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

[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

[ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE / MOSQUES IN CONSTANTINOPLE] Mecmuâ-yi cevâmi’. [i.e., The collection of the mosques]. 2 volumes set in one

[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]

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

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

[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

[RARE LEVANTINE IMPRINT] Rimata zois. [for Frederick Broterthon Meyer (1847-1929)]

[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

[EARLY ISLAMIC PRINTING IN FINLAND / RUSSIA / PRINTING ACTIVITIES IN EXILE / PAN-TURKIST & ISLAMIC IDEALS IN FINLAND] Hakîkî bir Müslüman her zaman tam bir insandır! Türk balâlarinin din dersleri: 1-2nçi bölük

[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

[ISLAMIC MAGIC / ROLL OF HAVASS / MANUSCRIPT / TALISMAN] [Tilsim – Havass] [i.e., A long Islamic talismanic scroll against the black magic, Genii, and the Devil]

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

History of Ideas

[MANUSCRIPT / THE BAHÂ’Î FAITH / MAGIC BY PRAYERS] [Evrâd-i Bahâiyye, fazileti ve havassi] [i.e., Prayers of Bahaism and virtues and spells]

[EARLY 17TH CENTURY OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPTS / TAKIYUDDIN’S SOLAR SYSTEM / ASTRONOMY] [Islamic manuscript majmua]

[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...

[ISLAMIC MAGIC / ROLL OF HAVASS / MANUSCRIPT / TALISMAN] [Tilsim – Havass] [i.e., A long Islamic talismanic scroll against the black magic, Genii, and the Devil]

Manuscripts & Autographs

[DATA VISUALIZATION / ATLAS OF THE NEW TURKEY] Mekteblilere Cumhuriyet atlasi: Kitaât-i hamse, kürre-yi müceseme ve kürre-yi musattaha ile... [i.e., The Republican Atlas for students, including maps of the five continents,...

Maps & Atlases & Guides

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

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

[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]

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

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

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

[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

[SIXTEENTH CENTURY MUSLIM PILGRIMAGE / ARABIAN PENINSULA / TRAVEL LITERATURE / RITES AND ROUTES OF THE HAJ] Menâsik-i Sinan Efendi. Copies by Ahmed bin Muhammed Dagistânî (active in 18th century)

Travels & Voyages

[ARMS INDUSTRY IN 19th CENTURY BRITAIN] Four autograph letters signed “Joseph Whitworth”, English engineer and inventor, to col.-lieut. Said Pasha, including the significant details of weapons and machines ordered by the Ottoman Empire in 1864

Wars & Military

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

Women & Feminism