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

[ANGLO - EGYPTIAN SUDAN / OTTOMAN AFRICA / GOLD MINES / EPIDEMICS / CRITICISM OF SLAVERY & COLONIALISM / FINE ROYAL BINDINGS / HUNTING] سودان سىاحتنامه سى / Sudan seyahatnâmesi [i.e., A travel narrative of Sudan]

[GEOGRAPHY / TWO TEXTBOOKS FOR THE AMERICAN BOARD COLLEGES IN TURKEY] 1. Hamarrot dasagirk’ ashkharhagroit’ean.... [i.e., A concrete textbook on geography with answers to the questions of the second type] &

[ARABIAN HORSE BREEDING IN NORTH AMERICA] History in brief Leopard and Linden, General Grant's Arabian stallions, presented to him by the Sultan of Turkey in 1879, also their sons Generale Beale and Hegira, and Islam...

Animals & Zoology

[RA’S AL-GHOUL / CONQUEST OF YEMEN / YA KABIKAJ] كتاب فتوح اليمن المعرف برأس الغول/ Kitâb futûh al-Yaman al-ma’ruf bi-Ra’s al-ghûl [i.e., The book of the conquests of Yemen, known as the Head of the Ghoul]

[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]

[THE FIRST PRINTED SYRIAC & ARMENIAN GRAMMAR & ALPHABET / THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTION OF BASSOON] Introductio in Chaldaicam lingua[m], Syriaca[m], atq[ue] Armenica[m], dece[m] alias linguas. . Characterum differentiu Alphabeta, circiter quadraginta,

[DUBAI / LANDSCAPES] Four landscapes from Dubai: Young sailor, Scenery with ship, Farm in mountains, Old Dubai creek

[TATAR EMIGRES / FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF ISLAM IN MEIJI JAPAN BY THE FIRST IMAM OF TOKYO EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA] Alem-i Islâm ve Japonya’da intisâr-i Islâmiyyet [i.e., The world of Islam and the spread of Islam in Japan]. 2 volumes set

[NON-MUSLIM MINORITIES IN TURKEY / PRESS / DISCRIMINATION] Typescript letter by Apoyevmatini editor Vasileiadis, protesting discriminatory exclusion from a press discount

[MUSLIM CHILDREN IN CHINA] Etrapimdaki dunya (Miveler) = 我周围的世界（水果）/ Wô zhôuwêi de shîjiê (Shuîguô). [i.e., The World around me: Fruits]

Children Literature

[AMERICAN EVANGELISM IN THE LEVANT] الحكمة الإلهية في تخليص الجبلة البشرية. بالرخصة الرسمية من مجلس معارف ولاية سورية [i.e., Philosophy of the plan of salvation. With the official permission of the Council of Education of the Noble Province of Syria]

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

[THE FIRST ARMENIAN EDITION OF “LORD ARTHUR SAVILE’S CRIME”] Լօրտ Արթհըր Սեվայլի Ոճիրը. / Lort Art’hyr Sevayli vochiry. [i.e., Lord Arthur Savile's crime. Stories, prose poems]. Translated from English to Armenian by Jacob Y. Khashmanian.

English Literature

[MUBADELE / IMMIGRATION / CONFISCATION] A document written by a Greek Orthodox (Rum) citizen of Istanbul, stating that his house was assigned by the state, without his permission, to a Thessaloniki immigrant as part of the ongoing Population Exchange

[THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES / FIRST RUSSIAN TRANSLATION] Женщина в песках - Чужое лицо / Zhenshchina v peskakh - Chuzhoye litso [i.e., Suna no onna = The woman in the dunes]. Translated by Vladimir Sergeevich Grivnin. Designed by Vladimir Sergeevich Grivnin

[RARE EARLY CAIRO EDITION OF THE “RIHLA”] Kitab rihlat Ibn Battutah: Tuffat al-nuzzâr fî gharâ'ib al-amsâr wa 'ajâ'ib al-asfâr [i.e., The journey: A masterpiece to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of traveling]. 2 volumes set

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

History of Ideas

[WW1 / GERMAN PROPAGANDA IN PERSIAN] زندگانیِ اقتصادیِ آلمان و جنگ / Zendegânî-ye eqtesâdî-ye Âlmân va Jang [i.e., The economic life of Germany and the War]

[RA’S AL-GHOUL / CONQUEST OF YEMEN / YA KABIKAJ] كتاب فتوح اليمن المعرف برأس الغول/ Kitâb futûh al-Yaman al-ma’ruf bi-Ra’s al-ghûl [i.e., The book of the conquests of Yemen, known as the Head of the Ghoul]

[SAMARITAN LITERATURE] La literature Samaritaine [i.e., Samaritan literature]. Encyclopedie de l’Islam, supplement a l’art Samaritains, Tome IV, livraison C)

[JAPAN THEATRE & KOREAN WAR THROUGH THE EYES OF A TURKISH IMAM] Kore - Japonya - Amerika [i.e., Korea - Japan - America]

Korean War & Turkey: E-list including 7 items

[ARMENIAN AVANTGARDE / TURKISH ARMENIANS] ՔԱՌԱՍՆԱԿ / Ka’rasnag. [i.e., Quatrain]. With a foreword by Arshak Chobanian. Illustrated by Melkon Kebabdjian

[MUBADELE / IMMIGRATION / CONFISCATION] A document written by a Greek Orthodox (Rum) citizen of Istanbul, stating that his house was assigned by the state, without his permission, to a Thessaloniki immigrant as part of the ongoing Population Exchange

Manuscripts & Autographs

[GEOGRAPHY / TWO TEXTBOOKS FOR THE AMERICAN BOARD COLLEGES IN TURKEY] 1. Hamarrot dasagirk’ ashkharhagroit’ean.... [i.e., A concrete textbook on geography with answers to the questions of the second type] &

Maps & Atlases & Guides

Medicina Turcica Pt. 1: Catalogue No. 16

Medicina Turcica Pt. 1: Catalogue No. 16

[WW1 / EPIDEMIC DISEASES IN THE LEVANTINE PORTS] ALS by Mersin Governor Besim Bey, written on official letterhead during WW1, instructing the municipal medical office to administer cholera, smallpox, and typhoid vaccines to the local population

[MUBADELE / IMMIGRATION / CONFISCATION] A document written by a Greek Orthodox (Rum) citizen of Istanbul, stating that his house was assigned by the state, without his permission, to a Thessaloniki immigrant as part of the ongoing Population Exchange

[SHEET MUSIC / A LULLABY FOR THE CHILDREN OF THOSE MARTYRED IN KOREA] Ninni. Kore sehitleri ninnisi - Ah! Yine o menekse

[THE LOTUS CASE / FRENCH - TURKISH RELATIONS] رسملي غزته / Resimli gazete. No 160. 25 Eylül 1926. “Mahkemede mütehassislarin... [i.e., Illustrated newspaper. “According to the estimates and descriptions of the experts in the court Bozkurd tragedy”]

[EDUCATION / EARLY PRINTING] سبحهٔ صبيان / Sübhâ-i Sibyân [i.e., The rosary of children]. Printed by Abdurrahman Efendi

[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

[1935 EXPEDITION OF THE CHOROKH RIVER / BORÇKA / PHOTOGRAPHY] Eleven loose silver gelatine photos likely taken during the 1935 Expedition of the Chorokh River for the construction of the Borçka Bridge over the river

[SYRIA / PROPAGANDA OF THE SYRIAN BA’ATH PARTY] كلمات الرفيق قائد المسيرة خلال المعركة / Kalimât al-rafîq qā’id al-masîrah khilâl al-ma‘rakah [i.e., The words of the comrade, leader of the march, during the battle]

[WW1 / GERMAN PROPAGANDA IN PERSIAN] زندگانیِ اقتصادیِ آلمان و جنگ / Zendegânî-ye eqtesâdî-ye Âlmân va Jang [i.e., The economic life of Germany and the War]

[CENSORSHIP / THE FIRST LESBIAN CHARACTER IN AN OTTOMAN NOVEL / MUASAKÂT-I NISÂIYYE] حمامجى الفت / Hamamci Ülfet

[SAUDI ARABIA] Modern Saudi Arabia

[ALL COMEDIES BY THE MOST FAMOUS ATHEIST OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD / NO COPIES IN WORLDCAT] تمثیلات قاپوتان میرزا فتحعلی آخونزاده / Temsîlât: Kapudân Mirzâ Fethali Ahundov [= Комедіи и Повѣсть: Капутана Мурзы-фетъ-Али-Ахундова] [i.e., The comedies]

[FIRST TURKISH COMPLETE ROWING BOOK] Kürek sporu. [i.e. The sport of rowing]

The Middle East: 19 New Acquisitions

The Middle East: 19 New Acquisitions

[THE FIRST TRAVEL ACCOUNT OF AUSTRALIA BY A TURKISH TRAVELLER] Avusturalya seyahati [i.e., Voyage to Australia]. With a preface by Tahsin Demiray

Travels & Voyages

[JAPAN THEATRE & KOREAN WAR THROUGH THE EYES OF A TURKISH IMAM] Kore - Japonya - Amerika [i.e., Korea - Japan - America]

Wars & Military

[FEMALE ARAB HISTORIAN / THE NAHDA]تاريخ مصر ‏ / Târîkh Misr [i.e., History of Egypt]

Women & Feminism