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["WEIRD ART OF A FRENCH NAMED DAGUERRE": DAGUERRE'S INVENTION IN THE FIRST OTTOMAN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER] Takvim-i Vekâyi: Def'a 186, fî 19 S[aban] sene 1255 [i.e. Calendar of events: No 186, October 28, 1839
[1864 EDITION OF NAIMA HISTORY] Tarih-î Naima. Ravzatü'l-hüseyin fî hûlâsat-i ahbâri'l-hafikayn. [Naima's Ottoman history / Framed Edition]. 3 volumes of 6 [Including 1, 3, amd 4th volumes).
[1922 ISTANBUL FIRE / JUDAICA] Ottoman historical manuscript document containing an account of the 1922 fire in Haydarpasa, Chalcedonia, and the broken windows of the house of a Pera resident named Vitali Efendi, a Jewish man, dated AH 1338 [1922]
[1924 A Stradivarius violin certificate of guarantee given by Silvestre & Maucotel, Luthiers-Experts to Monsieur J. G. Brun, and then Claude Lebet to buyer famous Turkish violin player Gülden Turali for Stradivarius violin
[1930S HOLLYWOOD THROUGH THE EYES OF THE FIRST TURKISH SOCIETY REPORTER] Yildizlar arasinda: Holivuda giden ilk Türk gazeteci. [i.e. Among the stars: The first journalist to go to Hollywood]. Cover by Orhan Ural.
[1930s TURKISH BUGGIES CATALOGUE] Bahar Çocuk Arabaları ve Pusetleri. [i.e. Bahar Buggies and Baby Carriages]
[1950'S NEW YORK / PHOTOGRAPHS] 36 original b/w vintage travel photos of NY
[1968-69 BOYCOTTS AGAINST THE AMERICAN SIXTH FLEET IN TURKEY] A photograph collection including a Turkish anti-imperialist hero Deniz Gezmis and his friends' rare images, meetings against the American Sixth Fleet, and boycotts in 1969
[1978 SPEECHES OF THE CCP] Memleketlik ilim-pen yiyuning hojjetliri. [i.e. Documents of scientific developments in the country]
[19TH CENTURY OTTOMAN POLITICAL UTOPIA] Turfanda mi yoksa turfa mi? Millî roman. [i.e. The First Crop or the Carrion]
[6910 YEARS OF WORLD HISTORY THROUGH THE EYES OF AN OTTOMAN REFORMIST CLERIC] Muhtira-i ricâl ve siyâsîyyûn. [i.e. Memorandum of statesmen and poltics].
[A 20TH CENTURY ISLAMIC TRAVEL ACCOUNT OF CHINA] Çin û Mâçin. [i.e. South China]
[A BRILLIANT TRAVEL ACCOUNT OF MECCA AND MEDINA AND VOYAGE TO HEJAZ] Tuhfetü'l-haramayn. [i.e. A gift to Haramayn; Mecca and Medina].
[A COMPLETE GUIDE TO OTTOMAN NAVIGATORS IN THE 19TH CENTURY] Rehnümâ-yi sefâin. [i.e. Guide to vessels]
[A COSACK NATIONALIST POET FROM ORENBURG] Uyan Kazak! Preface by Tahir Çagatay. [i.e., Wake up Cosack!]
[A LIFE GUIDE FOR CHILDREN / BAKU IMPRINT] Ögüdlerim. [i.e. My advices].
[A QUITTANCE AFTER AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CRISIS BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND OTTOMAN EMPIRES] Tabsira-i Âkif Pasa. [i.e. Perception of Akif Pasha].
[A RARE PROPAGANDA COVER FOR OTTOMAN ARABIA: THE OTTOMAN ARMY IN THE DESERT OF YEMEN] Resimli kitab = Ressimli kitab: Directeur-Proprietaire Ubeidoullah Essad, Bureau: Rue de la Sublime Porte No: 31. No. 29., April, 1327. Vol. 5.
[A ROYAL TRAVEL TO RUMELIA] Seyâhatnâme-i Hûmâyun: Sultan Abdülmecid'in 1262 senesinde Rumeli vilâyetleri seyahatini havîdir [i.e., [i.e., Royal travel to Roumelia, including the travel of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid in 1846]
[A SPECIAL EDITION OF SHIRAZI'S BUSTAN] The Bûstân of Sheikh-e Moslehedin Ajal Saadi Shirazi. [i.e. The Orchard]. Translated into English by G[eorge] M[ichael] Wickens, (1918-2006). Introduction by Dr. Hossein Rajmdjou.
[A UNIQUE 'IJAZATNAMA' GIVEN TO TURKISH POET ASAF HALET ÇELEBI BY SHAYKH OF KHALIDIYYA] A manuscript autograph... Turkish poet Asaf Halet Çelebi's skills in poetry, literature and music signed 'El fakir el-hakir'ül-ibad Haydar'.
[ABKHAZIAN FAIRY TALES / SUKHUMI IMPRINT] Абхазские сказки / Abkhazinskie skazki [i.e., Abkhazian fairy tales]
[ACCOUNT OF ERTUGRUL’S VOYAGE, SINK IN THE SEA OF JAPAN & AFTERMATH] Haftalik Mecmua’ No. 77. 3 Kânûn-i Sânî 1926. “Ertugrul nasil batti?" [i.e., How did the Ertugrul sink?]
[ACCOUNT OF THE OTTOMAN-VENETIAN NAVAL WAR] Tuhfetu'l-kibâr fî esfâri'l-bihâr. [i.e. The gift to the great ones on naval campaigns]