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

[THE FRENCH AND BRITISH CONFLICTS ON EGYPTIAN REGION] Affaires du Haut-Nil et du Bahr-el-Ghazal, 1897-1898 (Documents Diplomatiques) [i.e. Upper Nile and Bahr-el-Ghazal Affairs, 1897-1898 (Diplomatic Documents)]

[WORLD WAR I / RUSSIA / PROPAGANDA] "Hürriyetperver Rus donanmasi tarafindan Osmanli milletine ilân" [i.e. The proclamation for the Ottoman nation by the Russian navy]

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

Animals & Zoology

[EARLY ARABIC EDITION IN CONSTANTINOPLE] Kitâb maqâmât al-Harîrî fî l-luga al-'Arabiyya wa-l-funûn al-adabiyya bi-t-tamâm wa-l-kamâl wa-l-hamdu li-llâh

[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]

Original print (Ed. 79/100) 1965/2000

[HINDÎ VS PFAENDER] Tercüme-i izhârü'l-hak + Ibrâzü'l-hak. 3 volumes set

[MONTENEGRO VS OTTOMAN] Manzûm Iskodra târîh-i harbi. [i.e. War history of Shkodra in verse]

[GERMAN PEDAGOGICAL CONCERNS IN ARABIAN NIGHTS] Die seltsamen... Kalifen Harun Al Raschid. Ausgew. u. hrsg. Otto Zimmermann. [Buchschm. Abb. von C. Strathmann]. ["Tausend-und-eine Nacht" Bdch. 4]. [i.e. The strange adventures of Caliph Harun Al-Raschid]

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

[RARE ISSUE OF "THE RUSSIAN ORIENT"] Chark'i Rus = Sark-i Rus. 12 Cemâziyelevvel 1321 = 25 Eylül 1903, No: 48

[ASIA / ITALIAN COLONIALISM] Album with 176 gelatin silver photos of China, Korea, Japan, Libya and Rhodes taken during the exploration of an Italian naval officer

[IDEAL STATE OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD: THE FIRST UTOPIA IN ARABIC] Kitâb fî mabâdî ârâ' ahl al-madîna al-fâdila. [i.e. The book of views of the people of the virtuous and excellent city]

[THEORY OF THE INDUSTRIALIZATION] Yüksek Levâzim Mektebi fabrikacilik ve sanayi notlari (1. kisim) 1927-1928 Harb Akademisi tedrîs-i senesi. [i.e. Factories and industrilization lecture notes for the Military Schools]

History of Ideas

[EARLY PERSIAN DICTIONARY] Ferheng-i Suurî [Lisân ül-Acem - Farhang-e Shu'ûrî = Lesan al-'Ajam = Persian language]: Farsiden Türkçeye mükemmel lûgat kitabidir

[HINDÎ VS PFAENDER] Tercüme-i izhârü'l-hak + Ibrâzü'l-hak. 3 volumes set

[JUDAICA / REGULATIONS OF THE OTTOMAN RABBINATE] Hahamhâne nizâmnâmesi: Estatuto organiko de la komunidad Israilita... [i.e. The statute book of the Rabbinate in Turkey: Organic statute of the Israelite community: Promulgated on August 23, 1287 (1881)]

[TURANISM IDEAL BY FEMALE TURKISH AUTHOR] Yeni Turan. [i.e. The new Turan]

[MANUSCRIPT / MEDICINE / MAGIC: 18TH CENTURY MEDICINE FROM AN OTTOMAN POET] Kitâb-i Ebûbekir Nusret Efendi [Mâ-hazar - Mücerrebât-i Nusret - Nusret Efendi mecmuasi]. Copied and annotated with the names of drugs by Hafiz Ali b. Ebûbekir

Manuscripts & Autographs

[ATLAS OF ROUTES OF VESSELS / NAVIGATION] Martin'in manevra levhasiyla Batenberg'in rota müs'irinin sûret-i istimaline mahsûs talimat. [i.e. Martin's maneuvering plate and Batenberg's instruction for the use of the route master]

Maps & Atlases & Guides

[GREEK PHYSICIAN OF THE SULTAN / PARIS IMPRINT] Physiologikai pragmateiai: Upo tou tis sunolou iatrikis didaktoros epitimou tautis kathigitou. Dilphoron epistimonon te kai philologon etairion te kai sullogon, imedapon te kai allodapon epitimou...

[WW1 / OTTOMAN POSTER / AWOL] Beyannâme-i resmî. [i.e. Ottoman official declaration printed for those who did not join the army and AWOLs during WW1]

[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]

[ITALIAN SUBMARINE INDUSTRY / WWII EVE / MIDDLE EAST] Cantieri del Tirreno Genova. [Photo album consisting of six large gelatin silver photos documenting the launching and floating of Turkish destroyer titled "Zafer" in Genoa Shipyard]

[WW1 / OTTOMAN POSTER / AWOL] Beyannâme-i resmî. [i.e. Ottoman official declaration printed for those who did not join the army and AWOLs during WW1]

China through the eyes of Islamic world: Catalogue for the Virtual Ephemera fair, January 22 - 23, 2022

Original print (Ed. 51/100)

Periodicals, prints and original drawings for the Virtual Ephemera Fair

[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.

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

[THE NATION-STATE MODEL] Serbest insanlar ülkesinde. [i.e. In the land of the free people]

[THE REPUBLICAN STURDY CHILDREN OF TURKEY] Gürbüz Türk çocugu: Her ayin on besinde çikar aylik mecmuadir. Edited by Dr. [Mehmed] Fuad [Umay]. [23 ISSUES]

[EARLY EROTICA / BISEXUALITY] Defter-i ask, Hubannâme, Zenânnâme, Çenginâme, Sevkengîz

[OPTICAL PHYSICS BY TURKISH MAN OF LETTERS] Ayineler (Asir Kütübhânesi 29). [i.e. Mirrors]

[UKRAINE / CRIMEAN - TATAR REPUBLIC / RUSSIA & THE SOVIETS] Kirim - Tatar Meclisi Mebûsâni saylavi nizamnâmesi: Esaslari, Kirim - Tatar parlamentosu teferruâti, Tatar parlamento... [i.e. The Crimean - Tatar Assembly parliamentary regulations]

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

[TRAVELS TO MECCA IN ARABIC / TWO HAJJ RITES AND ROUTES IN ONE] Kitab majmûât [.] fadhâil al-Haramayn wa al-Quds.. [i.e. The book of rites and routes of Hajj and the virtues and the descriptions of the Haramayn, Jerusalem and Hajj and all surrounding...]

Travels & Voyages

[MODERN UTOPIA BY TURKISH AMERICAN ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSER] Yokistan tasarisi. [i.e. Neverland Project]

UTOPIAS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST: RARE BOOK AND PAPERPALOOZA! FAIR CATALOGUE

[WW1 / OTTOMAN POSTER / AWOL] Beyannâme-i resmî. [i.e. Ottoman official declaration printed for those who did not join the army and AWOLs during WW1]

Wars & Military

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

Women & Feminism