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BARBIE DU BOCAGE, (French geographer and cartographer, dean of the Faculty of Letters of Paris, member of the Institute), (1760-1825).
[MAP of BLACK SEA] Carte du palus méotide ed du Pont Euxin, pour le Voyage du jeune Anacharsis, Reduite en grande partie d'apres celles de Mr. D'Anville, par Mr. Barbie du Bocage, MDCCLXXXI.
Very Good French Original b/w map. Oblong folio. (25 x 37 cm). In French. Jean-Denis Barbié, dit Barbié du Bocage , né le 28 avril 1760 à Paris et mort dans cette ville le 28 décembre 1825, est un géographe et cartographe français, doyen de la Faculté de lettres de Paris, membre de l'Institut. It shows Black Sea and its shores with their old toponyms very detailed.
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OSKAR HÖCKER, (1840-1894).
Unterm Halbmonde: Historische erzahlung aus der Zeit der Erzahlung aus der Zeit der Wanderjahre eines deutschen Kriegshelden wahrend seines Aufenthaltes im Osmanischen Reiche.; Der vaterlandischen Jugend und dem deutschen Volke erzahlt. In zweiter, vielsach vermehrter Auslage herausgegeben von Franz Otto. Aus Moltkes Leben.
Very Good German Original decorated illustrated and gilt green cloth. Demy 8vo. (21,5 x 15,5 cm). In German. [xiv], 342, [7] p.,1 color engraved plate, richly illustrated (118 unnumbered b/w ills.). Höcker was a German author of historical novels for children and a stage actor. Oskar Höcker was born in a suburb of Eilenburg, in the Prussian Province of Saxony, as was his brother, author Gustav Höcker. He was educated in Chemnitz. At the age of 19 he became an apprentice actor with F.W. Porth, a well-established actor for the royal court in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony. He performed in Bremen, Rostock, Reichenberg, Stettin, Meiningen, and from 1866 to 1882 at the court in Karlsruhe. In 1883 his career shifted to Berlin, where he played on all the big stages and was a member of the Deutsches Theater. Oscar Blumenthal referred to him as one of the company's most players, and critic Otto Brahm praised his "discrete art," comparing him to Josef Kainz. He later joined the Lessing Theater. To support his ever-increasing family (he had ten children) he began a second career as writer of children's books, and after 1870 published regularly for the well-known publisher Arnold Hirt of Leipzig. Especially in the south of Germany his books (which came to be known as Höckerle) became very popular. In many of the books he authored he attempted to educate young readers in the history of the Christian church and the cultural history of Germany. His magnum opus is a series of five cycles of historical novels, totaling 20 volumes, on the development of the German bourgeoisie, Frederick II of Prussia and the history of Prussia, the Imperial German Navy, the history of Germany since the Reformation, and the history of Christianity. He died from a nervous condition at the height of his theatrical and publishing career, in Berlin. His son, Paul Oskar Höcker, also became a writer. This book is the second book of Höcker. Ex-libris. Second Edition. First Edition in 1873.
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HOLY BOOK IN BULGARIAN].
[TSARIGRAD EDITION OF THE HOLY BOOK] Bibliia sirech sveshtenoto pisanie na Vetkhiia i Noviia zavet: Viarno i tochno prevedena ot pûrvoobraznoto.
Very Good Bulgarian Original blue cloth bdg. with embossing. Slightly stains on boards and toned on pages. Otherwise a very good copy. 12mo. (16,5 x 12 cm). In Bulgarian. 1230, [2] p. [HOLY BOOK IN BULGARIAN PRINTED IN TSARIGRAD (CONSTANTINOPLE)] Bibliia sirech sveshtenoto pisanie na Vetkhiia i Noviia zavet: Viarno i tochno prevedena ot pûrvoobraznoto. [.] In 1840 5,000 copies of the first complete translation of the New Testament were printed in Smyrna by the British and Foreign Bible Society. A second edition which was printed in Smyrna in 1850 was an almost exact reprint of the 1840 edition. A third edition followed in 1853 with 15,000 copies. The fourth edition was published in 1857 in Bucharest, and for the first time civil characters type was used. In 1859, two more editions were published. In 1866, a new "pocket" edition with text revised by Elias Riggs and Dr. Albert Long was printed in Constantinople. The New Testament was revised and reprinted a total of nine times. In the period from 1840 to 1860 the Eastern (Tarnovo) dialect was adopted as literary Bulgarian language and the Macedonian dialect, in which the New Testament had been translated, was widely rejected. By 1858 Neofit Rilski had finished large portion of the Old Testament. Riggs met with Neofit Rilski and discussed a possible revision of the Bulgarian New Testament to remove the Macedonian dialect elements. Neofit objected the revision, so Riggs took the translation and returned to Constantinople. In January 1859 Riggs invited the Bulgarian teacher Hristodul Kostovich to help him with the revision. In 1862 Long and Riggs visited the noted Bulgarian writer and poet Petko Rachov Slaveykov in Tryavna. Slaveykov agreed to help with the translation and began the work on the revising of Neofit's New Testament at once. Long joined the revision of the New Testament into the Eastern dialect in 1863 and later assisted with the translation of the Old Testament. In June 1871, after more than 12 years of revision and translation, 36,000 copies of the complete Bible translation in Bulgarian were published in Constantinople. The translation came to be known as the "Tsarigrad (Constantinople) Edition". Tsarigrad [or; Tsargrad, Tzargrad, Czargrad] Tsargrad is a Slavic name for the city or land of Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, and present-day Istanbul in Turkey. A physical copy of this edition is not located in OCLC. For digital register: OCLC 181122059.
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Reported by EBUL'ULA MARDIN, (Turkish jurist, academician and politician), (1881-1957).
[UNPUBLISHED AND RARE MANUSCRIPT NOTES ON THE OTTOMAN AND TURKISH LAND LAW] Toprak hukuku, 1942-1943.
Very Good Turkish Paperback. A manuscript notebook. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Turkish (Modern). 145, [10] p., schemes. Toprak hukuku, 1942-1943. These extremely rare and unpublished manuscript notes on 'land law' or 'real property law', were taken by a student between the years of 1942-44 during Mardin's lessons in Istanbul University. Very legible script. Fine manuscript with extra papers inside. Mardin was a Turkish jurist, academician and politician. He was one of the ends of the Ottoman Empire and the firsts of Turkish Republic lawyers. He worked as a lecturer at Istanbul University during his whole life, where he graduated, and became a professor of the Civil Law. He ws born in Shkodra. Extremely rare.
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EBUL'ULA MARDIN, (Turkish jurist, academician and politician), (1881-1957).
Huzur dersleri. 2 volumes set.
Very Good Turkish In decorative contemporary clothes. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 2 volumes set: (614 p.;1154 p.). Mardin was a Turkish jurist, academician and politician. He was one of the ends of the Ottoman Empire and the firsts of Turkish Republic lawyers. He worked as a lecturer at Istanbul University during his whole life, where he graduated, and became a professor of the Civil Law. He ws born in Shkodra. Scarce. First Edition.
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SALIH BOZOK, (Chief aide-de-camp of Mustafa Kemal, Ottoman and Turkish officer, Politician), (1881-1941).
Autograph letter signed 'Bilecik Saylavi S. Bozok' with its envelope.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter (ALS) signed 'Bilecik Saylavi S[alih] Bozok' with its original envelope. 21x15 cm. In Ottoman script. 2 p. Full. Letter includes 27 lines. Dated December, 22, 1934. Letterhead 'TBMM Özel' [i.e. Turkish Grand National Assembly]. Recipient is Salih Bey [Sener] who was lived in Kadiköy and Commandant Gendarme. Bozok was an officer of the Ottoman Army, later the Turkish Army and a politician of the Republic of Turkey. He was the chief aide-de-camp of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk), the founder of modern Turkey. Bozok was a close childhood and lifelong friend of Atatürk, both having been born in 1881 in Salonica and having attended the Monastir Military High School together. On November 10, 1938, upon witnessing the dead body of Atatürk in the latter's bedroom of Dolmabahçe Palace, a distraught and stunned Bozok stepped outside and shot himself through the chest with a pistol. However, the bullet narrowly missed his heart, and Bozok did not succumb to his fatal wound until April 1941. (Wikipedia).
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LÜTFI KIRDAR, (Turkish physician, statesman, soldier, Manisa and Istanbul governor, deputy and Turkish Health Minister), (1887-1961).
[LEGENDARY GOVERNOR of ISTANBUL] Autograph document signed 'Istanbul Vali ve Belediye Reisi Dr. Lütfi Kirdar'.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript document with manuscript autograph writings and signature by Lütfi Kirdar (as Governor of Istanbul Lütfi Kirdar). 27,5x17,5 cm. Sent to Mustafa Kunur, who was 'Nahiye Müdür' of Kemerburgaz (district of Istanbul). In Turkish (modern Turkish with Latin script). 1 p. Including a celebration on Kunur's logistics services for the army. Lütfi Kirdar was born in 1887 in Kirkuk. He comes from a rooted and a well-known family 'Kirdarzâdes' of Kirkuk. After completing his primary and secondary education in Kirkuk and high school education in Baghdad, he came to Istanbul in 1908 and entered the Faculty of Medicine. After the Balkan War, Kirdar joined the war voluntarily and after the war he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Darülfünûn -i.e. IIstanbul Üniversitesi- (1917). With the outbreak of World War I, he joined the army. Kirdar who was participating in the National Struggle, received the Independence War Medal. After the War of Independence, in 1923, he specialized in eye diseases in Vienna and Munich. He returned to Turkey in 1924 and was appointed to the Directorate of Izmir Health. At his own request, he was appointed to the eye clinic of Izmir Memleket Hospital in 1933. In 1935 he became a member of parliament from Kütahya. In 1936, Manisa was appointed as mayor and after that in 1938, to Istanbul. He held this last post for 12 years. Istanbul Harbiye Sports and Exhibition Palace, Open-Air Theater, Inonu Stadium in Dolmabahce, Taksim Square, Taksim Excursion and Ataturk Boulevard were held during his period. In 1940, the Taksim Barracks was demolished. He was arrested on May 27th. He died of a heart attack on 17 February 1961 in Yassiada where he was tried. He was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after an funeral on 19 February 1961.
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S.S. TARSUS, (1931-1961) TRAVEL LETTER.
[TRAVEL TO MARSEILLES BY S.S. TARSUS -EXOCHORDA-] Autograph letter signed 'Y. Küm?'.
Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter signed (ALS) 'Y. Küm?' sent to his mother from S.S. Tarsus. 21,5x28 cm. In Turkish. Written by a pencil. 1 p. Full. Dated 8-12-1957. He describes his travel route to his mother in Marseilles, to Spain by train, etc. [TRAVEL TO MARSEILLES BY SS TARSUS -EXOCHORDA-] Autograph letter signed 'Y. Küm?'. S / S Tarsus was launched in 1931 by "New York Shipbuilding Co.1" for "American Export linen New York" and was launched under the name SS Exochorda. The ship, which has a capacity of 879 passengers, is 140 meters long and 19 meters wide. Its water section was 8.3 meters. It had 7200 HP steam turbine machine weighing 9298 Groston. Exochorda, previously carrying passengers and cargo, was placed under the order of the United States Land Forces as "Harry E. Lee-AP17" as of 27 December 1940. After being used in logistics services during the Second World War, it was connected to the Toothshipyard in Baltimore on May 9, 1946 and taken out of service. In April 16, 1948, after it's purchased by Turkey, it was named Tarsus by Turkish politician Kasim Gürlek.
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HILMI ZIYA ÜLKEN, (Turkish philosopher and sociologist), (1901-1974).
Autograph letter signed 'Prof. Hilmi Ziya Ülken'.
Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter (ALS) signed 'Prof. Hilmi Ziya Ülken' sent to Turkish Ministry of Education about 52nd Sociology Congress held in Istanbul in 1952. Written on a paper with 'extra strong' watermark. 30x23 cm. In Turkish (Latin letters). 1 p. Punching holes. Including 10 lines. Autograph letter signed 'Prof. Hilmi Ziya Ülken'. Hilmi Ziya Ülken was a famous Turkish philosopher and sociologist, had a great influence on the formation of a philosophical tradition of thought life in Turkey.
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YUSUF [SITKI] MARDIN, (Turkish author, poet, politician), (1916-1995).
Typescript letter signed 'Yusuf Mardin'.
Very Good Turkish Original typed letter (TLS) with autograph signature by Yusuf Mardin. 13x21,5 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Two puncher holes. He had written that politic condition and chaos of the youth and country in the late 70s, he prepared an article on Namik Kemal, and he requested to publish this in famous 'Hisar' (Turkish literary periodical) magazine, to an unnamed recipient. Yusuf Mardin was a graduate of Istanbul University Faculty of Law. In addition he was Istanbul Robert College Teacher, General Secretariat and Legal Advisor, Founding and Writing Yücel Magazine, Bogaziçi Magazine Editorial Directorate, Author, the Deputy of Mardin for the period of the TBMM VIII.
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ALI HIKMET AYERDEM, (Turkish soldier and politician), (1877-1939).
Autograph letter signed 'Ali Hikmet' for the assignment of cavalry major 'Mustafa Resid Bey'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed by Ali Hikmet Ayerdem. 38x23 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Three long lines. Dated 22 Kanunisani 81]328 [AD 1912]. Written to Ayastefanos High Commands, for the assignment of cavalry major 'Mustafa Resid Bey'. Ali Hikmet Ayerdem (1877; Larissa - March 21, 1939; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. Rare.
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DANTE ALIGHIERI, (1265-1321).; (KOSTAKI MUSURUS PASHA [KONSTANTINOS MOUSOURUS], (Translator and Ottoman diplomat), (1807-1891).
[FIRST GREEK EDITION of DANTE'S PURGATORY] [Dante's Purgatorio - La Divina Commedia] Kathartirion. Metaphrasis Konstantinou Mousourou, (1807-1891) [SIGNED by MUSURUS PASHA to CONSTANTINOPLE PATRIARCH AUGUSTE BONETTI].
Very Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Original decorative cloth bdg. with Dante's portrait gilt on front board and spine. Black cloth with red decorative borders. With a new cloth spine. Some little wormholes on cloth and several pages. Pages are partly opened, uncut and untrimmed. Slightly faded on cloth's board. A stamp on first page. Otherwise a very good copy. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Greek (Modern). [18], 324 p., 'prologos' by Musurus. Konstantinos Mousouros, also known as Kostaki Musurus Pasha, was an Ottoman Greek diplomatic official of the Ottoman Empire who served as ambassador to Greece, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He was born in 1807 in Constantinople (Istanbul) to a distinguished Phanariote family. His brother, Pavlos Mousouros, also became a diplomat. Mousouros became the first ambassador of the Ottoman Empire to the newly independent Kingdom of Greece in 1840, a position he kept until 1848. In 1847-48 he was a central figure in the events known as Mousourika (??????????), which led to his temporary recall and the breakdown of relations between the two states. On his return to Athens he survived an assassination attempt, leading to his transfer to Vienna. In 1850 he took up the post of Ottoman ambassador to the Great Britain and Ireland, which he kept for 35 consecutive years, until his retirement in 1885. During the same period, he also served as ambassador to the Netherlands (1861-77) and Belgium (1861-75). In 1876-78, he was ex officio a member of the short-lived Senate of the Ottoman Empire. Well educated, in 1883 Mousouros translated Dante's Divine Comedy into ancient Greek. He was married and had a son, Stephanos Mousouros, who later became Prince of Samos. (Wikipedia). He is known as the first translator of Dante's Divine Comedy into modern Greek. Musurus Pasha had an intellectual identity. One of the most important occupations of Musurus Pasha in the last years was the translation of Dante's Divine Comedy from Italian to Greek. Being able to translate a work of Italian classics and masterpieces of western literature should be an indication of Musurus Pasha's performance and intellectual dimension. Due to negative statements about Muhammad and Ali in Dante's work, the book was not allowed to be published within the Ottoman Imperial borders. Despite this, Musurus Pasha asked him to be permitted to publish his translation, but it was not accepted. (Source: Bir Tanzimat diplomati Kostaki Musurus Pasa, (1807-1891)., NURDAN SAFAK). Dante's Divine Comedy, originally called Comedia, and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. This is only 'Purgatorio' book from the set. It's signed and inscribed by Musurus Pasha with a dedication in French to Monseigneur Auguste Bonetti as "A la grandeur Monseigneur Bonetti, Hommage de veneration, Musurus". Bonetti was, in 1887, after the appointment of Monsignor Rotelli to the Vatican Ambassador to Paris, the new Constantinople patriarch appointed by Rome for him. First Greek Edition. Extremely rare.
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PERTEV DEMIRHAN, (Turkish / Ottoman pasha and politician), (1871-1964).
[FINE COLLECTION OF AN OTTOMAN / TURKISH PASHA] [Collection of autograph letters, photograph album and signed cabinet photo].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original 110 autograph letters (ALS) and several autograph postcards with almost all their original envelopes, one signed cabinet photograph, and one photograph album including Pertev Pasha's funeral photos which shows many famous politicians and soldiers beside his daughter Nevin Demirhan [Bengisu] and his wife Leman Demirhan. Various sizes. All material in Ottoman script. Most of letters addressed to his daughter Mrs. Nevin. His funeral album includes one newspaper clipping contains his short life, six newspaper obituaries, 20 b/w photos, of his funeral and famous people attending the funeral, one telegraph of condolences by Kazim Orbay, (1886-1964) and his wife Mrs. Orbay. Sait Pertev Demirhan, (1871-1964), was a Turkish soldier and politician. He is a graduate of Erkân-i Harbiye. He was an author, intellectual, Erkân-i Harbiye School teacher, 6. Army chief of staff, Harbiye Undersecretariat, 3rd Army Chief of Staff, 1st Corps and 4. Corps Commands, Military Schools Inspector, Member of History and Geography Councils, Member of Military Appeals Court, a deputy of Erzurum. He was the son of Yanyali Mustafa Pasha. He graduated from Harbiye as a staff captain (1892). In 1894 he was sent to Germany to advance his military education. After being a colonel, he was appointed to the Staff School as a teacher (1904). He was sent to the Russian-Japanese War as an observer. So, he written a book titled 'Japonlarin asil kuvveti: Japonlar niçin ve nasil yükseldi?' [i.e. The principal power of Japan: Why and how did Japan rise?] printed in 1937 in Turkish. He returned to Istanbul in 1906 and was promoted to "Pasha", and was appointed as the 6th Army Chief of Staff. He participated in the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) and was on the Caucasian front during the First World War. He was sent to Vienna as a military diplomat. Upon his return, he moved to Anatolia to participate in the Turkish War of Independence. He died in Moda district of Kadiköy. A fine and rare collection.
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SINÂSI IBRAHIM, (1826-1871).
Durûb-i emsâl-i Osmaniye. Ebüzziya Tevfik tarafindan ilâvelerle. [i.e. Ottoman proverbs].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original bdg. Dumped on wrapper, slight tear on lacked paper on back wrapper, soiling. Otherwise a good copy. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Ottoman script. 510 p. Third Enlarged Edition by Ebüzziya Tevfik's annotations. Sinasi was a Turkish journalist, publisher, poet and playwright. He was one of the first and most important writers of the westernization process that started with the declaration of Tanzimat (Reform) in the Turkish society. Sinasi is an important name that introduced Turkish society to western style poetry and gave the first examples of Western literary genres such as theater, and influenced the intellectuals of its era with its innovative ideas and works in the field of literature. He was directed to finance education by Mustafa Resid Pasha. However, he continued his studies on literature and language. He established friendship with the Orientalist De Sacy Family. He met Ernest Renan, watching Alphonse de Lamartine's meetings. This book of him Durûb-i Emsâl-i Osmâniyye (Ottoman proverbs) is published firstly in 1863. In this work, he compared Turkish proverbs with their Persian and Arabic equivalents; He added his French counterparts, if any. He was elected a member of Société Asiatique in 1851. He is the second Turk to join here after Kemal Efendi (March 1850). Özege 4425 / 3. Durûb-i emsâl-i Osmaniye. Ebüzziya Tevfik tarafindan ilâvelerle. Extremely rare.
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TBMM [i.e. THE TURKISH / OTTOMAN GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY].
[OTTOMAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES REGISTERS AFTER 2. CONSTITUTION] Meclis-i Mebûsân Birinci devre 1325-1326 içtimai. 326 senesi muâzene-i umûmîsi hakkinda [.] kaleme alinan esbâb-i mûcibe mazbata-yi umûmîsi.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Wrapper is repaired. Tape on spine. Chipped on last page. Other wise a good copy. Folio. (40 x 28 cm). In Ottoman script. 72 p., 14 cedvels (schemes) and [14] p. color statistics. Meclis-i Mebûsân Birinci devre 1325-1326 içtimai. 326 senesi muâzene-i umûmîsi hakkinda [.] kaleme alinan esbâb-i mûcibe mazbata-yi umûmîsi. Meclis-i Mebûsân (The Chamber of Deputies) of the Ottoman Empire was the lower house of the General Assembly, the Ottoman Parliament. Unlike to the upper house, the Senate, the members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected by the general Ottoman populace, although suffrage was limited to males of a certain financial standing, among other restrictions that varied over the Chamber's lifetime. The Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire began shortly after Abdul Hamid II was forced to restore the constitutional monarchy after the 1908 Young Turk Revolution. The period established many political groups and parties. Ahmet Riza became the first President of the Chamber in 1908. An amendment in 1909 to the original 1876 constitution resulted in the Chamber gaining more true political power at the expense of the non-democratically elected Senate and the Sultan. A series of elections during this period resulted in the gradual ascendance of the Committee of Union and Progress's (CUP) domination in politics. The second largest party Liberal Unionist Party (LU) (Turkish: Hürriyet ve Itilâf) was in fact a coalition of parties led by Prince Sabahaddin. This is a rare protocol register book of Meclis-i Mebûsân. First and Only Edition. Not in Özege.; Not in OCLC.
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HAMID SEVKET INCE, (Turkish politician and lawyer), (1889-1968).
Autograph letter signed 'Hâmid Sevket Ince'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed 'Hâmid Sevket Ince'. 22x14 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Full. Ince was a Turkish politician and a famous lawyer inAnkara city. He is a graduate of Istanbul University Faculty of Law. He served as the Deputy of Erzurum and Ankaraand he worked as a freelance lawyer. Dated 22/6/1936. Recipient was 'Mr. M. Sadik'. Punch holes on left side. A good paper with '...en Bank' watermarked.
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ALI EMIRÎ (El-Amidî), (1857-1924).
[EULOGIES BY A BIBLIOPHILE TO THE RED SULTAN] Levâmiü'l-hamidiye. Kir Sehri Sancagi muhasebecisi Diyar-i Bekirli Ali Emirî Efendinindir.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) A full leather decorative modern bdg. in Ottoman style. Original covers saved inside. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. [10], 187 p. Levamiü'l-hamidiye. Kir Sehri Sancagi muhasebecisi Diyar-i Bekirli Ali Emirî Efendinindir. Ali Emîrî Efendi was born in Diyarbakir in 1857. He has established Millet Library and he was a poet, a researcher and a grade bibliophile, book collector. He has written sixteen books and three of them includes poems of Ottoman Sultans. This book contains poems about Abdülhamid II. First Edition. Özege 11637. Extremely rare.
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DOKTOR RECEB [TEVFIK RECEP ÖRENSOY], (Ottoman / Turkish professor of embryology and histology), (1875-1951).
[FIRST PRINTED HISTOLOGY BOOK IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE] Ilm-i ensâc-i tabiiye: Osmanli Tib Fakültesi ilm-i ensâc ve mübahis.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original decorative 1/4 leather bdg. with Ottoman lettered gilt on spine. Original marbling interior. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. [8], 545, [8] p. Ilm-i ensâc-i tabiiye: Osmanli Tib Fakültesi ilm-i ensâc ve mübahis. After graduating from the Military Medical School in Istanbul in 1898, Doctor and Captain Tevfik Recep Bey were sent to the University of Würzburg (Germany) on September 19, 1899, by Rieder Pasha, founder of GATA for his doctorate on the histology and embryology, after a year of internship training. He completed and returned to Turkey and became the first Turkish physician to study a doctorate in this field. After training in the modern sense, Turkey Histology and Embryology Dr. Tevfik Recep Örensoy began to teach in Turkey and In Turkey, the longest and most regular contributors in this area again, Dr. Tevfik Recep Örensoy did it. Tevfik Recep Örensoy, who left GATA in 1909 and moved to the newly established Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; he established the Histology and Embryology Chair here and published his first Histology book in the same year. Dr. Tevfik Recep Örensoy published a Histology Atlas in 1911 and an Embryology book in 1935. First Edition. Özege 8867.
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FERIK NUREDDIN PASHA [SAKALLI NUREDDIN IBRAHIM KONYAR], (1873-1932).
[FROM SOLDIER TO CLERIC] Muzaffer ordumuzun kumandan-i muhteremi Ferik Nureddin Pasa Hazretleri'nin Izmir Müftisi Rahmetullâh Efendi Hazretleri'ne yazdiklari mektubun sûretidir.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. 14 p., 2 b/w photos of Nureddin Pasha. Muzaffer ordumuzun kumandan-i muhteremi Ferik Nureddin Pasa Hazretleri'nin Izmir Müftisi Rahmetullâh Efendi Hazretleri'ne yazdiklari mektubun sûretidir. First and Only Edition. Özege 14558. OCLC 1030928868 / 54796442 (Only 2 copies in WorldCat located in Turkey and USA).
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BERNHARD VON SCHMITERLÖW.
Aus dem Leben des Generalfeldmarschalls Freiherr von der Goltz-Pascha.
Fine German Original cloth bdg. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In German. 227, [5] p., 16 unnumbered b/w plates. Aus dem Leben des Generalfeldmarschalls Freiherr von der Goltz-Pascha. A Goltz Pasha biography from the letters to his close friend, Schmiterlöw.
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APTULLAH KURAN, (Turkis scholar and architect), (1927-2002).
Typescript letter signed 'Dr. Aptullah Kuran, Rektör'.
Very Good Turkish Original typed letter - document with autograph scripts (TLS) and signature by Aptullah Kuran. 29x21 cm. In Turkish. Sent to Gülten Tüter who was an educator in Bogaziçi University. Dr. Aptullah Kuran was a Turkish scholar expert on Ottoman architecture and founding president of Bogaziçi University. After graduation from Robert College he accepted Bachelor's and master's degrees at Architecture in Yale. He returned to Robert College in 1968 and became its first president when it was converted to a state university by Turkish authorities. This document includes a letter stating that the Ministry of National Education has been applied and approved for a raise in the salaries of university employees.
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BOZKURT GÜVENÇ, (Turkish sociologist), (1926-).
Typescript letter signed 'Bozkurt Güvenç' addressed to Nurettin Sazi Kösemihal, (1909-1972).
Very Good Turkish Original typed letter - document with autograph signature by Bozkurt Güvenç. 30x22 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. A letter sent to Kösemihal which is saying 'I'm sending to you my added work (article) for 'The Turkish Sociology' magazine'. Dated April, 9, 1966.
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ERKÂN-I HARBIYE-I UMUMIYE.
[MAP of the BOSPHORUS / CONSTANTINOPLE] Kavaklar: Rumeli Kavagi, Hisarlar.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. Folded. Chipped and slightly tears on extremities. Slightly stained and yellowing on paper. Oblong atlas folio. (50 x 60 cm). In Ottoman script. [MAP of the BOSPHORUS / CONSTANTINOPLE] Kavaklar: Rumeli Kavagi, Hisarlar. Shows the Bosphorus, and its Kavaklar and Hisarlar shores. Mapmaker is not described. Scale: 1/25.000. Mubde-i tul: Hagia Sophia. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. In order to produce these maps covering Turkish territory, Reconnaissance Branch was incorporated into The Mapping Commission. The maps were produced in the datum based on the latitude and longitude of Ayasofya Mosque in equal area Bonn Projection. The field works for the 123 sheets covering the country were conducted by 76 staff. The production was completed in 18 years starting from east west. Field works continued without stopping except in years 1914 and 1920. This map series called also reconnaissance maps contributed a lot to producing 1:25.000 scale maps. Hegira: 1328 = Gregorian: 1911. A good copy. Very scarce.
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VERMESS. ABTLG. 6.
[CITY PLAN of BRAILA -IBRAIL-] Stadtplan von Braila.
Very Good German Original b/w city plan. Atlas folio. (58x47 cm). In German. Folded. [CITY PLAN of BRAILA -IBRAIL-] Stadtplan von Braila. Scale (Masstab): 1/10.000. No cartographer. 33 descriptive articles on bottom-right corner of the plan. Slightly chipped at extremities of paper and soiling. It shows Braila and Donau. Braila (Turkish: Ibrail) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Braila County. There's some Ottoman manuscript including translations of the German descriptive text on the plan, and also "'Ibrail' sehir plâni" written on verso in Ottoman script. Extremely rare.
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VERMESS. ABTLG. 6.
[CITY PLAN of BRAILA -IBRAIL-] Stadtplan von Braila.
Very Good German Original b/w city plan. Atlas folio. (58x47 cm). In German. Folded. [CITY PLAN of BRAILA -IBRAIL-] Stadtplan von Braila. Scale (Masstab): 1/10.000. No cartographer. 33 descriptive articles on bottom-right corner of the plan. Slightly chipped at extremities of paper and soiling. It shows Braila and Donau. Braila (Turkish: Ibrail) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Braila County.
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AGADA DE PESAH / PASSOVER].
The Haggada: With a revised English translation and illustrations.= Seder Hagada shel Pesah.
Very Good English Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Hebrew and English. 64 p., b/w ills. The Haggada: With a revised English translation and illustrations.= Seder Hagada shel Pesah. With the compliments of the Jerusalem Plaza.
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NISIM BEHAR, (Turkish Jew, Rabi), (1913-1990).
Agada de Pesah.= Hagadah shel Pesah.
Very Good Ladino Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ladino (both Hebrew and Latin scripts). [44] p. Heavily stains on some pages. Agada de Pesah.= Hagadah shel Pesah. Pesah [i.e. Passover; Turkish: Hamursuz Bayrami] is a major Jewish holiday and one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays. Together with Shavuot and Sukkot, Passover was one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Shalosh Regalim) during which the entire population of the kingdom of Judah made a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. Samaritans still make this pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim, but only men participate in public worship. Nissim [or Nisim] Behar was a Rabi. Behar, whose family moved from Bursa to Istanbul Hasköy when he was very young, was sent to the Alyans School here. The family moved from Hasköy to Kuledibi in 1923. Growing up in a religious family Nisim's mother was a family known for their religiousness in Silivri, and they even got the name "Sofu" when the surname law was enacted. OCLC: 192101785.; Bali 378.; Yudlov 4069.; Yaari 2331. Rare.
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ADRIANOPLE PHOTOGRAPHS.
[1947 ADRIANOPLE] [A collection including nine original photographs of Edirne and its architectural monuments taken in a travel].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original 9 b/w photos of Edirne showing mostly Turkish and Islamic architectural monuments in the city taken during a travel. 6,5x9 cm. All photos have manuscript descriptive texts by pencil in verso. 1-) Bayezid Mosque: Courtyard and enrance gate. 2-) A fine view from Bayezidiye districtof Edirne. 3-) Garden of Selimiye Mosque. 4-) A view from Selimiye Mosque's minarette. 5-) An artistic view of Selimiye Mosque and their minarettes. 6-) A view from Selimiye minarette. 7-) A view from Selimiye minarette. 8-) A classic Turkish house in Edirne in traditional architectural style. 9-) A view of the Museum from Selimiye minarette. Dated April, 1947.
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ADRIANOPLE PHOTOGRAPHS.
[1960 ADRIANOPLE] [A collection including five original photographs of Edirne and its architectural monuments].
Very Good Turkish Original five b/w photographs showing different places, districts, streets and architectural works of Edirne in 1960s. 9x14 cm. 1-) Vavli Cami Street. 2-) A traditional Turkish house. 3-) Fil Yokusu Street. 4-) Two mosques views. 5-) A taxi station and taxis from the center of the city. No photographer.
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BURSA - BROUSSA PHOTOGRAPHS.
[OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE] [Early photograph of ceiling decoration detail of Yesil Mosque in Bursa]
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original two sepia toned photographs showing the ceiling decoration detail and decoration between two windows detail of Yesil Mosque in Bursa. 19,5x24,5 cm. Decription in Ottoman script on verso. No photographer.
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ALI NIHAD TARLAN, (Turkish historian poet and professor), (1898-1978).
Signed photograph of Ali Nihat Tarlan.
Very Good Turkish Original b/w portrait photo of Ali Nihat Tarlan with his soldier uniform. 13x8,5 cm. Signed and inscribed by Tarlan to B. Münir Gönen as 'Kardesim B. Münir Gönen'e sonsuz sevgilerle, 3-7-1940'.
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HASAN BAHAR.
Demirçaginda Konya ve çevresi.
Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [vi], 104 p., 50 numerous color plts., 1 color map. Demirçaginda Konya ve çevresi. Konya and environment in Iron Age.
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NIZAMI-I GENCEVÎ, (1141-1209).
[EARLY TURKISH EDITION OF 'THE SEVEN BEAUTIES'] Tercüme-i hikâye-i Heft Peyker. 7 volumes set. Translated by Emin Yümnî.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original cloth bdg. with traditional embossings. Foolscap 8vo. (17 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. First Ottoman Edition. 7 volumes full set in one volumes: (112 p.; 112 p.; 111 p.; 111 p.; 111 p.; 111 p., 111 p.). Hejra: 1289 = Gregorian: 1872. Özege: 20613. Haft Paykar "The Seven Beauties" (1197) (also called Bahram-Nama). A pre-Islamic story of Persian origin, it was dedicated to the ruler of Maragha, 'Ala' Al-Din korp Arslan. It is the story of Bahram V, the Sassanid king, who is born to Yazdegerd after twenty years of childlessness and supplication to Ahura Mazda for a child. The Haft Paykar is a romanticized biography of the Sasanian Persian empire ruler Bahram Gur. His adventurous life had already been treated by Ferdowsi in the Shahnama, to which fact Nezami alludes a number of times. In general, his method is to omit those episodes that the earlier poet had treated, or to touch on them only very briefly, and to concentrate on new material. The poet starts by giving an account of the birth of Bahram Gur and his upbringing in the court of the Arab King No'man and his fabled palace Khwarnaq. Bahram whose upbringing is entrusted to Nom'man becomes a formidable huntsman. While wandering through the fabled palace, he discovers a locked room which contains a depiction of seven princesses; hence the name Haft Paykar (seven beauties). Each of these princesses is from the seven different climes (traditional Zoroastrian-Islamic division of the Earth) and he falls in love with them. His father Yazdegerd I passes away and Bahram returns to Persia to claim his throne from pretenders. After some episodes he is recognized as King and rescues the Persians from a famine. Once the country is stable, the King searches for the seven princesses and wins them as his brides. His architect is ordered to construct seven domes for each of his new brides. The architect tells him that each of the seven climes is ruled by one of the seven planets (classical planetary system of Zoroastrian-Islamic world) and advises him to assure good fortune by adorning each dome with the color that is associated with each clime and planet. Bahram is skeptical but follows the advice of the architect. The princesses take up residence in the splendid pavilions. On each visit, the king visits the princesses on successive days of the week; on Saturday the Indian princess, who is governed by Saturn and so on. The princesses names are Furak (Nurak), the daughter of the Rajah of India, as beautiful as the moon; Yaghma Naz, the daughter of the Khaqan of the Turks; Naz Pari, the daughter of the king of Khwarazm; Nasrin Nush, the daughter of the king of the Slavs; Azarbin (Azareyon), the daughter of the king of Morocco; Humay, the daughter of the Roman Caesar; and Diroste (wholesome), a beautiful Iranian princess from the House of Kay Ka'us. Each princess relates to the king a story matching the mood of her respective color. These seven beautifully constructed, highly sensuous stories occupy about half of the whole poem. While the king is busy with the seven brides, his evil minister seizes power in the realm. Bahram Gur discovers that the affairs of Persia are in disarray, the treasury is empty and the neighboring rulers are posed to invade. He clears his mind first by going hunting. After returning from hunt, he sees a suspended dog from a tree. The owner of the dog, who was shepherd, tells the story of how his faithful watchdog had betrayed his flock to a she-wolf in return for sexual favors. He starts investigating the corrupt minister and from the multitude of complaints, he selects seven who tell him the injustice they have suffered. The minister is subsequently put to death and Bahram Gur restores justice and orders the seven pleasure-domes to be converted to fire temples for the pleasure of God. Bahram then goes hunting for the last time but mysteriously disappears. As a pun on words, while trying to hunt the wild ass (gûr) he instead finds his tomb (gûr
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YIRMIBESINCI FIRKA KUMANDANI SÜKRÜ ALI-?- [ÖGEL], (Ottoman colonel and Turkish politician), (1886-1973).
[MANUSCRIPT ON THE TURKISH / OTTOMAN AVIATION] Avci tayyare faaliyetlerinin esâsâti [.] [i.e. Activities of a fighter aircraft and other(s) with chapograph print and separate notes].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21,5 x 17,5 cm). Manuscript book and 2 pp. separate notes on 'Mintikalarin piyade tayyare hizmetlerini teftisi hakkindaki raporlara mutalaât' [i.e. Regarding the reports on the inspection of the areas for infantry aircraft services] sized 33x21,5 cm; and 1 chapograph print including a fighter aircraft details and illustration (sized oblong: 18x23 cm) All texts in Ottoman Turkish with some German titles. It seems that education was in German and Turkish languages. [7], [2], [1] p. A fine collection. Manuscript including the titles: Activities of a fighter aircraft.; "Emr-i ahz"s of fighter aircrafts.; The order of fighter aircrafts.; Fleet commander of fighter aircrafts and a scheme titled 'Bir ordunun vahim bir safha-yi harbde telefon tesisati sebekesidir' [i.e. Telephone network of an army in a difficult war situation] bilingual with a German title as well as 'Beispiel der Fernsprechverbindungen inner halb der Jagdstaffeln einer Armee an einer Haupstadtkampffent'. Other German titles in the text: Koft. Kommandeur der Flieger, Gruft.Gruppenführer.; Jagdstaffel.; Der Einsatz des Jagdgeschfaders.; Für den Einsatz seiner Staffeln.; Leftherschaft.; Abhördienst F.T.- Verkehr. Sükrü Ali Ögel was born in 1886 and In 1909, he graduated from the Military Academy as a lieutenant. He was commandant of the 25th Division of the Ottoman Army in 1915. He served on the Western Front Staff Committee in the Turkish War of Independence. On December 25, 1926, he was appointed as the National Police Service Director, where he participated in the foundation studies. "The history of Turkish military aviation dates back to 1909 when French aviators were invited to Istanbul to perform demonstrations and the Ottoman High Command began with studies in this field. On December 2 the same year, Turkish skies welcomed the first ever aircraft, when, upon the invitation of the Minister of War, Mahmut Sevket Pasha, a Belgian pilot named Baron de Catters came to Istanbul and performed an exhibition flight with his Voisin biplane. At the end of 1910, a decision was made by the Ottoman High Command to send officers to Europe to be trained as pilots; however due to the financial difficulties faced the Empire at that time, this plan had to be postponed. Only a handful of Turkish students residing in Paris attended flight schools and obtained their certificates there. Mahmut Sevket Pasha could anticipate the importance of military aviation [.] When the Ottoman Empire entered the World War, it had only seven planes and ten pilots available. As soon as the Empire found itself in war, the Russians launched an offensive in the Caucasus front and the Third Army stationed there requested aircraft that would fly reconnaissance flights. Two Bleriot planes named Edremit and Tarik bin Ziyad to be flown by Fesa Bey and Salim Bey were loaded on a transport ship, which was eventually sunk by Russians. The aircraft were lost and the pilots were taken prisoner, ending up in prisoner camps in Siberia. Responding to a request from the Ottoman High Command, a number of German pilots visited the Ottoman Air Force in 1915 and Turkish officers began to be sent to Germany for flight training. At the same time, Cpt. Erich Serno from the German Air Force was given the task of reforming the Turkish military aviation. He came with 12 planes, pilots, technicians, and he was appointed as the director of the Flight School. In those early years of the war, there were serious problems with regard to the transportation of the planes from Germany to Turkey. Germany was in war with Serbia, whereas Bulgaria and Romania remained neutral, which meant that the land routes were blocked. For this reason, aircraft were taken to Southern Hungary by train and then flown to Turkey. It was only after Serbia was defeated and Bulgaria entered the war on the side of the Central Powers that these logistics problems were solved. German contribution in terms of both aircraft and pilots pl
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MÜNIR RASCHID ÖYMEN, (Turkish pedagogue and one of the earliest educators of Republican Turkey), (?-1997).
Typescript letter signed 'Münir Rasid Öymen' addressed to Prof. Carl Brinkmann, (1885-1954).
Very Good German Original TLS by Münir Rasid Öymen with autograph signature. 29x23 cm. In German. 1 p. Full. Typescript letter signed 'Münir Rasid Öymen'. ritten on a paper 'Extra Strong' watermarked. Öymen was a Turkish pedagogue and one of the earliest educators of Republican Turkey. One of 'Öymen family' of Turkey. Sent to Prof. Brinkmann due to 55th Sociology Congress held in Istanbul in 1952. Carl Brinkmann, (1885-1954), was a German sociologist and economist, focusing on socioeconomics and the history of political economy.
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KADIZÂDE MEHMED EL-MÜFTÎ BI-ERZURUM [ARIF ERZURUMÎ / ISPIRÎ], (Ottoman / Turkish qadi of Erzurum, scholar), (?-1759).
[Original manuscript fetawa from 18th century].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript (handwritten) fetawa on paper with 'ahar'. 22x11 cm. In Ottoman script. [Original manuscript fetawa from 18th century]. Text: Nes'elüke'l-hidâyete ve't-tevfik; Bu mesele beyâninda eimme-i Hanefiyye'den cevâb ne veçhîledir ki; Zeyd, Amr'a ver deyû Bekir'e su kadar akçe virdükten sonra Bekir, mablâg-i mezbûru Amr'a virmeyüb kendi masrafina sarfla istihlâk eylese Bekir'e zaman lâzim olur mu beyân buyurula? El-cevâb: Allâhu te'âlâ a'lem, Olur. Men istehleke mâle'l-gayri fe-aleyhi zamânühû. Mine's-Suara. Ketebehu Kazi-zâde Mehmed el-Müftî bi-Erzurum.'. No date. Including seven lines with its 'ketebe'. It is not known when Kadizâde Mehmed Ârif Efendi was born in Erzurum. It is also known for its "Ispirî" and "Erzurumî" monikers. Kadizâde, who received his basic education in Ispir, completed the madrasah in Erzurum and received a consent. Kadizâde, who returned to Erzurum after receiving his second conscience in Istanbul, was appointed as a professor at Sultaniye Madrasah. While he was working as a professor, he also worked as a mufti of Erzurum. Since he was a mufti in Erzurum for 15 years, he started to be mentioned with his nickname 'El-Muftî'. Kadizâde, who was a classical Ottoman scholar and promoted his works in Arabic; he wrote many treatises in the fields of qalam, fiqh, hadith, tafsir, Arabic language and sufism. His 340-leaf "Bahru'l fetâvâ" work, which he completed in 30 years and wrote the source of each fatwa, is important in terms of his scientific accumulation.
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ISMAIL HAMETI B. OSMAN ZILE, (Arabic philologist), (19.-20. century).
[ARABIC LINGUISTICS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE IN THE WESTERN STYLE] Usûl-i tedris-i Arabî. Mösyö Ahn'in usûlünden muktebesdir. [i.e. Arabic teaching method].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) In contemporary cloth bdg. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Ottoman script. 88, [1] p. Usûl-i tedris-i Arabî. Mösyö Ahn'in usûlünden muktebesdir. Translated by Ismail Hemeti b. Osman. Ismail Hâmeti is one of the teachers of Beirut Idadî School. First Edition is published in 1898 in Beyrut. The Ministry of Education of the period made some changes in the program regarding the method of teaching Arabic translation and speaking. Additionally, he wanted the change to include the program of the sixth and seventh classes of "Idadîs". In accordance with this change made by the Ministry of Education, this book was started immediately since there were no books to be taught in Arabic teaching, and it was also published after the education by the Ministry of Education, with its 422 numbered permission on August 11, 1914. The method followed in the book is in accordance with the change made by the Ministry of Education in the program. The author states that on the cover of his book he prepared his work based on the "Monsieur Ahn" [i.e. Jean Françoise Ahn] procedure. This statement shows that the authors investigate the methods that arise about language teaching and closely follow the methods which are followed in the teaching of Western languages in order to prepare books suitable for these methods. Because the author adapted the rules of the method put forward by a Western linguist to the teaching of the Arabic language and tried to prepare his book. The topics in the work are covered at a level that the reader can understand easily. The first part of the book begins with exercises on translations from Arabic to Turkish and from Turkish to Arabic. Arabic words and Turkish meanings are given across each word. As the topics progress, both the number of sample sentences and level increases gradually. In the second chapter, grammar topics are handled in the same way under the title of "Kavâid-i Esasiye". In the third part, 45 prepositions are listed first with the title "edevât". he meanings of the prepositions are given, and then each is given as an example. After prepositions, there is a section under the title of "lugat" [i.e. dictionary]. (Source: Ikinci Mesrutiyet'ten günümüze Türkiye'de Arapça ögretimi, by Hasan Soyupek). A rare book on Arabic grammar and linguistics. Second Edition. Hegira-Hijri: 1325 = Gregorian: 1909. Özege 22297 (For 1904 Edition). Çögenli 173.
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DOKTOR NAMI, (A Turkish/ Ottoman Freemason and doctor), (19.-20th century).
[MANUSCRIPT] Ma.:.luk [Masonluk] hakkinda duygu ve düsüncelerim. [i. e. My feelings and thoughts on Freemasonry].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript on freemasonry. 28x21 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 3 p. Chipped on margins, folded. Otherwise a very good manuscript. Written on a paper watermarked "Labor: Extra Strong Bank". It includes "How should a Mason be and act?", it gives some hints on the last Ottoman Freemasonry. The history of Freemasonry in Turkey stretches back to the 18th century under Ottoman imperial rule. The first lodge in Turkey was probably established around 1721 in Istanbul by Levantines. Although Freemasonry in Turkey can be traced into the 18th century, for much of that time it was limited to lodges under the jurisdiction of foreign grand lodges, and there was no independent Turkish Grand Lodge. This changed in 1856 when the first Turkish Grand Lodge was established. Sultan Murad V was a member of the lodge, becoming the first and only Ottoman sultan to join. This first Grand Lodge was banned in 1876 by Murad's successor Sultan Abdulhamit Han. The Grand Lodge came back in 1909 in Istanbul under a new administration. Because the Grand Lodge was used to operate in secret, it was closed again in 1922, only to be opened in the year 1925 again. In 1935 the Grand Lodge has closed again. As a result of the repeated closures, the former Grand Lodge and its members were reluctant to support Kemal Atatürk's reformist policies. (Source: Wikipedia). No information about Dr. Nami.
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L. M. SIELLA, (Expert of Turkish tobacco).
[MANUSCRIPT] Iyi Türk tütünü nasil yetistirilmelidir? (Reprinted from Journal of the Department of Agriculture, June 1923). [i.e. How to grow good Turkish tobacco?]. Scripted by an unknown translator.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript of the translation of Siella's article. 33,5x22,5 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 7 p. Slightly toned on paper. Otherwise a good manuscript. [MANUSCRIPT] Iyi Türk tütünü nasil yetistirilmelidir? (Reprinted from Journal of the Department of Agriculture, June 1923). [i.e. How to grow good Turkish tobacco?]. Scripted by an unknown translator.
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LÜTFULLAH SURURI [ERULUÇ], (Turkish Tenor, First Turkish Founder of Operette in Turkey and Husband First Muslim operette prima donna, and Father of Gülriz Sururi), (1904-1967).
Autograph letter signed 'Lütfullah' sent to Vasfi Riza Zobu.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed as 'Lütfullah' sent to Vasfi Riza Zobu. 1 p. In Ottoman script. No letterhead. It starts as 'Aziz agabeyimiz Vasfi bey' [= Our beloved brother]. Dated February 17, 1946. Lütfullah Sururi, one of the first artists who contributed to the current level in the coming opera in Turkey. He is one of the first operetta tenors after Cemal Sahir. They performed many times together with his wife Suzan Lütfullah (the first Turkish and Muslim primadonna). He is one of the founders of the Public Operetta and Süreyya Opera House. He was the director of Istanbul Theaters until his death after his wife's death. He joined the Muhlis's Operette Ensemble (Muhlis Sabahattin Operetta Community) and took on the 'Jeune' roles, he sang tenor songs on the stage for many years. Vasfi Riza Zobu, (1902-1992), was born on December 5, 1902, in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. He was an actor, known for Tosun Pasha (1939), Karim Beni Aldatirsa (1933) and Milyon Avcilari (1934). He died on November 23, 1992, in Istanbul, Turkey. Extremely rare.
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MAHMUD NACI [BALKIS], (Founder of BJK, Ottoman deputy of Tripoli -Libya-, statesman), (?-1948).
Autograph letter sealed 'Mahmud Naci' to a his unknown friend.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter sealed by Mahmud Naci Balkis. 21x15 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 1 p. To his unnamed respectable friend. Congratulations to Abdussaid Bey, a kind appeal for a payment behalf of himself and sending the receipt to his mother, "Islahat Komisyonu" etc. Dated fî sene 1 Subat [February] [1]325 AH [= 1909 AD]. Mahmud Naci Bey was a Turkish politician, soldier, deputy of the Ottoman Parliament Assembly Tripoli (17 December 1908), founder of Besiktas Gymnastics Club (1903). Mahmut Naci Bey, who was one of the founders of the Ottoman Besiktas Terbiye-i Bedeniye School, also became a member of the Ottoman Deputy Council and served as the Deputy of Tripoli. He wrote a book titled "Trablusgarp - Hedefteki Ülke Libya'nin Tarihi" [i.e. "Tripoli - The History of the Destination Country Libya"], which also wrote the situation in Libya with his memories here. Mahmut Naci Bey, who was of Caucasian origin, was against the policy of Sultan Abdülhamid II. He joined Mustafa Kemal Pasha during his occupation years. He took part in the National Struggle in secret weapon shipments from Anatolia to Istanbul. The Independence Medal was awarded for his active role in the War of Independence.
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BEDRI RUHSELMAN, (Pioneer of Neo-Spiritualism of Turkey), (1898-1960).; ALBERT BRAUN, (Violinist).; ZÜHTÜ RIZA BEY, (Turkish musician), M. ZÜHDÜ PEKTAS.
[MANUSCRIPT CONJURATION REGISTERS OF THE FIRST ELITIST NEO-SPIRITUALIST GROUP OF TURKEY] Ispiritizma masa tecrübeleri. [i.e. Experiences of Spiritualism].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript book of the registers of the conjurations sessions by the first Turkish spiritualist group. 20x15 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). [154] p., several hand-drawn ills. Group has Bedri Ruhselman, (1898-1960), Albert Braun, (Violinist and Ruhselman's violin teacher of German origin), Hans Ianma (Violin teacher), Hasan Saadeddin Bey, (Turkish spiritualist), and Doctor Zühdü Riza Bey, (Turkish musician, Kemençe teacher, a friend of Sadeddin Arel). Dr. Bedri Ruhselman (1898-1960), the founder of NeoSpiritism and "the Experimental New Spiritism". Ruhselman's point of view and a new perspective to the concepts such as creation, spirit, afterlife, birth incarnation, and rebirth-reincarnation are pioneers in the Early Turkish Republican period. Ruhselman's empirical perspective on "afterlife", one of the most important and primary subjects of theology, has made important contributions to spiritism, out of the classical standpoint. (Source: Ruhselman and his metaphysical vision, Kestel). Albert Braun was Ruhselman's violin teacher and his friend. It's said this early spiritualist group is the pioneer and elitist of Neo-Spiritualism in Turkey. He is considered a Mission Medium, a very rare category within spiritual mediumship. By definition, every medium has a varying degree of ability to tune in to spiritual "frequencies". But not all "reception" (coming from those frequencies) convey a meaningful message (sometimes if any). While mediumship is a gift (meaning that; one either has it or not); very few mediums are actually knowledgeable in spiritual matters. They simply transfer what they capture from their sensitive channels. And once in a while, mainstream media picks on certain mediums, especially when he/she delivers sensational predictions (i.e. Edgar Cayce). Bedri Ruhselman's both interest and gift was manifested since his early childhood. He was conducting spiritual sessions when he was only 12 years old. While continuing his musical education in the Prague Conservatory, in the 1920s, he studied the pioneers of classic spiritualism like Allen Kardec, Gustave Geley, Charles Richet, Leon Denis, William Crooks and become experienced in hypnotism and spiritual sessions. He also completed his medical education and graduated as a medical doctor. In 1950 by establishing Metapsychic Investigations and Scientific Research Society, he gifted an institutional identity to Neo-Spiritualism. His true duty started in 1958 by means of spiritual sessions with a guide being from higher spiritual plans which identified itself as "The Master". Ruhselman and his carefully selected mediums received a vast amount of knowledge via these sessions during a few months. That body of knowledge has been compiled as a book, which Ruhselman never claimed any ownership (stating that it's purely a gift from the higher spiritual plan). The plan has instructed that; the book was only to be released in the future - to be identified by a certain sign. That point alone commends recognition for pure selfless devotion towards undertaken duty. If the ego was in play; one would usually do anything for fame or at least to cash on the subject. But Ruhselman completes his true duty and hands over the book for safekeeping without ever mentioning one word about the content. He passes away a few months after (1960). (Source: Indication23). This manuscript includes their registers of the conjurations sessions with some illustrations which have "table order" of the sessions at a house in Sisli, Istanbul. In the illustrations, given the locations of the goods in the room like piano, wardrobe, chair, etc. Registers including the sessions between the years of 1935-1936. Scripts were written by M. Zühdü Pektas mostly, by various fountain pens with blue and black inks. Some registers are taken by a pencil. An extremely rare stylish manuscript. Unpublished.
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REFET, (Hazret-i Sehriyârindan, 19. century Ottoman / Turkish scholar) & MEHMED PASAZÂDE A. IHSAN, (19. century Ottoman / Turkish scholar).
[MANUSCRIPT NEW OTTOMAN CALENDAR and RUZNAMA] Yeni takvim-i Osmânî: Cülûs-i ma'den me'nûs-i hazret-i hilâfetpenâhî 11 Saban fî sene 1193 ve 19 Agustos sene 1292 velâdet-i bihberâ kiymet cenâb-i pâdisâhî, fî 14 Saban sene 1257.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color manuscript calendar prepared on a fine special paper with 'ahar'. 36x22,5 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 2 p. Several ink stains on paper, chipped on extremities. A very good manuscript. It shows astronomic situations, locations of planets and stars, and climates in 1324 [AD 1908]. It starts with high praise to Sultan Abdülhamid II with an old style of color moon & crescent icon. Sealed by Mehmed Pasazâde A. Ihsan. On the verso of paper, can be seen detailed calendar and details of 'ruzname'. Written on 'printed' down of the paper, probably it's prepared for the printing, therefore it's understood that Ihsan and Refet were thinking to print this 'taqwim'. Prepared in the year of the Second Constitutional Regime (II. Mesrutiyet) which was Abdul Hamid II's fall came as a result of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution, and the Young Turks put the 1876 Constitution back into effect. It seems, it's prepared before fall of the Sultan, and for the present to the Sultan. The Second Constitutional Period spanned from 1908 until after World War I when the Ottoman Empire was dissolved. "The starting year of the Hijrî calendar (al-taqwim al-hijri), the fundamental Islamic lunar calendar still in use among Muslims until today, is 622 CE. Its beginning corresponds to the Hijra or emigration of Prophet Muhammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina. It is based on the revolution of the moon around the Earth and consists of twelve months of 29 or 30 days: Muharram (30), Safar (29), Rabî' al-awwal (30), Rabi' al-thani (29), Jumâda al-awwal (30), Jumâda al-thani (29), Rajab (30), Sha'ban (29), Ramadhan (30), Shawwal (29), Dhul-'l-qi'da (30) and Dhul-hijja (29 or 30). The lunar year consists of 354 days, which is 11 days less than the solar year, and every 33 years it falls one year behind the Gregorian calendar. The discrepancy with the solar year, which follows the seasons, meant that Muslim countries also used the solar calendar, and some calendars drawn up by astronomers include the dates according to the European Gregorian calendar named after Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. Ottoman Turkey used both the Islamic lunar calendar and a solar calendar known as the Rumî or Roman calendar, which was based on the Julian calendar introduced since the times of Julius Caesar in 46 BC. The Roman calendar was inherited from the Byzantines and was used by the Ottomans for the taxation of agricultural revenues. The year according to the Rumî or Julian calendar began on 1 March, and the Ottomans took the starting year to be that of the Hijra. To make up for the gain of 11 days made by the solar Rumî calendar over the Islamic calendar, a leap year was deducted from the Rumî calendar every 33 years. A rûzname is a set of tables giving the first days of the months in both the Islamic and Rumî calendars, the date on which the sun enters each sign of the zodiac, and eclipses of the sun and moon. Also known as takvîm-i dâimî (perpetual calendar) or takvîm-i devr-i dâim (calendar of perpetual motion), the ruzname were permanently valid whatever the year. There is no evidence that such calendars were produced in pre-Ottoman times, and they may, therefore, be regarded as a type unique to Ottoman Turkey.". (Source: Glances on Calendars and Almanacs in the Islamic Civilisation by Salim Ayduz).
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B. NAFIZ, (Turkish Minister of Education).; MAHMUD RAGIB KÖSEMIHAL [GAZIMIHAL], (Turkish musicologist, writer and intellectual), (1900-1961).; [AHMED] ADNAN SAYGUN, (Composer and musician who was one of the 'Turkish Fives' Group, ethnomusicologist),
Typescript document signed 'Maarif Vekili B. Nafiz' about Mahmud Ragip Kösemihal and Adnan Saygun's Anatolian travels for the compilation of Turkish music, sent to 'Musiki Muallim Mektebi'.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript (TLS) and an important historical document signed by the Minister of Education. 25x19 cm. In Turkish (Latin letters). 1 p. Sent to "Musiki Muallim Mektebi" [i.e. The school of music teachers]. A document stating that the relevant travel planned in advance and submitted to the Ministry of National Education is deemed appropriate, but stating that the relevant ministry cannot provide financial assistance. Ahmet Adnan Saygun was a Turkish composer, musicologist, and writer on music. One of a group of composers known as the Turkish Five who pioneered western classical music in Turkey, his works show a mastery of Western musical practice, while also incorporating traditional Turkish folk songs and culture. When alluding to folk elements he tends to spotlight one note of the scale and weave a melody around it, based on a Turkish mode. His extensive output includes five symphonies, five operas, two piano concertos, concertos for violin, viola, and cello, and a wide range of chamber and choral works. The Times called him "the grand old man of Turkish music, who was to his country what Jean Sibelius is to Finland, what Manuel de Falla is to Spain, and what Béla Bartók is to Hungary". Following the operas, he was neglected in Ankara State Conservatory by its founder Paul Hindemith. He moved to Istanbul as part of the theory faculty at the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. In 1936 Béla Bartók visited Turkey to research the native folk music. Saygun accompanied Bartók on his travels around the country, collecting and transcribing folk songs all through the Anatolia and Osmaniye (a region of Adana), Turkey. Saygun gained immense knowledge of Bartók's style of writing during this trip and learned a great deal about string quartets: they became great friends. In 1939 he was invited back to Ankara to further promote Western musical activities and practices. A year later he formed his own organization, Ses ve Tel Birligi, which showcased recitals and concerts throughout the country, further developing public knowledge of Western classical music. Gazimihal was a Turkish musicologist, researcher, historian, and writer. He, who died in 1961, was also the uncle of famous pianist Idil Biret.
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MÜHENDIS HÂLID ZIYÂ [TÜRKKAN], (Turkish cartographer, engineer), (1886-1966).
[FIRST MODERN CADASTRAL WORK - EARLY REPUBLICAN MAP-MAKER] Ilim nokta-i nazarindan kadastro ne idi, nedir, ne olacakdir?
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Modern full leather bdg. in an Ottoman style. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. [2], 169 p., [33] b/w plates (according to Özege, plates should be 17). Halid Ziya was born in Izmir, Tire. He went to Istanbul and continued to Hendese-i Mülkiye and Engineer Mekteb-i Âlîsi for seven years. After starting with "Aydin Province Umur-i Nafia Third Class Engineering", Halid Ziya Bey, who continued to work as a deputy chief engineer on 14 March 1910, left Aydin and returned to Istanbul after continuing this duty for about six and a half months. As a teacher, he taught Accounting, Algebra, Geometry, and Topography at Halkali Ziraat Mekteb-i Âlîsi and Darussafaka. Halid Ziya Bey, who was appointed as a teacher of Hendese and Cosmography in Kabatas High School, started to practice the profession of engineering and cadastral, which was his main specialty in 1327. After the First World War, the Istanbul Government started its activities in order to capture and neutralize Halid Ziya Bey and his friends. Upon the harsh measures taken, Halid Ziya Bey had to live as a fugitive in the Hasirci Mountains of Eskisehir for a while with the armed force attached to him. Halid Ziya Bey, who was involved in the movement in Anatolia until the end of the National Liberation Struggle, returned to his engineering duty after the proclamation of the Republic and was included in the cadastral works again. In 1925, Halid Ziya Bey was appointed as the Head of the Science Committee of the new cadastre organization. He wrote 5 books on cadastre, photogrammetry, trigonometry, and cadastral tools in 1928 and 1929. In addition, as a result of personal work in 1928, the road between the provincial division of the Republic of Turkey with cities, has prepared a comprehensive map to show up in the forest and mining. (Source: Kadastro ne idi, nedir, ne olacaktir, Kadioglu - Yildirir. From Preface.). Signed and inscribed by Halid Ziya. Cannot be found any printed copy in OCLC. For online resource: 850854947.; Özege 8749. First Edition. Extremely rare.
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MOHAMMAD FAKHR AL-DIN, (Arabian cartographer).
[MAP OF ARABIAN PENINSULA] Jazirat al-Arab.
Very Good Arabic Original printed b/w map. Folded. 21,5 x 34,5 cm. In Arabic. Chipped on extremities. A good print. No scale. Shows Arabian Peninsula and Mecca, Bilad al-Sam.
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IHSAN TEKIN, (Turkish governor of Eskisehir and Istanbul), (1919-1982).
20 Subat - 7 Nisan 1964 tarihleri arasinda Fransa ve Federal Almanyada yaptigimiz tetkik gezisi hakkinda rapor.
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 15 cm). In Turkish. [1], 23 p. Some markings on sentences. Otherwise a very good copy. Signed and inscribed by Tekin to Ziya Gögem as "Aziz kardesim Dr. Ziya Gögem'e saygi ve sevgilerimle. 15.5.1964.". It's a report presented to the government on the results of a journey to France and Federal Germany in 1964. It includes French and German local managements, innovations, public and government relations and prevention of abuse, organization of regime and riot police, regional planning, courts, etc. Ihsan Tekin was governor of Eskisehir, Usak, and Istanbul cities. He was born in Kastamonu in 1919, he graduated from AÜTCF. Ziya Gögem who is inscribed in this book was a Turkish poet and doctor.
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HAMÂMÎZÂDE IHSAN BEY [MEHMED], (Turkish poet, journalist), (1885-1948).
[THE LAST OTTOMAN BOOK PRINTED BEFORE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE LATIN ALPHABET] Divân-i Ihsan.
Fine Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Almost mint condition. Untrimmed and unopened pages. Large roy. 8vo. (26 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. [2], 112, [3] p., 1 portrait of Ihsan. The last page is in modern Turkish with Latin letters. Hamamizade Ihsan Bey was a Turkish divan poet, journalist, educator, and folk culture researcher. According to historian Bardakçi, he is the last classic poet of the Ottoman Empire. This stylish poetry book includes six "na'at"s in nine chapters, one qasida, two muhammes, eleven tahmîs, one tesdîs, ten 'sarki', a hundred and forty-five gazals, fifty-six qit'a, one manzûme of history, twenty-nine rubai, one dastan and a chapter titled 'Sâdinâme' which is a humorous part. It is also the last work printed in old letters before the acceptance of the Latin alphabet according to the Encyclopedia of Islam. Özege 4162.; TBTK 12361.; OCLC: 45663759. First Edition. Extremely rare.
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ANONYMOUS].
[MOUSOUL, QIRKUK, SANJAK OF DEIR AL-ZOR, BAGHDAD] Manuscript map on a tissue paper of Vilâyat of Baghdad, Zor [Deir Al-Zor], Mousul and Soleimaniyya.
Very Good Arabic Original hand-colored map on tissue paper. 23x19 cm. In Ottoman script and Arabic. No scale. Manuscript notes of toponyms. It shows Baghdad, Deir Al-Zor, Kirkuk, Mosul, Syria, borders of Ajamistan (Iran), etc. Manuscript notes show that the map was used in military purposes in the last Ottoman Imperial period.
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OSMAN NIHAT AKIN, (Turkish composer), (1905-1959).
Kopuklar. Mizahî hasbihâl.
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (19,5 x 13 cm). In Turkish. 62 p. Kopuklar. Mizahî hasbihâl. Osman Nihat Akin was a Turkish composer who composed about 40 famous songs in classic Turkish forms like "Bir ihtimal daha var", "Körfezdeki durgun suya bir bak", "Yine bu yil ada sensiz". He was grandson of famouspoet and writer Ahmed Rasim. This book has two important introductions and prefaces by Ercüment Ekrem Talu and Aka Gündüz. Signed and inscribed by Akin as 'Sevimli ve sevgili kardesim Necdete, 28.1.947, Ankara'. Not in OCLC. First and Only Edition.
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