Collections – Khalkedon Rare Books

[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

[MIDDLE EAST / ARABIC / NORTH AFRICA] Muqaddimah al-aqwam al-masâlik fî ma'rifat ahwâl al-mamâlik tercemesi. [i.e. The surest path to knowledge regarding the condition of countries]. Translated by Abdurrahman Efendi

[AMERICAN SCHOOLS IN HARPUT] Historical autograph document on the inventory of post-war American schools and buildings and the non-Muslim population in the Harput Region

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

Animals & Zoology

[HISTORICAL ACCOUNT AND 1854 BURTON'S EXPEDITION OF YEMEN / BOMBAY IMPRINT] A history of Arabia Felix or Yemen: From the commencement of the Christian era to the middle of the XIXth century, including an account of the British settlement of Aden

[THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK OF ISLAMIC BUILDINGS IN CONSTANTINOPLE] Hadikatû'-l cevâmî. 2 volumes set. [= Hadiqatul-gewami = The garden of the mosques]

[HAMIDIAN ERA PERIODICAL BY ARMENIAN BOOKSELLER] Mekteb: Her on bes günde Persembe günleri nesrolunur edebî, hikemî ve fennî risâle. [i.e. School: Literary, scientific treatise published on Thursdays every fifteen days]

[OTTOMAN - RUSSIAN RELATIONS / SATYR] Signed lithograph caricature from 'Chargeons les Russes: Album de quarante caricatures' and autograph letter signed 'Cham' to his an unknown friend

[EARLY ISLAMIC PRINTING HOUSES IN DAGHESTAN / KUMYK CULTURE] Kumuklânî halk sairlerinden Manay Ali Begzâdeni mecmûa-i asâri: Kumuklânî adâtlari, yirlari... [i.e., The collection of Kumyk folk poet Manay Alibegzâde: Kumyk customs, songs, and verses]

[RARE ISSUES OF WAR TIME BOSNIAN PERIODICAL] Why: Publication for human rights and peace. Sarayevo War Issues: ’92-’94-’95 (3 war issues).

[FIRST ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR CHILDREN IN TURKISH LITERATURE / FIRST "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" TRANSLATION IN TURKISH] Çocuk ansiklopedisi [i.e. The encyclopaedia for children]. 4 volumes set

Children Literature

[MEKHITARISTS OF VIENNA / CHRISTIANITY] 1912 College des P. P. Mechitharistes [sic] de Vienne. [i.e. 1912 College of P. P. Mekhitarists in Vienna]

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

Original photograph of Hamlet play staged in the Imperial Ottoman palace, Yildiz before 1923. Photographed by Sebah & Joaillier.

English Literature

[KOMOTINI IMPRINT / WESTERN THRACE QUESTION / DISPLACED PERSONS] Islâmiyet ve insâniyet ugrunda açik lehce ile konusan cihad. [i.e., Jihad speaking openly for the sake of Islam and humanity]

[TATAR - JAPANESE BILINGUAL MAP CARD OF RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD] Bütün dünyada dinler = Sekaijû no shûkyô. [i.e. Religions of the world]

[AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES OF AZERBAIJAN SSR / BAKU IMPRINT] Gend Tasarrufât ve Istihsâlât Kooperasiyonu: Güç birliktedir! [i.e., the Cooperation of the Urban Production and Crafts. Workers of the world, unite!]

[BULGARIAN FATHER OF THE UNITED NATIONS IDEAL / STAR OF THE CONSENT / ETÔILE DE LA CONCORDE] Müsalemet-i umûmiye için Cihan Divân-i Daimisi. Translated by Giridî Ahmed Saki

History of Ideas

[PHOTOGRAPHY / SHAH OF IRAN] Original CDV of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

[FIRST MODERN ARMY OF THE IMPERIAL OTTOMAN] Historical autograph document sealed 'Hüsrev Mehmed' addressed to Serkâtib of Humayûn sealed 'Mustafa Nuri', about the formation of the first modern army of the Ottoman Empire

Islamic Books, Manuscripts and Maps; including Rare Books on the Middle Eastern Botany

[MIDDLE EAST / FIRST FEMALE SEISMOLOGIST] Photo album including 43 b/w photos of Nuriye Pinar (1914-2006), who was the first female seismologist and geologist of the world from Turkey, including photos of a visit to the 1856 Eskisehir Earthquake zones

ISLAMIC WORLD IN FINE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND MAPS

[EARLY ISLAMIC PRINTING HOUSES IN DAGHESTAN / KUMYK CULTURE] Kumuklânî halk sairlerinden Manay Ali Begzâdeni mecmûa-i asâri: Kumuklânî adâtlari, yirlari... [i.e., The collection of Kumyk folk poet Manay Alibegzâde: Kumyk customs, songs, and verses]

[CIRCASSIAN ÉMIGRÉS IN ISRAEL / JUDAICA / THE CAUCASUS PEOPLES] Кавказ: Тихазку Киас, Гвашзм Yтшымгъупшин = קוֹוֹקז מוֹלדתנוֹ היקרה, לצולס לא נשכחך [i.e., Caucasus, our dear homeland, we will never forget you]. Mart = Mas [March] 1977. No: 1 (All published)

[IRAN / BIOGRAPHICAL COMPENDIUM OF THE POETS OF THE SAFAVID PERIOD] Tazkirah-e Nasrâbâdî. [i.e. Book of the biographies by Nasrâbâdî]

[MANUSCRIPT / TIME-KEEPING IN BOSNIA] An Ottoman rûznâme of Bosnia

Manuscripts & Autographs

[MILITARY ANTEBELLUM OTTOMAN MAP OF EAST & SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA AND THE CAUCASUS BORDERS] Erzurum, Van, Bitlis... [i.e., The map of Erzurum, Van, Bitlis vilayats and adjacent to these places such as Trabzon, Sivas, Harput, Diyarbakir and Musul]

Maps & Atlases & Guides

[MANUSCRIPT / OTTOMAN CAPPADOCIA EXPEDITION OF 1911 CHOLERA EPIDEMIC] Konya Sihhiye Müfettisligi'nin 16 Tesrinievvel 1327 tarihli mezkûr müfettislige takdim olunan rapordur ki 327 senesi Ürgüp'te zuhur eden koleraya dairdir...

[CIRCASSIAN ÉMIGRÉS IN ISRAEL / JUDAICA / THE CAUCASUS PEOPLES] Кавказ: Тихазку Киас, Гвашзм Yтшымгъупшин = קוֹוֹקז מוֹלדתנוֹ היקרה, לצולס לא נשכחך [i.e., Caucasus, our dear homeland, we will never forget you]. Mart = Mas [March] 1977. No: 1 (All published)

[RARE AUTOGRAPHED POSTER] Therapy? Never Apologise Never Explain Tour 2005 + Kukla. Tekel Birasi ve Host Productions sunar. 13 Mayis 2005, Cuma, 20:00 / Bornova, Izmir.; 14 Mayis 2005... [SIGNED BY ALL MEMBERS of THERAPY]

[POST-CONSTITUTIONAL NAVY RANKS / MILITARY COSTUMES] Bahriye erkân [.] [i.e. It is the regulation that shows the white and black clothes and ranks that the soldiers of the Ottoman Navy, the students of the Naval School and the engineers...

[EARLIEST REFERENCE OF THE ISLAMIC PRINTING HISTORY IN THE ARCHIPELAGO] Oniki Ada matbuati [i.e., The press of the Dodecanese]

Slavica through the Eyes of the Islamic World

[FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF DARWIN IN OTTOMAN / TURKISH LITERATURE] Darvin. (Büyük Adamlar Serisi Cild 1 - Forma 30. Ibrahim Alâeddin Bey'in riyâseti altinda güzide bir hey'et-i ilmiyye tarafindan vücûde getirilmistir.

[BALKANS / PHOTOGRAPHY] Album with 17 original gelatine silver photographs showing antebellum Muslim Macedonia in 1907, before Balkan Wars (1910-1912)

[AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES OF AZERBAIJAN SSR / BAKU IMPRINT] Gend Tasarrufât ve Istihsâlât Kooperasiyonu: Güç birliktedir! [i.e., the Cooperation of the Urban Production and Crafts. Workers of the world, unite!]

[RARE ISSUES OF WAR TIME BOSNIAN PERIODICAL] Why: Publication for human rights and peace. Sarayevo War Issues: ’92-’94-’95 (3 war issues).

[EARLY ARABIC LITERATURE / HOMOEROTICA] Diwan Abu Nuwas. Edited and annotated by Iskandar Asaf.

[MANUSCRIPT / TIME-KEEPING IN BOSNIA] An Ottoman rûznâme of Bosnia

[RARE ISSUES OF WAR TIME BOSNIAN PERIODICAL] Why: Publication for human rights and peace. Sarayevo War Issues: ’92-’94-’95 (3 war issues).

[FIRST SCOUTING BOOK OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC] Izcilik [i.e. Aids to scouting]. Translated by Mustafa Rahmi [Balaban]

[POSTWAR TRAVELS TO CAUCASIA / RUSSIA / ARMENIAN QUESTION] Kafkas yollarinda: Hatiralar ve tahassüsler. [i.e., On the roads of the Caucasus: Memoirs]

Travels & Voyages

[BALKANS / THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR 1877-78] Serdâr-i ekrem Abdülkerim Nadir Pasa’nin müdafaasi [i.e., The defense of the Supreme Commander Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha]

Wars & Military

[ORIGINAL PAINTING / MODERN TURKISH PAINTRESS / IMAGE OF A WOMAN] Oil on canvas. Unnamed. [Woman]

Women & Feminism