‎Turquie - ottoman empire‎

‎Edited by JOSEPH STANACH, LUDWIK LYDKO.‎

‎Livre commemoratif illustre: L'Industrie Polonaise et la Turquie.= Ilustrowana ksiega pamiatkowa: Prezemysl polski a Turcja.= Resimli Mecmua: Lehistan (Polonya) sanayi ve Türkiye. Eylül 1924. Istanbul'daki 1. Leh Sergisi münasebetiyle.‎

‎New Polish Original bdg. Folio. (32 x 23 cm). In Polish, Turkish, French, and Ottoman script. 143 p., b/w ills. Livre commemoratif illustre: L'Industrie Polonaise et la Turquie.= Ilustrowana ksiega pamiatkowa: Prezemysl polski a Turcja.= Resimli Mecmua: Lehistan (Polonya) sanayi ve Türkiye. Eylül 1924. Istanbul'daki 1. Leh Sergisi münasebetiyle.‎

‎A. SÜHEYL ÜNVER, (1898-1986).‎

‎Türk yazi çesitleri ve faideli ba'zi bilgiler. Türk hattatlari yazilarindan örneklerle birlikte ba'zi faideli izahat verilmistir.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 44 p., unnumbered b/w plts. Türk yazi çesitleri ve faideli ba'zi bilgiler. Türk hattatlari yazilarindan örneklerle birlikte ba'zi faideli izahat verilmistir. A study on Turkish / Ottoman calligraphic types of writing with examples from famous calligraphers. First and Only Edition. Rare.‎

‎ÖMER FEVZI MARDINÎZADE, (19th century).‎

‎A voice from the East: Fragments from the Turkish thinker Ömer Fevzi Mardin. Translated by Lyman MacCallum.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (22x 15 cm). In English. 63, [1] p. A voice from the East: Fragments from the Turkish thinker Ömer Fevzi Mardin. Translated by Lyman MacCallum. First and Only Edition. Contents: Foreword.; To the mothers of mankind.; A child's prayer.; My daily prayer.; Love save.; Muslim-Christiancooperation.; Article by Peter Howard.; Article by Ömer Fevzi Mardin.‎

‎M. UGUR DERMAN.‎

‎Harflerin aski: Kerem Kiyak ve Mustafa Balci koleksiyonlarindan.‎

‎New Turkish Original bdg. HC. Folio. (33 x 28 cm) In Turkish. Harflerin aski: Kerem Kiyak ve Mustafa Balci koleksiyonlarindan. 443 p., color ills. Masterpieces of Islamic calligraphic art of two private collections.‎

‎R. GÜL GÜRTEKIN-DEMIR, HÜSEYIN CEVIZOGLU - YASEMIN POLAT - GÜRCAN POLAT.‎

‎Keramos / Ceramics. A cultural approach. Proceedings of the First International Conference at Ege University, May 9-13, 2011, Izmir.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (26 x 21 cm). In English. 344 p., b/w ills. Keramos / Ceramics. A cultural approach. Proceedings of the First International Conference at Ege University, May 9-13, 2011, Izmir. Contents: Introduction. Alexandridou, Alexandra / Approaching Early Archaic Attica: Contextual Study Of Its Early Black-Figure Pottery Production Amicone, Silvia / Fourth-Century BC Black And Red Gloss Pottery From Iasos: Technological ApproachBacheva, Galya D. / CIooking And Dining In Late Phrygian GordionCamera, Marco / Sikelo-Geometric" Pottery Between Indigenous Tradition and Greek InfluencesCevizoglu, Huseyin / Klazomenian Sarcophagus Or Bathtub? "He Use Of Bathtubs in Burial ContextsFrancis, Jane E. / Late Roman C Ware/Phocaean Red Slip Pottery from The Cilicia Survey Project (Misis), TurkeyFrasca, Massimo / Grey Ware In Sicily, Between East And WestGiovanni, Vicenzo Di / Roman And Byzantine Pottery From The North-East Area Agora Kyme (Aliaga, Turkey). A Quantitative ApproachGranata, Allessandra / Magenta Ware From Sicilian Funerary ContextsGurtekin-Demir, Gul - Yasemin Polat / Between Lydia And Caria: Iron Age Pottery From Kale-I Tavas. Ancient TabaeHeittze, Lars / Between Adoption And Persistence: Two Regional Types Of Pottery From Late Classical And Early Hellenistic PrieneIlieva, Petya / G 2-3 Ware Cosmetic Vases Reconsidered: Between Mycenaean And Archaic Greece In The Necropolis Of Hephaistia On LemnosJacobsen, Jan Kindberg - Carmelo Colelli - Gloria Mittica - Soren Handberg / Pottery Workshop Organization And Transformation At The Archaeological Site Of Timpone Della Motta Between 800 And 650 Bc A Case Study From Northern Calabria, Southern ItalyKathariou, Kleopatra / The Jena Deposit Under Glass: Investigating The Production Of A Ceramic Workshop In Late Classical AthensTarakci, Seval Konak / Some Remarks On Newly Discovered Graves At KlazomenaiVon Miller, Alexandra Ch. J. / Archaic Pottery From Panaylrdag. Ephesos: New Evidence And First ResultsOzer, Bekir / Archaic Pottery Of Coastal Caria: Finds From A Cremation Burial At BybassosPetrakova, Anna / A Cultural Approach To The Study Of Late Athenian Red-Figure Pottery From The Bosporan Kingdom: Advantages And DisadvantagesDe Simone, Girolamo F. - Caterina Serena Martucci - Gaetana Boemio And Serena D'ltalia / Pottery As A Proxy Indicator For Diet Change In Late Antique CampaniaTirpan, Ahmet Adil - Zafer Korkmaz - Makbule Ekici / A Group Of Band Decorated Ceramics From The Mengefe District In The Caria RegionTulek, Fusun / Late Roman Ceramics Of The Deli Haul Settlement In The East Cilicia PlainZunal, Onur / East Greek Kotylai From Klaros Figures. ARCHEOLOGY Anatolian civilizations Ceramic Tile Greek Roman Hellenism History of art.‎

‎Edited by ALTAN ÇILINGIROGLU, ZEYNEP ÇULHA, KEMALETTIN KÖROGLU, GÜNSIL ÖNCÜ.‎

‎Urartians: A civilization in the Eastern Anatolia. The Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium Held at Istanbul 13-15 October, 2014.‎

‎New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 21 cm). In English. 323 p., color ills. Urartians: A civilization in the Eastern Anatolia. The Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium Held at Istanbul 13-15 October, 2014. Contents: Introduction / Ahu Has.; Foreword / Prof. Altan Çilingiroglu - Prof. Kemalettin Köroglu.; Ayanis Fortress: The Day After the Disaster / Altan Çilingiroglu.; Establishment of the Urartu Kingdom / Armagan Tan.; Urartian and Post-Urartian Periods at Van Fortress Moundin Light of New Excavations / Erkan Konyar.; Iron Age Chronology Issues of Altintepe and the Kingdom of Diauehi Mehmet / Emre Özdogan.; The 3D Virtual Reconstruction of an Urartian Citadel: Erzincan-Altintepe / Serap Kusu - Kemalettin Köroglu.; New Evaluations on the Superstructure of theUrartian Fortification Walls: The Ayanis Case Mahmut Bilge Bastürk.; The Kingdom of Diauehi and the Urartians in Northeast Anatoliain Light of New Findings / Alpaslan Ceylan.; A Unique Female Belt from the Van Museum of Archaeology / Rafet Çavusoglu.; A Review of Zernaki Tepe / Bülent Genç.; The Urartian Presence in the Lake Urmia Region / Ernst Stephan Kroll.; Urartian Kingdom and Trade: A Critical Review / Ali Çifçi.; Archaeoseismic Observations at Ayanis Fortress / Atilla Batmaz.; Urartian Traces in Mus / Malazgirt in Light of Archaeological Data / Hanifi Biber.; 25 Years of Excavations at Ayanis Castle:Recent Developments / Mehmet Isikli.; The Capital City Tushpa / Taner Tarhan.‎

‎JÖRG DE NUREMBERG, (1456-1482).‎

‎Histoire de la Turquie. Traduit du haut-allemand précoce et présenté par Michael Karger.‎

‎New French Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French. 85 p. Histoire de la Turquie. Traduit du haut-allemand précoce et présenté par Michael Karger. Introduction I. Jörg de Nuremberg et son temps. II. Les canonniers et l'artillerie ottoman III. Les motivations et les influences de l'auteur IV. La structure et les particularités du récit V. L'édition du récit et sa postérité VI. Conclusion VII. Documents iconographiques Avertissement [Histoire de la Turquie] [De l'origine des Turcs et ce que chaque empereur accomplit] Item, suit ci-dessous de leur loi ou croyance, de leur jeûne et prière Item, suit ci-dessous comment ils gardent les pauvres captifs, les achètent et les vendent. Chronologie des dynasties Index des noms de personnes et de peuples Index géographique des noms de lieux Cartes Références bibliographiques.‎

‎ENRIQUE SAPORTA Y BEJA.‎

‎Refranes de los Judíos Sefardíes y otras locuciones típicas de los Judíos Sefarcíes de Salónica y otros sitios de Oriente (Biblioteca Nueva Sefarad Volumen V).‎

‎Fine Spanish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Spanish. [6], [xii], [2], 203 p. Refranes de los Judíos Sefardíes y otras locuciones típicas de los Judíos Sefarcíes de Salónica y otros sitios de Oriente (Biblioteca Nueva Sefarad Volumen V). Sayings of Sephardic Jews and other locutions typical of Sephardic Jews from Thessaloniki and other sites in the East. First and Only Edition.‎

‎A. AZIZ [OGAN], (1888-1956).‎

‎Izmir Müzesi rehberi.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 95, [1], [1] p., 68 numerous b/w plates, b/w ills. Izmir Müzesi rehberi. First Edition. This is the first guide to Izmir Museum prepared by Aziz Ogan, (1888-1956). Ogan was a Turkish archaeologist and museologist. He was the one of the earliest archaeologists of the Turkish Republic. He founded Izmir Archeology Museum and was the director of Istanbul Archeology Museums. He is the father of the first Turkish female archaeologist Jale Inan.‎

‎NECATI, (Ottoman / Turkish military doctor), (19th-20th century).‎

‎[OTTOMAN TOXICOLOGY] Toksikolojiden gayr-i uzvî mevat ile tesemmüm.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. 57 p., b/w plates. Toksikolojiden gayr-i uzvî mevat ile tesemmüm. First Edition. Not in Özege. One of the early toxicology studies in the Ottoman / Turkish medical literature.‎

‎AHMED RIZA, (1858-1930).‎

‎[RARE PUBLISHING AGAINST SULTAN ABDULHAMID RULE PUBLISHED in PARIS] Mechveret: Organe de la Jeune Turquie. Publie dous la direction de Ahmed Riza (Supplement Français). [3 issues: 192, 193, 195. 1er October 1907 - 1er Janvier 1908]. .‎

‎Very Good French Original journals. Folio. (32 x 25 cm). In French. 3 issues: (4 p.; 4 p.; 8 p.). Ahmet Riza Bey was an Ottoman-born Turkish political activist, scientist, statesman, educational reformer and a prominent member of the Young Turks, during the Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire. In 1908 he became the first President of the revived Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Ottoman Parliament, and in 1912, he was appointed as the President of the Senate (the upper house) as well. He also served as Minister of Education from the Liberal Union party, the main opposition party to the ruling Committee of Union and Progress. In 1908, his name was among the candidates' list for the next Grand Vizier. He was the leading negotiator during the failed agreement of coalition between the Ottoman Empire, France, and Britain for World War I. Ahmet Riza has been described as a polymath by some authors. He was born in Istanbul in 1858, the son of Ali Riza Bey. His father was nicknamed Ingiliz ("Englishman") because of his command of the English language and admiration of the British Empire. His mother, Fraulein Turban, was born in Munich but was of Hungarian origin. She moved to Vienna, where she met Ingiliz, and converted to Islam to marry him, taking the name Naile Sabika Hanim. He graduated from Galatasaray High School in Istanbul and subsequently studied agriculture in France. As a young man, he sought to improve the condition of the peasantry in the Empire. He was concerned with the conditions of the farmers and wanted to implement agricultural methods, supporting the ideas of the French sociologist, Auguste Comte. In 1894, he published a series of publications on unification of Islamic and Ottoman traditions of consultation. In 1895, Mesveret (Meshveret, or, Mechveret), the journal that he published, became a locus of the exiled Young Turks movement. Ahmet Riza opposed the maverick Prince Sabahaddin's calls for revolution and European intervention in the empire at the 1902 Congress of Ottoman Opposition in Paris. According to a customized book in 1889, on the pretext of participating in the exhibition organized for the centenary of the French Revolution, there was a customized letter, which indicated he escaped to Paris and did not return. He became an interpreter as he learned French. At the University of Paris, he continued his lectures on positivism, taught by mathematician Pierre Laffitte, as he was influenced by Laffitte's thoughts about Islam and Eastern civilization in particular. Laffitte believed that Islam was the most advanced religion, so it was easy for Muslims to pass through positivism. Ahmet Riza became one of the most active members of the Société Positiviste (Positivist Society), and since 1905 he has appeared as a "representative of Muslim communities" in the Comité Positif Occidental, establishing the spread of positivist international platitudes. During his first years in Paris, he attempted to respond to various newspapers and magazines, which were writing unfavourably about the Ottoman Empire. In 1891, he wrote a letter to the postal and telegraph chronicle in Istanbul as he did not obey the instructions of the center of Paris to return to his country due to his use of the expression "liberty" in a lecture on Ottoman women and stated that he did not belong to any secret cemetery. Ahmet Riza sent his thoughts to Sultan Abdul Hamid II in 1893. He continued to send sheets upon the request of his encouraging response and continuation; he tried to convince him that the constitutional regime was not a bad thing. In the case of sending the sixth party, he began to write political writings in French, which was published by the former Syrian deputy Halil Ganem. (Source: Wikipedia).‎

‎RABIA [RABIHA] RIFAT, (Ottoman female author), (19th century).‎

‎[ALAFRANGA CONFECTIONERY FOR HOUSEWIVES: THE FIRST PASTRY BOOK in the TURKISH / OTTOMAN COOKERY LITERATURE] Ev hanimlarina mahsûs alafranga pastacilik.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. 12mo. (16 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. 39 p. Ev hanimlarina mahsûs alafranga pastacilik. Therein no definite information about born and death dates of Rabiha Hanim. Her grandfather was Kani Pasha (One of Tanzimat period pashas) grandmother was Russian. Her father Rifat bey who was a diplomat Kani Pasazade Ahmet Rifat bey, (1844-1891), was one the Young Turks according to Mithat Cemal Kuntay (Avrupa'da dokuz Türk ihtilalcisi). Rabiha Hanim's first articles and writings about cookery and recipes appeared in 'Türk hayati' periodical in 1925-26 which published by Selanikli Fazli Necip. She wrote in this periodical for a short time, for the chapter under the title 'Sofra hayati' [i.e. Cuisine life]. This book by her includes 41 recipes of cake and dessert. It's not cataloged in any bibliography related to Ottoman cookery or other. Additionally, she wrote a French edition of this book in 1925 under the title of 'La bonne cuisine Turque, Facile et economique des Mets les plus Usites et Renommesdu Pays (107 recettes)'. Only one copy located in OCLC: 949551637 (Bogaziçi University Library).; Not in Özege.; Kut 34.; Özege Bagis Kitaplari Kat. 3601. First Edition. Extremely rare. This rare book includes 41 pastry recipes with their French names as well as add to their Turkish names. Rabia wrote a cookbook in French printed in 1925 titled 'La Bonne Cuisine Turque' in Istanbul according to Kut.‎

‎[HARITA UMUM MÜDÜRLÜGÜ = MAP GENERAL DIRECTORY].‎

‎Ottoman map of Kayseri [Caesaria] and its around.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map on cloth. A little foxing on cloth. Very good. Folded. Oblong atlas folio. (50 x 67 cm). In Ottoman script. Scale: 1/300.000. Map of Ottoman Kayseri printed in its period. No publisher and map-maker. Physical geography of Kayseri city and its around. It shows Kayseri, Sultan Sazligi, mountains and hills, Malatya borders, etc.‎

‎ABDUSSEYYID, (Ottoman local qadi -judge- in Inebolu, Kastamonu city), (17th century).‎

‎Early Ottoman court order document about a debt claim between a Greek and a Turkish citizen in Inebolu sealed 'Abdüsseyyid'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original document sealed 'Abdüsseyyid'. Original manuscript written on a special paper with 'ahar'. Chipped extremities. Slightly foxing. Some stains. 32x15 cm. In Ottoman script. A 17th century law document including a traditional language in its period. A case about a debt claim between non-Muslim (Greek) citizen Andriye bin Lefter and muslim-Turkish citizen Mustafa Bise bin Mehmed. AH 1108 = AD 1692. 28 lines text and 3 lines names. Full.‎

‎CIHAD BABAN, (Turkish journalist, Minister of Culture, author, and a parliamentary deputy in the 1950s and 1960s), (1911-1984).‎

‎Autograph dedicated business card of Cihad Baban.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original business card with autograph dedication as 'Saygilarimla' (With my regards) in Turkish by a pen. 5,5x9 cm. Cihad Baban as Turkish Minister of Culture. Mustafa Cihad Baban was a Turkish journalist, author, and a parliamentary deputy in the 1950s and 1960s. Baban attended Galatasaray High School, Istanbul, and graduated from Istanbul University in 1934. As a journalist, Baban contributed to newspapers including Son Posta, Yeni Sabah, Cumhuriyet, and Tercüman, and he was one of the founders of the Turkish Journalists' Association in 1946. He also wrote a variety of books. Baban was elected in the 1946 general election for the Democratic Party, representing Istanbul. He was re-elected in the 1950 general election and 1954 general election, representing Izmir Province until the 1957 elections, in which he was not elected. He was a member of the constituent assembly which wrote the 1961 Constitution of Turkey, and was Minister of Tourism and Promotion (January to August 1961) in the 1960-1 post-coup government of Cemal Gürsel. In the October 1961 general election he was elected again for the Republican People's Party representing Istanbul, and in the 1965 general election representing Çanakkale. He later served as Minister of Culture in the 1980-3 post-coup government of Bülend Ulusu.‎

‎ANGELANIT PAULO GRAMATOUPLOU.‎

‎Manuscript document on waqf and execution of a Greek citizen of the Ottoman Empire in Pera, Beyoglu, 1901.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript document on waqf and execution of a Greek citizen of the Ottoman Empire in Pera, Beyoglu, 1901. 33x21 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Four lines and seal. Seal is bilingual in Ottoman script and French: "Chancellerie de la Legatiux Hellenique a Constantinople.". Gramatouplou was wife of Istepan Istepanou according to the document.‎

‎MAZHAR OSMAN [UZMAN], (Mental diseases specialist, physician who founded the first modern Turkish mental health hospital in Turkey), (1884-1951).‎

‎Typescript document signed 'Mazhar'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original typescript document signed 'Mazhar' with signature. Sent to 'Bakirköy Jandarma Bölük Kumandanligi'. 21x15 cm. In Turkish (Modern). 1 p. This document is a death certificate which is notified to Turkish Gendarmerie Command of Bakirköy. Signed by Mazhar Osman Uzman as 'bastabip' [i.e. chief physician]. Mazhar Osman was a mental diseases specialist, physician who founded the first modern Turkish mental health hospital in Turkey. Bakirköy Psychiatric Hospital (Bakirköy Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Education and Research Hospital), is a mental health hospital of the Health Ministry located in Bakirköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. The hospital is named after Mazhar Osman, who is also considered as the founder of modern psychiatry in Turkey. It was established with the initiative of Dr. Mazhar Osman (1884-1951) and approval of Minister of Health Refik Saydam (1881-1942) in the premises of Resadiye Barracks at Bakirköy, Istanbul on October 15, 1924.‎

‎DANTE ALIGHIERI, (1265-1321).; (KOSTAKI MUSURUS PASHA [KONSTANTINOS MOUSOURUS], (Translator and Ottoman diplomat), (1807-1891).‎

‎[FIRST GREEK EDITION of DANTE'S PARADISE] [Dante's Paradiso - La Divina Commedia] Paradeisos. Metaphrasis Konstantinou Mousourou, (1807-1891) [SIGNED by MUSURUS PASHA to CONSTANTINOPLE PATRIARCH AUGUSTE BONETTI].‎

‎Very Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Original decorative cloth bdg. with Dante's portrait gilt on front board and spine. Black cloth with red decorative borders. Gilt on spine with Greek letters 'Dantou o Paradeisos [.] Metaphrasis Konstantinou Mousourou', and gilt publisher's name in English on lower. A small etiquette on lower spine. Some little wormholes on cloth and several pages. Pages are partly opened, uncut and untrimmed. Slightly faded on cloth's board. A stamp on first page. Otherwise a very good copy. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Greek (Modern). [xiv], 334 p. 14 p. 'prologos' by Musurus. Konstantinos Mousouros, also known as Kostaki Musurus Pasha, was an Ottoman Greek diplomatic official of the Ottoman Empire who served as ambassador to Greece, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He was born in 1807 in Constantinople (Istanbul) to a distinguished Phanariote family. His brother, Pavlos Mousouros, also became a diplomat. Mousouros became the first ambassador of the Ottoman Empire to the newly independent Kingdom of Greece in 1840, a position he kept until 1848. In 1847-48 he was a central figure in the events known as Mousourika (??????????), which led to his temporary recall and the breakdown of relations between the two states. On his return to Athens he survived an assassination attempt, leading to his transfer to Vienna. In 1850 he took up the post of Ottoman ambassador to the Great Britain and Ireland, which he kept for 35 consecutive years, until his retirement in 1885. During the same period, he also served as ambassador to the Netherlands (1861-77) and Belgium (1861-75). In 1876-78, he was ex officio a member of the short-lived Senate of the Ottoman Empire. Well educated, in 1883 Mousouros translated Dante's Divine Comedy into ancient Greek. He was married and had a son, Stephanos Mousouros, who later became Prince of Samos. (Wikipedia). He is known as the first translator of Dante's Divine Comedy into modern Greek. Musurus Pasha had an intellectual identity. One of the most important occupations of Musurus Pasha in the last years was the translation of Dante's Divine Comedy from Italian to Greek. Being able to translate a work of Italian classics and masterpieces of western literature should be an indication of Musurus Pasha's performance and intellectual dimension. Due to negative statements about Muhammad and Ali in Dante's work, the book was not allowed to be published within the Ottoman Imperial borders. Despite this, Musurus Pasha asked him to be permitted to publish his translation, but it was not accepted. (Source: Bir Tanzimat diplomati Kostaki Musurus Pasa, (1807-1891)., NURDAN SAFAK). Dante's Divine Comedy, originally called Comedia, and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. This is only 'Paradiso' book from the set. It's signed and inscribed by Musurus Pasha with a dedication in French to Monseigneur Auguste Bonetti as "A la grandeur Monseigneur Bonetti, Hommage de veneration, Musurus". Bonetti was, in 1887, after the appointment of Monsignor Rotelli to the Vatican Ambassador to Paris, the new Constantinople patriarch appointed by Rome for him. First Greek Edition. Extremely rare.‎

‎LEO TAXIL, [Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès], (1854-1907).‎

‎[FIRST APPEARENCE in GREEK of TAXIL'S FAMOUS WORK on FREEMASONRY] Ta mysteria ton phrammasonon. Metaphrasis Vevelou.‎

‎Very Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Contemporary fine leather bdg. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In Greek. 1118 p., richly illustrated (b/w ills.). Period bindery label of E. Watson in London. Ex-library copy on fourth blank page. Otherwise a very good copy. First and extremely rare translation into Greek of Taxil's 'Myste`res de la Franc-Mac?onnerie'. Mysteries of Freemasonry. Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès, better known by the pen name Léo Taxil was a French writer and journalist who became known for his strong anti-Catholic and anti-clerical views. He is also known for the Taxil hoax, a spurious expose of Freemasonry and the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to it. Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès was born in Marseille, and at the age of five, he was placed into a Jesuit seminary. After spending his childhood years in the seminary, he became disillusioned with the Catholic faith and began to see the religious ideology as socially harmful. Taxil first became known for writing anti-Clerical or anti-Catholic books, notably "La Bible amusante" (The Amusing Bible) and "La Vie de Jesus" (The Life of Jesus), in which Taxil satirically pointed out inconsistencies, errors, and false beliefs presented in these religious works. In his other books Les Debauches d'un confesseur (with Karl Milo), Les Pornographes sacrés: la confession et les confesseurs, and Les Maîtresses du Pape, Taxil portrays leaders of the Catholic Church as hedonistic creatures exploring their fetishes in the manner of the Marquis de Sade. In 1879, he was tried at the Seine Assizes for writing a pamphlet A Bas la Calotte ("Down with the Cloth"), which was accused of insulting a religion recognized by the state, but he was acquitted. In 1885, he professed conversion to Catholicism, was solemnly received into the church, and renounced his earlier works. In the 1890s, he wrote a series of pamphlets and books denouncing Freemasonry, charging their lodges with worshiping the devil and alleging that Diana Vaughan had written for him her confessions of the Satanic "Palladist" cult. The book had great sales among Catholics, although Diana Vaughan never appeared in public. In 1892, Taxil also began to publish a paper, La France chrétienne anti-maçonnique (Christian Antimasonic France), with his staunch anti-Masonic publishing friend, Abel Clarin de la Rive. In 1887, he had an audience with Pope Leo XIII, who rebuked the bishop of Charleston for denouncing the anti-Masonic confessions as a fraud and, in 1896, sent his blessing to an anti-Masonic Congress of Trent. Doubts about Vaughan's veracity and even her existence began to grow, and finally, Taxil promised to produce her at a lecture to be delivered by him on 19 April 1897. To the amazement of the audience (which included a number of priests), he announced that Diana was one of a series of hoaxes. He had begun, he said, by persuading the commandant of Marseille that the harbor was infested with sharks, and a ship was sent to destroy them. Next, he invented an underwater city in Lake Geneva, drawing tourists and archaeologists to the spot. He thanked the bishops and Catholic newspapers for facilitating his crowning hoax, namely his conversion, which had exposed the anti-Masonic fanaticism of many Catholics. Diana Vaughan was revealed to be a simple typist in his employ, who laughingly allowed her name to be used by him.The audience received these revelations with indignation and contempt. Afterwards, Taxil left the hall, where policemen escorted him to a neighboring café. He then moved away from Paris. He died in Sceaux in 1907. First Greek Edition. Rare. Only one copy in OCLC: 758917323.‎

‎Mûcîdi (Composed by) GUISEPPE DONIZETTI [PACHA], (1788-1856).‎

‎[FATHER of the MODERN MUSIC and MUSIKA-YI HUMÂYÛN / FIRST ANTHEM of the OTTOMAN EMPIRE in the WESTERN STYLE] [SHEET MUSIC] Marche Imperiale Ottomane.= Devlet-i Âliyye-i Osmaniyye marsi. Arrangee pour piano par G[iovanni] Avolio, (1849-1936).‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Folio. (33 x24cm). In Ottoman script and French. [3], [1] p. Ottoman stamped in period. The Ottoman Empire used anthems since its foundation in the late 13th century, but did not use a specific imperial or national anthem until the 19th century. During the reign of Mahmud II, when the military and imperial band were re-organized along Western lines, Giuseppe Donizetti was invited to head the process. Donizetti Pasha, as he was known in the Ottoman Empire, composed the first Western-style imperial anthem, the Mahmudiye Marsi. Like in many other monarchies of its time, the anthem of the Ottoman Empire was an imperial anthem, not a national one. Hence it paid homage to a specific ruler and a new anthem was composed at each imperial succession. However, in 1844, with the Tanzimat reforms, the Mecidiye Marsi was recognized as the first official Ottoman national anthem. The first official Ottoman national flag (which was in essence identical to the present-day Turkish flag) was also adopted in 1844. Giuseppe Donizetti was an Italian musician. From 1828 he was Instructor General of the Imperial Ottoman Music at the court of Sultan Mahmud II (1808-39). His younger brother was the famous opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. He studied music first with his uncle, Carini Donizetti, and, later, he was a pupil of Simone Mayr. After enlisting in Napoleon's army (1808), he served there as band leader. He took part in the campaigns against Austria and in Spain, and followed Napoleon to Elba. He was present at the Battle of Waterloo. After the fall of Napoleon, he continued his career as a bandmaster in the Savoy army. Giuseppe Donizetti Pasha, as he was called in the Ottoman Empire, played a significant role in the introduction of European music to the Ottoman military. Apart from overseeing the training of the European-style military bands of Mahmud's modern army, he taught music at the palace to the members of the Ottoman royal family, the princes and the ladies of the harem, is believed to have composed the first national anthem of the Ottoman Empire, supported the annual Italian opera season in Pera, organised concerts and operatic performances at court, and played host to a number of eminent virtuosi who visited Istanbul at the time, such as Franz Liszt, Parish Alvars and Leopold de Meyer. Although the elder Donizetti was born in Bergamo, Italy, Constantinople became a second home for him, and he lived there until his death in 1856. He is buried in the vaults of the St. Esprit Cathedral, near the Beyoglu district of Istanbul, in Pera. Giovanni Avolio, (1849-1936) was an Italian conductor and composer. According to the sheet musical paper, this first anthem was composed in 1831 by Donizetti and arranged by Avolio into piano in 1918. J. D. Andria is one of the best known music publishers among the Ottoman Empire mionrities. According to he documents in hand, it can be estimated that he began musical score publication in the year of 1904. Andria dealt with music publication at the address of Beyoglu, Istiklal Street (Near Agha Mosque) at 68 no. Andria also published four pieces of Turkish marche parties for piano as far as we know; besides his big sized west music works, which were published in general by him. Donizetti's 'Marche' is one of them as well besides Halit Recep Arman's, Miilok's, and Orente's ones. It is known when publishing life of Andria ended. (Source: Musical publications from Ottoman Empire up today, 1876-1986.; BÜLENT ALANER).‎

‎AUGUSTE DURAND, (French music publisher, organist, and composer), (1830-1909).‎

‎[SHEET MUSIC] Ire Valse pour piano, Op. 83 par.‎

‎Very Good French Paperback. Folio. (34 x 25 cm). In French. 15 p. 7 p. Stains on pages and cover. [SHEET MUSIC] Ire Valse pour piano Op. 83 par. Marie-Auguste Massacrié-Durand was a French music publisher, organist, and composer. Durand was born in Paris and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with François Benoist. He started as an organist in 1849 in Saint-Ambroise, then at St. Genevieve, St. Roch and St. Vincent de Paul (1862-74). Together with Louis Schoenewerk and other sponsors, Durand founded the company Durand-Schoenewerk & Cie. in December 1869 and acquired the important catalogue of the Paris music publisher Gustave Flaxland (1821-1895), which had grown from approximately 1,200 titles in 1847 to 1,400 titles in 1869. This included the French rights to the early Wagner operas. Following a dispute, the company dissolved on 18 March 1885 and was sold at auction in May 1896. Auguste Durand and Louis Schoenewerk bought the firm in its entirety, and they reconstituted the company with Durand's son Jacques (1865-1928). In November 1891, Jacques replaced Schoenewerk and the name changed to A. Durand & fils. Jacques assumed control of the company in 1909 when his father died, and brought in his cousin Gaston Choisnel (d. 1921) as a partner. Durand became an expert in the publication of works by French composers including Victorin de Joncières, Edouard Lalo, Jules Massenet, Claude Debussy, Camille Saint-Saëns, Maurice Ravel, Albert Roussel and Paul Dukas. The company also published the French editions of Tannhäuser, The Flying Dutchman and Lohengrin by Richard Wagner and many editions of old masters including, in particular, a complete critical edition of Rameau edited under the initial direction of Saint-Saëns. Between 1910 and 1913, Auguste and, after his death, his son Jacques organised concerts to raise awareness of new music. In 1914, Jacques published under the title Édition classique Durand & fils important nineteenth-century works for piano including the music of Chopin edited by Debussy, of Mendelssohn by Ravel and of Schumann by Gabriel Fauré. [.]. Sotiri Christides [sic. Christidis] who is an contemporary of Andria, started music publications in 1905's. Christides published on almost all the areas of music under the captions in Greek and Ottoman languages. He published some various Turkish marches and operets' scores besides Western music. He gave as the address 'Edition S. Christides: Grand Rue de Pera, 215, Constantinople). Hemay be stated that he published almost 1000 musical scores [.]. (Source: Musical publications from Ottoman Empire up today, 1876-1986.; BÜLENT ALANER).‎

‎BAGARAT TEWEAN.‎

‎Zspanaki vray. Wep. [= No above].‎

‎Fine Armenian Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Armenian. 320 p. Pages partly uncut. Zspanaki vray. Wep. [= No above]. Two copies in OCLC 504891019. First and Only Edition.‎

‎HALIL INALCIK, (Turkish historian), (1916-2016).‎

‎Typescript document signed 'Halil Inalcik' sent to Committee of XVth Sociology Congress.‎

‎Fine Turkish Original typescript document & letter with autograph signature by Halil Inalcik. 25x17 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Full. Letterhead 'Türk Tarih Kurumu Yeni Çag Kolu' [i.e. Turkish Historical Society]. Appeal for sending a paper to 'XVth Sociology Congress' attn. committee, held at Istanbul, 1952. Dated 13.5.1952. Subject of his paper: 'Türk arsiv malzemesine göre Balkanlar'da Osmanli fütuhatinin meydana çikardigi bazi dinî ve sosyal problemler'. Inalcik was a Turkish historian of the Ottoman Empire. His highly influential research centered on social and economic approaches to the empire. His academic career started at Ankara University, where he completed his PhD and worked between 1940 and 1972. Between 1972 and 1986 he taught Ottoman history at the University of Chicago. From 1994 on he taught at Bilkent University, where he founded the history department. He was a founding member of Eurasian Academy.‎

‎BÜLENT ECEVIT, (Turkish politician, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey), (1925-2006).‎

‎Typescript letter signed 'Bülent Ecevit' sent to Tevfik Savas.‎

‎Fine Turkish Original typescript letter which is a celebration of festal (Seker Bayrami) sent to Tevfik Savas, signed 'Bülent Ecevit'. 25x17,5 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Typescript letter signed 'Bülent Ecevit' sent to Tevfik Savas. Mustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister of Turkey in 1974, 1977, 1978-79, and 1999-2002. He was the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) between 1972 and 1980, and in 1989 he became the leader of the Democratic Left Party (DSP).‎

‎[ÜST. A. RIZA, (1874-1935)].‎

‎Ottoman map of Eastern Anatolia. Bargiri, Hoy, Baskal'a, Malazgird.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. 50x60 cm. In Ottoman script. Scale: 1/200000. Ottoman map of Eastern Anatolia. Bargiri, Hoy, Baskal'a, Malazgird. It shows Lake Erçek located on the east of Lake Van which is an endorheic salt lake in Van Province in eastern Turkey, about 30 kilometres; on north side, Bargiri place where the oldest district of Van city; on east, Turkish and Azerbaijani and Iranian borders and Hoy city of the West Azerbaijan; and on west, map shows Malazgird [Malazgirt]. 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.‎