they were given names according to their work or class. The names were not inherited by children until 1934, when the surname law was enforced. The map maker Ali received names Seref, the honourable, and Pasa, the dignitary. He was also known as Hafiz, the memorizer of Qur'an and Esref, Proud. So Ali Seref Pasa would have a meaning 'Honourable Dignitary Ali, and Hafiz Ali Esref, Memorizer of Qur'an, Proud Ali. Daruttibaa - Matbaa-I Amire Printing Press: The first press in the Muslim world, called Daruttibaa, was founded in Istanbul by Ibrahim Muteferrika in 1727, with a permission of Sultan Ahmeet III. It was located in Muteferrika's house. The first book was published in 1729 and until 1742 sixteen other works followed. After Muteferrika's death, the press was supressed for printing, as printed books were considered dangerous. In 1796 the press was purchased by the government and moved to Uskudar in Istanbul, and in 1831 finally to Beyazit, where it was renamed to Matbaa-i Amire in 1866. The press was closed in 1901 and was reopened in 1908 under the name 'Âmire' In 1927 the name changed to State Printing House. The press still exists and is known for publishing school and educational books. Extremely rare. Not in OCLC.; Not in TBMM Map Collection.‎

‎[Cartes Larousse]‎

‎CARTES LAROUSSE - ATLAS de la GUERRE - N° 2‎

‎Pochette contenant 6 cartes, format 255 x 330 mm, s.d. (années 1914-1918) Librairie Larousse, bon état‎

‎6 planches de la Première Guerre mondiale : VII - Empire Ottoman VIII - Constantinople et les Détroits IX - Opérations dans le Nord X - Opérations en Argonne et Meuse XI - Opérations dans les Vosges XII - France du Nord-Est‎

Bookseller reference : LFA-126743988

‎[CONSTANTINOPLE]‎

‎L'Empire ottoman illustré - Constantinople ancienne et moderne; comprenant aussi Les Sept Églises de l'Asie Mineure‎

‎Londres et Parois, Fisher, Son & Cie, s.d. 3 séries en 1 vol. in-4, XLII-60 pp. 30 (sur 32) pl. + 58 pp. 31 (sur 32) pl. + 54 pp. 32 pl., demi-basane havane (dos manquant, reliure défraîchie, rousseurs et taches, 3 planches manquantes).‎

‎Ensemble des trois séries publiées, illustrées de nombreuses planches en noir, gravées d'après les dessins de Thomas Allom. Chaque titre comporte une page de titre et sa propre pagination. La 1ère et la 3e séries possèdent un titre gravé, en anglais. Le tout est précédé d'une notice historique sur la ville et ses monuments de Léon Galibert et Clément Pellé. Voir photographie(s) / See picture(s) * Membre du SLAM et de la LILA / ILAB Member. La librairie est ouverte du lundi au vendredi de 14h à 19h. Merci de nous prévenir avant de passer,certains de nos livres étant entreposés dans une réserve.‎

Bookseller reference : 19372

‎[Constantinople]‎

‎SOUVENIR de CONSTANTINOPLE‎

‎Un document de 30 planches photographies, format 235 x 175 mm, broché, s.d. (première moitié du XXe siècle), bon état‎

‎Les vues les plus remarquables de la Ville et du Bosphore‎

Bookseller reference : LFA-126714582

‎[HALIL] KEMAL KOÇER, (Turkish general), (1880?-1956).‎

‎Kurtulus savaslarimizda Istanbul (Isgal senelerinde M. M. Grupunun gizli faaliyetleri). [SIGNED COPY].‎

‎Near Fine Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 238, [1] p., portraits, facsimiles, and other b/w plates. First and Only Edition of this rare early book on the secret activities of M. M. Group [i.e. "Mim Mim Group'] in Istanbul during the Armistice and the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1922). Signed copy. Mim Mim Group was an intelligence group service which was officially recognized by the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM). Enver and Talat Pashas were involved in its enterprise. OCLC 1085195655.‎

‎[HARITA UMUM MÜDÜRLÜGÜ SHEET].‎

‎[MAP of BALKANS] Filibe [Plovdiv].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map on cloth. Oblong eephant folio. (64 x 573 cm). Toponyms in Ottoman script. [MAP of BALKANS] Filibe [Plovdiv]. A very detailed map. Shows Plovdiv and mountains, rivers around it. Extremely rare.‎

‎[HARITA UMUM MÜDÜRLÜGÜ].‎

‎[MAP] Kocaeli-Izmit Körfezi. Gökbüze, Derince, Dilburnu, Hersek Gölü. [Izmit Bay, Dilburnu, Gökbüke, Derince, Marmara Sea].‎

‎Very Good French Original color map on cloth. Oblong large folio. (49 x 58 cm). In Ottoman script. [MAP] Kocaeli-Izmit Körfezi. Gökbüze, Derince, Dilburnu, Hersek Gölü. [Izmit Bay, Dilburnu, Gökbüke, Derince, Marmara Sea]. Scale: 1/50.000.‎

‎[ISMAIL CEMAL KAMBAY [GALATALI], (Cartographer and Colonel), (1886-1950?)].‎

‎[MAP of EAST ANATOLIA] Malatya - Divrigi, Mancinik, Adiyaman, Harput.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. Folded. Oblong atlas folio. (50 x 60 cm). In Ottoman script. [MAP of EAST ANATOLIA] Malatya - Divrigi, Mancinik, Adiyaman, Harput. Shows Malatya, Adiyaman and Kharpout region; Firat River (Euphrates), Yazi Düzü, Erguvan etc. Scale: 1/200.000. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. In order to produce these maps covering Turkish territory, Reconnaissance Branch was incorporated into The Mapping Commission. The maps were produced in the datum based on the latitude and longitude of Ayasofya Mosque in equal area Bonn Projection. The field works for the 123 sheets covering the country were conducted by 76 staff. The production was completed in 18 years starting from east west. Field works continued without stopping except in years 1914 and 1920. This map series called also reconnaissance maps contributed a lot to producing 1:25.000 scale maps. Hegira: 1332 = Gregorian: 1916. Not description on map-maker. According to Türkezer & Çobanoglu: History of Mapping in Turkey-1:200.000 Scale Maps, cartographer of this map is Kambay, Cemal.‎

‎[KHALKEDONIA GREEK COMMUNITY].‎

‎[CHALCEDON GREEK COMMUNITY] Kanonismos tis en Khalkidoni Ellinikis Orthodoxou Koinotitos. [i.e. Regulation of the Greek Orthodox Community in Chalcedon].‎

‎Very Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Greek (Modern). 79 p. Not in OCLC. The Metropolis of Chalcedon is an ecclesiastical territory (diocese) of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Christianity spread in Chalcedon during the 2nd century AD. The city was initially the see of a bishopric before being promoted to a metropolis at 451 AD, at the time of the Fourth Ecumenical Council. It is one of the four remaining active Greek Orthodox Church metropolises of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Turkey today and the only one surviving in Asia Minor (Anatolia). During the 14th century, the metropolitan see remained vacant, due to the Ottoman conquest of the region. However, it was reorganized in the 15th century, possibly after the Fall of Constantinople and the subsequent incorporation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate into the millet system of the Ottoman society. The first recorded metropolitan of that time was Joseph, in 1477. In the following years, the jurisdiction of the metropolis was extended to the east. During the late 17th century the see of the diocese was transferred to Kuzguncuk (Ermoulianai, Chrysokeramos), where it remained until 1855. At that period a number of monasteries were established, like the one of Saint Panteleimon, which was declared Stauropegic. The metropolitan of Chalcedon was one of the five Elder metropolitans from the wider region of Constantinople, the other being those of nearby Herakleia, Cyzicus, Nicaea, and Nicomedia. Following an Ottoman decree of 1757, they had to be always present in the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and had direct access to the Ottoman Sultan, to whom they announced the election of the new Ecumenical Patriarch. From the mid-19th century, the local metropolis prospered thanks to the significant population increase and economic development of the local Orthodox population. In 1855 the see of the metropolitan returned to Chalcedon during the primateship of Metropolitan Gerasimos. Moreover, the newly erected church of Saint Euphemia became the new cathedral. The metropolitan mansion was built near the cathedral in 1902. This is the first and only known printed regulation book of the Greek Community in Chalcedonia (Kadiköy). Extremely rare.‎

‎[LIBRARIAN OF YILDIZ PALACE LIBRARY].‎

‎[HAFIZ-I KÜTÜB: OTTOMAN LIBRARIANSHIP - PALACE LIBRARY] Ottoman manuscript document including notes on types of rare books, photograph albums and their languages, "Library of HM, Yildiz Palace" letterhead.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript document including notes the types and numbers of the rare books, photo albums and their languages, probably taken by the royal librarian of the Ottoman Yildiz Palace in the period. 21,5x13,5 cm. In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 1 p. No signature. Letterhead of "Yildiz Sarayi Alîsi Kütübhâne-i Hümâyûn-i Cenâb-i Mülûkâne" [i.e. Library of HM, Yildiz Palace].‎

‎[MASONIC]; N.A.‎

‎Türkiye Mas .:. A .:. ale'l-umûm maha .:. hakkinda câri nizâmnâme-i umûmisi.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Ottoman script. 66, [2] p. Regulations of masonic lodge of Grand Orient de Turquie Or .:. Constantinople. (Türkiye Masrik-i âzami). Roumi: 1339. = Gregorian: 1923. Özege: 21693. First Edition. Türkiye Mas .:. A .:. ale'l-umûm maha .:. hakkinda câri nizâmnâme-i umûmisi.‎

‎[MESSRS I. CAMONDO ET CIE ON BEHALF OF [PROBABLY] MOISE DE CAMONDO, (Ottoman Empire-born French banker, art collector and philanthropist), (1860-1935)].‎

‎Autograph letter signed.‎

‎Very Good French Original autograph letter signed (ALS) by P.pon "[We hereby declare that Ms. L. Cassinelli occupied our house located in Pera Rue, Hodja Ali No 19. On December 1, 1887, and left him on September 30, 1899. That during all time, he did not pay me the tax... P. pon de la succession de feu le Comte A. de Camondo. [i.e. On behalf of the succession of Count A[braham Salomon] Camondo, (1781-1873)]. Probably it's signed by his advocate of Moise de Camondo. Recipient is not defined. Letter indicates one of Camondo family's houses in Pera, Constantinople. 26,5x21 cm. Completely in French. 14 lines. On a paper watermarked "William Brown & Co., London". William Brown and Co. were located in London in this 'St. Mary Axe, and 40 to 41, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.' address according to Grace's guide to British industrial industry; they worked on 'Lithographic and Letterpress Printers'. 1887 Registered as a Limited Company. Count Moïse de Camondo, (1860-1935), was an Ottoman Empire-born French banker and art collector. He was a member of the prominent Camondo family. As a child, Camondo moved with his family from their home in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, to Paris around 1869, where he grew up and continued the career of his father, Nissim de Camondo (1830-1889), as a banker. He was born into a Sephardic Jewish family that owned one of the largest banks in the Ottoman Empire, established in France since 1869. Starting in 1911, he completely rebuilt the family's Parisian mansion on the Parc Monceau in order to house his collection of 18th-century French furniture and artwork. Working closely with the architect René Sergent, he created a palatial home conforming to certain 18th-century traditions, even planning the room dimensions to match exactly the objects in his collection. The entryway is inspired by the Petit Trianon of Versailles. The home includes a kosher kitchen with separate sections for meat and dairy. The dining room includes a beautifully-carved green marble fountain in the shape of a shell, with a dolphin spigot for the ritual washing of hands before eating a meal. Some highlights of his collection include a French silver service that had been ordered by Russian Empress Catherine the Great, a set of Buffon porcelain (with exact reproductions of ornithological drawings) from the Sèvres manufacturer, and perhaps the only existing complete set of Gobelin royal tapestry sketches. He married Irène Cahen d'Anvers, daughter of Louis Cahen d'Anvers, in 1891. They separated in August 1897 after her affair with de Camondo's stable master, Count Charles Sampieri, whom she would later marry and divorce. The children, Nissim and Beatrice, remained with de Camondo. The mansion was completed in 1914, but his son did not reside there very long, as he rejoined the French Army to fight in The Great War. It had been de Camondo's great hope that his son, whom he adored, would take over the family empire. Following Nissim's death in 1917, de Camondo closed all banking activities. He largely withdrew from society and devoted himself primarily to his collection and to hosting dinners for a club of gourmets at regular intervals. Camondo died in 1935, and the museum opened the following year. He donated the home to Paris's Decorative Arts society as a museum (Musée Nissim de Camondo) in honor of the loss of his son Nissim in World War I. In addition to the collection, the meticulously-restored service areas, elevator, and woodwork of the mansion are noteworthy. During the German occupation of France during World War II, his daughter Béatrice, his son-of-law Léon Reinach, and their children (Fanny and Bertrand) were deported from France and died in the Auschwitz concentration camp. As a result, the de Camondo family died out.‎

‎[Notre Histoire]‎

‎NOTRE HISTOIRE‎

‎N° 49 (Octobre 1988) 66 pages, format 205 x 285 mm, illustré, broché couverture couleurs, bon état‎

‎Au sommaire : Les cimetières de Paris ; Les Turcs à Constantinople ; Essor et crise de la Mission de France ; Les premiers Jeux Olympiques‎

Bookseller reference : LFA-126739823

‎[ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND VISIT TO ISTANBUL OF KAISER WILHELM II AND AUGUSTA VICTORIA, QUEEN OF PRUSSIA].‎

‎[ILLUSTRATED KAISER'S VOYAGES TO THE OTTOMAN MIDDLE EAST] Hatirâ-i seyahât: Alman Imparatoru hasmetlü Vilhelm [Kaiser II. Wilhelm] ve Imparatoriçe Ogusta Viktorya [Augusta Victoria] hazretinin Dersaadet'i def'â-yi saniye olarak ziyaretleriyle Suriye seyahatlerine bir hatirâ-i nâçiz olmak üzere (Sabah) Gazetesi tarafindan Kariyan-i Osmaniyeye hediye edilmisdir.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Fine brown quarter leather bdg., brown boards with decorative embossing. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic script). 176 p., 33 unnumbered b/w plates of views of the Middle Eastern cities, Kaiser and queen's portraits, ills. of their maritime voyages, a general view of Beirut, a panorama of Jerusalem (in two pages), The Government House and Lake Tiberia in Beirut, a general view of Jaffa, churches and castles and Masjid-i Aksa of Jerusalem, Idlib, the interior of the Umayyad Mosque in Jerusalem, The Government House of Jaffa, Beirut - Damascus railways, street views and architectural buildings from Damascus, the market place of Jaffa, Bethlehem and the church, views of Trablus-Sam [i.e. Tripolis], ruins of Baalbek, and other numerous b/w photos, published for only this book. Slight stains on pages, a modern repair on a leaf with tape, otherwise a very good copy. Bound together with "Eski Sevda" which is a compilation of Turkish tales. First and only edition of this richly illustrated scarce and uncommon book was printed for the German Emperor Wilhelm II and his wife Augusta Victoria, the commemoration of the construction of Alman Çesmesi [i.e. German Fountain] in Constantinople, and the first anniversary of the Wilhelm II's travel to the Ottoman Empire in 1898. The fountain's design was drawn by the architect Spitta and constructed by the architect Schoele with the German architect Carlitzik and Italian architect Joseph Anthony, working on the project. The fountain was built in Germany and then transported piece by piece to Istanbul, reassembled in its current site, and officially opened on January 27, 1901, on the birthday of German Emperor Wilhelm II. Wilhelm II's voyage to the Levant in 1898 was a state visit that the German Emperor undertook in the Ottoman Empire between 25 October and 12 November 1898. The Kaiser started his journey to the Ottoman Eyalets with Istanbul on 16 October 1898; then he went by yacht to Haifa on 25 October. After visiting Jerusalem and Bethlehem, the Kaiser went back to Jaffa to embark on Beirut, where he took the train passing Aley and Zahlé to reach Damascus on 7 November. This book is richly illustrated including many views of the cities of this voyage's destinations like Jerusalem, Damascus, Beirut (Beirut), Jafa, Baalbek, etc. On 10 November, Wilhelm went to visit Baalbek before heading to Beirut to board his ship back home on 12 November. His visit spurred interest in the German Templer colonies in Palestine. One of the Kaiser's traveling companions, Colonel Joseph von Ellrichshausen, initiated the formation of a society for the advancement of the German settlements in Palestine, named the Gesellschaft Zur Förderung der Deutschen Ansiedlungen in Palästina, in Stuttgart. It enabled the settlers to acquire land for new settlements by offering them low-interest loans. A subsequent second wave of German settlers founded Wilhelma (named after the Kaiser, now called Bnei Atarot) in 1902 near Lod, Walhalla (1903) near the original Jaffa colony, followed by Bethlehem of Galilee (1906). The German Settlement Society successfully encouraged some of the Templars to return to the official, national Protestant Church. The non-Templar colony of Waldheim (now Alonei Abba) was subsequently founded next to Bethlehem of Galilee in 1907 by proselytized Templers now affiliated with the Old-Prussian State Church. The visit resulted in the highest-profile political event in the life of Theodor Herzl, considered the founder of Zionism. Through the efforts of William Hechler, via Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Herzl publicly met Wilhelm II three times during the voyage, once in Istanbul (on 15 October 1898) and twice in Palestine (29 October and 2 November). The meetings significantly advanced Herzl's and Zionism's legitimacy in Jewish and world opinion. (Wikipedia). Only one copy in OCLC (Library of Congress. Karl Süssheim Collection, no. 1300) 900684728. Özege 7023‎

‎[OTTOMAN RESTORATION LICENCE - HÂRÎK MAHALI].‎

‎[OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE - RESTORATION] A fine restoration license for a fire protected wooden house in Kasimpasa Beyoglu, Constantinople in 1909.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original document partly printed and handwritten - manuscript. 49x29 cm. In Ottoman script. Lithograph. A fine pictorial and calligraphic title. "Her nev'i bina insaat ve tamîrâta mahsûs ruhsat tezkîresidir". Given to Captain Mustafa Efendi and his wife Nigâr Hanim. Restoration license for a wooden house with a "hârîk" [i.e. fire] protected in Sinan Pasha district, Kasimpasha, Ayyuk Street in Constantinople, Istanbul. Stamped and signed. Dated 1325 AH [1909 AD]. [OSMANLI ARCHITECTURE - RESTORATION] A fine restoration license for a fire-protected wooden house in Kasimpasa Beyoglu, Constantinople in 1909.‎