Collections – Khalkedon Rare Books

[MODERN MANUSCRIPT OTTOMAN CALENDAR & 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 [i.e., New Ottoman calendar]

A Short List of Books on Astronomy, Mathematics, and Calendars from the Middle East

[BOOKER T. WASHINGTON BIOGRAPHY IN OTTOMAN TURKISH] Kölelikten kurtulus: Bir tercüme-i hâl. [= Up from slavery. An autobiography]. Translated to Turkish by Ayse Pertev [Akinci].

African-Americana

[POSTERS / PEACE / ALGERIA] Poster of the 9th World Festival of Youth and Students for Solidarity Peace and Friendship, July 28-August 7, 1965

[STRANGENESS OF THE NEW WORLD / PLATE FROM THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE MUSLIM WORLD / THE HUNTING IN AMERICA] [Woodcut plate showing a hunting scene from the New World (America) by an archer...

[OTTOMAN ZOOLOGY / BEAUTIFUL COLOR PLATE BOOKS] Musavver tarîf-i hayvanât. [i.e. Illustrated description of animals]

Animals & Zoology

[ANONYMOUS ARABIC GUIDE TO HAREMEYN THROUGH THE EYES OF A NAQSHBANDI SCHOLAR] Kitab al-Haj [i.e., Book of Hajj].

[GREEK ARCHITECTS / ANATOLIA] Original document written to the Sultan, detailing the procedures regarding the application by Panayot Kalfa, the contractor of the bridges on the Tosya road in Kastamonu, for the payment of his entitlement, dated [1889]

[ARMENIAN ALPHABET / ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN BOOKS] ԸՍԷՔԱՆՈԻՆԸ (ԳԻՐԵՐԸ ՊԱՏԿԵՐՆԵՐՈՎ ՍՈՐՎԻՆՔ) / Ysek’anoiny (Girery Patkernerov Sorvink) / Ermenice resimli alfabe kitabi. Illustrated by Berch Erzyian

[AVANT-GARDE / EARLY TURKISH FUTURIST BOOK DESIGN] Ansiklopedideki vahsi. Cover design by Ressam Sam, or Mimâr Sâmih. [i.e., The savage in the encyclopedia]

[SUGAR TRADE FROM JAVA / OTTOMAN - INDONESIAN RELATIONS / DUTCH INDIES / JEWISH TRADERS] An official legal manuscript, signed by a Turkish prosecutor, containing allegations of corruption involving the Jewish trader Recanati regarding the shipment...

[GREEK CHANTS IN BYZANTINE NOTATION SYSTEM BY ROMANIAN PROTOPSALTIS] Antologie care cuprinde cântârî... [i.e., Anthology that includes chants for vespers, matins, liturgy, Lent...]

[ILLUSTRATED ALPHABET / EARLY REPUBLICAN VISUAL CULTURE / PROPAGANDA / CHILDREN’S BOOK] Resimli alfabe: Ilk kira’at dersleri [i.e., Illustrated alphabet: The first reading lessons]

Children Literature

[GREEK CHANTS IN BYZANTINE NOTATION SYSTEM BY ROMANIAN PROTOPSALTIS] Antologie care cuprinde cântârî... [i.e., Anthology that includes chants for vespers, matins, liturgy, Lent...]

[FINE SOVIET MOVIE POSTER] Stupeni. [i.e. Degrees].

[FONT HISTORY / NEW HELLENIC GREEK TYPE LETTERS] Προμηθευς Δεσμωτης / Promitheus desmotis [i.e., Prometheus bound]. Designer of the type: Victor Sholderer

English Literature

[PONTUS - PONTOS GREEKS / SOCIAL HISTORY / THE BLACK SEA] Original historical document related to the changing land boundaries of Greeks in the 1341 [1925] auction, who had received title deeds during the despotic reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II

[ADMIRAL ISOROKU YAMAMOTO IN ISTANBUL] Haftalik Mecmua: Ikınci sene, No. 61. 13 September 1926. [i.e., Impressions of our Japanese guests' visit to our city and His Excellency Admiral Yamamoto]

[ADMIRAL ISOROKU YAMAMOTO IN ISTANBUL] Haftalik Mecmua: Ikınci sene, No. 61. 13 September 1926. [i.e., Impressions of our Japanese guests' visit to our city and His Excellency Admiral Yamamoto]

Far East Through the Eyes of Islamic World: Japan, China & Korea

[SUGAR TRADE FROM JAVA / OTTOMAN - INDONESIAN RELATIONS / DUTCH INDIES / JEWISH TRADERS] An official legal manuscript, signed by a Turkish prosecutor, containing allegations of corruption involving the Jewish trader Recanati regarding the shipment...

[FINLAND MODEL FOR THE YOUNG REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / WOMEN] Finlandiya. [i.e. Finland]. Cover designed by AK

History of Ideas

[EXTREMELY RARE PERSIAN ATLAS OF IRAN PRINTED IN CONSTANTINOPLE] Atlas baghle Iran... [i.e., Atlas of complete Iran: Including 36 maps and one graphic...]

[ANONYMOUS ARABIC GUIDE TO HAREMEYN THROUGH THE EYES OF A NAQSHBANDI SCHOLAR] Kitab al-Haj [i.e., Book of Hajj].

[FORDIST ANTISEMITISM IN TURKEY] Beynelmilel Yahudi. [i.e., The international Jew: Jewish influences in American life]. Translated by Selma Gücüyener

[SAMMELBAND: FOUR FIRST OTTOMAN TRANSLATIONS OF JULES VERNE] Iki sene mekteb tatili [i.e., Two years vacation = Deux ans de vacances].; Cevv-i havada seyâhât [i.e., Five weeks in a balloon, or a journey of discovery by three Englishmen in Africa...

[PONTUS - PONTOS GREEKS / SOCIAL HISTORY / THE BLACK SEA] Original historical document related to the changing land boundaries of Greeks in the 1341 [1925] auction, who had received title deeds during the despotic reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II

Manuscripts & Autographs

[EXTREMELY RARE PERSIAN ATLAS OF IRAN PRINTED IN CONSTANTINOPLE] Atlas baghle Iran... [i.e., Atlas of complete Iran: Including 36 maps and one graphic...]

Maps & Atlases & Guides

[FIRST TYPHOID VACCINES IN TURKEY] تيفو آشيسى / Tifo asisi [i.e. The Typhoid vaccine]

[PONTUS - PONTOS GREEKS / SOCIAL HISTORY / THE BLACK SEA] Original historical document related to the changing land boundaries of Greeks in the 1341 [1925] auction, who had received title deeds during the despotic reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II

[GREEK CHANTS IN BYZANTINE NOTATION SYSTEM BY ROMANIAN PROTOPSALTIS] Antologie care cuprinde cântârî... [i.e., Anthology that includes chants for vespers, matins, liturgy, Lent...]

Two large early photographs showing of Ertugrul frigate’s crew all together before sinking and commemorating monument of the tragedy with the tombstones of some crew, including small but historically significant account of the event on marginalia

[PONTUS - PONTOS GREEKS / SOCIAL HISTORY / THE BLACK SEA] Original historical document related to the changing land boundaries of Greeks in the 1341 [1925] auction, who had received title deeds during the despotic reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II

Far East through the Eyes of Islamic World: Japan, China and Korea. Catalogue No. 10

[FIRST MUSLIM/TURKISH OBJECTIONS TO DARWINISM / HISTORY OF IDEAS] Maddiyûn [sic. Maddiyyûn-Madyûn] mezhebinin izmihlâli. Maddiyun mezhebiyle monizm ve felsefe-i müsbite mezheblerinin kesfiyât-i fenniye ve muhakemât-i akliye ile red ve ibtali

[RARE PANORAMA OF CONSTANTINOPLE / JEWISH EDITORS] La Corne d'Or - Totalansicht des Goldenen Horns. Editör: Salomon Cohen, Jüksek Kalderim 118, Constatinople

[ISLAM IN BRITISH INDIA / KHILAFAT MOVEMENT] یورپکی صداقت اوراسکا جواب [i.e., The authenticity of Europe and its answer]

[SOVIET PROPAGANDA IN THE ARAB WORLD / THE SOVIET SPACE PROGRAM] دراسات علميّة سوفيتية نشرة غيُردورة يوليو سنه ١٩٥٨ / Darâsât ilmiyyat Sofyatiyyat: Nashrat Gerdora Yuliyu, fî sana 1958 [i.e., Soviet Scientific Studies, Gerdora Bulletin, July 1958]. No. 1

[SAMMELBAND INCLUDING THE FIRST OTTOMAN LESBIAN PLAY / EARLY QUEER] Çikmaz sokak: Millî tiyatro, 3 perde. [i.e. Dead end: National theater in 3 acts]. [Bound with] Ben… baska. Kirik mahfaza [bound with] Haralambos Cankiyadis

[TURKISH SPACESHIP DESIGN / BROCHURE / EPHEMERA] [Brochure and business card] Galileo: Mekik Gemi Projesi [i.e., Galileo: The Project of Space Shuttle]

[FIRST AREBICA TRANSLATION OF MEVLIDI SERIF / ALJAMIADO LITERATURE / IMPORTANT ISLAMIC TEXTS / SARAJEVO IMPRINTS] Mevlûd. [i.e., Mawlid al-Nabi, or Vesiletü’n-Necat]

[STRONG IMAGES OF PROPAGANDA OF NEW REPUBLIC / AVANTGARDE COVERS FOR PROPAGANDA] La Turquie Kamâliste - Kemaliste. 1-49. 1934 - Mars 1948 (All published). [plus] La Turquie contemporaine. [i.e. The contemporary Turkey]

[TURKISH SPACESHIP DESIGN / BROCHURE / EPHEMERA] [Brochure and business card] Galileo: Mekik Gemi Projesi [i.e., Galileo: The Project of Space Shuttle]

The Middle East in Printed Books, Pamphlets, Manuscripts, Ephemeras and Photographs

[ANONYMOUS ARABIC GUIDE TO HAREMEYN THROUGH THE EYES OF A NAQSHBANDI SCHOLAR] Kitab al-Haj [i.e., Book of Hajj].

Travels & Voyages

[IRANIAN SUPPORT TO THE ALGERIAN REVOLUTION AGAINST FRENCH COLONIALISM] الجزایر و مردان مجاهد / Al-Jazâ’ir va mardân-e mujâhid [i.e., Algeria and the Mujahid men]

Wars & Military

[FINLAND MODEL FOR THE YOUNG REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / WOMEN] Finlandiya. [i.e. Finland]. Cover designed by AK

Women & Feminism