[ANATOMY ON ANIMALS / VETERINARY] تشريح مرضى درسلرى [i.e., Lectures on pathological anatomy] & اهلی حیوانلاردا اوتوپسیو تغییرات تشریهینین تشخیصی / Ehlî hayvanlarda otopsi... [i.e., Autopsy indomesticated animals and the diagnosis of anatomical changes]

[ERALP], OSMAN NURI (1877-1940); SEVKI [AKÇAY] (1888-1959) (Baytar Mektebi Alîsi Tesrîh-i Maraz ve Teftîsü’l-Hevm müderrisi).

Sirket-i Mürettibiye Matbaasi, Darü’l-Hilâfeti’l-Aliyye (Istanbul), AH 1333 = [1917 CE] / Ziraat Vekâleti, Hilâl Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1928.

COMPLETE TITLE: [ANATOMY ON ANIMALS / VETERINARY] تشريح مرضى درسلرى / Tesrîh-i marazî dersleri [i.e., Lectures on pathological anatomy] & اهلی حیوانلاردا اوتوپسی و تغییرات تشریهینین تشخیصی / Ehlî hayvanlarda otopsi ve tegeyyürat-i tesrîhiyenin teshîsi: Kânûn-i tibb-i baytarî, zabite-i sihhiyye-i hayvaniyye, hayvanât sigortalari ve teftîsü’l-hevm nokta-i nazarindan ehemmiyeti [i.e., Autopsy in domesticated animals and the diagnosis of anatomical changes].

Contemporary quarter black calf. Five raised bands to the spine. Gilt titles, volume
numbers, and the ex-owner’s name on the compartments. Blind tooled decorations on the boards. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 246, [1] p., 49 numbered reproduced b/w illustrations; 315, [2] p., 26 numbered reproduced b/w illustrations. Foxing on edges and slightly bumped corners. Otherwise, a very good copy.

A very rare Sammelband comprising the first editions of two significant and profusely illustrated Ottoman works on early modern Turkish pathological anatomy and autopsy, authored by two veterinary doctors who collaborated during the Balkan War to combat epidemic diseases, bound together in a single volume. The name "Şemseddin Hamid" is gilt-stamped on the volume, likely being a student at the Turkish School of Veterinary Medicine.

Osman Nuri Bey, the pioneer of civilian veterinary education in Turkey, served as the chief editor for two years at the Mecmûa-i Fünûn-u Baytâriyye, the first scientifically oriented professional journal of veterinary medicine, published by the association named Cem’iyyet-i İlmiyye-i Baytâriyye starting in 1908, and for one and a half years at the Cerîde-i Baytâriyye-i Askeriyye, which began publication in 1910. At the Military Veterinary School, he also served as a lecturer in bacteriology, histology, and pathological anatomy, as well as acting director and curriculum supervisor, beginning in 1911.

Şevki Bey, who participated in the Balkan War with the rank of First Lieutenant, was assigned, together with Osman Nuri Bey, to investigate glanders disease in horses of the Ottoman army in Çatalca. Later, he took part in the Edirne campaign, serving at the headquarters of the Tenth Army Corps, where he worked to combat the severe outbreak of cattle plague (rinderpest) then prevailing in Edirne.

Nuhoglu, p. 393.; Özege 20873, 4691.; As of May 2025, neither of the two books is listed in the OCLC database.