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Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original handsome brown quarter leather binding with Ottoman lettered gilt to spine. Five raised bands to spine, separated from each other with lined gilt. Slight stains on the title page. Else a fine copy. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 99 p. Hegira: 1313 = Gregorian: 1895. Extremely rare first printed edition of this one of the earliest travel accounts, of an Ottoman admiral's early expeditions to the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf to counter Portuguese piracy and attacks on Muslim pilgrim ships, which describes the lands he has seen during his voyage from India to Constantinople by Sidi (Seydi) Ali Reis (1498-1563) sent by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent covering the years 1553-1556. During these naval wars, after two marine battles against the Portuguese fleet and a great storm named The Elephant Typhoon (Tufan-i Fil) by the locals, Reis' remaining six galleys drifted to India. The fleet was unserviceable, resulting in his return home overland with 50 men. Reis then arrived at the royal court of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, where he met the future Mughal emperor Akbar, who was twelve years old at the time. He returned to the Ottoman Land over Muslim states in South Asia; Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Iran. But he delayed his return because of the war between the Ottoman and the Safavid Empires in Iran. Finally, following the treaty of Amasya in 1555, he was able to return home and present his book of this narrative journey to the Sultan in 1557. This work offers an extensive insight into the Muslim situation in 16th century South and Central Asia and the Middle East, Islamic navigation, and Turkish - Portuguese relations as well as Persian, Afghan, and Indian geography, naval routes, flora, and fauna. Seydi Ali Reis, formerly also written Sidi Ali Reis and Sidi Ali Ben Hossein, was an Ottoman admiral and navigator. Known also as Katib-i Rumi, Galatali, or Sidi Ali Çelebi, he commanded the left wing of the Ottoman fleet at the naval Battle of Preveza in 1538. He was later promoted to the rank of fleet admiral of the Ottoman fleet in the Indian Ocean, and as such, encountered the Portuguese forces based in the Indian city of Goa on several occasions in 1554. Seydi was able to unite several Muslim countries on the coast of the Arabian Sea (such as the Makran Kingdom, Gujarat Sultanate, and Adal Sultanate) against the Portuguese. He is famous today for his books of travel such as the Mir'ât ül Memâlik [i.e. The Mirror of Countries], and his books of navigation and astronomy, such as the Mir'ât-i Kâinât (Mirror of the Universe) and the Kitâb ül Muhit: El Muhit fî Ilmi'l Eflâk ve'l Buhûr [i.e. Book of the Regional Seas and the Science of Astronomy and Navigation] which contain information on navigation techniques, methods of determining direction, calculating time, using the compass, information on stars, sun and moon calendars, wind and sea currents, as well as portolan information regarding the ports, harbours, coastal settlements and islands in the various regions of the Ottoman Empire. His books are translated into numerous languages including English, French, Italian, German, Greek, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Russian, and Bengali, and are considered among the finest literary works dating from the Ottoman period. "When Sultan Suleiman had taken up his winter residence in Aleppo, I, the author of these pages, was appointed to the Admiralship of the Egyptian fleet and received instructions to fetch back to Egypt the ships (15 galleys), which some time ago had been sent to Basrah on the Persian Gulf. But, 'Man proposes, God disposes.' I was unable to carry out my mission, and as I realized the impossibility of returning by water, I resolved to go back to Turkey by the overland route, accompanied by a few tried and faithful Egyptian soldiers. I traveled through Gujarat, Hind, Sind, Balkh, Zabulistan, Bedakhshan, Khotlan, Turan, and Iran
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original cloth bdg. with marbled boards. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 13,5 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 176, [1] p. Lithographed edition. Extremely rare first and only edition of this guide to the distances and meridian calculations of some cities from Batumi located on the shores of Black Sea, Europe until Great Britain, Asia, and Africa shores, prepared for Turkish naval officers, mariners, and vessels, describing the shores of the countries located on these routes. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ibrahim Edhem Pasha was an Ottoman statesman, who held the office of Grand Vizier at the beginning of Abdul Hamid II's reign between 5 February 1877 and 11 January 1878. He resigned from that post after the Ottoman chances of winning the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) had decreased. He furthermore served in numerous administrative positions in the Ottoman Empire including minister of foreign affairs in 1856, then ambassador to Berlin in 1876, and to Vienna from 1879 to 1882. He also served as a military engineer and as Minister of Interior from 1883 to 1885. In 1876-1877, he represented the Ottoman Government at the Constantinople Conference. He was born in Chios of Greek ancestry, in a Christian Greek Orthodox village on the island of Chios. Strangely, his connection to Chios is not well-documented: his son Osman Hamdi Bey claimed that he was a member of the Scaramanga family, but Edhem Pasha himself tried to efface his Greek connections. As a young boy in 1822, he was orphaned and captured by Ottoman soldiers during the massacre of the Greek population of Chios. He was sold into slavery, brought to Constantinople, and adopted by the (later) grand vizier Hüsrev Pasha. Lacking his own children and family, Hüsrev Pasha raised about ten children who had been orphaned or bought as slaves, many of whom ascended to important positions. The child, now named Ibrahim Edhem, quickly distinguished himself with his intelligence and after having attended schools in the Ottoman Empire, he was dispatched along with a number of his peers, and under the supervision of his father, then grand vizier, and of the sultan Mahmud II himself, to Paris to pursue his studies under state scholarship. There he returned with a Bachelor of Arts and was one of the top pupils at the École des Mines. He was a classmate and a friend of Louis Pasteur. He thus became Turkey's first mining engineer in the modern sense, and he started his career in this field. Edhem Pasha was the father of Osman Hamdi Bey, a well-known archaeologist, and painter, as well as the founder of the Istanbul Archaeology Museum and the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Another son, Halil Edhem Eldem took up the archaeology museum after Osman Hamdi Bey's death and has been a deputy for ten years under the newly founded Turkish Republic. Yet another son, Ismail Galib Bey, is considered the founder of numismatics as a scientific discipline in Turkey. Later generations of the family also produced illustrious names. The architect Sedat Hakki Eldem, a cousin, is one of the pillars of the search for modern architectural styles adopted by the Republic of Turkey (called the Republican style in the Turkish context) in its early years and which marks many important buildings dating from the period of the 1920s and the 1930s. A great-grandson, Burak Eldem, is a writer while another, Edhem Eldem, is a renowned historian. More names include Erol Eldem, Tiana Eldem, Levent Eldem, and Ercan Eldem, an architect. (Source: Wikipedia). Özege 4522.; Only one copy in OCLC: 162837008 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek).
Very Good French Original map. Oblong Double Elephant Folio. (96x156 cm). In French. Scale: 1/1.500.000. With explanation of geographical terms in Greek, Turkish, Arabic and Persian; With overview sheet: Aperçu general de la division administrative des provinces asiatiques de l'Empire Ottoman. (Jaar: 2011 - Europeana Collections). French edition of Kiepert's huge map of the Imperial Ottoman territories. "Includes list of geographic terms in eastern languages and notes on administrative divisions. Includes notes on materials the cartographer used to put together the map". (See LC copy). Kiepert, (1818-1899), was born in Berlin. He traveled frequently as a youth with his family and documented his travels by drawing. His family was friends with Leopold von Ranke, who inspired Kiepert's creative endeavors. Kiepert was taught by August Meineke in school. Meineke influenced Kiepert's interest in classical antiquity. He attended Humboldt University of Berlin. He studied history, philology, and geography. He published his first geographical work, with Carl Ritter, in 1840, titled Atlas von Hellas und den hellenischen Kolonien. The atlas focused on ancient Greece. In 1848 his Historisch-geographischer Atlas der alten Welt was published. In 1854, his atlas, Atlas antiquus was released. It was translated into five languages. Neuer Handatlas über alle Teile der Erde was first published in 1855. In 1877 his Lehrbuch der alten Geographie was published, and in 1879 Leitfaden der alten Geographie, which was translated into English (A Manual of Ancient Geography, 1881) and into French. In 1894 he created the first part of a larger atlas of the ancient world titled Formae orbis antiqui. He traveled to Asia Minor four times between 1841 and 1848. He created two maps of the region, including Karte des osmanischen Reiches in Asien, in 1844. Kiepert taught geography at the University of Humboldt-Berlin starting in 1854. He taught at the university until his death. Akyol, article 536.; Dagtekin p. 22 (With detailed bibliography on Kiepert's maps). Rare. Preserved in a frame, will be sent without its frame. A wall map.
New English Original bdg. HC. Mint. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In English. [xi], 273 p. A bibliography of books in English on Turkey, 1700-1990. Citing over 3,500 books in English, the work is arranged by subject including philosophy and religion, social sciences, language, science, fine arts and archeology, literature, geography and travel, history, etc, and with excellent indexes on Turkey and the Ottoman Empire.
ISBN : 2246484111. GRASSET.. 1994. In-12 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 249 pages. Couverture souple illustrée en couleurs. Quelques phrases soulignées au crayon dans l'ouvrage. Note au crayon sur la première page de garde.
ISBN : 2246484111. GRASSET.. 1994. In-12 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 249 pages. Couverture souple illustrée en couleurs. Note au crayon sur la première page de garde.
ISBN : 2246484111. GRASSET.. 1994. In-12 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 249 pages. Couverture souple illustrée en couleurs.
ISBN : 2246484111. GRASSET.. 1994. In-12 Carré. Broché. Très bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 249 pages. Couverture souple illustrée en couleurs. Coupures de presses dans l'ouvrage.
ISBN : 2246484111. GRASSET.. 1994. In-12 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 249 pages. Couverture souple illustrée en couleurs.
183 pages. From a tug in Halifax Harbour to a destroyer in Norwegian fiords, from the balmy Caribbean to the frozen reaches of Murmansk, Hal Lawrence spins an engaging personal account of a young man growing up at sea. Author commemorates with genuine affection the dedicated men with whom he served and the fighting navy which shaped them. Includes numerous interesting black and white photographic plates. Endpapers decorated with maps. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
New English Original leather bdg. HC. In special box. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In English. 240 p. A Bosporus adventure. A Bosporus Adventure is a history of the Woman's College at Constantinople by a former president. Mary Mills Patrick was born 10 March 1850 in Canterbury, New Hampshire to John & Harriet (White) Patrick. She graduated from the Lyons Collegiate Institute in Lyons, Iowa, in 1869. In 1871, by appointment of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, she became a teacher in a mission school in Erzurum. In her four years there Patrick learned ancient and modern Armenian. In 1875 she was transferred to the American High School for Girls in Üsküdar, and she became principal of the school in 1889. During her summers she lived in Greek villages. She thus was able to add Greek and Turkish to her repertoire of languages. After a study furlough in the United States she received a master's degree from the University of Iowa in 1890. In that year, after much planning and the securing of a charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the American High School became the American College for Girls at Constantinople, later known as Constantinople Woman's College. Patrick served as president of the college from its opening. Her summer studies at the Universities of Heidelberg, Zürich, Berlin, Leipzig, Paris, and Oxford resulted in a Ph.D. from the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 1897. Her dissertation was published in 1899 as Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism. When the college was destroyed by fire in 1905, a new site was acquired in Arnavutköyü on the European side of the Bosporus. A new charter in 1908 ended the college's ties to the mission board, and in 1914 the new campus was occupied. Patrick kept the school open through the Balkan Wars, the Turkish revolution, and World War I, and through those changes it evolved from a school primarily for minority Greek, Armenian, and Bulgarian Christian women into a leading centre of higher education for Turkish women. She remained president until her retirement in 1924, after which she moved back to the United States. The American College for Girls later affiliated with nearby Robert College for men. Patrick's books include Sappho and the Island of Lesbos (1912); The Greek Skeptics (1929); Under Five Sultans (1929), an autobiography; and A Bosporus Adventure (1934), a history of the college.
in-8°, 303 pages, carte des haras et des hippodromesz de Belgique depl. en frontisp., dessins, lettrines, broche, couverture illustree Exemplaire DEDICACE par E. du Bus de Warnaffe. [NV-8]
New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 344 p. Andrew MANGO, Professor Ali Ihsan Bagis ? A Tribute Norman STONE, Turkey and the European Frontier Alain Servantie, Enquêtes sur les nouveaux chrétiens d?Anvers et leurs relations avec la Turquie (1530-1548) Mehmet Alaaddin YALÇINKAYA, The Modernisation of the Ottoman Diplomatic Representations in Europe: The Case of the Embassy of Ismail Ferruh Efendi to London (1797-1800) David BARCHARD, Veli Pasha and Consul Ongley. An Anglo-Ottoman Diplomatic Relationship That Got Too Close Gümeç Karamuk, Die Rolle der Orientalischen Frage im Bismarck?schen Bündnissystem Ali BIRINCI, Histoire de Mehmet Emin Bey, Chambellan et Voyageur en Asie Centrale Jacques THOBIE, La France et la Modernisation de l'Empire Ottoman Gül TOKAY, Liman von Sanders as a Prisoner of War in Malta (February - August 1919) Mesut UYAR, An American Military Observer of the Turkish Independence War: Charles Wellington Furlong Rifat N. BALI, A Short History of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Activities in Turkey Gökhan Çetinsaya, Turkish Policy towards Iran during the Second World War Hajrudin Somun, Bosna and Herzegovina-Turkey 1992-1995 Mustafa Türkes, Transformation of the Problems in Macedonia Erdal Türkkan, Transition from Statism to Free Market Economy: The Turkish Experience Amikam Nachmani, A Most Monstrous Century?: on the Causes, Consequences and Trends of 20th Century International Wars, Civil and Internal Strife.
415 pages. Index. A wonderful history of this area with sections devoted to: Municipal Reeves and Secretaries; Roll of Honour; Municipal History; Town History - church, school, sports, organizations; Manson; McAuley; Willen; Beaver Rapids District; Family Histories. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
ISBN : 2840961113. PARIGRAMME. 1999. In-16 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 101 pages - Nombreux dessins en noir et blanc dans le texte.
ISBN : 2213622442. FAYARD. 2004. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 371 pages
ISBN : 2207231011. Denoël. 1985. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 366 pages. Intro. et notes de Jeannine Verdès-Leroux.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 116 p. A critical survey of the life and works of James Justinian Morier, (1780-1849). A biographical study on Morier, (1780-1849) was a British diplomat and author noted for his novels about Qajar dynasty Iran, most famously for the Hajji Baba series. He was born in 1780 in Ottoman Izmir (Smyrna), the second son of Isaac Morier, a Swiss-born merchant, British by naturalisation, and a member of the London-based Levant Company, and Elizabeth Clara Van Lennep. After private education in England, he worked in his father's Izmir business between 1799 and 1806.
GRASSET. 1943. In-8 Carré. Relié cuir dos-coins. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 285 pages - Frontispice en noir et blanc - Plats et contre-plats jaspés - Auteur, titre dorés au dos - Dos à 4 nerfs. couverture conservée - dos legerement insolé. Frontispice gravé par Robert JOEL
New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 180 p. A diplomatic whistleblower in the Victorian Era: The life and writings of E. C. Grenville-Murray. Foreword. Preface Preface to the Second Edition (online) List of Ac-ronyms and Abbreviations List of Illustrations Prologue 1. Powerful Patrons 'A thousand scrapes' Palmerston and Dickens Caught out by 'Lord Fiddlededee' 2 .'The Roving Englishman' Arise, 'Sir Hector Stuble'! British diplomacy - 'a lugubrious farce' Satire and ano-nymity 3. Revenge of the 'Cousinocracy' Exiled to Mytilene Locked out 'Are you, or are you not, the "Roving Englishman"'? Persian punishment Ordeal at Odessa Dismissed by 'Count von Quickmarch' 4. The Queen's Messenger 'Ho, All Ye Who Have Suffered Wrong!' The 'Coachington' affair - and jumping bail 5. A 'Literary Manufactory' in Paris A family business A ghost at the siege The production line The cult of mystery The ennobling grievance Epilogue Appendix 1 Grenville-Murray's books: anonymous, pseudonymous, and signed Appendix 2 Grenville-Murray's articles in the Cornhill Magazine Appendix 3 Key Primary Sources Free Online References Illustra-tions Index.
FRANCE EMPIRE. 1969. In-8 Carré. Broché, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 299 pages- quelques photos en noir et blanc hors texte
As New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. 234 p. A grain of salt on the Princes Islands. An Istanbul mystery.
FLAMMARION. 1949. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 248 pages
ISBN : 2714422705. BELFOND. 1989. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 190 pages
New French Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French. 260 p. A l'ere des empires et des nations: La France et les principautes de Moldavie et de Valachie, (1711-1859). Préface Avant-propos I. Cadre conceptuel et état de la recherche I. 1. Empires, nations, corps intermédiaires et zones d'influence I. 2. L'interdépendance entre centre et périphérie dans les relations internationales à l'époque moderne : une spécificité française par rapport à l'Orient I. 3. Un regard sur l'historiographie de la matière et sur les sources disponibles (pour le xviiie siècle, jusqu'à la Révolution française) II. L'expansion russo-autrichienne vers les principautés de Moldavie et de Valachie dans la première moitié du xviiie siècle : l'émergence de la géopolitique de la périphérie danubienne II. 1. La campagne de Pierre le Grand en Moldavie et en Valachie et ses conséquences II. 2. Dans le sillage des Impériaux : la Russie et ses victoires annulées II. 3. Annexion ou organisation des diversions contre les Ottomans : quelle place pour les principautés de Moldavie et de Valachie dans la stratégie des Impériaux ? II. 4. Le Drang nach Südosten et l'occupation de l'Olténie (1718-1739) III. La France et les périphéries orientales du système international dans la première moitié du xviiie siècle III. 1. La tactique de revers et l'accentuation des rivalités impériales sur la ligne du Danube. Le traité de Prut (1711) III. 2. La nouvelle intervention diplomatique française dans la région intermédiaire. La succession de Pologne et le traité de Belgrade (1739) III. 3. Le facteur prussien et les alliances de revers : un test en Europe orientale avant la guerre de Sept Ans IV. Instabilité politique et rivalités impériales : la perception française des principautés de Moldavie et de Valachie dans la première moitié du xviiie siècle IV. 1. Un espace frontière insuffisamment connu, mais non une terra incognita IV. 2. Religion, guerre et diplomatie dans la perception française des principautés IV. 3. Les princes de Moldavie et de Valachie dans la perception française V. La Moldavie et la Valachie dans la politique de la France : renseignements, transmission des dépêches, diplomatie régionale V. 1. La route des principautés pour la transmission de la correspondance diplomatique française V. 2. Intermédiaires français dans la politique régionale de l'Empire ottoman V. 3. Le renversement des alliances et son impact sur le système des engagements de la France en Europe orientale et du sud-estVI. La France et la question polonaise après la guerre de Sept Ans : le dernier recours aux alliances de revers VI. 1. La montée de la rivalité franco-russe après la guerre de Sept Ans VI. 2. La succession de Pologne et le refroidissement des relations diplomatiques franco-russes VI. 3. Les difficultés de l'offensive diplomatique française à Constantinople VI. 4. L'intensification de l'activité des agents français dans l'Empire ottoman VII. Les guerres russo-austro-ottomanes dans la deuxième moitié du xviiie siècle et les principautés de Moldavie et de Valachie VII. 1. La guerre russo-ottomane de 1768-1774 et le premier partage de la Pologne : la transformation politique de l'Europe orientale VII. 2. Le système politique des principautés de Moldavie et de Valachie après le traité de Kutchouk-Kaynardgi (1774) : coimperium, exceptionnalisme et internationalisation VII. 3. Le facteur autrichien et l'annexion de la Bukovine (1775) VII. 4. L'annexion de la Crimée par la Russie (1783) et la dernière coalition russo-autrichienne contre les Ottomans au xviiie siècle VIII. La guerre russo-ottomane de 1768-1774 et le recul de la France en Europe orientale et du sud-est. L'annulation du traité de Prut et l'annexion de la Bukovine par les Habsbourg VIII. 1. La France et le déclenchement de la guerre russo-ottomane VIII. 2. La France face au système d'engagements russo-austro-prussiens en Europe orientale VIII. 3. L'émergence du « système de la Russie en Orient » et l'annexion de la Bukovine par l'Autr
