‎Anglais‎

‎H. M. THOMPSON, B. A., (Professor of Galatasaray Lycee, Constantinople; Late professor of English in the Don University, Russia).‎

‎A practical English grammar for use in Turkish schools.= Türk mektebleri için Ingilizce amelî gramer.‎

‎Very Good English In contemporary decorative cloth bdg. Demy 8vo. (22x 14 cm). In Ottoman script and English. [4], 295, [1] p. A practical English grammar for use in Turkish schools.= Türk mektebleri için Ingilizce amelî gramer. Only one copy in OCLC 82745106 (Bogaziçi University Library).; Özege 21473. First and Only Edition.‎

‎HENRY FRANCIS WHITEFIELD, (British lawyer); JOHN HANCOCK et alli.‎

‎Autograph indenture on vellum signed 'Henry Francis Whitefield', 'Dorothy & Jenifer Stephens', 'John Hancock'.‎

‎Fine English Original manuscript indenture on a huge vellum signed by 'Henry Francis Whitefield', 'Dorothy & Jenifer Stephens', 'John Hancock' et alli. Oblong: 53x66 cm. In English. Folded originally. Blind stamped. Signed [and] sealed and delivered by the within [all names] + Received on the execution of th within written indenture of and from the within named John Hancock... Dated 9th January 1879. Missed D[orothy] and j[enifer] Stephens to Mr. John Hancock. "This indenture made the ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and seventy nine between Henry Francis Whitefield of Saint Columb in the County of Cornwall Gentleman of the first part Dorothy Stephens and Jenifer Stephens of within in the paid county spinoters of the second part and John Hancock of the same place Bootmaker of the third part whereas by an indenture bearing date the 13th day of December. One thousand eight hundred and seventy five made between the paid Henry [.] by the name of Lanjew Park... In very good condition.‎

‎PETULA CLARK, (British singer, actress and composer), (1932-).‎

‎Original postcard signed and inscribed 'Petula'.‎

‎Very Good French Original postcard shows Clark's color portrait photo signed and inscribed by Petula Clark as 'Tres amicalement'. 15x11 cm. In French. The most commercially successful female singer in British chart history, Petula Clark was born November 15, 1932, in Epsom, England. Trained to sing by her soprano mother, Clark embarked on a stage career at the age of seven; soon she was a fixture on British radio programs and began hosting her own regular show, Pet's Parlour -- a series spotlighting patriotic songs designed to boost the morale of wartime audiences -- at the tender age of 11. After entertaining British troops alongside fellow child stars Julie Andrews and Anthony Newley, Clark made her film debut with A Medal for the General in 1944. By the dawn of the '50s she was a superstar throughout the U.K., with a résumé of close to two-dozen films; 1954's "The Little Shoemaker" was her first Top 20 single, while 1960's "Sailor" was her first chart-topper. Still, Clark struggled with her inability to shed her adolescent image. After selling over a million copies of 1961's "Romeo," she married and relocated to France, establishing a strong fan base there on the strength of hits including "Ya-Ya Twist," "Chariot," and "Monsieur," which spotlighted a new, more sophisticated pop sound anchored by her crystalline vocals. Riding the wave of the British Invasion, Clark was finally able to penetrate the U.S. market in 1964 with the Grammy-winning "Downtown," the first single by a British woman ever to reach number one on the American pop charts. It was also the first in a series of American Top Ten hits (most written and arranged by Tony Hatch) that also included 1965's "I Know a Place" and 1966's "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love," and the number one smash "My Love." At the same time, she remained a huge star throughout Europe, topping the British charts in 1967 with "This Is My Song," taken from the film A Countess from Hong Kong. In addition to hosting her own BBC series, she also starred in the 1968 NBC television special Petula, which triggered controversy when sponsors requested that a segment with guest Harry Belafonte be cut in deference to Southern affiliates; ultimately, the show aired in its intended form. As the '60s drew to a close, Clark's commercial stature slipped, although singles like "Don't Sleep on the Subway," "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener," and "Kiss Me Goodbye" still charted on both sides of the Atlantic. In 1968, she revived her film career by starring in Finian's Rainbow, followed a year later by Goodbye, Mr. Chips. In later years, Clark focused primarily on international touring, headlining the 1981 London revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music; after starring in the 1990 musical Someone Like You, which she also co-wrote, she made her Broadway debut in Blood Brothers in 1993. Additionally, in 1988, an acid house remix of "Downtown" reached the U.K. Top Ten, another honor for the female singer awarded the most gold records in British pop history. Throughout the 2000s, Clark toured fairly steadily across the globe. Her 2002 shows in France at the Olympia were recorded and released on CD and DVD, but no new studio recordings were forthcoming until she teamed with Irish band the Saw Doctors for a new version of "Downtown" in 2011. Soon after, she began working with producer John Williams on an album. Made up of newly written songs and covers, as well as a new take on "Downtown," Lost in You was issued in early 2013. Just three years later, Clark returned with another studio album, From Now On, which featured several newly penned compositions as well as covers of classic numbers by the Beatles, Steve Winwood, and Peggy Lee. In October 2016, Clark set out on a U.K. tour in support of the album. That same year also saw the release of Natural Love: The Scotti Brothers Recordings, a collection of the country- and pop-oriented material Clark cut in the '80s. A French-language album, Vu D'ici, arrived in‎

‎JEANNE D'ARC, (The maid of Orleans, considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint), (1409-1431).‎

‎[PROPAGANDA / JOAN OF ARC] Original hand colored complete set of postcards including 10 pieces depicted Joan of Arc's life and statue. Jeanne d'Arc, 1409-1431.‎

‎Very Good French Original hand-colored complete set of postcards including 10 pieces depicted Joan of Arc's life and statue. Jeanne d'Arc, 1409-1431. Size: 45x27,5 cm. In French. Had colored. Including 10 pieces of standard sized postcards. It depicted Joan of Arc's statue in armor with depictions around her, which are hand-colored and contain scenes from her life. 1. Jeanna D'Arc dans sa prison. 2. Jeanne Darc blessee devant Paris. 3. Jeanne Darc acclamee. 4. Depart de Vaucouleurs 1422. 5. Jeanne Darc a Domremy 1423. 6. Jeanne Darc a Chinon. 7. Prise d'Orleans 1428. 8. Au Sacre de Charles VII Reims 1429. 9. Arrestation a Compiegne 1430. 10. Rounen 1431. No editor name and printed info. 'Made in France'. Slightly on margins. Minor fading on pictures. Otherwise a good set. Joan of Arc nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" (French: La Pucelle d'Orléans), is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. She was born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée, a peasant family, at Domrémy in northeast France. Joan claimed to have received visions of the archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine of Alexandria instructing her to support Charles VII and recover France from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. The unanointed King Charles VII sent Joan to the Siege of Orléans as part of a relief army. She gained prominence after the siege was lifted only nine days later. Several additional swift victories led to Charles VII's consecration at Reims. This long-awaited event boosted French morale and paved the way for the final French victory. On 23 May 1430, she was captured at Compiègne by the Burgundian faction, a group of French nobles allied with the English. She was later handed over to the English and put on trial by the pro-English Bishop Pierre Cauchon on a variety of charges. After Cauchon declared her guilty, she was burned at the stake on 30 May 1431, dying at about nineteen years of age. In 1456, an inquisitorial court authorized by Pope Callixtus III examined the trial, debunked the charges against her, pronounced her innocent, and declared her a martyr. In the 16th century, she became a symbol of the Catholic League, and in 1803 she was declared a national symbol of France by the decision of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920. Joan of Arc is one of the nine secondary patron saints of France, along with Saint-Denis, Saint Martin of Tours, Saint Louis, Saint Michael, Saint Rémi, Saint Petronilla, Saint Radegund and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Joan of Arc has remained a popular figure in literature, painting, sculpture, and other cultural works since the time of her death, and many famous writers, playwrights, filmmakers, artists, and composers have created, and continue to create, cultural depictions of her. (Wikipedia).‎

‎HERBERT GEORGE WELLS, (1866-1946).‎

‎[FIRST TURKISH MOREAU] Doktor Moro'nun adasi. [= The Island of Dr. Moreau]. Translated by Hamdi Varoglu.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 167 p. Extremely rare First Turkish Edition. Doktor Moro'nun adasi. [= The Island of Dr. Moreau]. Translated by Hamdi Varoglu. TURKISH LITERATURE Sci-fi Collection Novel.‎

‎MIRLIVA ALI SEREF PASHA, (Author and mapmaker of 'Umûmî Cografya Atlasi' published in 1894 - Active between 1885-1905).‎

‎[OTTOMAN MAP of AUSTRIA-HUNGARY] Avusturya-Macaristan: 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 maarifetleriyle tersîm ettirilmistir.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color chromo-lithograph map. Folded. Oblong folio. (40 x 50 cm). In Ottoman script. Color lithograph. An attractive map which shows Austria-Hungary land with Venice Bay and North Italy. Scale: 1:3.500.000. Dated Hegira: 1310 = [Gregorian 1894]. This uncommon map of Austria-Hungary in Ottoman script was published in an atlas, 'Yeni cografya atlasi', which was issued in Istanbul in the late 19th century. Ali Seref Pasa or Hafiz 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 Matbaa-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 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 mapmaker Ali received names Seref, the honorable, and Pasa, the dignitary. He was also known as Hafiz, the memorizer of the 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 permission of Sultan Ahmet 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 suppressed 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.‎

‎LORD BYRON [GEORGE GORDON BYRON], (1788-1824).‎

‎[FIRST TURKISH EDITION OF 'THE PRISONER OF CHILLON' PRINTED IN GENEVA] Silyon mahbusu. [= The prisoner of Chillon]. Translated by Abdullah Cevdet [Karlidag], (1869-1932).‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. 38 p., 1 b/w portrait of Byron. A heavy tear on the back cover. The Prisoner of Chillon is a 392-line narrative poem by Lord Byron. Written in 1816, it chronicles the imprisonment of a Genevois monk, François Bonivard, from 1532 to 1536. After almost 100 years later, this poem was translated into the Ottoman Turkish by Abdullah Cevdet firstly printed in Geneva. Abdullah Cevdet, (1869-1932), was a leading Ottoman/Turkish free-thinker, materialist, and Westernizer. He was born in the town of Arapgir in Ma?muret?ül-Azîz Province of the Ottoman Empire and grew up in a pious, lower-middle-class Muslim household, where he received a strict religious education. His father's stubborn refusal of smallpox vaccination left him pockmarked for life and contributed to his eventual gravitation towards scientism. Abdullah Cevdet graduated from the Military Middle School in Ma'muret'ül-Azîz in 1885, and then entered the Kuleli Military Medical Preparatory School in Istanbul. Three years later, he enrolled in the Royal Military Medical Academy. At this time, he was still very religious; one of his early poetry books from this period includes a glowing "Na't-i Serif," a eulogy for the Prophet Mu?ammad. However, like many other cadets, Abdullah Cevdet's views underwent a drastic transformation in the academy, where he became an ardent scientistic thinker and materialist. Here he produced his first translations from major works of German Vulgärmaterialismus, such as Ludwig Büchner's Kraft und Stoff and Aus Natur und Wissenschaft. He continued to translate from European writers up until his death, including Vittorio Alfieri, Émile Boutmy, Lord (or George Gordon) Byron, Jean-Marie Guyau, Baron (or Paul-Henri Dietrich) d'Holbach, Friedrich von Schiller, William Shakespeare, and François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire). One of his most important contributions to Ottoman and Turkish intellectual debate was the translation of Gustave Le Bon's writings into Turkish and the introduction of his elitist ideas to the Ottoman elite. Abdullah Cevdet also continued to write poetry throughout his life. Although the poems he wrote in the academy bore strong Parnassian influences, his later work was increasingly Symbolist in nature. He also translated the Persian poetry of Khayyâm into Turkish. (Source: Oxford Islamic Studies Online; Cevdet, Abdullah). Özege 18963.; TBTK 7035. OCLC 754957413 (Not found an institutional copy in OCLC). First Edition. Extremely rare.‎

‎ÂKIF PASHA, (1787-1845).‎

‎[A QUITTANCE AFTER AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CRISIS BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND OTTOMAN EMPIRES] Tabsira-i Âkif Pasa. [i.e. Perception of Akif Pasha].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Modern cloth bdg. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Ottoman script. 56 p. Tabsira-i Âkif Pasa. Akif Pasha was an Ottoman / Turkish statesman, poet, author, and intellectual. "Tabsira" is the famous work written by Akif Pasha to reveal the origin of the Churchill Case, which caused him to be dismissed from his Foreign Affairs Ministry. This rare 'politic quittance' work covers both domestic and foreign policy of the Mahmud period; It reveals its delicate relations with European states, especially Britain as well as contains important testimonies that will contribute to determining the position of the Fener Greek Patriarchate in those years. The work, albeit subjective, contains valuable information and approaches to historical researchers as a primary source. One of its most important features is that it is an early step towards new literature and style. The work, which probably was written in 1836, made Âkif Pasha a "münsî" [i.e. builder, a pioneer] that the writers of the Tanzimat era [i.e. Ottoman Reform period] took as an example. The Churchill Case was the main reason for the writing of this book. British origin William Nosworthy Churchill, (1796-1846), who published the Ceride-i Havadis [i.e. The Journal of the News] newspaper, injured a Turkish child while hunting and he was imprisoned in 1840. the British ambassador made it turned into a political event. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Akif Pasha was dismissed on the grounds of his illness in 1836. Hegira: 1309 = Gregorian: 1891. Özege 19181. Third Edition.‎

‎Edited by SINAN KUNERALP.‎

‎Nineteen years of Ottoman diplomatic telegrams, 1889-1908. Vol. 2: 16 November 1893 - 20 August 1895.‎

‎New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 568 p. Tome 13 Tome 14 Tome 15 Tome 16 Tome 17 Tome 18 Tome 19 Tome 20 Tome 21 Tome 22 Tome 23 Subject index Name index.‎

‎Edited by SINAN KUNERALP.‎

‎Nineteen years of Ottoman diplomatic telegrams, 1889-1908. Vol. 3: 20 August 1895 - 21 February 1897.‎

‎New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 568 p. Tome 24 Tome 25 Tome 26 Tome 27 Tome 28 Tome 29 Tome 30 Tome 31 Tome 32 Tome 33 Subject index Name index.‎

‎STEPHEN BOYS SMITH.‎

‎Thomas Sandwith: A British consul in the Levant, 1855-1891.‎

‎New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 614 p. Acknowledgements and Dedication I. Introduction - Thomas Sandwith: Consul, Experience, Example II. Scope III. Thomas Sandwith: Roots and Early Life, 1831-1855 IV. Thomas Sandwith in the Crimean War, 1855-1856 V. Thomas Sandwith in Syria, 1857-1865 VI. Thomas Sandwith: Vice Consul in Cyprus, 1865-1870 VII. Thomas Sandwith: Consul in Crete, 1870-1885 VIII. Thomas Sandwith: Consul in Tunis, 1885-1888 IX. Thomas Sandwith: Consul General in Odessa, 1888-1891 X. Thomas Sandwith: Life After Retirement Bibliography Index.‎

‎ZEKI KUNERALP, (1914-1998).‎

‎Diplomatic notebooks IV: 1966-1969. The view from Ankara.‎

‎New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 346 p. Introduction by Selim Kuneralp Notebooks 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 List of names of personalities mentioned in the entries Analytical Index.‎

‎MUSTAFA HASIM BIN AHMED MUHTAR PASHA, (1852-1920).‎

‎Mustalahât. [i.e. Nomenclature].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original cloth. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. 96 p. Mustafa Hasim Pasha, (1852-1920), was one of the Ottoman grand viziers of Georgian origin. He was the son of Sheik Al-Islam Ahmed Muhtar, (1807-1882). He served as the President of the Court of Justice and the Undersecretariat of the Ministry of Justice. An early short lexicon about terms that are mostly in Arabic and Persian, as well as from western languages to Turkish. Hegira 1303 = Gregorian 1886. First and Only Edition. OCLC 949504769, 841918587, 634966045. (Only three institutional copies in OCLC: Aga Khan Library, London and Bogaziçi University Library in Istanbul, and Universitatsbibliothek Munchen in Germany).; Özege 14523.‎

‎PERCY SMYTHE STRANGFORD, (8th Viscount - British nobleman and man of letters), (1825-1869).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Strangford'.‎

‎Very Good English Original autograph letter signed (ALS) by Percy Smythe Strangford, (1825-1869), about Heinrich Julius Klaproth's manuscript, saying it was translated from a Russian book, "officially confided to him when at Turkestan in 1805 or thereabouts". 18x11,5 cm. In English. 30 lines in 2 p. Letterhead in Persian beneath a coronet, dated 19 November 1868. Heinrich Julius Klaproth, (1783-1835), was a German linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, orientalist, and explorer. As a scholar, he is credited along with Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat, with being instrumental in turning East Asian Studies into scientific disciplines with critical methods. Percy Ellen Algernon Frederick William Sydney Smythe, 8th Viscount Strangford, (1825-1869), was a British nobleman and man of letters. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, the son of the 6th Viscount Strangford, the British Ambassador, Ottoman Turkey, Sweden, and Portugal. During all his earlier years Percy Smythe was nearly blind, in consequence, it was believed, of his mother having suffered very great hardships on a journey up the Baltic Sea in wintry weather shortly before his birth. His education began at Harrow School, whence he went to Merton College, Oxford. He excelled as a linguist and was nominated by the vice-chancellor of Oxford in 1845 a student-attache at Constantinople. While at Constantinople, where he served under Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, Smythe gained a mastery not only of Turkish and its dialects but of almost every form of modern Greek, from the language of the literati of Athens to the least Hellenized Romaic. He had already a large knowledge both of Persian and Arabic before going east, but until his duties led him to study the past, present, and future of the sultan's empire he had given no attention to the tongues which he well described as those of the international rabble in and around the Balkan peninsula. On succeeding his brother as Viscount Strangford in 1857 he continued to live in Constantinople, immersed in cultural studies. At length, however, he returned to England and wrote a good deal, sometimes in the Saturday Review, sometimes in the Quarterly Review, and much in the Pall Mall Gazette. A rather severe review in the first of these organs of the Egyptian Sepulchres and Syrian Shrines of Emily Anne Beaufort (1826-1887) led to a result not very usual, the marriage of the reviewer and the author. Percy Smythe was president of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1861-64 and 1867-69.‎

‎Edited by SINAN KUNERALP.‎

‎Nineteen years of Ottoman diplomatic telegrams, 1889-1908. Vol. 5: 8 July 1889 - 28 December 1901.‎

‎New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 660 p. Tome 41 Tome 42 Tome 43 Tome 44 Tome 45 Subject index Name index.‎

‎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.‎

‎YANNIS GOUMAS.‎

‎Athenians go to work. [FIRST ENGLISH EDITION].‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Greek (Modern). 48 p. First English Edition.‎

‎Edited by SINAN KUNERALP.‎

‎Nineteen years of Ottoman diplomatic telegrams, 1889-1908. Vol. 6: 28 December 1901 - 25 March 1904.‎

‎New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 718 p. Tome 46 Tome 47 Tome 48 Tome 49 Subject Index, Index. Nineteen years of Ottoman diplomatic telegrams, 1889-1908. Vol. 6: 28 December 1901 - 25 March 1904.‎

‎MICHEL BALIVET, HOMA LESSAN PEZECHKI, RENE MOUNIER.‎

‎Histoire du Sultanat Seldjoukide de Konya Sous Domination Mongole, (1246-1280): D'après la Chronique Persane d'Ibn Bîbî.‎

‎New French Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French. 498 p. History of the Seljuk Sultanate of Konya under Mongolian Domination, (1246-1280: From the Persian Chronicle of Ibn Bîbî. AVANT-PROPOS LES SELDJOUKIDES DE RÛM Le gouvernement des Mongols et la dissolution du sultanat de Rûm Bilan Bibliographie *INTRODUCTION RÉDIGÉE PAR HERBERT W. DUDA DANS SON OUVRAGE : DIE SELTSCHUKENGESCHICHTE DES IBN BÎBÎ, Munksgaard, Copenhague, 1959 Abréviation, Sources et Littérature *LE MU?TA?AR LE SULTAN 'IZZ AL-DÎN KAY-KÂÛS II EST INTRONISÉ L'IMPOSTURE DU PERVANEH FAKHR AL-DÎN ABÛ BAKR ET DE L'AMIR-DÂD NU?RAT LA RÉVOCATION DE SHAMS AL-DÎN KHÂ??-OGHUZ ET DE ASAD AL-DÎN RÛZBEH DANS LE PALAIS DU SAHIB COMMENT LE SAHIB SHAMS AL-DÎN MU?AMMAD ISFAHÂNÎ REQUIERT LA PRÉSENCE DE SHARAF AL-DÎN MAHMÛD ERZINDJÂNÎ ET LA RAISON DU RETOURNEMENT DE LEUR AMITIÉ EN INIMITIÉ LA DISCORDANCE QUI S'ÉTABLIT ENTRE LE SAHIB SHAMS AL-DÎN MU?AMMAD ISFAHÂNÎ ET SHARAF AL-DÎN ERZINDJÂNÎ L'INDÉPENDANCE DU SAHIB SHAMS AL-DÎN MU?AMMAD ISFAHÂNÎ SUR LE TRÔNE DE GLOIRE À PROPOS DE L'ÉMIR DJALÂL AL-DÎN QARATAY ET DE L'ENTRÉE EN VIGUEUR DE SES INSTRUCTIONS LE VIZIRAT DU CADI ?IZZ AL-DÎN MUHAMMAD SHAHÎD RÂZÎ - QUE DIEU AIT PITIÉ DE LUI ! LES RAISONS POUR LESQUELLES LE SULTAN 'IZZ AL-DÎN KAY-KÂÛS II ET RUKN AL-DÎN QILIDJ ARSLÂN IV SONT EN DÉSACCORD. LEUR DEUXIÈME COMBAT. LA DÉFAITE DE RUKN AL-DÎN LA RAISON POUR LAQUELLE BAYDJÛ PÉNÈTRE POUR LA DEUXIÈME FOIS DANS LES ÉTATS DE RÛM LES ÉVÈNEMENTS QUI SE PRODUISIRENT EN CES JOURS LE PREMIER EXIL DU SULTAN 'IZZ AL-DÎN KAY-KÂÛS II SON FRÈRE RUKN AL-DÎN QILIDJ ARSLÂN IV QUITTE LA FORTERESSE DE BURGHLU ET EST INTRONISÉ LE SULTAN 'IZZ AL-DÎN KAY-KÂÛS II, VENU DU ROYAUME DE LASCARIS, REVIENT DANS L'EMPIRE-BIEN-GARDÉ LA MORT DU SULTAN 'ALÂ AL-DÎN KAY-QUBÂDH II LORS DE SON VOYAGE LE SAHIB TUGHRÂÎ RETROUVE SA FONCTION DE VIZIR DANS LES PAYS DE RÛM LES RÈGLES DE LA SOUVERAINETÉ SONT FIXÉES LES DEUX SULTANS SE RENDENT AU CAMP-TOUT-PUISSANT DE LA COUR VAINCU, LE SULTAN 'IZZ AL-DÎN KAY-KÂÛS II REVIENT UNE SECONDE FOIS AUPRÈS DU BASILEUS LE GOUVERNEMENT DU SULTAN RUKN AL-DÎN QILIDJ-ARSLÂ IV ET SON PARCOURS DE VIE LA CAUSE DE L'INCIDENT AU COURS DUQUEL LE SULTAN RUKN AL-DÎN QILIDJ-ARSLÂN IV PERDIT LA VIE LE SULTANAT DE GHIYÂTH AL-DÎN KAY- KHUSRAW III B. RUKN AL-DÎN QILIDJ-ARSLÂN IV LA DESTITUTION DU SAHIB FAKHR AL-DÎN ET SON EMPRISONNEMENT DANS LA FORTERESSE DE ?O?MÂNDJÛQ LES CHANGEMENTS DANS LES FONCTIONS AU SEIN DU DIVÂN DU SULTANAT DE L'EMPIRE DE RÛM QUELQUES QUALITÉS DE L'ATABEY MADJD AL-DÎN ET LA FIN DE SON EXERCICE L'HONNEUR QUE RE?UT LA PUISSANTE PRINCESSE SELDJOUKÎ KHÂTÛN, FILLE DU SULTAN RUKN AL -DÎN, GRÂCE À SON MARIAGE AVEC LE PRINCE. LA RÉVOLTE DU FILS DE KHÂTIR L'ARRIVÉE DU BALDAQUIN DE LA PRINCESSE. LE RETOUR DES ÉMIRS ET L'APAISEMENT DE LA RÉBELLION DES FILS DE KHATÎR L'EXPÉDITION DE BUNDUQDÂRÎ (BAYBARS Ier) DEPUIS LE TERRITOIRE DE SYRIE LA RAISON POUR LAQUELLE LE GRAND SEIGNEUR CONQUÉRANT-DU-MONDE, LE PUISSANT ILKHÂN ABAGHA KHÂN, FIT UNE EXPÉDITION EN PAYS DE RÛM LES BELLES QUALITÉS DU PERVÂNEH MU?ÎN AL-DÎN QUE DIEU LE PROTÈGE PAR SA MISÈRICORDE ! LA PRISE DE POUVOIR DES QARAMANIDES LA SOUVERAINETÉ DE DJIMRÎ LE COMBAT DE DJIMRÎ CONTRE LES FILS DU SAHIB LEUR INFORTUNE DANS CETTE BATAILLE L'ENTRÉE DU KHWÂDJEH SAHIB DIVÂN SHAMS AL-DÎN DJUWAINÎ DANS LE PAYS DE RÛM. L'ORDRE MIS DANS LES AFFAIRES DU PAYS LE COMBAT DU SULTAN GHIYÂTH AL-DÎN KAY KHUSRAW III B. RUKN AL-DÎN QILIDJ-ARSLÂN IV CONTRE LE REBELLE DJIMRÎ COMMENT LE SULTAN GHIYÂTH AL-DÎN MAS?ÛD II B. KAY-KÂÛS PASSA LA MER KHAZARE POUR SE RENDRE EN PAYS DE RÛM DANS LES MOIS DE L'AN DE L'HÉGIRE INDEX DES PERSONNAGES, DES LIEUX ET PAYS GLOSSAIRE TEXTE PERSAN TABLE DES MATIÈRES‎

‎ZEKI KUNERALP, (1914-1998).‎

‎Diplomatic notebooks VI: 1972-1979. The Madrid years.‎

‎New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 324 p. Introductory Note Notebooks 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, List of names of personalities mentioned in the entries. Diplomatic notebooks VI: 1972-1979. The Madrid years.‎

‎LEWIS CARROLL [CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON], (1832-1898).‎

‎[FIRST ALICE IN WONDERLAND IN WESTERN ARMENIAN DIALECT] Alis hrashalik'neru ashkharhin mej. [i.e. Alice in the World of Wonders]. Translated into Armenian by Yeruand [Harutyuni] Kopelean [sic. Yervand Gobelian].‎

‎Very Good Armenian Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Armenian (Western Armenian). 136 p. No ills. Small chippings on the upper corners of front and back covers. Otherwise a good copy. First Armenian edition of Carroll's legendary book "Alice in Wonderland".  "This is the first Armenian translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It is in the Western Armenian dialect.". (Source: The University of Maryland Alice in Wonderland Early Editions Catalogue). Yervand Kopelian, (1923-2010), was an Armenian translator and writer among Istanbul Armenians. He has worked for the diaspora newspapers like "Luys, Ayg, Jamanak, Kulis and Marmara". He also translated Boris Pasternak's novel "Doctor Zhivago" published in "Marmara" newspaper as an appendix and a serialization.  OCLC 974926802. Very scarce. ‎

‎COLONEL [SIR] H[ENRY] E[DWARD] COLVILE, (1852-1907).‎

‎[THE SUDAN CAMPAIGN] History of the Sudan campaign. Compiled in the Intelligence Division of the War Office. Pt. 1. Events leading up to the Nile Expedition, and its history to the departure of the desert column from Korti, with appendices and a sketch map.‎

‎Very Good English Original red cloth bdg. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In English. [xiv], 277 p., 5 military plans, (3 foldings), and 1 folding map of Sudan Campaign's military plan (57x39,5 cm). Fading on cloth, an ex-library stamp on colophon, light soiling to extremities. Otherwise a good copy. First edition of the first volume of this rare set on the Sudan Campaign, including an eyewitness account of Colvile, an English colonel (later major-general) during the campaign. The presented first volume includes that the forces of the Mahdist movement spreading across Sudan, and threatening General Charles Gordon in Khartoum, while Lord Garnet Wolseley moves slowly south down the Nile. The second and third volumes (including maps only) are missing. By 1882 the Mahdist Army had taken complete control over the area surrounding Khartoum. Then, in 1883, a joint British-Egyptian military expedition under the command of British Colonel William Hicks launched a counterattack against the Mahdists. Hicks was soon killed and the British decided to evacuate Sudan. Fighting continued however and the British-Egyptian forces which defended Khartoum in a long siege were finally overrun on January 28, 1885. Virtually the entire garrison was killed. General Charles Gordon, the commander of the British-Egyptian forces, was beheaded during the attack. In June 1885 Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi died. As a result the Mahdist movement quickly dissolved as infighting broke out among rival claimants to leadership. Hoping to capitalize on internal strife, the British returned to Sudan in 1896 with Horatio Kitchener as commander of another Anglo-Egyptian army. In the final battle of the war on September 2, 1898, at Karari, 11,000 Mahdists were killed and 16,000 were wounded. (Source: Black Past online). Henry Edward Colville was born at Kirkby Hall, Leicestershire, as the son of Charles Robert Colville and Hon. Katherine Sarah Georgina Russell. Trained at Eton, Colville entered the Grenadier Guards in 1870, followed by his assignment in 1880 as A.D.C. to General Sir Leicester Smyth commanding the forces in South Africa. Colville served in the Intelligence Department of the Suakin Expedition of 1884, distinguishing himself at the Battles of El Teb and Tamai. He was employed on special service in Sudan prior to the Nile Expedition of 1884-85 and after having served in that Expedition, he received the assignment of Chief of the Intelligence Department of the Frontier Force. Following the Battle of Ginnis in the Mahdist War, Colville was promoted to the rank of Colonel and was attached to the Intelligence Department at headquarters. In 1893 he was appointed Commissioner (Acting) for Uganda where he commanded the Unyoro Expedition receiving numerous awards and a promotion to Major General on April 12, 1898. Prior to his retirement in 1901, Colville served as Commander, Infantry Brigade, Gibraltar and Guards Brigade, and 9th Division, South Africa 1899-1900. (Source: Ladysmith & District Historical Society Online).‎

‎[Translated and written by SALIH MURAD UZDILEK, (1891-1967)?] from SIR JAMES HOPWOOD JEANS, (1877-1946).‎

‎[MANUSCRIPT / EARLY ENGLISH POPULAR SCIENCE BOOKS IN TURKISH] Esrâr ile dolu kâinât hakkinda konferans. [i.e. The mysterious universe].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original brown half-leather bdg. with a clip. "Poesie" title on black cloth front cover. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic script). [2], 153, [3] p. Completely handwritten with numerous pages. All edges gilt. This unique manuscript is probably an early sketch written in Ottoman script to be used later for its first edition published by Maarif Vekâleti [i.e. Turkish Ministry of Education] in 1947 in modern Turkish with Latin letters. The Mysterious Universe is a popular science book by the British astrophysicist Sir James Jeans, first published in 1930 by the Cambridge University Press. In the United States, it was published by Macmillan. The book is an expanded version of the Red Lecture delivered at the University of Cambridge in 1930. It begins with a full-page citation of the famous passage in Plato's Republic, Book VII, laying out the allegory of the cave. The book made frequent reference to the quantum theory of radiation, initiated by Max Planck in 1900, to Albert Einstein's general relativity, and to the new theories of quantum mechanics by Heisenberg and Schrödinger, of whose philosophical perplexities the author seemed well aware. The book was denounced by the Cambridge philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, because "Jeans has written a book called The Mysterious Universe and I loathe it and call it misleading. Take the title... I might say that the title The Mysterious Universe includes a kind of idol worship, the idol being Science and the Scientist." A second edition appeared in 1931. The book was reprinted 15 times between 1930 and 1938 and again in September 2007. Salih Murat Uzdilek (1891-1967) was the first to translate this book into Turkish, printed in 1947 under the title "Esrarli kâinât". Although there's no sign in this manuscript, probably the author is Uzdilek. He was a Professor of Physics at Istanbul Technical University, graduated as a naval officer in 1908. It was his father Mehmed Sefik Bey, who as a mathematics teacher introduced him to the study of the subject. Salih Murat developed an interest in the history of mathematics through readings of books by F. Cajori and D. E. Smith. Uzdilek studied engineering in London prior to the First World War, where he was invited to present a communication on the "Introduction of logarithms into Turkey" at the Napier Tercentenary organized by The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 25-27 July 1914. The paper published in the Napier Tercentenary Memorial Volume (1915) was based on the research by Salih Zeki Bey, historian of science and Rector of Istanbul University between 1913 and 1917, published in his Kamus-i Riyaziyat (Encyclopaedia of Mathematics 1898). His findings indicate that Yirmisekiz Mehmet Çelebi, the Sultan's envoy to France, had been presented an astronomical text which included logarithms by the astronomer Jacques Cassini during his visit to the Paris Observatory in 1714. It was this collection that led to the introduction of logarithms into Turkey. Kalfazade Ismail Efendi, a timekeeper, and mathematician compiled an introduction to logarithms for his translation of the astronomical tables of J. Cassini in 1772, which is considered the first work on logarithms, into Turkish. Gelenbevi Ismail Efendi, renowned for his works in mathematics and logic, completed his Logaritma Serhi (Commentary on Logarithms) in 1787. After his return to Istanbul, Salih Murat Uzdilek was invited by the Austrian Dean of the School of Engineering, Prof. Philipp Forchheimer, to give physics lessons at the school. Prof. Uzdilek pursued his interest in the history of mathematics and physics throughout his long career. He was also an active researcher in the physics of sound and music and contributed to the contemporary tonal system of Turkish music. In his later years, Prof. Uzdilek was invited to lecture at the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei.‎

‎WINSTON CHURCHILL, (1874-1965).; SÜKRÜ SARAÇOGLU, (1887-1953).‎

‎[PHOTOGRAPH] [Churchill with Sükrü Saraçoglu in Turkey].‎

‎Very Good English Original b/w press photograph. 25 x 18 cm. It shows Mr. Churchill, accompanied by the Turkish Prime Minister Sükrü Saraçoglu, inspecting the Guard of Honor, before leaving Adana aerodrome. The two-day conference between Mr. Churchill and British Chiefs of Staff and the Turkish President and Premier and Chiefs of Staff on a special train in Adana, just over the border from Syria. The Prime Minister flew to Adana from Cairo immediately after the Casablanca discussion. Rare.‎

‎WALTER ELLIS.‎

‎[STRATFORD HOAX IN TURKISH] Shakespeare efsanesi. Translated by Sacit Polater.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 34, [1] p., b/w plates. First and only Turkish edition of "The Shakespeare myth and the Stratford hoax" by Walter Ellis. Five copies are located in OCLC (1275070658 and 315076635). Four copies in the UK, one in Turkish libraries. Not located in American libraries.‎