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[THE EARLIEST ARMENIAN FEMINIST PUBLICATION: THE ARMENIAN WOMEN] Հայ կին: Կիսամսեայ հանդէս / Hay gin. [i.e., Armenian woman]. Edited by Hayganus Mark
MARK, HAYGANUSH (1884-1966). Hay Gin Printing House, Constantinople, 1929. In modern brown cloth. Folio. (31,5 x 23 cm). In Armenian. 47 issues in total (2669-3444 pp., b/w reproduced photgraphic ills.)....
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[THE CIRCASSIAN FEMALE SLAVES IN THE LITERATURE] سرگزشت / Sergüzest
SEZAI, SAMIPASAZÂDE (1859-1936). Kitabhâne-i Sûdi, Mahmud Bey Matbaasi, Istanbul, AH 1340 = [CE 1924]. In burgundy contemporary cloth. Title gilt to spine. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Ottoman...
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[“FEMINISM” IN TURKEY IN BOOK FORM] فمینیزم: عالم نسوان / Feminizm: Âlem-i nisvân. Translated by Baha Tevfîk. [bound with] Vahdet-i mevcûd: Bir tabiyat aleminin dini. Translated by Baha Tevfik, Ahmed Nebil [Buharali]. [and] Tenkîd-i muhîk: Mösyö Ernest
LAGUERRE, ODETTE (1860-1956) & RUSÇUKLU ÖMER FARUKÎ, ERNEST HAECKEL (1834-1919). Istanbul Müsterekü’l-Menfaa Osmanli Sirketi Matbaasi, Istanbul, [c. 1906, or 1907]. COMPLETE TITLE: [“FEMINISM” IN TURKEY IN BOOK FORM] نسوان /...
[MUHAJIR = ÉMIGRÉ / TURKISH - GREEK EXCHANGE OF POPULATIONS] A settlement document of a Turkish female émigré who settled in Türkiye from Gümülcine [Komotini] in 1930
N. A. Neuvieme Sous-Commission Mixte Pour l'Echange: Certificat d'Etabli de Non-Echangeabilite, Komotini, 1930. Original manuscript document which is partly printed bilingual titles in Greek & French “Neuvieme Sous-Commission Mixte Pour...
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[CENSORSHIP / THE FIRST LESBIAN CHARACTER IN AN OTTOMAN NOVEL / MUASAKÂT-I NISÂIYYE] حمامجى الفت / Hamamci Ülfet
AHMED RÂSIM, (1864-1932). Ikdam Matbaasi [i.e., Ikdam Newspaper Press]., Istanbul, [AH 1338] = 1922. Original wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18,5 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters)....
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[GEORGIAN WOMEN] მშრომელი ქალი / Mshromeli kali [i.e., Working woman]. No. 2 (52)
GASVIANI, L., V. JAPARIDZE, et alli. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia, Tbilisi, 1932. Original wrappers. 4to. (30,5 x 22,5 cm). In Georgian. 15, [1] p., ills....
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[FINLAND MODEL FOR THE YOUNG REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / WOMEN] Finlandiya. [i.e. Finland]. Cover designed by AK
[BASAR], SÜKÛFE NIHÂL (1896-1973). Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik T.A.S., Istanbul, 1935. Original wrappers in avant-garde design. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 109, [3] p., photographic b/w plates. An...
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[FINLAND DEVELOPMENT MODEL SUGGESTED BY ATATÜRK] Beyaz zambaklar memleketinde. Finlandiya'ya aid harsî tedkîk. Translated by Ali Haydar [Taner]
[PETROF] PETROV, GRIGORY [SPIRIDONOVICH] (1866-1925) Kitabhane-i Hilmi, Maarifet Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1928. Contemporary burgundy cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with...
[HELIOGRAVURE PHOTOGRAPHY / PROPAGANDA / NEW TURKISH REPUBLIC] Fotografla Türkiye = La Turquie en image = Turkey in pictures = Die Türkei im bild
PFERSCHY, OTHMAR (1898-1984). Matbuat Umûm Müdürlügü [i.e., The General Direction of the Press], Ankara, 1936. Original cloth with original orange dust jacket. Oblong folio. (25 x 35 cm). Texts in...
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[AMERICAN FEMINISM & EUGENICS DISCUSSIONS IN TURKEY] سه وكيلى دوشمان / Sevgili düsman [i.e., Dear enemy]. Translated by Celâleddin Ekrem. Foreword by Ahmed Cevad [Emre]
WEBSTER, JEAN (1876-1916). Ibrahim Hilmi / Selâmet Matbaasi, Istanbul 1928. Original pictorial full dark green cloth, with a blind-tooled illustration on the front board by French illustrator Jean Hée. Gilt...
[SAMMELBAND INCLUDING THE FIRST OTTOMAN LESBIAN PLAY / EARLY QUEER] چیقماز سوقاق / 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
SÜLEYMAN, SÂHABEDDIN (Turkish / Ottoman writer, member of Fecr-i Âtî movement) (1885-1921). Muhtar Halid Kitabhanesi / Matbaa-i Hayriye ve Sürekâsi (Muhtar Halid Külliyati Kism-i Millî 8), Istanbul, AH 1329 =...
[IRANIAN SUPPORT TO THE ALGERIAN REVOLUTION AGAINST FRENCH COLONIALISM] الجزایر و مردان مجاهد / Al-Jazâ’ir va mardân-e mujâhid [i.e., Algeria and the Mujahid men]
SADR, HASAN. N.p., 1340 [1961]. Original wrappers illustrated insurgent Algerian peoples. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Persian. [20], 124 p., [3] photo-lithographic plates. Scarce first edition of this...
[WOMEN / EARLY TURKISH FEMINIST LITERATURE / KUNSTLERROMAN] احمد فردی / Ahmed Ferdi
DERVIS, SUAD (1905-1972). Kitabhane-i Sudi / Orhaniye Matbaasi, Istanbul, AH 1339 = [CE 1923]. Contemporary full black cloth with gilt lettering of the title and the initials of the book’s...
[CENSORSHIP / BANNED PERIODICALS / FIRST FEMALE JOURNALIST IN TURKEY / FEMINISM] Projektor: Ayda bir çikar fikir mecmuasidir [i.e., Projector]. No: 1. Mart 1936. (All published)
[SERTEL], SABİHA ZEKERİYA (1895-1968). Yeni Kitabçi - Bozkurt Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1936. Original wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [4], 96 p., ills. Minor wear on spine and...
[FIRST REJECTION OF POLIGAMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST / WOMEN RIGHTS] Nikâh-i... [i.e., The Ottoman Law of Family Rights on Civil Marriage and Talâq (Repudiation), No. 3046, 13 Mukharram 1336, 31 October 1333 (1917), printed after involved in Takvim-i Vekâyi].
Those who signed the decree: SULTAN MEHMED RESAD, HALI (Court Minister), SADRAZAM MEHMED TALAT [PASHA], etc., Kitabhâne-i Sûdi - Kader Matbaasi, Istanbul, AH 1336 = [1920]. COMPLETE TITLE: [FIRST REJECTION OF...
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[ORIGINAL PAINTING / MODERN TURKISH PAINTRESS / IMAGE OF A WOMAN] Oil on canvas. Unnamed. [Woman]
TÜLIN ONAT, (Turkish female artist), (1946-)., 1980. Original oil on canvas with a grey frame. 66x43 cm.Signed by artist "T. Onat, [1]980". One of her early paintings depicted a woman...
[WOMEN THROUGH THE EYES OF AN OTTOMAN POET] Nedâmet: Bir sairin sernüvisti. Kadinlara nasihât, erkeklere ibret! [i.e. Regret: The destiny of a poet. Advice to women, a lesson to men!]
MEHMED CELÂL, (1863-1912)., Mesrutiyet Matbaasi., Istanbul, [No date: c. 1902]. Original pictorial wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters. 82 p. First...
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[FORBIDDEN LOVE IN TURKISH SOCIETY] Ölmüs bir kadinin evrâk-i metrûkesi / Nedret. [i.e. Derelict Documents of a Dead For Woman / Nedret]
GÜZIDE SABRI [AYGÜN], (Ottoman / Turkish female author -muharrire-), (1886-1946)., (Millî Romanlar Kütübhanesi, Aded: 2) / Ikbâl Kütübhanesi Sahibi Hüseyin, Matbaa-yi Amedî / Orhaniye Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1928. Contemporary 1/3 leather...
[COVER DESIGN / AVANTGARDE NOVELS] Cennet Hanim. Calligraphed by Hattat Hâmid Aytaç (1891-1982)
MECDI SADREDDIN [SAYMAN], Ahmed Kâmil Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1927. Original pictorial wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 109 p. A fine copy....
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[MARY OF ISLAM / PERSIAN MEVLID / SHIA] Mevlid-i Serîf-i Fatımatü'z-Zehrâ. Translated into Ottoman Turkish from Persian Ali b. Haci Esad
HACI MUHAMMED ES'AD., N.p., Istanbul, [AH 1327] = 1911. Original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 13 p. Lithographed. First Ottoman edition...