[EARLY OTTOMAN TEACH YOURSELF GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHIC ART] Kendi kendine fotografya muallimi. [i.e. Photography teacher: Teach yourself guide]

RAGIB RIFKI [ÖZGÜREL]., Kitabhâne-i Sûdi - Müdafaa Matbaasi., Istanbul, [AH 1333] = 1917.

Original illustrated wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 48 p, richly illustrated. 

First and only edition of this rare Ottoman "teach yourself photographic art" book. This richly illustrated book prepared by Özgürel who is known as a translator of the Nat Pinkerton series. 

It includes how to take photos, which equipment should be used in the best photography, light, and parts of the camera. The book claims to teach photography in one or two hours [i.e. Mübtediblere bir-iki saat zarfinda fotografçiligi ögreten gâyet faideli ve amelî usûllerden bahseder]. 

Özege 10546., Not in OCLC.