‎Turquie - ottoman empire‎

‎HRAND D. ANDREASYAN.‎

‎Polonyali Simeon'un seyahatnâmesi, 1608-1619.‎

‎Fine Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [vii], [2], 206 p. Polonyali Simeon'un seyahatnâmesi, 1608-1619.‎

‎Edited by KUTLU ASLIHAN YENER.‎

‎Tell Atchana, Ancient Alalakh. Volume I. The 2003-2004 Excavations Seasons.‎

‎New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (30 x 23 cm). In English and Turkish. 283 p. B/w ills. Contents: Yener, K. Aslihan / Introduction. Yener, K. Aslihan - G. Bike Yazicioglu / Excavation Results. Mullins, Robert / A Comparative Analysis of the Alalakh 2003-2004 Season Pottery with Woolley's Levels. Kozal, Ekin / Cypriot Pottery. Koehl, Robert / Mycenaean Pottery. Lauinger, Jacob / Epigraphic Report. Collon, Dominicfue / Report on the Seals and Sealings Found During the Excavations at Teli Atchana in 2003. Yener, K. Aslihan / Small Finds. Boutin, Alexis / The Burials. Riehl, Simone / Flourishing Agriculture in Times of Political Instability: The Archaeobotanical and Isotopic Evidence from Tell Atchana. Deckers, Katken / Anthracological Research on Charcoal Samples from Atchana. Çakirlar, Canan - Stine Rossel / Faunal Remains from the 2003-2004 Excavations at Tell Atchana. Selover, Stephanie / Metallurgical Analysis of Pins from the 2004 Season. Batiuk, Stepken - Mara Horowitz / Temple Deep Sounding Investigations 2001-2005.‎

‎NADEZHDA VASILEVA VASILEVA.‎

‎The rivalry between Russia and Great Britain in Eastern Rumelia, 1878-1885.‎

‎New English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 456 p. The rivalry between Russia and Britain over the autonomous Province of Eastern Rumelia is a historical fact. This study examines tis fact via two historical events concerning the development of the Province - the process of establishment and administrative organization of Eastern Rumelia (1878-1879) and the event of unification between the Province and the Principality of Bulgaria. It argues that the British authorities created the Province of Eastern Rumelia and later they defended the act of unification with the purpose to thwart the Russian political advancement in the Balkans. The British political aim was successfully accomplished as Russia achieved to preserve its political domination in the Province only until 1885 when it opposed the act of unification. This research is based on archival documentary sources and secondary sources. The archive collections used for preparation of this work are the collections of the Foreign Office of the National Archive. The existing historiography on the issue of Eastern Rumelia is very limited as regards the variety of examined topics, though a considerable number of researches are dedicated to the act of unification and the political, cultural and economic development of the Province from 1878 to 1885.‎

‎AHMED DAI, (14th-15th century).‎

‎Adam and before: Hazrat Adam and Can tribe.= Adem ve öncesi: Hz. Adem ve Can kavmi. [English and Modern Turkish Edition of 'Çengnâme']. Translation from the Ottoman Turkish by Rasim Deniz. Translated into modern Turkish by Mete Deniz. Translated into English by Ahmet Kaldirim.‎

‎New English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English and Turkish. 133 p. Adam and before: Hazrat Adam and Can tribe.= Adem ve öncesi: Hz. Adem ve Can kavmi. [English and Modern Turkish Edition of 'Çengnâme']. Translation from the Ottoman Turkish by Rasim Deniz. Translated into modern Turkish by Mete Deniz. Translated into English by Ahmet Kaldirim.‎

‎Prep. by IBRAHIM ATES.‎

‎Deed of trust for free water supply endowed by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.= Kanunî Sultan Süleyman Han'in su vakfiyesi.‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English, Turkish and reprint of original vakfiyye in Ottoman Turkish with Arabic letters. [vi], [3], 58, 57, [3] p. A bilingual preface in Turkish and English by Ates; pp. 1-19 transcription; pp. 20-34 text in modern Turkish; pp. 35-58 translation into English; pp. [57] facsimile of original vakfiyye. This book is compiled and published to interest readers in the deed of trust concerning water supply to the city of Istanbul [Constantinople - Kostantiniyye] -known as Kagithane waters- made by Sultan Suleyman theMagnificent -the greatest philanthropist ever and a man peerless in magnanimity. There have been innumerable such water supply projects large and ssmall for which deeds of trust were penned -as part pf a collection or in an overall charity. But Sultan Suleiman was the first and the only person to found a work of charity for the sole purpose of supplying his capital with"... clean, pure, healthy and sweet fresh waters". Amongst host of other deeds of trust that allocate revenues for the maintenance, repair and restoration of water works, public fountains, Turkish baths etc. that of Sultan Suleiman's philanthropy, allocation ad infinitum of revenues of a sizeable township and five villages with most extensive lands, is unique. This man of greatest magnanimity laid down conditions to keep the water supply system in good working order. Parts of revenues and incomes from his other pious foundations were to be used should revenues from this township and five villages prove insufficient. A careful study of this book will display the most exalted consciousness of this truly great sovereign in matters related to man's destiny.‎

‎AKDES NIMET KURAT, (1903-1971).‎

‎A short survey of Turko-British relations.= Türk- Ingiliz münasebetlerine kisa bir bakis, (1553-1952).‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish and English. 23 p. A short survey of Turco-British relations.= Türk- Ingiliz münasebetlerine kisa bir bakis, (1553-1952).‎

‎BINNUR GÜRLER, EMRE TASTEMÜR.‎

‎Glass works in the East Thrace Museums.= Dogu Trakya Müzeleri cam eserleri.‎

‎New English Paperback. 4to. (27 x 20 cm). Bilingual in English and Turkish. 468 p., color and b/w ills. Glass works in the East Thrace Museums.= Dogu Trakya Müzeleri cam eserleri.‎

‎BÜKE URAS.‎

‎The Balyans: Ottoman architecture and Balyan archive. [LIMITED - HC - ENGLISH EDITION].‎

‎New English Original cloth bdg. Folio. (31 x 26 cm). Edition in English. 352 p., color and b/w ills. Printed to 600 copies. FOREWORD Looking into the Balyan Architecture Archive / Arsen Yarman With Respect to the Balyan Family and Imperial Architects HAYCAR Solidarity Association of Architects and Engineers for the Revitalization and Research of Cultural Assets Remembering the Balyans / Kevork Özkaragöz PROLOGUE Chapter 1 BALYAN ARCHITECTURE ARCHIVE Beyond Function: Balyan Architecture with Myths and Prejudices Balyan Archive: Pile of Memories and Journey of Classification Architect Balyans Chapter 2 BALYAN FAMILY: PERSONAL HISTORIES Balyan Family and Its Origins Krikor Bal(i)yan (1764-1831) and the Birth of a Family Practice Senekerim Balyan (1768-1833) The Last Amira Architect Garabed Balyan (1800-1866) Education of Garabed Balyan's Children A Young Genius: Nigogos Balyan (1826-1858) Architect, Engineer and Versatile Tanzimat Elite Sarkis Balyan (1831-1899) Death of the Great Patron, Stroke of Fate and Final Period of Balyan Practice Sarkis Balyan as an Engineer-Mechanician and Inventor Art Patron and Intellectual Architect: Hagop Balyan (1837-1875) A Drawing Master and Imperial Draughtsman: Simon Balyan (1846-1894) Last Architect of the Balyan Practice: Levon Balyan (1855-1925) Chapter 3 BALYAN ARCHITECTURE AND ITS REPRESENTATIONS Imperial Palaces and Organization of Large Scale Construction Sites: Silence of the Construction Sites A Pledge of Progress and a Visual Negotiation: Photography in the Representation of Sarkis Balyan's Architecture Portrait of the Architect Chapter 4 BALYAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE TANZIMAT [REFORM] ERA Beyond Time and Geography: Multiple Sources of Balyan Eclecticism Balyan Practice as a Pioneer of Neo-Gothic Elements in Tanzimat Architecture History as an Encyclopedic Source An Egalitarian Demand: Influences on Çiragan and Beylerbeyi Palaces New Methodologies in the Search of a National Style and Ottoman Renaissance From Imperial Architect to Imperial Palace Master Builder: The Position of Architect in the Architectural Organization of Tanzimat Period Chapter 5 BALYAN ARCHIVE CATALOGUE Ottoman Palace and Residential Architecture in the Tanzimat Era Imperial Palaces on the Banks of Bosphorus The Çiragan Palace of Sultan Mahmud II Dolmabahçe: The Absolute Model of Tanzimat Palaces The Design Model Integrating the Old Palace into the New Complex: Beylerbeyi Nigogos Balyan's Facade Proposal for the New Çiragan Palace and Horror Vacui Sarkis and Hagop Balyan's Eastern, Polychrome Facade Proposals for the New Çiragan Palace The New Çiragan Palace Monumental Coastal Line from Çiragan to Fer'iye Palaces Sarkis Balyan's Expansion Project for Yildiz Palace Büyük Mabeyn Kiosk The Balyans and Imperial Feasts in the Tanzimat Period A Project by Antoine Bourgeois in the Balyan Archive In the Pursuit of an Ideal Plan: Kiosk and Pavilion Designs Kabatas Esma Sultan Mansion An Exception of Balyan Architecture: Middle Class Housing Designs Decoration for the Empire Decoration of the 19th Century Ottoman Palaces Perspective Drawings by "Serkis Bey" in the Nubar Library, Paris Parisian Furniture, Chandelier and Furniture Designs in the Balyan Archive A Conceptual Spolia: Re-use of Çiragan Palace's Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Doors in Yildiz Sale Kiosk's Dining Hall New Spaces of the Ottoman Diplomacy Sarkis Balyan's Reorganization for Chamber of Deputies Sarkis Balyan's Bâb-i Âli Building Plan Proposals After the 1878 Fire Religious Buildings Tanzimat Period Mosques and Contributions of the Balyans Sarkis Balyan's Four-Minaret Selâtin Mosque Design: Aziziye Mosque The Second Set of Mosque Drawings in the Balyan Archive Church Designs Between the Imperial Capital and the East New Spaces of the Public Life Sarkis Balyan's Display Plan for the Collection of Antique Weapons at Hagia Irene Education Buildings Sarkis Balyan's Galatasaray Imperial High School Plan The Hospital Project in the Balyan Arc.‎

‎AHMED CEVAD [EMRE], (1876-1961).‎

‎Osmanli lisani. [i.e. The language of the Ottomans].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Modern cloth bdg. Cr. 8vo. 19 x 13 cm). In Ottoman script. 212 p. TBTK 9847. Ahmed Cevad Emre was a famous Turkish linguist and publicist. He had been active in the Young Turkish movement and spent some time as an exile in Paris. He was born in Crete. While he was a student at Military Academy in 1897, he was arrested on the grounds that he was a pro-Constitutional Monarchy and exiled to Fizan. He fled from Tripoli to Europe in 1905 and participated in the political activities of the Young Turks. Between 1915-1919, he first worked as the assistant of F. Giese in Darülfünun and then gave language lessons as an assistant teacher. He went to the Soviet Union during the Armistice Period, worked with Mustafa Suphi there. After the Republic, he participated in language and letter revolution studies and took part in the Alphabet Commission. In 1910, he wrote Lisan-i Osmanî Sarf and Nahiv, who initiated his name to be called as "Gramerci Cevat" [i.e. Cevat the Gramarrian]. Another genre that should be counted among Ahmet Cevat's literary activities are the translations of Odysseia, Iliada, Pinguins Island and Agememnon.‎

‎BEKIR SIDKI, (Ottoman - Turkish lieutenant), (19th-20th century).‎

‎[FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF THE BALKAN WARS] Garb Ordusu Harekâti Cavid Pasa Kolu ve Vardar Ordusu. [i.e. Western Army Operation, Cavid Pasha Branch and Vardar Army in the Balkan War].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 158 p., 4 plans. Occasionally stains on cover, pages, and edges; chipped on extremities of front cover and spine. Overall a good copy. Some uncut pages. First and Only Edition of this rare first-hand account tells the failures, deficiencies of the Ottoman army in the Balkan War (1912-1913), and the conflicts between the commanders during the war. Bekir Sitki [or Sidki] participated in the war with the rank of lieutenant. The wars and struggles fought by the Vardar army, a branch of the Western army called Câvîd Pasha branch affiliated to it, are explained day by day with four plans in this work in a plain language, and information is given about the situation of the Ottoman army, its deficiencies, the difficulties experienced during the war, and thus the difficulties of the war and the deficiencies of the Ottoman army. Only one paper copy could be found in OCLC: 283477138 (Universita?tsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universita?t).; Özege 6039.; TBTK 5822.; Not in ATYB. First Edition.‎

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

‎[EARLY OTTOMAN EDITION OF TAXIL'S JESUIT BOOK] Jezvit (Cizvit) tarihi. [i.e. History of the Jesuits]. Translated by Ahmed Rasim.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. 12mo. (16 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. 44 p. Hejra-Hijri: 1304 = Gregorian: 1887. Extremely rare first edition of this Ottoman edition of 'history of the Jesuits'. This book has been abridged and translated from Taxil's work. 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 "Palladian" 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. Afterward, Taxil left the hall, where policemen escorted him to a neighboring café. He then moved away from Paris. He died in Sceaux in 1907. An extremely rare first translation in Ottoman Turkish. Özege 9775. First Edition.‎

‎SÜLEYMAN FAIK PASHA, (Ottoman general and admiral, Naval historian), (1845-1909).‎

‎[EARLY NAVAL GUIDE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SHORES AND THE ARCHIPELAGO FOR SEAFARERS AND MARINERS] Rehber-i derya: Sevâhil ve Cezâyir-i Bahr-i Sefîdin ta'rifatini havîdir. [i.e. A guide to sea: Including an account and guide to the Mediterranean and Aegean shores].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback with original wrappers. Restored wrappers and spine masterfully. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters. 171, [1] p. Maps are missing. First and Only Edition of this early naval guide to the Mediterranean and Aegean Islands and shores prepared by Ottoman Admiral Süleyman Faik. Süleyman Faik, (1845-1909), was a general, after admiral and Chairman of the Turkish / Ottoman Navy General Staff, divisional. A comprehensive early printed guide to the Cezâyir-i Bahr-i Sefid [i.e. Ottoman Province of Archipelago] including the Aegean shores, the Archipelago, the Dardanelles, Rhodes, Cyprus, et alli. Only six copies in OCLC: 773143926, 67075343.; Özege 16579.; Not in ATYB: Askerî Tarih Yayinlari Bibliyografyasi [= Bibliography of Turkish History of Military Books].‎

‎ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, (1850-1894).‎

‎[FIRST TURKISH EDITION OF "NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS"] Intihar Kulübü ve Sraçenin elmasi. Translated by Salime Servet Seyfi, (1868-1944). [i.e. The Suicide Club and the Rajah's diamond].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Contemporary 1/4 black leather bdg. raised four bands to spine. Occasionally minor stains and foxing on pages extremities, restored spine, and re-backed boards. Otherwise a good copy. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 246 p. Exceedingly rare first edition of this first translation of Stevenson in any Turkish / Turkic language, of 'New Arabian Nights' including the short stories Stevenson's 'The Suicide Club' and 'The Rajah's Diamond'. Translated by Salime Servet Seyfi (1868-1944), who was a female author and translator who wrote books during the period of the Constitutional Monarchy (after 1908) and National Struggle for Independence (1919-1922). Having published two books, poetry and a novel, her place among the women author is notable. She among the rare women authors to contribute to war literature. She mainly wrote didactic prose and poems. Her works attract attention for they inspire readers about national conscience. Salime Servet, who wrote mainly during the years of the Balkan Wars (1911-1912), played an active role in Müdafaa-i Milliye Cemiyeti [i.e. National Resistance Community]. Furthermore, she contributed to the literature with her journal of Seyyale [i.e. Fluid]. She translated Stevenson's short stories shortly after the Balkan Wars (1911-1912). She used a gorgeous but simple language in Ottoman Turkish including Persian and Arabic words carefully selected by her in her translation. "New Arabian Nights" by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1882, is a collection of short stories previously published in magazines between 1877 and 1880. The Suicide Club is a collection of three 19th century detective fiction short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson that combine to form a single narrative. First published in the London Magazine in 1878, they were collected and republished in the first volume of the New Arabian Nights. The Rajah's Diamond is a cycle of four short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in 1878 in a serial periodical London Magazine, they were republished in the first volume of New Arabian Nights. The stories are: "Story of the Bandbox", "Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders", "Story of the House with the Green Blinds", "The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective". First Edition. Özege 9271.; OCLC 780204146.‎

‎KAZIM KARABEKIR, (The commander of the Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I and served as Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey), (1882-1948).‎

‎[A LIFE GUIDE FOR CHILDREN / BAKU IMPRINT] Ögüdlerim. [i.e. My advices].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). [3], 158 p. Occasionally minor age-toning on pages and cover. Spine restored. Uncut and untrimmed copy with sensitive extremities. Otherwise a good copy. First Edition and extremely rare Baku imprint of Karabekir's book including his advices to children, printed in Baku in the same year when the Red Army captured Azerbaijan. Printing types are peculiar to the Caucasus imprints. The author wrote this book in his own words to teach children "the first facts of life". Kâzim Karabekir Pasha, who took care of thousands of children who lost their parents during the First World War, is a statesman and soldier who was also closely interested in the education of these children. "My Advice" book purposes to reach teachers and parents as well as primary and secondary school students. The rights and wrongs that every child should know about life are explained in a sweet way. The book contains more than a hundred moral and other advices on issues such as the importance of being friendly, how to spend money, hospitality rules, spies, paying attention to cleanliness, helping each other, and respecting elders. Musa Kazim Karabekir Pasha was a Turkish general and politician. He was the commander of the Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I and served as Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey before his death. Karabekir was appointed commander of the 2nd Corps on the Caucasian front (Erzurum, Kars, and Baku) and fought bitterly against the Russian and Armenian forces for almost ten months. In September 1917, he was promoted to brigadier general by a decree of the Sultan. OCLC 13180947.; Özege 16062.‎

‎[HOLY BIBLE.].‎

‎[PERSIAN NEW TESTAMENT] Ketâb-e 'ahd-e gadîd ya'ni Engîl-e moqaddas-e xodâvand va negât-dahande-ye mâ 'Isâ-ye Masîh, ke az zabân-e aslî-ye Yûnânî targome sode ast.‎

‎Fine Persian Original light brown full cloth bdg. "Ahd-e Jedid" [i.e. The New Testament] title embossed on front board in black borders. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 12,5 cm). In Persian. 421, [1] p. (OCLC register shows wrong page number). Early printed 20th century "The New Testament" in Persian, printed in London. Reproduced by photographs from the Edition 1904. It starts with fihrist [i.e. index] and the bâb-i evvel [i.e. the first chapter]. Only one paper copy in OCLC: 248563642 (Staats- und Universitatsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky).‎

‎Prep. by NAZIRA MIRZAEVA, et alli.‎

‎Alisher Nawoyi: Biobibliographiya, (1917-1966). [i.e. Ali Shir Nava'i: A bio-bibliographia].‎

‎Very Good Uzbek Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Uzbek and Russian. Preface and a short biography of Nevayi with other texts are in Uzbek, sources in bibliography are in mostly Uzbek as well as Russian. 65, [3] p., including an index. First Edition of this bio-bibliography of 'Ali-Shir Nava'i (also known as Nizâm-al-Dîn 'Ali-Shir Herawî) who was a Turkic poet, writer, politician, linguist, Hanafi Maturidi mystic and painter who was the greatest representative of Chagatai literature. Nava'i believed that Chagatai and other Turkic languages were superior to Persian for literary purposes, an uncommon view at the time and defended this belief in his work titled Muhakamat al-Lughatayn (The Comparison of the Two Languages). He emphasized his belief in the richness, precision and malleability of Turkic vocabulary as opposed to Persian. This scarce bibliography includes books published between 1917 and 1966 in Uzbekistan and Russia related Ali Shir Nawai.‎

‎TUTI-NAMA].‎

‎Das Papageien-buch: Aus der türkischen Fassung übertragen von Georg Rosen.‎

‎Fine Fine German Original yellow cloth bdg. Dust wrapper. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 12 cm). In German. 415, [1] p. Edition of this book which was translated by Rosen, directly from Turkish text. Tutinama literal meaning "Tales of a Parrot", is a 14th-century series of 52 stories in Persian. The work remains well-known largely because of a number of lavishly illustrated manuscripts, especially a version containing 250 miniature paintings was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar in the 1550s. The Persian text used was redacted in 14th century AD from an earlier anthology 'Seventy Tales of the Parrot' in Sanskrit compiled under the title Sukasaptati (a part of katha literature) dated to the 12th century AD. In India, parrots (in light of their purported conversational abilities) are popular as storytellers in works of fiction. Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Rosen, (1820-1891), was a German (Lippe / Prussian) orientalist and diplomat. He studied in Berlin and Leipzig. From 1844, he was a dragoman at the Prussian embassy in Constantinople. From 1853 he was the Prussian consul in Jerusalem. From 1867 he was Consul General of the North German Confederation (from 1871, the German Empire) in Belgrade. In 1875, Rosen returned to Detmold, where, in May 1907, the Rosenstraße was named in his honor.‎

‎OSMAN AGHA OF TEMESHWAR, (1670-1725).‎

‎Der Gefangene der Giauren. Die abenteuerliche Schicksale des Dolmetschers 'Osman Aga aus Temeschwar, von ihm selbst erzählt. Übersetzt, eingeleitet und erklärt von Richard F. Kreutel und Otto Spies (Osmanische Geschichtsschreiber IV). [i.e. Prisoner of the infidels].‎

‎Very Good German Paperback. DJ. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 11,5 cm). In Turkish. [xvi], 233 p. Der Gefangene der Giauren. Die abenteuerliche Schicksale des Dolmetschers 'Osman Aga aus Temeschwar, von ihm selbst erzählt. Übersetzt, eingeleitet und erklärt von Richard F. Kreutel und Otto Spies (Osmanische Geschichtsschreiber IV). Osman Agha was an Ottoman army officer and one of the few Turkish-language autobiographers of the era. More important than that, he was a prisoner of war and he wrote mostly about his adventures in Habsburg Austria which makes the autobiography the sole Ottoman Turkish example of its kind. He was a historian and travel writer. Osman Aga's most important work is "Prisoner of the Infidels" (1724), which summarizes his adventures in Austria between 1688 and 1700.‎

‎S. MUHLIS TÜRKMEN.‎

‎Architect Sinan in sketches.= Desenlerle Mimar Sinan.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Oblong 4to. (21 x 29 cm). In English and Turkish. [4], 103 p., fully b/w ills. Architect Sinan in sketches.= Desenlerle Mimar Sinan. Works of Sinan the Architect with illustrations. Contents; Foreword; Prof. Mimar Muhtesem Giray, Rector of Mimar Sinan University. Introduction; Prof. Feridun Akozan, MSÜ Mimar Sinan Research Institution Director. Preface; S. Muhlis Türkmen., Seal and signature of Sinan., A grouup of Sinan's works., Sokullu Mosque, Büyükçekmece., Bridges, Büyükçekmece and Edirne., Maglova Aqquaduct., Mimar Sinan Mosque and Children's school, Istanbul., Sokullu Complex Bazaar Dua dome, Lüleburgaz., Semiz Ali Pasa Mosque, Babaeski., Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Edirnekapi, Istanbul., Shepherd Mustafa Pasa Mosque, Gebze., Atik Valide Mosque and surroundings, Üsküdar / Istanbul., Azapkapi Mosque, Istanbul., Zal Mahmut Pasa Mosque, Eyüp / Istanbul., Kiliç Ali Pasa and tomb, Tophane / Istanbul., Sinan Pasa Mosque, Barbaros tomb, Besiktas and Molla Çelebi Mosques, Findikli / Istanbul., Mihrimah Sultan (Boat station) Mosque, Üsküdar 7 Istanbul., Semsi Pasa Mosque, Üsküdar / Istanbul., Sehzade Mosque, Istanbul., Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul., Rüstem Pasa Mosque, Eminönü / Istanbul., Selimiye Mosque, Edirne., Plans from Architect Sinan., Architect Sinan's toms, Süleymaniye, Istanbul.‎

‎AZÎZ B. ARDESHÎR ESTARÂBÂDÎ, (Active 1382-1392).‎

‎Bazm va razm (Banquet and battle). Edited by Tofîgh H. Sobbânî, Hûshang Sâedlû.‎

‎New Persian Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). Text in completely Persian, with a bilingual title in English and Persian on cover. [38], 738 p. Bazm va razm (Banquet and battle). Edited by Tofîgh H. Sobbânî, Hûshang Sâedlû. Estarabadi's date of birth is unknown. After serving the Jalayirid ruler A?mad b. Uways, Astarabadi entered the service of Qadi Burhaneddin ruler of Sivas, probably around 1394 [1394 CE]. His date of death is unknown, but must have occurred after 800 AH [1398 CE], when he composed his sole known work, the Bazm u Razm, a biography of his patron Qadi Burhaneddin.‎

‎SURAIYA FAROQHI.‎

‎Approaching Ottoman history: An introduction to the sources.‎

‎New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 15 cm). In English. [x], 262 p. Approaching Ottoman history: An introduction to the sources. In a state-of-the art introduction to Ottoman history, Suraiya Faroqhi explores the documentary sources and explains how to interpret them to students in the field and in related disciplines. By considering both archival and narrative sources, she demonstrates why they were prepared, encouraging her readers to adopt a critical approach to their findings. While the book is essentially a guide to a complex discipline for initiates into the field, the experienced Ottomanist will find much that is original and provocative in its sophisticated interpretation.‎

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‎Tensik-i kuyûd ve hesabât-i mâliyeye aid talimât ve mukarrerât ve tarifnâmeler ile nümüneler mecmuasi.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Modern cloth bdg. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. 150 p. Özege 20461. Examples for regulations and instructions on the Turkish / Ottoman financial accounts and correction of the registers. A fine reference for the late Ottoman financial system.‎

‎ANTON ASKERC, (1856-1912).‎

‎Askerc in Istanbul.= Askerc'in Istanbul'u.= Askerc in Istanbul. Edited by Milan Jazbec.‎

‎New English Original bdg. HC. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English and Turkish with Sloven introduction, pp. 12-117., Turkish text pp. 219-332. Facsimile of original book printed in 1893 in Ljubljana. 332 p., ills. Askerc in Istanbul.= Askerc'in Istanbul'u.= Askerc in Istanbul. Edited by Milan Jazbec. Content: Introduction and acknowledgements.; Askerc and his travelogue for current use (Milan Jazbec).; Anton Askerc: A trip to Istanbul (Aleksander Bjelcevic).; A trip to Isstanbul.; Istanbul Travel Guide (Basak Kale Lack).; About the authors. Anton Askerc was an Slovenian poet and Roman Catholic priest who worked in Austria, best known for his epic poems.‎

‎BAHRAM ALAALDINI - PUYA ALAALDINI.‎

‎Persian coins from fall of Mongol Ilkhanids to conquest of Tamerlane.= Sikkah'hâ-yi Îrân: Az inqirâz-i Îlkhânân-i Mughûl tâ istîlâ-yi Taymûr Gûrkân.‎

‎New Persian Original bdg. HC. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). Text in Persian with an introduction in English. 267 p., ills. Persian coins : from fall of Mongol Ilkhanids to conquest of Tamerlane.= Sikkah'hâ-yi Îrân: Az inqirâz-i Îlkhânân-i Mughûl tâ istîlâ-yi Taymûr Gûrkân.‎

‎ROGER BONNAUD-DELAMARE.‎

‎Saint-Nicolas: Eglise de Rethel.‎

‎Very Good French Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In French. 172, [2] p. Saint-Nicolas: Eglise de rethel. Saint-Nicolas: Church of Rethel.‎