‎Navy‎

‎NADIRE BERKER, SELIM YALÇIN.‎

‎Sihirli yelkenliler. Photos by Adem Aydin , Ali Riza Isipek, Hasan Yokes.‎

‎New Turkish Original bdg. HC. 4to. (32 x 24 cm). In Turkish. Color and b/w ills. and drawings. 398 p. A study on sailing and tall ships. Sihirli yelkenliler. Photos by Adem Aydin , Ali Riza Isipek, Hasan Yokes.‎

‎Prep. by M. MURAD DURAL.‎

‎Century of Turkish defence.‎

‎Fine Fine English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (29 x 24 cm). In English. 135 p., color and b/w ills. Century of Turkish defence. Second Edition. Signed and inscribed by author to Tevfik Güngör Uras with a long inscription.‎

‎DANIEL PANZAC.‎

‎Commerce et navigation dans l'Empire Ottoman au XVIIIe siecle.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French. [viii], 218 p. Commerce et navigation dans l'Empire Ottoman au XVIIIe siecle.‎

‎ENCARNACION SANCHEZ GARCIA.‎

‎La fama de Khayr-Ed-Din Barbarroja en el renacimiento: Retratos literarios y artísticos.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Spanish. 64 p. B/w ills. La fama de Khayr-Ed-Din Barbarroja en el renacimiento: Retratos literarios Y artísticos. OTTOMANIA Barbaros Hayreddin Naval history Military history Navigation Mediterranean Aegean Cibraltar Pirate Literature History of art.‎

‎YILMAZ DALKANAT.‎

‎Osmanli Imparatorlugu Garp ocaklari ile ABD arasindaki deniz antlasmalari.‎

‎New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 376 p. Osmanli Imparatorlugu Garp ocaklari ile ABD arasindaki deniz antlasmalari. Marine Treaties between United States of America and the Ottoman Empire.‎

‎MEHMED ENISI [YALKI].‎

‎Avrupa hatirâtim.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) In 1/4 aesthetic modern leather bdg. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. 222, [2] p. Roumi: 1327 = Gregorian: 1911. To send representative and make use of their impressions and experiences take very important place in the Ottoman westernization efforts. Enisi, one of representatives who were sent for this reason to Europe, deals with different aspects of Europe in his books. This book by Enisi includes his impressions in his European travel, especially France and Germany. First Edition. 5 copies in OCLC: 312586128.; Özege 1309.‎

‎CEVAT ÜLKEKUL.‎

‎Jean Guerard's atlas of America found in the Austrian National Library, and the Topkapi Palace Museum Library.= Jean Guerard'in Avusturya Milli Kütüphanesi ve Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi Kütüphanesi'ndeki Amerika Kitasi Atlasi.= Atlas du Continent Americain de Jean Guerard situes a la Bibliotheque Nationale d'Autriche et a la Bibliotheque du Musee du Palais de Topkapi.‎

‎New English Paperback. Folio. (34 x 23 cm). In English, Turkish, and French. 95, [1] p., color and b/w ills. Jean Guerard's atlas of America found in the Austrian National Library, and the Topkapi Palace Museum Library.= Jean Guerard'in Avusturya Milli Kütüphanesi ve Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi Kütüphanesi'ndeki Amerika Kitasi Atlasi.= Atlas du Continent Americain de Jean Guerard situes a la Bibliotheque Nationale d'Autriche et a la Bibliotheque du Musee du Palais de Topkapi.‎

‎NADIRE BERKER, SELIM YALÇIN.‎

‎Sihirli yelkenliler. Photos by Adem Aydin , Ali Riza Isipek, Hasan Yokes.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original bdg. HC. 4to. (32 x 24 cm). In Turkish. Color and b/w ills. and drawings. 398 p. A study on sailing and tall ships. Sihirli yelkenliler. Photos by Adem Aydin , Ali Riza Isipek, Hasan Yokes.‎

‎[N. A.].‎

‎[OTTOMAN MILITARY MAP of PATAGONIA and FALKLAND ISLANDS: ROUTE of DRESDEN] Alman kruvazörü Dresden'in takîbi ve tahrîbi.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. Elephant folio. (59x75 cm). In Ottoman script. [OTTOMAN MILITARY MAP of PATAGONIA and FALKLAND ISLANDS: ROUTE of DRESDEN] Alman kruvazörü Dresden'in takîbi ve tahrîbi. SMS Dresden cruiser's routes between 1913-1915 (World War 1) on the Patagonian shelf; western shores of South America, Patagonia and Falkland Islands. Dresden spent much of her career overseas. After commissioning, she visited the United States in 1909 during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, before returning to Germany to serve in the reconnaissance force of the High Seas Fleet for three years. In 1913, she was assigned to the Mediterranean Division. She was then sent to the Caribbean to protect German nationals during the Mexican Revolution. In mid-1914, she carried the former dictator Victoriano Huerta to Jamaica, where the British had granted him asylum. She was due to return to Germany in July 1914, but was prevented by the outbreak of World War I from doing so. At the onset of hostilities, Dresden operated as a commerce raider in South American waters in the Atlantic, then moved to the Pacific Ocean in September and joined Maximilian von Spee's East Asia Squadron. Dresden saw action in the Battle of Coronel in November, where she engaged the British cruiser HMS Glasgow, and at the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December, where she was the only German warship to escape destruction. She eluded her British pursuers for several more months, until she put into Robinson Crusoe Island in March 1915. Her engines were worn out and she had almost no coal left for her boilers, so the ship's captain contacted the local Chilean authorities to have Dresden interned. She was trapped by British cruisers, including her old opponent Glasgow. The British violated Chilean neutrality and opened fire on the ship in the Battle of Más a Tierra. The Germans scuttled Dresden and the majority of the crew escaped to be interned in Chile for the duration of the war. The wreck remains in the harbor; several artifacts, including her bell and compass, have been returned to Germany.‎

‎SÂHABEDDIN SÜLEYMAN, (Turkish / Ottoman writer, member of Fecr-i Âtî movement), (1885-1921).‎

‎The Bosphorus steamers of the Sirket-i Hayriye.= Sirket-i Hayriye'nin Bogaziçi vapurlari.‎

‎New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Oblong folio. (23 x 33 cm). In English and Turkish. 207 p., B / w and color ills. The Bosphorus steamers of the Sirket-i Hayriye. = Sirket-i Hayriye'nin Bogaziçi vapurlari. The Bosphorus has always been a subject that occupied an extraordinary place both in the Turkish and in the World literatures. With its natural...‎

‎[On Behalf of the Kaizer Wilhelm II] ADMIRAL WILHELM ANTON SOUCHON, (German admiral in World War I), (1864-1946).‎

‎[REWARD OF IRON CROSS MEDAL FOR WASSIF BEY FROM WILHELM II - SIGNED BY ADMIRAL SOUCHON] Typescript letter signed 'Souchon' sent to 'Kapitan zur See Wassif Bey'.‎

‎Fine German Original typescript letter signed 'Souchon', addressed to Capitan, lieutenant colonel Vasif (Wassif) Muhiddin Bey [Kasimpasali]. Wassif Bey was a ship commander of Hamidiye cruiser before Rauf Orbay. 27x21 cm. In German. 1 p. "Kommando der Flotte" letterhead with bilingual in German and Ottoman Turkish. 8 lines. Signed 'Souchon'. This letter includes an indication that it honors the Kaiser (Wilhelm II) with the Iron Cross medal for Commander of Haamidiye, Wassif Bey. "Seine Majestät der Kaiser und König haben Euer Hochwohlgeboren in Anbetracht Ihrer tatkraftigen Arbeit im Interesse der Kriegsbereitschaft und Kriegsbereitschaft und Kriegsbedürfnisse der Marine das Eiserne Kreuz 2. Klasse zu verleihen geruht.". [i.e. His Majesty the Emperor and King have deigned your High Wellbeing to give the Iron Cross 2nd Class to the Navy in view of your hard work in the interest of readiness for war needs.]. Wilhelm Anton Souchon was a German admiral in World War I. Souchon commanded the Kaiserliche Marine's Mediterranean squadron in the early days of the war. His initiative played a major part in the entry of the Ottoman Empire into World War I. Wilhelm Anton Souchon was born on 2 June 1864 in Germany to a family of Huguenot ancestry. In July 1914, hostilities erupted between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia. Rear Admiral Souchon, a native of Leipzig, feared being trapped in the Adriatic Sea in the event of other nations joining in the conflict. Because of this, Souchon took his two ships, the battlecruiser Goeben and the light cruiser Breslau, into the western Mediterranean. When World War I began on 4 August 1914, he bombarded the French-Algerian ports of Bône and Philippeville. He successfully eluded British attempts to corner him (see Pursuit of Goeben and Breslau) and on 10 August 1914, his small squadron arrived at the Dardanelles. After two days of negotiations, he was allowed to take his ships to Istanbul where they were subsequently transferred officially into the Ottoman Navy. Souchon was appointed Commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Navy and served in this position until September 1917. This gesture by Germany had an enormously positive impact with the Turkish population. At the outbreak of the war, Winston Churchill caused outrage when he "requisitioned" without compensation two almost completed Turkish battleships in British shipyards, Sultan Osman I and Reshadieh, that had been financed by public subscription. These ships were commissioned into the Royal Navy as Agincourt and Erin, respectively. On 15 August 1914, in the aftermath of Souchon's daring dash to Constantinople, Turkey cancelled their maritime agreement with Britain and the Royal Navy mission under Admiral Limpus, and left by 15 September. The Dardanelles were fortified with German assistance and the Bosporus was secured by the presence of Goeben (now Yavuz Sultan Selim). On 27 September 1914, the Straits were officially closed to all international shipping. On 29 October 1914, Souchon's fleet launched the Black Sea Raid, a naval attack which brought the Ottoman Empire into World War I. His ships laid several sea minefields and shelled the Russian Black Sea ports of Sevastopol, Odessa, and others, destroying the Russian minesweeper, Prut, in the process. British naval units quickly retaliated on Turkish merchant ships off Izmir (Smyrna). On 2 November 1914, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire. On 5 November, Britain followed suit and on 12 November 1914, the Ottoman government officially declared war on the Triple Entente. For the next three years, Souchon attempted to reform the Ottoman Navy while conducting a number of raids on Russian shipping, ports, and coastal installations in the Black Sea. Promoted to vice admiral, Souchon was awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military order, on 29 October 1916. In September 1917, Souchon returned to Germany. There he received command of the Fourth Battleship Squadron of the High Seas F‎

‎ABIDIN PASHA [also DINO, BEY, PREVEZELI ABEDIN PASA, ABEDDIN BEY], (Ottoman patriot, politician, ideologue and diplomat; the governor of the Mediterranean Islands [i.e. Cezâyir-i Bahr-i Sefîd Vilâyeti] Rhodes, Algeria, Aden, Ankara and Adana),‎

‎Autograph letter / document sealed as 'vâli' [i.e. governor] 'Abidin' sent to Ottoman command of Chios Island.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph document/letter sealed by Abidin Pasha. 33x21 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Seven lines. With a letterhead of The Province of Cezâyir-i Bahr-i Sefîd [i.e. The province of the Mediterranean Island and Aegean Archipelago]. Abidin Pasha was an Albanian patriot, politician, ideologue and diplomat; and the governor of Rhodes, Aden, Algeria, Ankara, and Adana. As a rilindas involved in the Albanian National Awakening, he was one of the founders of the League of Prizren and its chief representative for Epirus (1878). Dino was one of the main promoters in the need for the creation of the Autonomous Albanian Vilayet under the Ottoman suzerainty, and later a contributor to Albanian independence. Abedin Dino was from Chameria and he was born in Preveza on March 23, 1843, to one of the most notable and noble families of the city (the Dino family). During the Great Eastern Crisis Dino was one of ten signatories to a memorandum addressed to Berlin Congress hosts chancellor Bismarck and Count Andrassy on 20 June 1878 calling for reforms and Albanians to remain in the Ottoman state with their rights, desires, interests, and traditions being respected. Dino strongly supported the territorial integrity of Albanian inhabited lands remaining within the Ottoman state. Together with Abdul Frashëri, Vesel Dino, and Mehmet Ali Vrioni he established local League branches of the Albanian Committee of Janina and Assembly of Preveza. On 11 January 1879, a meeting in Preveza of Albanian notables and leaders at Dino's house agreed to oppose Epirus joining Greece, even though military force if an unsatisfactory agreement was imposed by the Great Powers and to express that view to the Berlin Congress. The free movement of Dino in Preveza and his appointment as a commissioner for delineating the border was representative of the support the Ottoman Empire gave to the League during this time. From 10 June - 12 September 1880 Dino briefly served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ottoman Empire for four months and was elevated to the rank of Pasha, becoming known as Abedin Pasha. Abdul Hamid II appointed Dino as he wanted to strengthen the Ottoman position during negotiations about the border with Greece. [.] In part due to his efforts and activities, the Vilayet of Janina did not join Greece and remained within the Ottoman Empire until 1912. He became a wâli (governor) of Aden and from 1904 Vizier (minister) in the Ottoman government headed by fellow Albanian Avlonyali Mehmed Ferid Pasha. Abedin Bej Dino was also an evaluated poet, publisher, writer, and translator. He wrote many songs, including the famous one "Këngë për Shqipërin" (alb. "Song for Albania", in 1879), "Të nxiturit e Shqipërisë duke përpjeturë" (1880), "Poema e Shenjtë" (Poema of Saint, 1884), "Poetry" (1888). He translated on Albanian language poems of a 13th-century Persian poet, and Sufi mystic Rumi. His son, Rasih Abidinpasazâde Dino (who has a book titled 'Üç Mektup') was a co-founder of the first Albanian school in the city of Preveza and in 1913 he was the head of the delegation of Albania that signed the Treaty of London that recognized Albania an independent state. Abidin Pasha is the grandfather of famous Turkish painter Abidin Dino, (1913-1993).‎

‎Edited by EKREM ISIN.‎

‎The logbook of the Ottoman navy: Ships, legends, sailors.= Osmanli donanmasinin seyir defteri: Gemiler, efsaneler, denizciler.‎

‎New English Paperback. 4to. (28 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 229 p., color and b/w ills. The logbook of the Ottoman navy: Ships, legends, sailors.= Osmanli donanmasinin seyir defteri: Gemiler, efsaneler, denizciler. Ottoman Principality was introduced to the dark sea of the Middle Ages early in the 14 th century. The battles with the Venetians and the Genoese, conquests in Rumelia, and the establishment of the first shipyards all occurred during this period. As the conquest of Istanbul marked the end of the period of transition from Principality to Empire, the foundations of a strong navy that would unite the Mediterranean and the Black Sea over a political geography were laid. The power of the corsairs diminished by the end of the Renaissance; Barbaros Hayreddîn Pasha personified the golden age of Ottoman sea power. The discovery of the New World had instigated a revolution in the maritime world. Traditional Venetian galleys gave way to Spanish galleons and manpower was replaced by wind power. The Ottoman navy assumed a pioneering role in the process of modernization that extended from the 18 th to the 20 th century. Naval education in the Western sense, the implementation of new technologies and the organization of a modern fleet were all consequences of this period. Advancing from the galley to the battlecruiser, Ottoman sea power had the final say in the affairs of the Empire. "The Logbook of the Ottoman Navy: Ships, Legends, Sailors" exhibition intertwines three distinct, yet integrated mythologies of the sea. The imprint of the ships in Ottoman seafaring history, the battles they were engaged in and the heroes who became legendary in these battles assume their places on the stage of civilization in all their historic magnitude. At the center of the construct lies the extraordinary adventure of the transition from traditional to modern seafaring methods. The quest for power, the demolished thrones and man's identification of his fate with the sea is perhaps the oldest story behind this adventure. The cornerstones of a long history that extends from the legacy of a 16 th century Ottoman galley to the battlecruiser, Yavuz, is brought to light through the memories of seamen.‎

‎[OTTOMAN NAVAL FORCES COMMISSION OF ENGINES].‎

‎[OTTOMAN NAVAL FORCES / PAMPHLET FOR THE LIQUID FUEL] Yag-i mâyi' mahrûkâti ve tertîbâti. [i.e. Liquid oil fuel and its assembly]. Translated into Ottoman Turkish by Bahriye Nezâreti Çarhçi [sic. Çarkçi] Komisyonu.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback in original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 16 p. This pamphlet, mostly prepared in the form of questions and answers, describes the technical infrastructure required for the use of liquid oil fuel in warships. It was prepared for officers studying at the navy schools of the Imperial Ottoman in the early 20th century. On the cover, it's indicated to be translated by the Ottoman Naval Forces Commission of Engines, but, no information on which source to be used to translate it. It's printed after the Second Constitutional Regime in 1908, and Tripoli War in 1911, probably during the Balkan Wars, (1912-1913). Following the Young Turk Revolution in 1908, the Committee of Union and Progress which effectively took control of the country sought to develop a strong Ottoman naval force. The poor condition of the fleet became evident during the Ottoman Naval Parade of 1910, and the Ottoman Navy Foundation was established in order to purchase new ships through public donations. Those who made donations received different types of medals according to the size of their contributions. In 1910, the Ottoman Navy purchased two pre-dreadnought battleships from Germany: SMS Weissenburg and her sister ship SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm. These ships were renamed Turgut Reis and Barbaros Hayreddin, respectively. The Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912 and the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 proved disastrous for the Ottoman Empire. In the former, the Italians occupied Ottoman Tripolitania (present-day Libya) and the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea and the Regia Marina defeated Ottoman light naval forces in the battles of Preveza, Beirut, and Kunfuda Bay. In the latter, a smaller Greek fleet successfully engaged with Ottoman battleships in the naval skirmishes of Elli and Lemnos. The better condition of the Greek fleet in the Aegean Sea during the Balkan Wars led to the liberation of all Ottoman-held Aegean islands other than those in the Italian-occupied Dodecanese. It also prevented Ottoman reinforcements and supplies to the land battles on the Balkan peninsula, where the Balkan League emerged victoriously. The only Ottoman naval successes during the Balkan Wars were the raiding actions of the light cruiser Hamidiye under the command of Rauf Orbay. For this reason, the Naval Ministry, on the one hand, tried to train a large number of sailor officers by printing technical booklets like this in order to close the gap. Faded on the cover, chipped on extremities and spine. Otherwise a good and rare copy. Not in Özege.; Only one copy in OCLC: 949520567 (Bogaziçi Uni. Library).‎

‎SÜLEYMAN FAIK PASHA, (1845-1909).‎

‎[OTTOMAN NAVIGATION / EARLY DESCRIPTION AND PILOT BOOK OF THE ARCHIPELAGO] Tarîfât-i sevâhil-i Kasot ve Kerpe ve Cezayir-i Yunaniye. Ingiltere Erkân-i Bahriyesi'nin tecârîb-i kesire ile icrâ eyledigi kesîyât ve tahkîkât-i miknaziyeyi cami olarak Ingilizceden tercüme edilmisdir. [i.e. Description of the shores of Kassos, Karpathos and Aegean Archipelago].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). [1], 39 p. First and Only Edition of the description of an early pilot guide to the Aegean Archipelago with the Mediterranean shores of Africa, Cyprus et alli, not including Morea (Peloponnese peninsula) which was published separately as 'Tarîfât-i Sevâhil-i Mora' [i.e. Description of the shores of Morea]. Admiral / General Süleyman Faik Pasha, who graduated from the Ottoman Naval Academy, was promoted to captain in 1864 after his travel to the Cape of Good Hope, and with the information, he obtained during this trip, he published and translated three guides, especially on the seas and coasts under Turkish / Ottoman rule. This early and rare book was one of his translations from its original pilot guide in English, printed in the Bahriye Matbaasi [i.e. The Press of the Turkish Naval Forces] located in Kasimpasa district which is a quarter within the Pera area of Constantinople, a low-lying area north of the Golden Horn. is one of the oldest residential areas in Istanbul with a strong naval tradition. The ships of Sultan Mehmed II sailed into the Golden Horn from this quarter. After the fall of Constantinople, Kasimpasa flourished. By the 16th century, it contained the Imperial Arsenal and docks of the Ottoman Navy, home to 120 ships. The Turkish Naval High School was founded in 1773 within a printing house shortly after foundation, to teach geometry and navigation to naval and civilian merchant captains on board a galleon anchored at Kasimpasa. The Turkish Naval Academy was housed in Kasimpasa from 1838 to 1850. Extremely rare. Only one copy in OCLC 1030771711 (Orient-Institut of Istanbul).; Özege 19742. Not in ATYB (Askerî Tarih Yayinlari Bibliyografyasi).‎

‎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 WITH COMPLETE MAPS] 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) Contemporary handsome quarter leather binding raised four bands and gilt lettering to spine. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters. 171, [1] p., 15 folded maps. First and only edition of this early naval guide to the Mediterranean and Aegean Islands and shores prepared by the Ottoman Admiral Süleyman Faik. A comprehensive early printed guide to the Cezâyir-i Bahr-i Sefid [i.e. Ottoman Province of the Archipelago] including the descriptions of all islands in the Archipelago such as Patmos, Peraka, Paros, Delos, Ipsara, Acina, Sekino, Mikonos, Bozcaada (Tenedos), Istanköy (Kos), Imroz, Crete, Anti Paros, Alosis Islands with West and East of the Archipelago, and Edremit Bay, Doris Bay, Rafti Port, Aynaroz Bay; and Anatolian shores such as Izmir (Smyrna), Kusadasi, Gallipoli. This rare book has 15 folded portolan maps of Marmaris Port, Makri Port, Naghos Port, Karaagach (Ptelea, Evros in Greece) Port, Kakuve and Tertumos Ports, portolan of Iskenderun (Alexandrietta), portolan of Lazkiye (Al-Lazkiyya in Syria), portolan of Avret Island and Trablus-Sam, and portolan of Beirut and Sida. Süleyman Faik (1845-1909) was a general, and afterwards an admiral and a Chairman of the Turkish / Ottoman Navy General Staff, divisional. Only six copies in OCLC: 773143926, 67075343.; Özege 16579.; Not in ATYB: Askerî Tarih Yayinlari Bibliyografyasi [= Bibliography of Turkish History of Military Books].‎

‎SEYDI ALI REIS, (Ottoman admiral), (1498-1563).‎

‎[SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA] Mir'âtü'l-memâlik. [i.e. The mirror of the countries].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original handsome brown quarter leather binding with Ottoman lettered gilt to spine. Five raised bands to spine, separated from each other with lined gilt. Slight stains on the title page. Else a fine copy. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 99 p. Hegira: 1313 = Gregorian: 1895. Extremely rare first printed edition of this one of the earliest travel accounts, of an Ottoman admiral's early expeditions to the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf to counter Portuguese piracy and attacks on Muslim pilgrim ships, which describes the lands he has seen during his voyage from India to Constantinople by Sidi (Seydi) Ali Reis (1498-1563) sent by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent covering the years 1553-1556. During these naval wars, after two marine battles against the Portuguese fleet and a great storm named The Elephant Typhoon (Tufan-i Fil) by the locals, Reis' remaining six galleys drifted to India. The fleet was unserviceable, resulting in his return home overland with 50 men. Reis then arrived at the royal court of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, where he met the future Mughal emperor Akbar, who was twelve years old at the time. He returned to the Ottoman Land over Muslim states in South Asia; Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Iran. But he delayed his return because of the war between the Ottoman and the Safavid Empires in Iran. Finally, following the treaty of Amasya in 1555, he was able to return home and present his book of this narrative journey to the Sultan in 1557. This work offers an extensive insight into the Muslim situation in 16th century South and Central Asia and the Middle East, Islamic navigation, and Turkish - Portuguese relations as well as Persian, Afghan, and Indian geography, naval routes, flora, and fauna. Seydi Ali Reis, formerly also written Sidi Ali Reis and Sidi Ali Ben Hossein, was an Ottoman admiral and navigator. Known also as Katib-i Rumi, Galatali, or Sidi Ali Çelebi, he commanded the left wing of the Ottoman fleet at the naval Battle of Preveza in 1538. He was later promoted to the rank of fleet admiral of the Ottoman fleet in the Indian Ocean, and as such, encountered the Portuguese forces based in the Indian city of Goa on several occasions in 1554. Seydi was able to unite several Muslim countries on the coast of the Arabian Sea (such as the Makran Kingdom, Gujarat Sultanate, and Adal Sultanate) against the Portuguese. He is famous today for his books of travel such as the Mir'ât ül Memâlik [i.e. The Mirror of Countries], and his books of navigation and astronomy, such as the Mir'ât-i Kâinât (Mirror of the Universe) and the Kitâb ül Muhit: El Muhit fî Ilmi'l Eflâk ve'l Buhûr [i.e. Book of the Regional Seas and the Science of Astronomy and Navigation] which contain information on navigation techniques, methods of determining direction, calculating time, using the compass, information on stars, sun and moon calendars, wind and sea currents, as well as portolan information regarding the ports, harbours, coastal settlements and islands in the various regions of the Ottoman Empire. His books are translated into numerous languages including English, French, Italian, German, Greek, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Russian, and Bengali, and are considered among the finest literary works dating from the Ottoman period. "When Sultan Suleiman had taken up his winter residence in Aleppo, I, the author of these pages, was appointed to the Admiralship of the Egyptian fleet and received instructions to fetch back to Egypt the ships (15 galleys), which some time ago had been sent to Basrah on the Persian Gulf. But, 'Man proposes, God disposes.' I was unable to carry out my mission, and as I realized the impossibility of returning by water, I resolved to go back to Turkey by the overland route, accompanied by a few tried and faithful Egyptian soldiers. I traveled through Gujarat, Hind, Sind, Balkh, Zabulistan, Bedakhshan, Khotlan, Turan, and Iran‎

‎REBUFFAT Vanda REBUFFAT‎

‎Codice della nautica da diporto. Aggiornamento (D.M. n. 146 del 29.7.2008)‎

‎brossura; a cura di Vanda Rebuffat e Eugenio Minici; cm 17 x 24; 130 pagine; in buono stato; contenuto: l’emissione del D.M. 29 luglio 2008, n. 146 porta a compimento il sistema di riforme del settore voluto dalla legge 8 luglio 2003, n. 172, recante disposizioni per il riordino e il rilancio della nautica‎

‎Gibb, D. E. W.‎

‎Lloyd's of London: A Study in Individualism‎

‎From the days when Insurance and Banking were held in high esteem. A history of the well known Insurance company. 387 pages. Index. No dust jacket.‎

‎Anon‎

‎Safety Standards for Small Craft 1968‎

‎Safety standards for small boat owners covering water-craft, marine equipment, safe design, construction and practice. 228 pages. Marks and spots on covers, particularly near fore-edge.‎

‎Julio Valerio Borghese‎

‎Decima Flottiglia Mas‎

‎Edizione del 1950. Condizioni dell'opera discrete, copertina in parte staccata dalle pagine. Alcuni segni a matita sugli interni. Per il resto, interni ottimi (vedi foto).‎

‎MICHELON Albert‎

‎Cours de turbines marines. Turbines à vapeur, propulsion turbo-électrique, turbines à gaz. Ouvrage conforme aux programme des examens d'officier-mécanicien de la Marine Marchande.‎

‎Broché. 407 pages. Rousseurs. 22x27cm.‎

‎LOIR Maurice‎

‎Gloires et souvenirs maritimes. 3e édition. (Livre de prix). Illustré de 24 planches hors-texte tirées en couleurs, d'en-têtes et de culs-de-lampe gravés par Rogeron et Vignerot, et Ducourtioux et Huillard d'après les aquarelles d'Alfred Paris.‎

‎Reliure percaline de l'éditeur. 323 pages. Tranches dorées. Fortes rousseurs.‎

‎COLLECTIF‎

‎Pied marin, pied à terre. Le travail des hommes sur le port. Sète - Frontignant - Bassin de Thau.‎

‎Broché. 240 pages. 27x26cm.‎

‎FOURREY M.‎

‎Notions de navigation intérieure. 9e édition.‎

‎Broché. 258 pages. 17x22cm. Annotations au crayon de couleurs.‎