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[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
Africana
[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...
Americana
[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].
Arabica
[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]
Architecture
[ARMENIAN ALPHABET / ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN BOOKS] ԸՍԷՔԱՆՈԻՆԸ (ԳԻՐԵՐԸ ՊԱՏԿԵՐՆԵՐՈՎ ՍՈՐՎԻՆՔ) / Ysek’anoiny (Girery Patkernerov Sorvink) / Ermenice resimli alfabe kitabi. Illustrated by Berch Erzyian
Armenica
[AVANT-GARDE / EARLY TURKISH FUTURIST BOOK DESIGN] Ansiklopedideki vahsi. Cover design by Ressam Sam, or Mimâr Sâmih. [i.e., The savage in the encyclopedia]
Art
[KOREAN WAR / PROPAGANDA / TURKISH PERIODICALS] Karagöz: Pazartesi ve Persembe günleri çikar, Türkiyenin en eski siyasî mizahî halk gazetesi. Year 43 – No. 4411. January 1, 1951. [Special issue dedicated to the Korean War]
Asia
[GREEK CHANTS IN BYZANTINE NOTATION SYSTEM BY ROMANIAN PROTOPSALTIS] Antologie care cuprinde cântârî... [i.e., Anthology that includes chants for vespers, matins, liturgy, Lent...]
Balkans
[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
[GREEK CHANTS IN BYZANTINE NOTATION SYSTEM BY ROMANIAN PROTOPSALTIS] Antologie care cuprinde cântârî... [i.e., Anthology that includes chants for vespers, matins, liturgy, Lent...]
Christianity
[FINE SOVIET MOVIE POSTER] Stupeni. [i.e. Degrees].
Cinema
[FONT HISTORY / NEW HELLENIC GREEK TYPE LETTERS] Προμηθευς Δεσμωτης / Promitheus desmotis [i.e., Prometheus bound]. Designer of the type: Victor Sholderer
English Literature
[FIRST ISLAMIC PRINTING HOUSE IN JAPAN / TATAR ÉMIGRÉS / DIASPORA PRINTING] شراءيط الايمان و يس شريف / Serâît ül Imân ve Yes-i Serîf. [i.e., The Five Pillars and the prayer of Yasin]
Ethnic Groups
[KOREAN WAR / PROPAGANDA / TURKISH PERIODICALS] Karagöz: Pazartesi ve Persembe günleri çikar, Türkiyenin en eski siyasî mizahî halk gazetesi. Year 43 – No. 4411. January 1, 1951. [Special issue dedicated to the Korean War]
Far East
[FIRST ISLAMIC PRINTING HOUSE IN JAPAN / TATAR ÉMIGRÉS / DIASPORA PRINTING] شراءيط الايمان و يس شريف / Serâît ül Imân ve Yes-i Serîf. [i.e., The Five Pillars and the prayer of Yasin]
Highlights
[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...]
Iranica
[FIRST ISLAMIC PRINTING HOUSE IN JAPAN / TATAR ÉMIGRÉS / DIASPORA PRINTING] شراءيط الايمان و يس شريف / Serâît ül Imân ve Yes-i Serîf. [i.e., The Five Pillars and the prayer of Yasin]
Islamica
[FORDIST ANTISEMITISM IN TURKEY] Beynelmilel Yahudi. [i.e., The international Jew: Jewish influences in American life]. Translated by Selma Gücüyener
Judaica
[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...
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
Manuscripts & Autographs
[OTTOMAN MAP / THE RUSSO JAPANESE WAR] Japon, Kore ve Mançurî haritasi [i.e., Map of Japan, Korea, and Manchuria]
Maps & Atlases & Guides
[MUSLIMS IN CHINA / UYGHURS / MEDICINE / FIRST AID MANUAL] Yalnayak dohtorlar kullanmesi. [i.e., The First Aid manual for non-medical individuals]
Medicine
[KOREAN WAR / PROPAGANDA / TURKISH PERIODICALS] Karagöz: Pazartesi ve Persembe günleri çikar, Türkiyenin en eski siyasî mizahî halk gazetesi. Year 43 – No. 4411. January 1, 1951. [Special issue dedicated to the Korean War]
Middle East
[MUSLIMS IN CHINA / MUSIC] Uygur halk çocuklari 2 [i.e., Uyghur Folk Children]
Music
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
Navigation
[RARE FRENCH EDITION OF COMMEMORATIVE BOOK OF ERTUGRUL] Note commemorative de l'Infortune "Eltgroul" vaisseau de Guerre Turc. [i.e., Commemorative note of the misfortune "Eltgroul" Turkish warship]
Ottomanica
The Far East: China, Japan & Korea through the eyes of Islamic world
PDF Catalogues
[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
Philosophy
[PHOTOGRAPHY / THE KOREAN WAR (1950-53)] Rare album including interesting 149 silver gelatine photographs of Turkish officers in the Korean War (1950-53), documenting the fronts of war, military operations, Korean streets, Korean people, etc.
Photography
[ISLAM IN BRITISH INDIA / KHILAFAT MOVEMENT] یورپکی صداقت اوراسکا جواب [i.e., The authenticity of Europe and its answer]
Politics
[PROPAGANDA MAP CARD OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR] [Map of Japan] No 873 Geographical Series. Engraved by J. Bartholomew & Co.
Propaganda
[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
Queer
[TURKISH SPACESHIP DESIGN / BROCHURE / EPHEMERA] [Brochure and business card] Galileo: Mekik Gemi Projesi [i.e., Galileo: The Project of Space Shuttle]
Science
[FIRST AREBICA TRANSLATION OF MEVLIDI SERIF / ALJAMIADO LITERATURE / IMPORTANT ISLAMIC TEXTS / SARAJEVO IMPRINTS] Mevlûd. [i.e., Mawlid al-Nabi, or Vesiletü’n-Necat]
Slavica
[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]
Sports
[KOREAN WAR / PROPAGANDA / TURKISH PERIODICALS] Karagöz: Pazartesi ve Persembe günleri çikar, Türkiyenin en eski siyasî mizahî halk gazetesi. Year 43 – No. 4411. January 1, 1951. [Special issue dedicated to the Korean War]
The Far East: China, Japan & Korea through the eyes of Islamic world
[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
[RARE FRENCH EDITION OF COMMEMORATIVE BOOK OF ERTUGRUL] Note commemorative de l'Infortune "Eltgroul" vaisseau de Guerre Turc. [i.e., Commemorative note of the misfortune "Eltgroul" Turkish warship]
Travels & Voyages
[KOREAN WAR / PROPAGANDA / TURKISH PERIODICALS] Karagöz: Pazartesi ve Persembe günleri çikar, Türkiyenin en eski siyasî mizahî halk gazetesi. Year 43 – No. 4411. January 1, 1951. [Special issue dedicated to the Korean War]
Wars & Military
[FINLAND MODEL FOR THE YOUNG REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / WOMEN] Finlandiya. [i.e. Finland]. Cover designed by AK
Women & Feminism