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

[PERIODICALS / ISLAMIC LAW IN FRENCH ERA / EGYPT / ALGERIA / TUNISIA / NORTH AFRICA] Revue Internationale de Legislation et de Jurisprudence Musulmanes. 1re Annee. 1er Mai 1895 - 1er Janvier et 1er Fevrier 1896. Nos 1-10. (First 10 issues)

[SECOND NOVEL OF ARMENIAN LITERATURE / BOSTON IMPRINT / BOOK PRODUCTION IN THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA] ԹՈՐՈՍ ԼԵՒՈՆԻ / Toros levoni [i.e., Thoros of Levon]

[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

[IRAQI POETRY / AL-NASIRÎ'S TYPOGRAPHIC COVER DESIGN / BANNED BOOK BY THE SADDAM’S REGIME الشعراء يهجون الملوك: شعر / Al-shu'arâ' yahgûn al-mulûk [i.e., The poets satirize the kings: Poems]. Cover ills. by Rafa al-Nasiri.

[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]

[SECOND NOVEL OF ARMENIAN LITERATURE / BOSTON IMPRINT / BOOK PRODUCTION IN THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA] ԹՈՐՈՍ ԼԵՒՈՆԻ / Toros levoni [i.e., Thoros of Levon]

[THE EARLIEST CATALOGUE OF THE TURKISH PAINTING ART] الواح نقشيه قولكسيونى / Elvah-ı nakşiye kolleksiyonu: Memleketimizde nakkasligin... [i.e., Collection of paintings]

[BILINGUALISM / THE SUCCESSORS OF “CAXTON” OF INDIA / SANSKRIT LEGAL COLLECTION WITH URDU TRANSLATION] याज्ञवल्क्यस्मृति = جاگیّه والکیه سمرت / Yajnavalkyasmrti: Mûla samskrta aura tarjuma Urdû haranka slokakâ jisa ko

[MUSLIMS BOYCOTT NON-MUSLIM TRADESMEN & SHOPKEEPERS DURING THE BALKAN WARS] مسلمانلره مخصوص! مجّاناً / Müslümânlara mahsûs! Meccânen. [i.e., Reserved for Muslims! Free of charge]

[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 ROMEO AND JULIET FILM PREMIERE IN LEVANTINE IZMIR] Romeo ve Juliyet, Ilk defa! Yeni’nin muhterem müdavimlerine 1943 yılbaşı armağanı [i.e., Romeo and Juliet. For the first time! A New Year's 1943 gift to the esteemed patrons of Yeni Cinema]

English Literature

[MUSLIMS BOYCOTT NON-MUSLIM TRADESMEN & SHOPKEEPERS DURING THE BALKAN WARS] مسلمانلره مخصوص! مجّاناً / Müslümânlara mahsûs! Meccânen. [i.e., Reserved for Muslims! Free of charge]

[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

[ISLAMIC MIRABILIA: TWO IMPORTANT BOOKS IN ONE] Hayât al-hayawân al-kubrâ [.] kitâb 'Ajâ'ib al-makhlûqât wa-al-hayawânât wa-gharâ'ib al-mawjûdât... [i.e., The life of major animals, along with its marginal notes... 2 volumes set

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

History of Ideas

[IRANIAN COMMUNISTS IN SWEDISH DIASPORA / ISLAMIC VEIL / CHILDREN’S RIGHTS] In defence of prohibition of Islamic veil for children

[THE POETRY COLLECTION OF ALI IBN ABI TALIB / THE FIRST BULAQ EDITION] ديوان سيدنا علي بن أبي طالب / Dîwân 'Alî ibn Abî Tâlib [with] Al-urghûzat

[BILINGUALISM / TURKISH - HEBREW GENESIS / EARLY HOLZHAUSEN IMPRINT / ORIENTAL PRESS IN VIENNA] سفر تكوين المخلوقات / Sefer tekvînü’l-mahlûkât = בראשית / Bereshit

[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

[EXTREMELY RARE OTTOMAN WALL MAP OF THE NORTH AMERICA] Amerika-yi Şimâlî: Saye-i maarif hazret-i padişahide işbu Amerika-yi Şimâlî haritası Mekâtîb-i Rüşdiyye ve İdadiyyeye mahsûs... Scale: 1/8.000.000

Maps & Atlases & Guides

Medicina Islamica & Turcica Pt. 2: Catalogue No. 17

Medicina Islamica & Turcica Pt. 2: Catalogue No. 17

[SYPHILIS / WORLD WAR 1 / GALICIA EPIDEMIC] Frengi illetine karsi mücadele için husûsî teskilât olmayan mahallerde frengi illetinin men-i intisârina dair talimatnâme-i sihhî [i.e., Sanitary regulation concerning the prevention of the spread of syphilis

[IRAQI POETRY / AL-NASIRÎ'S TYPOGRAPHIC COVER DESIGN / BANNED BOOK BY THE SADDAM’S REGIME الشعراء يهجون الملوك: شعر / Al-shu'arâ' yahgûn al-mulûk [i.e., The poets satirize the kings: Poems]. Cover ills. by Rafa al-Nasiri.

[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”]

[MUSLIMS BOYCOTT NON-MUSLIM TRADESMEN & SHOPKEEPERS DURING THE BALKAN WARS] مسلمانلره مخصوص! مجّاناً / Müslümânlara mahsûs! Meccânen. [i.e., Reserved for Muslims! Free of charge]

The Middle East: Catalogue No. 18

[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

[PHOTOGRAPHY / THE 555K PROTESTS / THE FIRST ACTS OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE / THE EARLIEST STUDENT MOVEMENTS IN TURKEY] A collection of 38 gelatine silver photos documenting the 555K protests in 1960, the first example of civil disobedience in Turkey

[EGYPT - ISRAELI WAR IN 1973 / PROPAGANDA / BOOK DESIGN] العبور مصرر… ارض التحدى / Al-Ubâr: Misr... ardh al-tahaddî [i.e., The crossing is determined… the land of challenge]. Preface by Ahmad al-Imâwî, Abd al-Hamîd Shâhîn, Fathî Mustafa, Yahya Ibrâhîm

[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

[ISLAMIC ASTRONOMY / INSTRUMENTS / A MANUAL FOR HORIZONTAL SUNDIALS] ال بسیطه‌سی رساله‌سی / El basîtesi risâlesi [i.e., Treatise on the hand basîtas -horizantal sundials-]

[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]

[THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE BOOK ON HOCKEY IN TURKISH] هوكەی: تاریخچه بین‌الملل هیئت متحده / Hokey: Tarihçe - Beynelmilel Hey’et-i Müttehide nizâmnâmesi... [i.e., Hockey: History - Regulations of the International Unified Committee - Rules of competition]

The Middle East: Catalogue No. 18

The Middle East: Catalogue No. 18

[1861 HIJAZ EXPEDITION / A FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF ARABIA BY THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE AREA] مادرِ دنیا / Mâder-i Dünyâ.. [i.e., Mother of the World: A presentation of gratitude to the Ottoman Committee of Union and Progress]

Travels & Voyages

[EGYPT - ISRAELI WAR IN 1973 / PROPAGANDA / BOOK DESIGN] العبور مصرر… ارض التحدى / Al-Ubâr: Misr... ardh al-tahaddî [i.e., The crossing is determined… the land of challenge]. Preface by Ahmad al-Imâwî, Abd al-Hamîd Shâhîn, Fathî Mustafa, Yahya Ibrâhîm

Wars & Military

[LEMAN THE FOX: THE EARLY ANTIHEROINE OF TURKISH & WORLD LITERATURE BY A SEXIST TURKISH AUTHOR] Tilki Leman’in Harikûlâde Maceralari: Kizil maskeli kadin [i.e., The Extraordinary Adventures of Leman the Fox: The woman in the red mask]

Women & Feminism