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1975Good Arabic Paperback. 4to. (29 x 21 cm). In Arabic. 200 p. Ex-library stamps. Splits on the spine. Otherwise a good copy. Shantarînî was an Arab poet and historian from al-Andalus. He was born in Santarém (sometimes spelled Shantarin or Xantarin) and hailed from the Banu Taghlib tribe. Ibn Bassam describes how the incessant invasions of the Castilians forced him to run away from Santarém in Portugal, "the last of the cities of the west," after seeing his lands ravaged and his wealth destroyed, a ruined man with no possessions save his battered sword. Especially well known is his anthology Dhakhira fi mahasin Ahl al-Jazira. one of the most important sources of information in the field of history, literature, and culture of the Almoravid dynasty. It was edited in eight volumes by Ihsan Abbas, written in rhymed prose, many of its biographies are contemporary and filled out with details taken from the Kitab al-Matin of Ibn Hayyan. The parts taken from that book are easily distinguishable because Ibn Bassam prefixes the words qala Ibn Hayyan ("Ibn Hayyan says") and concludes the extract with intaha kalam Ibn Hayyan ("here ends ibn Hayyan's words"). The set is 8 volumes, this is only one volume (2.1).
1846Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Chipped on margins. Some owner notes. Otherwise a good copy. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 18 cm). In Ottoman script. 32 p. This rare book includes the royal travel of Sultan Abdülmecid in 1262 AH [1846 AD] to Roumelia. From Edirne, Abdülmecid proceeded to Eski Zagra (Stara Zagora), Kizanlik (Kazanluk), Gabrova (Gabrovo), Tirnova (Turnovo), Rusçuk (Ruse), Silistre (Silistra), and Varna. The route of the 1846 tour followed closely, except in reverse order, Mahmud II's tour of 1837. According to witness accounts, along the way, the sultan was greeted everywhere with poetic recitations and songs of praise and prayer, both in Ottoman and Bulgarian. The pride of place among welcoming parties invariably fell on students, of all creeds, most clad in white uniforms, some in solemn church-going attire, with flowers and green branches in their hands. At every stop, ceremonial cannon salvos were fired during the day and elaborate firework illuminations were performed at night. In the town of Kizanlik, known then as now for the most fragrant roses and the best rose oil, the sultan's visit coincided, possibly by design, with the rose harvesting season. So the locals sprinkled rose water and poured rose oil before the sultan's cavalcade. According to Hristo Stambolski, in the three days of the sultan's stay in town, no rose harvesting was done so that the whole area would be exquisitely scented in his honor. For his part, the sultan had doctors vaccinate all children against smallpox in public before sending each one off with a small gift of money. Even people with rare diseases were, on occasion, summoned to the sultan's presence so his doctors could cure them. The sublime visit caused the locals, who were unaccustomed to direct contact with the center of power, quite a stir. The most detailed account, albeit from a hostile source, relates the sultan's visit to Rusçuk, which, at four days, may have also been the longest. According to Nayden Gerov, the greeting ceremonies proceeded on a communal basis, with the Jews being placed closest to the town walls, next to them the Armenians, then the Bulgarians, and finally, the Muslims, situated the farthest from town, yet being the first to see and welcome the sultan. As the sultan approached, each group of youngsters would in turn sing for him, everyone else bowing profusely. Based on Gerov's description, it seems that Abdülmecid was dressed in a slightly more luxurious fashion than during state ceremonies in Istanbul. ((Source: Sultan Abdülmecid's Tour of Rumelia and the Trope of Love by Stephanov). The sultan began to travel by the way of the gate of Yedikule in Istanbul in May 6, 1846. He followed the way of Ayastefanos, Silivri, Çorlu, Burgaz, Edirne, Zagra-i Atik, Kizanli, Trnova, Rusçuk, Silistre, Rusçuk, Shumnu, and Varna and came back to Istanbul by way of the sea on June 14, 1846. During this travel, the Sultan listened to people's problems and ordered the authorities to be solved with those problems. He received successful military and administrative authorities in settlements on the way of travel and rewarded them. He also received the governors of Serbia, Eflak and Bogdan, and the representatives of foreign states. With this travel, the Sultan aimed to strengthen the connection to the center of people and administrators in provinces. Özege 17910. First Edition.
2021New Persian Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Text in Persian with English preface and bilingual title in English and Persian. 452, [5], [1] p. "Overwhelmed by complements and praise Fatimids historiography is dedicated to Imam for his divine right of kingship, the very Fatimids theo-political thought. This doctrine would never have built up unless a serious endeavor took place to draw theo-political principles to establish Fatimids Shiite administration. In fact, the advent of Fatimids as a theocratic administration in Medieval Islam in North Africa from late 3rd century of Hijrah and then its survival for more than two hundred years was based on the politicized Ismaili literature. It was Fatimids Daii theologians who manipulated the primary concepts in Ismaili theology to produce intellectual infrastructures to legitimize Fatimid Imams. The aim of this book is moving from Ismaili theological concepts to legitimacy of Fatimids, which seems to have received little attention in the contemporary Ismaili studies particularly to theo-political works...".
2000New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (43 x 30 cm). In Persian and English. [i-xxxvii] pp. text in English, [8], 264 p. text in Persian, richly illustrated. After a large historical background, the presented book has old views, city plans and maps of Iranian cities including Russian, Iranian, Arabian and Western cartographers in the Qajar dynasty (1794-1925). A very comprehensive large and heavy book on Iran in the 19th century cartographic material.
2012New Persian Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Persian, with a bilingual title in English and Persian on cover. [8], 500 p. Iran between two coups d'etat: A history of the political, social, economic, and cultural evolutions in Iran from Qajars fall to the 28 Mordad Coup).= Îrân bayn-i dû kûditâ: Târîkh-i tahavvulât-i siyâsî, ijtimâ'î, iqtisâdî va farhangî-i Îrân az inqirâz-i Qâjârîyah tâ kûditâ-yi 28 Murdâd.
2015New Persian Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Text in Persian with a bilingual title in English and Persian on cover. 598 p., portrait and ills. The religions of ancient Iran.= Adyân va mazâhib dar Îrân bâstân.
1887Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) First and only edition of this rare book on the history of Egyptian kings (pharaohs) by an Ottoman statesman and one of the most famous painting collectors in history. Halil Serif was educated in France, where his studies have primarily been on the realm of political science. Following his return to Egypt, he became for a brief period the second secretary of Abbas Pasha, the governor (1848-1854), and a member of the Council of Justice (Ahkam-i Misriye). Thereafter, he became the Director of the Office of Translation and of the Bureau of Correspondence within the body of Egyptian foreign affairs administration for five years -approximately between 1850 and 1855. Said Pasha (1854-1863), the successor of Abbas as governor of Egypt, then appointed Halil Serif as the commissioner in charge of Egyptian exhibits sent to Paris for the international exposition of 1855. Also known for his own great painting collection, Halil Serif must have stayed in Paris for about a year. He was still there in February and March, 1856, when the Congress of Paris had met to institute peace after the Crimean War. The Ottoman Empire was represented at that Congress by its Grand Vizier, Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha. While Halil Bey was in St. Petersburg, an article on Egyptian history which he had written appeared in Mecmua-i Fünun (the journal of the newly founded Cemiyet-i Ilmiye-i Osmaniye), which began its publication in 1862. 'Kudema-i mülûk-i Misriye Tarihi' (History of the Ancient Egyptian Kings) was published serially in volumes of 1 and 2. Later on, the articles were published by Ebüzziya's press in the form of a book. These articles also brought Halil Bey to the notice of Europeans. (Source: Halil Serif Pasha: Ottoman diplomat and statesman, by DAVISON, Roderic H.).
2006New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (34 x 25 cm). In English. 300 p., color ills. Children of the Ottoman Seraglio. Customs and costumes of the princes and princesses. The family life of the masters of the Ottoman palace and the daily lives and clothing of the children of the sultans are topics which unfortunately have not been the subjects of detailed consideration. This deficiency has not only resulted incorrect assumptions, deep ignorance and erroneous opinion regarding their way of life and family relationships, but has also led to the incorrect interpretation of their place in Ottoman civilization. This is so because those distinguished persons who represent a particular cultural circle must be known well. Moreover, the persons of that milieu obviously affect the course of history, and that milieu produces select and distinguished persons who are unique to it. Among the members of the dynasty are artist sultans, princes and princesses; the life style of the dynasty is based on a unique tradition and that these works, among the wealth of the many objects in our museum, bear witness to the institution's historical and cultural identity. The Topkapi Palace Museum's worthy expert Doc. Dr. Hülya Tezcan, known for her publications on the historical topography of the palace and its pre-Ottoman works as well as her contribution to the work Ipek, on the textile collections of the Palace, now presents this invaluable research on the lives and costumes of the princes and princesses who were members of dynasty.
1924Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed (ALS) by Ottoman princess 'Sükriye Serafeddin'. 17,5x14,5 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 1 p. [in four]. Bifolium. The letter starts with 'Huve' and it has 12 lines. She mentions a letter that was sent by this unnamed recipient to 'Serafeddin' who is probably from the Ottoman dynasty. Sükriye Sultan was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of the heir to the throne Sehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, son of Sultan Abdulaziz, and Leman Hanim. Sükriye Sultan was born on 24 February 1906 in Çamlica Palace. Her mother was Leman Hanim. She was the second child, and eldest daughter born to her father and the eldest child of her mother. She had two younger siblings, a brother, Sehzade Mehmed Nizameddin, two years younger than her, and a sister, Mihrisah Sultan, ten years younger than her. She was the granddaughter of Abdulaziz and Dürrünev Kadin.
1882Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original cloth bdg. with marbled boards and brown cloth spine. Fading on spine and foxing on boards and pages. Overall a good copy. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 118 p. Lithographed. Early edition of this rare poem collection by Leyla Hanim (?-1847), who was a few female poets in the Ottoman literature, known for her lyrical love poems. Divan literature is described as "a certain tradition literature with its rules and boundaries" in the most general form. These rules and boundaries have enabled the formation of common expressions in religion and in Sufi intellection in particular and in poetry by the influence of Persian literature, and they have made it traditional in time. In this context, in classical Turkish poetry, whose male poets are predominant in quality and quantity, patriarchal rhetoric presents an outlook that its frame has been established by common tropes, metaphors, poetic themes, and in short by similar imaginations and ideas. The divans of Lady Mihri (died after 1512), Lady Leyla (died in 1848), and Lady Seref (1809-1861) have different aesthetic understandings in that context. Leylâ Hanim was one of the few Turkish female poets who made a collection of her poems. Lived in Istanbul and died in 1848. Her family was close to the Ottoman Sultanate and Leylâ Hanim, witnessing the reign of Sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839) and Sultan Abdülmecid I (1839-1861). She is the daughter of Moralizâde Hâmid Efendi. Her mother Hadîce Hanim is the sister of Keçecizâde Izzet Molla, a notable bureaucrat, and poet of the times. She has three brothers, Atâullah Mehmed Efendi, Nurullah Mehmed Efendi and Hâlid Efendi, who died at a young age. She had financial problems after her father's death and she expressed those in her poems. Some of her poems in the divan mention that her father and brother Hâlid Efendi have lived in Bursa for a while. She is educated by Keçecizâde Izzet Molla, she is quick-witted. She experienced a short marriage, which lasted about a week; after the divorce, she devoted herself to poetry. Her grave is in Galata Mevlevîhanesi. Several books include information of her life, characteristics, and poetry such as Fatin Tezkiresi (363), Ahmet Rif'at's Lugat-i Târîhiyye ve Cogrâfiyye (154), Tuhfe-i Nâ'ilî (895), Sicill-i Osmânî (93), Bursali Mehmet Tahir's Osmanli Müellifleri (406), et alli. These resources indicate that Leylâ Hanim is from a noble family and the links of the family to the high cadres of Ottoman bureaucracy and their intellectual property have left traces in her poetry. AH 1299 = AD 1882. (Source: All poetry). OCLC 949496080.; Özege 4177 / 4. First two editions were printed in Cairo.
1938Fair French Modern full brown leather, gilt lettering of title on front board. Heavily water stained, and some chippings on extremities of some pages. A fair copy. 4to. (27 x 20 cm). In French. 63 p. The very rare autographed copy of this lecture given in Lebanon on January 20, 1937, at the Youth Center, by Ostrorog after his serving in China as Assistant High Commissioner, a French diplomat from a noble Polish family, who had served as Assistant High Commissioner in China and Syria in the 1930s. Signed and inscribed by Ostrorog as "Par Mahid, Avec autre au mille amitié, Damas, 1938". On the eve of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) between the Chinese and the Empire of Japan which is often regarded as the beginning of World War II in Asia, French ex-Assistant High Commissioner in China Ostrorog gave a lecture about Chinese power and policy. Some titles from book: "La Chine.; Le monde au temps de Confucius.; Humanisme Confuceen.; Opposition de l'humanisme Chinois a la morale idealiste de l'occident.; Facteur grammatical.; Universalite des caracteres.; Facteur geographique.; Facteur moral.; La republique des philosophes.; Reaction de Huang Ti au 3me siecle avant notre ere.; Evolution historique dans le cadre de l'unite.; Isolement.; Arrivee des Europeens au XVIme siecle les marchands et les missionnaires.; La querelle des rites condamnation des Jesuites.; Eclat du couchant Kien Lung.; Lettre de Kien Lung a Georges III.; Guerre de l'Opium.; Qeuvre des missions en Chine.; Tseu-hi et Abdul-Hamid.; Le Japon.; Propagande de Moscou.; Succes du mouvement nationaliste.; Intervention Japonaise en Mandchourie.; L'Unite Chinoise menacee.; La Grande pitie.; L'avenir de la Chine.". From the last chapter: "In our contract, the Chinese until now have taken only the faults and vices of Western civilizations. There is, however, something else to choose from and perhaps the time is near when the Chinese will understand it. Whether they are few in number, fifty, forty, ten, or five only, that will suffice. And on that day, with the power of assimilation which has always characterized it, China will integrate, in a way, all the foreign contributions of a moral or cultural order, to rebuild its unity, to resume the continuity of his story, and rediscover his genius." Only two copies in OCLC: 42804470. Signed and inscribed by Stanislas Ostrorog.
1991New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. [xi], 175 p., b/w ills. 1 folding b/w map. Sultan Suleyman the Grand Turk.
2000Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 246 p. Mesrutiyet'ten Cumhuriyet'e iktidar kavgalari ve sanal irticâ. Power struggles and virtual fundamentalism in Turkey from Constitutional Regime and Republic.
1999Fine English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In English and Turkish. 315, [4] p., color and b/w ills. Portraits of Ottoman Empire's sultans.= Padisah portreleri.
1997New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French. [2], 379 p., b/w ills. in text, 2 folding maps, 69 plates of facsimile in Ottoman Turkish. Sultan Djem. Un Prince Ottoman dans l'Europe du XVe siecle d'apres deux sources contemporaines: Vaki'at-i Sultan Cem, Oeuvres de Guillaume Caoursin.
2016New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Small 4to. (26 x 18 cm). In English. 720 p., ills. Memoirs of an Ottoman prince. H.I.H. Prince Ali Vâsib (known in Turkish as 'Ali Vâsib Efendi' - or, using his Turkish surname, as 'Ali Vâsib Osmanoglu') was born in the Çiragan Palace, on the shores of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, in 1903. His memoirs deal with the life and times of the Ottoman Imperial family during the last years of the Ottoman Sultanate, as well as with his life during his enforced exile in Hungary, France and Egypt. While in Istanbul he witnessed the First World War, the abolition of the Sultanate in 1923 and then that of the Caliphate in 1924, at which time he was exiled along with the rest of the Imperial family. He was finally allowed to return to his homeland in 1974, after half a century in exile. Ali Vâsib Efendi is the only Ottoman Imperial Prince to have written his memoirs, and they give a unique insight into the people and politics of his day. H.I.H. Prince Ali Vâsib, the great-grandson of Sultan Murad V, was at various times in the presence of the last four Ottoman Sultans as well as the last Caliph. He personally knew the leading figures of the time - such as Enver Pasha. He was a witness to key events in Ottoman history during the last days of the Empire. He lived through the occupation of Istanbul by the Allies - the Ottoman court's most difficult period - and then the exile of the Ottoman Dynasty in 1924.
2002Fine Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 647 p. Osmanli hanedani saray notlari, (1808-1908). Prep. by Ismet Bozdag.
1942Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 74 p. Çin topraginda ilk Hiung-Nu hanedaninin hükümdarlari Liu Yüan ve Liu Ts'ung'un biyografileri. Annotated by Wolfram Eberhard. Translated into Turkish by Sükrü Akkaya.
1992Fine English Original cloth bdg. 4to. (30 x 22 cm). Articles in English, French, and German. [viii], 329 p., numerous b/ww plates. Homo Byzantinus: Papers in honor of Alexander Kazhdan. Dumbarton Oaks Papers Number Forty-six 1992. Cotents: Some Talk of Alexander - Bibliography of Works by Alexander Kazhdan - A Fourteenth- Century Prose Version of the Odyssey - Dictators and Diplomats in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries: Medieval Epistolography and the Birth of Modern Bureaucracy - Ezekiel and the Politics of Resurrection in Tenth- Century Byzantium - L'ombre d'un doute: L'hagiographie en question, VIe- XIe siecle - Greek in Kievan Rus' - The Alexander Legend in Byzantium: Some Literary Gleanings - Why am I not a Byzantinist? - "Femina Byzantina": The Council in Trullo on Women - Ein Zyklus von Epigrammen zu Darstellungen von Herrenfesten und Wunderszenen - Der homo byzantinus und das Bleisiegel - Slavic Jesters and the Byzantine Hippodrome - 129 Further Notes on Byzantine Marriage: Raptus - The Letters of Demetrios Kydones to Empress Helena Kantakouzene Palaiologina - Imperial Marriages and Their Critics in the Eleventh Century: The Case of Skylitzes - Man in Byzantine Historiography from John Malalas to Michael Psellos - Bad Historian of Good Lawyer? Demetrios Chomatenos and Novel - Eros the King and the King of Amours: Some Observations on Hysmine and Hysminias - The Mosaics of Nea Moni: An Imperial Reading - Diabolus Byzantinus - An Anonymous Laudatory Poem in Honor of Basil I - The Madness of Genre - The First Century of the Monastery of Hosios Loukas - De la chasse et du souverain - Ein neues Zeugnis uber Ignatij von Smolensk und die russische Kolonie in Konstantinopel im ausgehenden 14. Jahrhundert - Once Again Concerning the Baptism of Olga, Archontissa of Rus' - The Search for the Past in Byzantium around the Year Empress Theodora Palaiologina, Wife of Michael VIII - "Let Now the Astrologers Stand Up": The Aermenian Christian Reaction to Astrology and Divination - The Baptistery of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and the Politics of Sacred Landscape - List of Abbreviations, Dumbarton Oaks Papers 46 - 327.
2015New English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 208 p. The most influential figure among the opponents to Sultan Abdülhamid was undoubtedly, Prince Sabahattin, the sultan's nephew and ardent opponent, who also inspired other Comittee of Union and Progress opponents. The aim of this study is to analyze Sabahattin, always a subject of political polarization in Turkish political literature, objectively, to determine the intellectual foundations of his opposition and to interrogate the scientific basis and applicability of the social reforms he defended. Other opponent parties discussed in connection with Sabahattin's views has helped us determine the liberal positioning in that period.
1997New English Original bdg. HC. In publisher's special slip-case. Folio. (48 x 34 cm). Edition in English. 136 p., color ills. "The Surname-i Hümayun literally translates into Imperial Festival Book, and were albums that commemorated celebrations in the Ottoman Empire in pictorial and textual detail. Such celebrations included mainly imperial weddings and circumcision festivals. These albums were commissioned by the Ottoman Imperial family, usually by the Sultan presiding at the time. The Surname recounts the festivities in order of when the events took place, which includes in detail processions, grand entrance of the Sultan, feasts, entertainers, musicians, dancers, gift giving, firework displays, circumcision and wedding ceremonies. Although many of the Surnames were made to celebrate circumcisions of Ottoman Princes, the first Surname was commissioned in 1524 for a wedding ceremony. This Surname-I Hümayun was commissioned for a circumcision festival, as well it was to commemorate Sultan Murad III's son Prince Mehmed. This festival lasted fifty-two days and was probably one of the most elaborate and grandiose festival the Ottomans had ever held, and it was well documented. The organization of this Surname was done chronologically, each day documented in order with what occurred. The book was created by an author named 'Intizami' which is a pen-name, and the illustrations were done mainly by court artists.".
2013New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. In publisher's special slip-case. 4to. (31 x 25 cm). In Turkish. 384 p., color ills. Osmanli Imparatorlugu: Ihtisami ve sultanlari. The Ottoman Empire: Magnificence and sultans.
1918Fine Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. 31 p. Hegira 1334 = Gregorian 1918. Özege 9199. First and Only Edition. Said Halim Pasa was a statesman who served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1913 to 1917. Born in Cairo, Egypt, he was the grandson of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, often considered the founder of modern Egypt. He was one of the signers in Ottoman - German Alliance. Yet, he resigned after the incident of the pursuit of Goeben and Breslau, an event which served to cement the Ottoman-German alliance during World War I. It is claimed that Mehmed V wanted a person in whom he trusted as Grand Vizier, and that he asked Said Halim to stay in his post as long as possible. Said Halim's term lasted until 1917, cut short because of continuous clashes between him and the Committee of Union and Progress, which by then controlled the Imperial Government of the Ottoman Empire. During the court martial trials after World War I in the Ottoman Empire, he was accused of treason as he had his signature under Ottoman - German Alliance. He was exiled on 29 May 1919 to a prison on Malta. He was acquitted from the accusations and set free in 1921, and he moved to Sicily. He wanted to return to the Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, but this request was rejected. He was assassinated soon after in Rome by Arshavir Shiradjian, an agent of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, for his alleged role in the Armenian Genocide. Other sources, however, stated that he was unrelated to the Genocide. This intellectual study of him on self-experiences of decline and fall of Islamic world, view and thought. Extremely rare.
2004Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 287 p., color and b/w ills., map, and Ottoman documents. Princes in the Ottoman dynasty. Osmanli Devletinde sehzadelik kurumu.
1981Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French, Turkish and Greek. [viii], 216 p., xxvi b/w plts. Documents Grecs dans les archives de Topkapi Sarayi. Contribution a l'histoire de Cem Sultan.= Topkapi Sarayi arsivlerinin Yunanca belgeleri. Cem Sultan'in tarihine katki. Translated into Turkish by Hatice Gonnet.