LA BOULLAYE - LE GOUZ, (François de)Livre Rare Book
1683 risultati
1657rif. PHO-1458A Troyes, par Nicolas Oudot, et se vendent à Paris: Chez François Clousier, 1657. in-4; [6ff. (sur 7: feuillet de dédicace en fac-simile), dont titre, portrait légendé de La Boullaye, préface], 558p., [5ff. Table, fautes, privilège du 12 février 1657]; 33 illustrations sur bois dans le texte dont 16 à pleine page. Reliure d'époque en basane brune, dos à nerfs avec titre , coupes , coiffes et coins usés , frottements. un coin déchiré au titre sans atteinte au texte. Mouillure angulaire au premier portrait P. 73 déchirée avec manque de papier ,sans atteinte au texte. P. 165: manque en coin avec perte de qq mots; PP. 173 et 175: déchirures sans perte de texte; P. 234: manque de papier en pied avec perte de quelques mots; taches d'encre pp. 264 ; pp. 460 à 485: petites galeries de vers marginales en pied. Ex-libris manuscrit Dominium Antonium Biguet. Seconde édition
rif. MA83Thirty original watercolours on paper from ca. 85x175 cm 3 ¼ x 7 in to ca. 85x125 cm 3 ¼ x 4 ¾ in mounted within ink-drawn frames on the original white greyish and greenish album leaves ca. 21x275 cm 8 ¼ x 11 in. All but one captioned and dated in period ink on the mounts. Period style brown half morocco album with gilt tooled spine and pebbled cloth boards Several leaves with minor stains on the lower right blank corners of the mounts not affecting the watercolours otherwise a very good album of bright attractive watercolours. Attractive album of bright watercolour views drawn by a British traveller to the Holy Land in the spring of 1893. Dated between March 4th – April 27th 1893 the watercolours include two views of Jaffa city waterfront and the house of Simon the Tanner where St. Peter stayed during his missionary voyages a street in Lydda Lod a distant view of the Mizpah of Benjamin often identified with the modern-day Tell en-Nasbeh 8 miles north of Jerusalem Jerusalem Gate in Ramleh Ramla four views of Jerusalem Jaffa Gate Tomb of David Garden of Gethsemane and hospital of the Knights of S. John two views of Bethlehem Church of the Nativity Rachel’s Tomb Mountain of the Temptation near Jericho usually identified with Mount Quarantania near Jericho West Bank Jordan River Dead Sea St. George Greek Orthodox Monastery near Wadi Qelt mosque at Mizpeh the site of the Biblical Bethel Mount Gerizim near Nablus West Bank ruins of ancient Samaria and Jezreel views of Mary’s Well in Nazareth the bay of Acre a well in the Cana of Galilee two views of the Sea of Galilee and two views of Mount Hermon on Lebanese-Syrian border. Two last watercolours drawn in May 1893 depict a Syrian village of Surghaya in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and a Greek Acropolis in Smyrna Izmir Turkey. Overall a beautiful collection giving a picturesque overview of some of the iconic sites of the Holy Land through the eyes of a 19th-century English traveller. Captions: Jaffa. The Holy Land. March 4th 1893; House of Simon the Tanner. Jaffa. March 4th 1893; Lydda. March 7th 1893; Mizpeh of Benjamin. March 8th 1893; Jerusalem Gate. Ramleh. March 8th 1893; Jaffa Gate. Jerusalem March 15th 1893; Church of the Nativity. Bethlehem. March 16th 1893; Rachel’s Tomb. Bethlehem. March 16th 1893; Tomb of David. Jerusalem. March 17th 1893; Mountain of the Temptation near Jericho. March 20th 1893; Fords of the Jordan. March 21st 1893; The Dead Sea. March 21st 1893; Greek Monastery. Brook Cherith. March 22nd 1893; Garden of Gethsemane. Jerusalem. April 4th 1893; Mosque at Mizpeh. April 7th 1893; Hospital of the Knights of S. John Jerusalem. April 11th 1893; Bethel. April 12th 1893; Mount Gerizim. April 14th 1893; Samaria. April 16th 1893; Jezreel. April 18th 1893; The Virgin’s Well. Nazareth. April 19th 1893; Bay of Acre. April 20th 1893; Well at Cana of Galilee. April 22nd 1893; Sea of Galilee. April 23rd 1893 2 different views with the same title; Mount Hermon. April 24th 1893; Mount Hermon. From road to Damascus. April 27th 1893; Village of Surghaya. Anti-Lebanon. May 2nd 1893; The Acropolis. Smyrna. May 10th 1893; Untitled view. hardcover
rif. PF40Oblong Quarto album ca. 19x262 cm. 12 card stock leaves. With 84 mounted original gelatin silver photographs ca. 57x8 cm 2 ¼ x 3 in. No captions. Period brown cardboard album fastened with a string. Binding worn at the edges tear of the spine photos age-toned one photo with minor stains but otherwise a very good album with strong interesting photos. Historically interesting collection of original gelatin silver photographs likely taken by French soldiers stationed in Lebanon and Syria during the French mandate in the 1920s. At the time both nations were under a French administration established shortly after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1922. The mandate period saw major political upheavals including local uprisings the drawing of new borders and the emergence of Beirut and Damascus as cultural and administrative centers under French influence. The album features eighty-four rare amateur photographs of the western Arab World with most images showing early twentieth-century Lebanon. About twenty photos of Baalbek portray local landmarks Temple of Jupiter Hajar al-Hibla Roman Ruins Roman Temple of Bacchus etc. ethnographic views with a clearly visible Lebanese flag waving atop a local dwelling and lively shots of the compiler and his military comrades posing at ancient sites. Especially interesting is a candid urban scene showing locals in European costume and traditional attire standing on the platform or walking along the tracks at Baalbek Railway Station with French police maintaining order. The Lebanon series concludes with a photograph of the iconic Pine Residence in Beirut and well-executed views of the city’s waterfront. Identified photos from Syria mostly show the Grand Café Moderne the entrance to the at-Taynabiyya mausoleum mosque the Umayyad Mosque Bab Tauma and a busy Al Marjeh Square with clearly visible telegraph column trams and horse carts in Damascus. One lively vernacular photograph taken at the historic Midhat Pasha Souh shows dozens of locals busily navigating a dense corridor of marketplace stalls. The other images primarily depict sweeping aerial views of the city residential architecture street reconstruction works and diverse urban scenes. Overall historically interesting collection of original gelatin silver photographs likely taken by French soldiers stationed in Lebanon and Syria during the French mandate in the 1920s. unknown
1872Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Spine ends are frayed with chipping. Former owner's name Roswell Dwight Hitchcock (August 15, 1817 - June 16, 1887) , American divine, on ffep in ink from 1879 on ffeps of both volumes. Institution bookplate on inner covers of both volumes. Slight cracking starting along back inner hinge of volume 1. Slight wear to corners. ; 2 Volume Set COMPLETE
1787rif. PHO-2233Paris, Volland, Desenne, 1787, 2 volumes in-4 (26,5 x 20,5 cm). Veau marbré, filets torsadés aux plats, dos à nerfs orné avec pièces de titre et tomaison rouges, tranches dorées (Reliure de l'époque). Quelques griffures et frottements, légères épidermures, petits accrocs aux coiffes, coins usés, la carte de Syrie provient de l’édition in-8 (identique).
1735rif. PHO-674Paris, Charles J.-B. Delespine fils, 1735.T1(4), xvi, (2), 470 pp., ( 22) .T2(3), 521 pp., (14) .T3(6), 558 pp., (17).T4(6), 572 pp., (16).T5 (5), 613 pp., (15). T6 (4) 615 pp., (17) 6 volumes in-12, veau moucheté, dos à nerfs orné avec pièce de titre et tomaison, tranches marbrées (Reliure de l'époque), défauts d’usage, manque au dos , charnières fendues , coiffes arasées .
1918rif. ABC_45213Beirut 1918. 8vo. Impimerie des Lettres J. G. Original printed wrappers. 188 pp. 2 final blank leaves. First edition of ac ollection of laws and regulations for Lebanon Zone Ouest passed by the French under their mandate for Syria and the Lebanon from October 1918 until the end of August 1920 two days prior to the declaration of independence of Greater Lebanon. A compact primary source on French administration in the Middle East this rare manual contains decrees for administrative issues such as the division of Lebanon into three zones sanitary measures against the plague but also detailed regulations concerning everything from travel permits and the organisation and surveillance of prisons to the application of the metric system the trade in carrier pigeons the prices for ice 2 piastres for 400 grams wholesale 3 piastres retail alcoholic drinks 16 piastres for a litre of table wine and tramway fares and the circulation of vehicles. A few marginal flaws to the wrappers occasional minor edge flaws. A good clean copy with provenance stamp "Le Chef de Cabinet" on the upper cover. ABE CAT Agriculture unknown
1801rif. PHO-1355Paris, H. Agasse, an 9 [1801]-1807. 6 vol. in-8 (207 x 134 mm) sans l’Atlas ,xx-392pp.-1f. , 2ff.-377pp.1f. , 2ff.-iv-369pp.-1f.,2ff.-456pp.-1f.,2ff.-xv-485pp.,2ff.-522pp.-1f., relié demi veau, dos lisse richement orné,tranches marbrées (Reliure de l'époque), quelques frottements .
1799rif. 37601London, T. Cadell jr. & al. 1799 In-4, suédine brune, dos à nerfs, pièce de titre de maroquin grenat, frontispice gravé par Neagle, titre, XXXIII- 496 pp. Deux carte repliées dressées par Greenwich et un plan hors-texte gravé par Lowry. Frontispice entaché d’hum. angulaire, rares brunissures. Reliure un peu fanée, charnières frottées, dos passé. Bon exemplaire.
rif. ORD-14610Nouvelle édition soigneusement corrigée & augmentée de quelques notes. Neuchâtel. Société Typographique. 1772. 1773. 6 volumes in-12 (102 x 168mm) pleine basane racinée, dos à 5 nerfs ornés de caissons, pièces de titre maroquin rouge, de tomaisons maroquin brun, gardes marbrées, tranches rouges, 556, 444, 502, 468, 431 et 448 pages. Etiquette de P. Gauvry libraire à Bordeaux. Coiffes lgt arasées, petits défauts d'usage aux reliures sinon beaux exemplaires. Manque le tome VII comme souvent. Rare.
1876rif. 10671Paris Emile Deyrolle 1876 Un volume in-8 broché, couverture bleue, étiquette manuscrite collée au dos, xiv et 108 pages. Rousseurs, petites déchirures, sans manque, sur les bords de la couverture.
rif. 77356Paris, Librairie Catholique de l’Oeuvre de Saint-Paul 1886, 1887, 350x280mm, 318 + 354pages, demi-percaline. Plats papier marbré. Auteur, titre et tomaison dorés au dos. Belle reliure. Très bel exemplaire.
1930rif. 151871Beirut: Imp. Jeanne D'Arc 1930. A scarce handbook of French colonial rule in the Middle East First edition first impression of this scarce aide-mémoire compiled by the French High Commission for colonial administrators in its Syrian and Lebanese mandates. Copies appear in just eight institutions five French on WorldCat and in the Qatar National Library. The work opens with information on the costume character finances and nomadic patterns of different peoples followed by sections offering detailed discussion of tribes grouped into regions such as Damascus and its environs Alleppo Deir ez Zor and the Djebel Druze. To assist French colonial officials the work outlines the leadership and intertribal relations of each group while the map depicts where tribes are expected to be in winter and summer according to their nomadic patterns. With the size of each tribe's name on the map corresponding to their importance colonial officials could see at a glance how seasonal changes would impact French governance. The fluidity of nomadic movements across the boundaries of the mandate highlights the arbitrary and theoretical nature of colonial territory and borders and the extent to which French imperial authority was "illegitimate and thus unstable" Khoury p. 4. This copy is intriguingly inscribed on the front free endpaper in French "De la part de votre tout dévoué Dictionnaire géographique Beyrouth 23-12-31 Clerris " "On behalf of your totally devoted Geographical Dictionary Beirut 23-12-31 Clerris " with another ownership inscription below. Octavo 225 x 150 mm. Folding map 500 x 578 mm unfolded in rear pocket. Contemporary black cloth-backed snakeskin boards. Rubbing and wear to extremities small split at foot of front inner hinge professionally strengthened with adhesive moderate foxing to top edge and contents folding map toned with crease to bottom right corner slightly affecting printed area map pocket well-preserved. A very good copy. Philip Shukry Khoury "Syria and the French Mandate: The Politics of Arab Nationalism 1920-1945" 2014 1987. hardcover
1588rif. PHO-2120Paris, Hierosme de Marnes & la Veuve Guillaume Cavellat, 1588. Petit in-4 (21,6 × 15,5 cm), [12] ff., 468 pp., [1] f. (achevé d’imprimer, marque de l’imprimeur au verso). Basane fauve mouchetée du XVIIe siècle, dos à cinq nerfs orné, titre doré, tranches mouchetées, reliure un peu usée, frottements et épidermures, petit manque au dos, charnière fendillée, très légères rousseurs, infimes trous de vers marginaux.
1979rif. af75Le jardin de Flore Coups de coeur d'Alexandra, Sélection Abraxas-libris Planches sous chemise 1979 "In-plano (58 x 77,5 cm.), 14 planches couleurs sous chemise cartonnée en toile bleue-grise, accompagnées de cahiers de description sous emboîtage cartonné noir in-4 (22,5 x 33,5 cm.) / de la page 256 à la page 318, ""cet ouvrage est le 17e publié par Le Jardin de Flore (une tentative ambitieuse pour repenser et renouveler l'édition de livres rares et précieux). Consacré aux oiseaux du Nil et de la Syrie, ce recueil de gravures faisait partie de la monumentale ""Description de l'Égypte"" née de l'expédition napoléonienne dans ce pays. C'est Daniel Jacomet, imprimeur d'art à Montrouge qui a reproduit les 14 planches de cette suite et procédé, entièrement à la main, à la mise en couleurs des oiseaux. Ceux-ci au nombre de 44, sont représentés grandeur nature. L'ensemble à été tiré à 250 exemplaires numérotés sur un papier Chiffon du Moulin du Gué. Le texte a été tiré par Francis Mérat, imprimeur à Paris"" (exemplaire n°91), mise en couleurs avec l'aide de Jean-Marie Le Danois ; cahiers de description en très bon état / menus incidents à la chemise, chemise et planches: coiffes et coins frottés, quelques traces aux plats un peu piqués, quelques rousseurs au 1er contreplat, planches en excellent état, superbes couleurs, très bel état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande."
1871rif. PHO-1755Paris, Imprimerie Impériale & Nationale, 1871-1930, 7 vol. (sur 9, manque tome 2 & 3) In-8°, brochage éditeur. Édition bilingue : Texte arabe avec traduction française en regard, Tome I, (1871), 2ff.-XII-408pp.,Tome IV, (1914), 2ff,VII_XI ,480pp., Tome V(1928); 3ffnch.-VI-515 pp; Tome VI (1928) ;3ffnch.-IX-518 ;Tome VII (1929); 3ffnch.-X-438 pp; Tome VIII (1930); 3ffnch-X-446 pp.; Tome IX (1930) ,3ffnch.-VI-299 pp. , en fin d’ouvrage , notes et variantes, correction ainsi que la table des matières .Manque les tomes 2/3 , petits défauts de reliure.
1597rif. 14746Leiden 1597. 8vo. Franciscus Raphelengius Late 18th-century gold-tooled red morocco with the title lettered in gold on the spine gold-tooled board edges and turn-ins gilt edges purple front endpapers red silk reading ribbon. With Raphelengius' Plantin's printer's device on the title-page decorated woodcut initials and the text is partially set in Greek script. 2 parts in 1 volume. 1 1 blank 86 376 32; 8 344 164 3 1 blank pp. A beautiful edition printed in Leiden nominally published by Franciscus Raphelengius the elder but in fact printed by his son Franciscus the younger and published by Christophe Raphelengius 1566-1600 grandsons of Christoffel Plantin featuring parallel Latin and Greek texts with commentary and translation by Konrad Rittershausen a German publisher jurist and philologist. This work contains the Greek poems of Oppian of Anazarbus on fishing and those devoted to hunting by Oppian of Syria. The two poets were long confused.With the ex libris book plate of Reinhold Dezeimer on the front pastedown and a manuscript inscription in brown ink on the verso of the second free flyleaf "Chardon de la Rochette". The binding shows very slight signs of wear foxed and browned throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Adams O-207; Brunet IV 195; Leiden imprints p. 78; Machiels O-69; STCN 840293046 12 copies incl. 1 incomplete; Thiébaud 696-7; Typ. Bat. 3873; USTC 423710. ABE CAT Falconry & Hunting unknown
rif. 124957Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner Paris 1920-1936 68 fascicules en 17 volumes in-4 carré ( 280 X 225 mm ) d'environ 400 pages par volume, reliures de lépoque, demi-vélin crème parcheminée, dos lisses titrés et ornés à la main à la gouache et à l'aquarelle, plats habillés dun papier froissé verni, formant des nervures polychromes. Tête de collection de cette importante revue comprenant les premiers tomes, du tome I de 1920 au tome XVII de 1936 ( 4 fascicules par volume ). Très importante iconographie , très nombreuses figures dans le texte, 1110 planches en héliogravure hors-texte en couleurs et en noir. Superbe ensemble sans manques, en parfaite condition.Quelques titres des sujets traités ( liste non exhaustive ) pour se rendre compte de la richesse et de l'érudition des contributions..- Tome IX ( 1928 ). Byblos, Qatna, Céramiques Musulmans de Suse, Les Hyksos, L'Egyptien à Beyrouth, 2 Sanctuaires Chiite Alep... - Tome XI ( 1930 ). Nouvelle Inscription Découverte à Byblos, Cylindre Syro-Egyptien, Mission Archéologique en Haute Djezire, Citadelle de Damas, Peintures Assyriennes, Campagne de Fouilles à Qatna et Byblos, Carte Touristique de Caza de Harem... - Tome XIV ( 1933 ). Les Fouilles de Tepe-Giyan, Les Numeris Syriens, Le Rôle de L'Art de la Syrie et de la Mésopotamie, La Naissance des Dieux Gracieux et Beaux, Tadmorea, Le Déchiffrement des Hiéroglyphes Hittites, Deux Monuments des Cultes Solaires, Restaurations à Palmyre... - Tome XV ( 1934 ). l'Expédition de Ctésiphon en 1931-32, Fragments d'Un Traité Phénicien, Ras-Shamra, Poème de Aleyn-Baal, l'Exposition de Miniature Musulmane, La Mort de Baal, Antiquités Syriennes, Sarcophages du Musée National Libanais, Indigènes et Croises... - Tome XVI ( 1935 ). Les Fouilles de Mari, La Révolte de Koser Contre Baal, Le Château de Saône, Les Fouilles de Tepe-SialkLes Chasse de Baal, Tissus et Tapisseries du Musée Arabe du Caire, 4 Fragments Alphabétiques / Une Lettre Assyrienne Trouves à Ras Shamra, Les Éléments Déchainés, La Deuxième Campagne de Fouilles à Ay, L'Art Néolithique à Jéricho, Grilles de Fenêtres en Egypte, Motifs et Symboles du IV millénaire...
1922rif. 54883Paris: Paul Geuthner 1922-1992. Together 93 volumes. Many illustrations; Height ca. 28 cm. Text in French / Français. - volume 2 and 1st fasc. vol. 3 are missing some fascicules damaged/ covers loose throughout the set a few pages loose signs of use Although still very good see pictures - rare Paul Geuthner unknown
1555rif. CLL-177Paris, Adrien Turnèbe, Guillaume Morel, 1555 2 parties en un volume in-4 de (2) ff., 207 pp., (4) ff. (table et colophon) - (3) ff. (sans le quatrième feuillet liminaire blanc qui manque toujours), 202 pp., maroquin rouge, filet doré en encadrement, dos lisse orné de double filets dorés et, en tête, d'un chiffre doré couronné, coupes et bordures décorées, tranches dorées (reliure vers 1800).
1695In -Folio, piena pergamena con titolo manoscritto al dorso; (8), 448, 4 tavv.
1843rif. 24449Rome Imprimerie de la Propagande 1843 in-4 chagrin vert foncé, dos à nerfs orné de caissons de filets à froid et de fleurons dorés, jeu de filets à froid encadrant les plats, fleurons dorés aux angles, croix latine dorée au centre, dentelle intérieure, tranches dorées [Rel. de la fin du XIXe siècle], lég. rest
rif. 3122P., Demonville, 1803, un volume in 8 relié en demi-basane mouchetée, dos orné filets dorés (reliure moderne à l'imitation), 10pp., (1), 480pp., 2 planches hors texte
1681In-4 (mm. 310x200), 2 parti in 1 volume (ciasc. con proprio frontesp.), p. pelle bazana coeva (restaurata), dorso a cordoni (rifatto), pp.num. (6),220,(4, di Indice); (2),456,(8, di Indice), con una bella antiporta allegorica incisa, titolo in rosso e nero, testo su due colonne. il volume è arricchito da una straordinaria documentazione iconografica di 39 tavole inc. in rame f.t. (come da Indici) così composte: 31 tavole (di cui 23 a doppia pagina e a volte anche ripieg.) che illustrano bellissime vedute delle più importanti località (tra cui Damasco, Aleppo, Tripoli, Jaffa, Rama, etc.), la storia, gli usi e i costumi dei Siriani e dei Palestinesi e 8 grandi carte geografiche + 34 preziose vignette, sempre inc. in rame, nel t. La città di Gerusalemme è raffigurata anche in un magnifico panorama a volo d’uccello, più volte ripieg. Rara "prima edizione" tedesca di questa famosa opera sul Medio Oriente, scritta dapprima in lingua olandese nel 1677; l’edizione tedesca fu tradotta e pubblicata da Jacob von Meursen, autore anche delle incisioni in rame che la illustrano. Cfr. Tooley’s Dictionary of Mapmakers, p. 147 - Graesse,II, 335. "Olivier Dapper (1636-1689), médecin hollandais, joignit à la pratique de son art l'étude de l'histoire et surtout de la géographie. Il recueillit tout ce qui pouvait faire connaitre les pays étrangers, et composa des descriptions très étendues et très intéressantes. Il orna ses ouvrages de cartes et de figures nombreuses. Les planches, bien dessinées et gravées avec soin, représentent avec assez de fidelité les lieux les plus importants et les usages des habitants. Parmi ses ouvrages (sur l'Afrique, l'Asie, la Perse, l'Amérique et la Terre australe), la ‘Description de l’Asie, contenant la Syrie et la Palestine ou la Terre Sainte’, traduit en allemand, Amsterdam, 1681, c’est le plus beau des ouvrages de Dapper”. Cosi' Biographie universelle,X, p. 538. Con antichi restauri solo margin. su alc. carte (e a p. 211 della prima parte, per un lungo strappo), tracce d’uso più o meno pesanti e qualche alone, ma complessivam. buon esemplare.
1896Very Good English Modern full leather each volumes in traditional Ottoman style. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. Last 2 volumes are in Modern Turkish. 10 volumes set: ([23], 674, [10] p.; 479, [5] p.; 534, [5] p.; 432, [4] p.; 602, [6] p.; [4], 554, [5] p.; [21], 912 p.; [1], [5], 786, [4] p.; 892 p.; 1112 p)., folding maps, b/w plates. 1896 - 1938. Their contents are: Vol. 1: Description of Contantinople and environs, as of 1631. Vol. 2: Journey to Brousse and Nicomedia, 1640, Pontus, Caucasus and Crimea, 1640-44.i expedition to Crete, 1645; journey to Erzerum and Caucasus, 1648. Vol. 3: Syria, Kurdistan, Armenia, 1650; Roumelia, Bulgaria and Dobrudja, 1655-56. Vol. 4: Persia and Iraq, 1655-56. Vol. 5: Journey to Moldavia and expeditions to Transylvania and Russia, 1658; to Anatolia, then across the Dardanelles to Adrianople, 1659; expeditions to Moldavia and Dalmatia, 1660. Vol. 6: Expedition to Transylvania and journey to Albania, 1661-62; expeditions to Hungary, Montenegro and Croatia, 1663-64. Vol. 7: Austria, Crimea, Daghestan, Caucasus, Astrakhan. Vol. 8: Crimea, Crete, Salonica, Roumelia (Greece). Vol. 9: Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. Vol. 10: Egypt. Evliya Çelebi was son of the chief court jeweler, he was educated in a madrasah (Islamic college) and a Qur?an school in Constantinople; and, excelling as a Qur'ân reciter, he was shown favour by the reigning sultan, Murad IV. Entering the Ottoman palace school, he developed skills in Arabic, calligraphy, and music. Under the patronage of the court he began the journeys that took him from Belgrade to Baghdad and from Crimea to Cairo, sometimes as an official representative of the government and sometimes on his own. The result of these travels was his masterwork, the Seyahatname (1898-1939; 'Book of Travels'). This work is also referred to as the Tarih-i seyyah ('Chronicle of a Traveler'). Evliya possessed a vivid imagination, occasionally mixing fact and fantasy; he described places he could not possibly have visited. Noted for his fascinating anecdotes and charming style, he wrote about the ethnography, history, and geography of the Ottoman Empire and neighbouring lands and about the inner workings of the Ottoman government during the 17th century. (Source: Britannica). Currently there is no English translation of the entire Seyahatname, although there are translations of various parts. The longest single English translation was published in 1834 by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, an Austrian orientalist: it may be found under the name "Evliya Efendi." Von Hammer-Purgstall's work covers the first two volumes (Istanbul and Anatolia) but its language is antiquated. Other translations include Erich Prokosch's nearly complete translation into German of the tenth volume, the 2004 introductory work entitled The World of Evliya Çelebi: An Ottoman Mentality written by University of Chicago professor Robert Dankoff, and Dankoff and Sooyong Kim's 2010 translation of select excerpts of the ten volumes, An Ottoman Traveller: Selections from the Book of Travels of Evliya Çelebi. Evliya is noted for having collected specimens of the languages in each region he traveled in. There are some 30 Turkic dialects and languages cataloged in the Seyâhatnâme. Çelebi notes the similarities between several words from the German and Persian, though he denies any common Indo-European heritage. The Seyâhatnâme also contains the first transcriptions of many languages of the Caucasus and Tsakonian, and the only extant specimens of written Ubykh outside the linguistic literature. First Printed Set of Evliya Chalabi's book(s) of travels. Voyages and Travels in Greece, the Near East and adjacent regions made previous to the year 1801; being a part of a larger catalogue of work on geography, cartography, voyages and travels, in the Gennadius Library in Athens, compl. by Shirley Howard Weber, Vol. II: 1631.; TBTK 10360.; Özege .; Only 2 copies located in OCLC as set: 80395042. Rare as set.
