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16mo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with engraved frontispiece and 11 fine wood-engraved illustrations in the text, text virtually spotless; original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, wrappers very lightly age-browned else a splendid, bright, crisp copy in wholly unrestored publisher's binding. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at end and additional publisher's list on rear wrapper. The frontispiece is dated 1806; Opie gives the engraver as John Lee. We have been unable to find any institutional record of a first edition (presumably 1806-1808). No edition is listed in BLPC. Opie lists a copy of the second edition (1809), pressmark ID393; Opie C 1015. A RARE SURVIVAL
Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original full leather bdg. in traditional Ottoman style. Repaired skillfully. 4to. (29 x 18 cm). In Ottoman script. 2 volumes set in one: ([15], 327 p.; [6], 315 p.). Vasif tarihi. Mahasin ül-âsâr ve hakayik ül-ahbâr. 2 volumes set. Özege 22519. Extremely rare. First Edition. In the late eighteenth century the Ottoman Empire experienced a time of profound crisis, political as well as intellectual, moral, and ideological. This dissertation explores the mental and moral climate of the period through the work of Ahmed Vasif Efendi, a statesman, ambassador, intellectual, and author of one of the century's largest histories, and also through his personal development as a reformer. Divided into five chapters, each treating a distinct aspect of Vasif's thought, this dissertation argues that Ottoman elites after 1774 responded to growing foreign and domestic challenges with not only military reform but a broad re-evaluation of subjects like war, peacemaking, moral rule, and human agency in history. It suggests these debates, including a basic disagreement over the legitimate place of human reason and action across life's many spheres, indicate a vital if fractured response to the crisis, and an incipient breakdown in certain storied intellectual frameworks.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original handwritten autograph poem signed 'Asef Halet Çelebi'. 25x17 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Some corrections on the poem. Including his 'Ayn' [i.e. Mirror] poem which is some of small diversities with its original. Including 26 verses. Written by a pencil. Signed by the poet. Çelebi was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire in 1907, as the son of Mehmet Sait Halet Bey. He studied at Galatasaray High School and worked at Osmanli Bankasi and the state marine lines agency (Turkish: Devlet Deniz Yollari Isletmesi). In his youth he was influenced by Ottoman court literature. From 1937 onwards, he used free form and adapted styles and techniques from Western poetry. His poems contain themes that harken to cultural ties to Persia and India.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (30 x 21,5 cm). In English and Turkish. 9 volumes complete set: (240 p.; [10], [iv], 440-767 pp.; [10], [vii], 769-1111 pp.; 360 p.; 420 p.; 420 p.; 420 p.; 420 p.; 440 p.). Color ills. History of Ottoman coins.= Osmanli sikkeleri tarihi. 9 volumes full set.
Six volume set bound in blue cloth. Dust jackets show light wear, ink smudges, discoloration, and small tears at edges, with volume six having a large closed tear. Volume I: Cosmogenesis. Volume 2: Cosmogenesis Parts 2 & 3. Volume 3: Anthropogenesis Part 1. Volume 4: Anthropogenesis Parts 2 & 3. Volume 5: [No Title]. Volume 6: Index and Glossary.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. 38 p., 1 b/w portrait of Byron. A heavy tear on the back cover. The Prisoner of Chillon is a 392-line narrative poem by Lord Byron. Written in 1816, it chronicles the imprisonment of a Genevois monk, François Bonivard, from 1532 to 1536. After almost 100 years later, this poem was translated into the Ottoman Turkish by Abdullah Cevdet firstly printed in Geneva. Abdullah Cevdet, (1869-1932), was a leading Ottoman/Turkish free-thinker, materialist, and Westernizer. He was born in the town of Arapgir in Ma?muret?ül-Azîz Province of the Ottoman Empire and grew up in a pious, lower-middle-class Muslim household, where he received a strict religious education. His father's stubborn refusal of smallpox vaccination left him pockmarked for life and contributed to his eventual gravitation towards scientism. Abdullah Cevdet graduated from the Military Middle School in Ma'muret'ül-Azîz in 1885, and then entered the Kuleli Military Medical Preparatory School in Istanbul. Three years later, he enrolled in the Royal Military Medical Academy. At this time, he was still very religious; one of his early poetry books from this period includes a glowing "Na't-i Serif," a eulogy for the Prophet Mu?ammad. However, like many other cadets, Abdullah Cevdet's views underwent a drastic transformation in the academy, where he became an ardent scientistic thinker and materialist. Here he produced his first translations from major works of German Vulgärmaterialismus, such as Ludwig Büchner's Kraft und Stoff and Aus Natur und Wissenschaft. He continued to translate from European writers up until his death, including Vittorio Alfieri, Émile Boutmy, Lord (or George Gordon) Byron, Jean-Marie Guyau, Baron (or Paul-Henri Dietrich) d'Holbach, Friedrich von Schiller, William Shakespeare, and François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire). One of his most important contributions to Ottoman and Turkish intellectual debate was the translation of Gustave Le Bon's writings into Turkish and the introduction of his elitist ideas to the Ottoman elite. Abdullah Cevdet also continued to write poetry throughout his life. Although the poems he wrote in the academy bore strong Parnassian influences, his later work was increasingly Symbolist in nature. He also translated the Persian poetry of Khayyâm into Turkish. (Source: Oxford Islamic Studies Online; Cevdet, Abdullah). Özege 18963.; TBTK 7035. OCLC 754957413 (Not found an institutional copy in OCLC). First Edition. Extremely rare.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original 1/ leather bdg. Bindings are not homogeneous. Decorative spines, with mostly five compartments and Ottoman lettered gilt. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. No date in volumes. Litho. 5 volumes set: (24, 316 p.; 4, 4, 227 p.; 12, 4, 7, 329 p.; 8, 6, 322 p.; 10, 5, 432 p.). Hegira-Hijri: 1292-1293 = Gregorian: 1874-1876. History of Atâ, a general history of the Ottoman Empire from its foundation, with biographies of poets and other men of note, by Tayyar-zâde, (1800-1880). "The 19th century Ottoman poet Tayyarzade Ata Bey is known with his history of the poets serving as servant in the Ottoman Palace. The fourth and fifth volumes of Ata's history are on servant poets of the Palace. Therefore these volumes are very iinportant for Turkish literary history". (Source: Eliaçik's article). Özege 19767. Koray 1294. Gibb Coll. 40.
Very Good English 5 volumes in original bdg. and other issues; original paperback. Large 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In Turkish. Second Serie of this publication are full set. Rare as set. Ülkü Halkevleri dergisi. [2. Serie]. 126 issues full set, 1941-1947.
Twelve volumes bound in one. Oblong crown quarto. With a total of 62 chromolithograph plates. Each volume is complete with its own colour lithograph cover. Hardcover, bound in nice contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, contemporary manuscript label to spine, edges trifle rubbed. In fine condition. All volumes and all plates are in superb condition. ~ First edition. Complete run of 11 consecutive parts, originally issued as leporellos, now bound as a book with additional 3 parts. Of utmost rarity. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum". For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).
Crown quarto. Pp. (iv), (ii) table, 113. Plus 25 folding engraved plates numbered 0, 1-24, often with some hand-colouration, bound at end. With a total of 48 elaborate woodcut vignettes as head- and tailpieces. Hardcover, bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine with flat raised bands between gilt ruled compartments, lettered and dated direct in gilt, very old small oval shelf ticket; old small attractive ownership monogram and miniature stamp to title; one corner tip chafed, boards bit rubbed. In about fine condition. Excellent copy with rather crisp plates. ~ First French edition. Not in Jordan. This is the story of the siege of Flemish cities during the War of the Austrian Succession, with the text in the form of a Journal, 24 chapters in total. A remarkably detailed study of fortification siege war. While obviously intended to cover the history of the war, it is indeed a wonderfully illustrated manual on order of battle, field planning, siege, and defense. Nice copy with excellent, strong strikes of the copper plates.
Octavo. Pp. xvi, 424. Plus 13 (folding) copper engraved maps and tables, bound at end. Tables to text. Hardcover, bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards, corner-tips bit rubbed, bumped; spine gilt-ruled direct and with crimson morocco lettering-piece in gilt; contemporary bookplate of the 6th Hussars Regiment to first paste-down, old military stamp to title. In fine condition. Excellent copy, crisp plates, bright interior. ~ First French edition, translated from the German (1782). With exceptionally fine and handsome plates, engraved on copper by P. F. Tardieu.
Thick crown quarto. Pp. xxii, 9-560, (3). Plus 32 plates with numerous illustrations of medals, all printed in fine photogravure. Description of each plate appears on the facing page, the verso of the previous plate. Hardcover, rebound in blue full cloth with part of the original cloth, lettered in silver, laid-down on cover. Black morocco lettering-piece in gilt to title. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. [Provenance:] From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999). The present copy, Mulder's own working copy, bears witness to the dedication and scholarly of this authority. It includes many corrections and additions drawn from various sources, including publisher's corrections and ammendments, clipped and tipped-in at the appropriate places in the book. Mulder's notes and corrections in pencil, occasionally in pen, appear in places as well as extensively on slips of paper, loosely inserted. Related clips from various sources are also loosely inserted. But the great contribution of Mulder to this work, indeed his improvement of the work, is to be found in the Plates section. On interleaves which are bound-in he mounted additional images of medals which were not originally included in the book, each carefully identified. There are close to 100 such additional illustrations from various sources, depicting medals Obverse and Reverse. [NOTE:] It should be strictly noted that this material, the result of a lifelong research, study, and collection is provided herewith strictly as-is, subject to what is physically present in the book. [ALSO INCLUDED:] Original publisher's promotional leaf, announcing the publication of this book with additional information. [FURTHER INCLUDED:] Original receipt invoice from the publisher on original stationery with logo, confirming the purchase of this book on October 15th, 1940, for the sum of RM 21.68 after 25% discount. Typed with additional text in manuscript, stamped and signed. The purchaser was Henri Quinot, Belgium, whose ownership ticket with full address and telephone number is pasted at the corner of first free endpaper. Henri Quinot, who passed away in 1967, was the author of the definitive work on Belgian decorations "Recueil illustre des Ordres de Chevalerie et decorations Belges 1830 à 1963". He was a fine collector and an authority on the subject. Another ownership signature is also to be found on this page and inside cover there's a third, unidentified bookplate. Extremely rare scholar's copy with exquisite provenance.
Octavo. Pp. (12), 381, (19). Plus allegorical second title-page as frontispiece, engraved on copper, dated 1675. With a total of 54 etched illustrations and folding plates, numbered 1-53, skipping no. 28 as issued, with plate 1b included, plus one unnumbered plate. Decorative initials and tail-pieces, device to title-page. Side notes, extended index. Hardcover, bound in contemporary full cat's paw calf, spine with 6 compartments between raised bands, gilt decorated and lettered, red sprinkled edges; worn dried-out leather on spine neatly restored, gilt rubbed-off, extensive contemporary annotations in old hand to paste-downs. In a very good condition. Strong binding, fine and clean interior, all plates in excellent state of preservation. ~ The present Amsterdam 1672 edition, based on the Paris 1666 edition, was the last one to appear. In this famous work de Ville (1596-1656, possibly 1657 or 1658) concentrates on basic designs as starting point for detailed examination of practical questions, showing how established principles have to be adapted to the practical exigencies of any actual site. He discusses in detail matters such as length of line defense, length of flanks, casemates, size of the bastions, etc. Doing this, he quotes continually from existing practice, acknowledging this as a a matter of fact. Noteworthy, de Ville himself produced the fine, clear illustrations for the book. "Antoine de Ville, der 1596 zu Toulouse geboren, gegen die Hugenotten, wie im dreißigjährigen Kriege focht und mit 32 Jahren einen Traité de Fortification (Lyon 1628) herausgab. Diese Arbeit erhob nicht den Anspruch, eine neue Manier zu bieten, wohl aber und mit Recht den, die üblichen Formen und gute Beobachtungen eines Praktikers festzustellen. Denn so jung der Verfasser auch war: er hatte bereits wichtigen Belagerungen beigewohnt und viel gesehen." - Jähns, 1107. See also: Jean-Denis Lepage, "Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV: An Illustrated History of Fortifications and Strategies". ~ Jordan 3957; Bury & Breman 110. [Descriptive text Copyright Librarium, The Hague]
Two volumes bound in one. Crown quarto. Pp. viii, 126; viii, 168. Hardcover, nicely bound in handsome recent half calf and matching marbled boards, crimson gilt lettering-piece to spine; small chip at bottom blank margin of last few leaves well away from text, title-page darkened. Foxed, else in a very good condition. ~ First edition. Extremely rare complete work. This attractive and overall well-preserved copy comes from the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).
5 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispieces, 35 fine coloured plates and grey endpapers; pictorial boards, buckram backs lettered in silver, a fine set in publisher's board slip-cases. One of the best-loved and most highly regarded children's sequences of the late twentieth century, Susan Cooper's pentalogy was first published between 1965 and 1977. Here each volume benefits from a new preface by the author. COMPLETE SETS ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE.
Paperback Like New. Ships directly from publishers being a new release book . Pls. allow a minimum of 25 business days delivery time.
Octavo. Pp. 284. Title-page printed in red and black and with nice engraved vignette. Hardcover, bound in quarter calf and marbled boards, spine with gilt-tooled raised bands, trifle rubbed, gilt lettering direct; old stamp to title and two other pages. In about fine condition. ~ First edition. Rare. Printed in a limited edition of 150 copies only, this is copy number 23, monogrammed by the Author for authenticity. With the Author's signed dedication at head of half-title. Provenance: From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).
8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, other compartments tooled with a 'gunsight' motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of the first printing of this classic thriller.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Oblong 4to. (30 x 34 cm). In English, Turkish, and Arabic. [12], 223, [1] p., color and b/w photos. Jerusalem in photographs from past to present.= Fotograflarla dünden bugüne Kudüs. Photographs (old); IRCICA archives. Photographs (new); Khaled Zaghari. Project managers; Halit Eren, Sefer Turan. This album was published within the framework of the 40th anniversary commemoration of the OIC, which has the problem of al-Quds and Palestine as its foremost cause. Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the OIC, wrote the Foreword. As he mentions, preservation of the multicultural character of the city with due respect of the populations and the shrines of each faith is an indispensable part of any acceptable solution of the problem. This character is well reflected in the authentic photographs in the album. Due to its special importance, al-Quds/Jerusalem was visited and described by many travelers. Then, the region became the first place of interest of the pioneer photographers. The Ottoman Palace was among the first in the world to acquire photographs of the region. The Yildiz photograph collection which was formed during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II contains a large number of them. The album contains the reproductions of 405 photographs gathered from IRCICA's archive comprising the Yildiz Photograph Albums and several other collections. A very heavy volume. Extra shipping fee will be able to request.
Roy. 8vo., Second Edition, with coloured aquatint frontispiece, elaborately engraved and printed titles, and 17 fine coloured aquatint plates (some plates with original tissue guards present, a few lightly age-soiled at fore-margins only), ALL AQUATINT PLATES FINELY COLOURED BY HAND, printed title and fore-margins lightly age-soiled, C6 frayed at outer margin (not affecting text), lateral tear in J7 repaired with slight misalignment of text; handsomely bound in mid-nineteenth century green half morocco, marbled boards ruled in blind, back gilt with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second compartment lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments elaborately framed and tooled in gilt to a floral design, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, joints lightly rubbed else a very good, bright, clean copy. With the large nineteenth-century engraved armorial bookplate of Frederick W. Disney on front paste-down. The plate 'Stand and Deliver' is placed opposite p.50 rather than p.26 as called for. Apperley's classic account was first published in 1835 with only twelve plates; here three of the original plates are replaced by new ones, and six new plates added. This copy has all the earlier state points: plate 1 aquatinted by H. Alken, the spelling 'filly' in plate 9 and correct page numbers on plates 17-18. This copy is bound without the final printer's leaf and publisher's advertisements at end. Abbey, Life, 385; Hardie, pp.185-6 & 320; Prideaux, p.326; Tooley 67.+
In-12°; pp. (12), 606, 3 ccbb, legatura coeva in piena pergamena con titolo manoscritto al dorso; tagli spruzzati. All’occhiello una nota di possesso manoscritta “Del duca di Caccamo” altra, sempre antica, cancellata, e una al front. Edizione originale. Opera del gesuita Leonardelli, tratta di fede, grazia e predestinazione; il ballo diventa il modello per mostrare le vie della provvidenza, pertanto deve essere sottratto dal mondo corrotto dei teatri e delle scene e restituito al cielo “dove nacque gemello à gli astri”, richiamando l’armonia delle sfere delle stelle. Annibale Leonardelli (1623-1702), gesuita originario di Rimini, fu autore di fortunate opere di morale. Piantanida (4775): "Curiosa operetta in cui natura, morale, politica, economia, etc. sono spiegate in forma di ballo, che si risolve nella fine del mondo". Piantanida 4775.
In-4°; cc.14 (di cui la seconda è bianca), 365 carte num. Capilettera incisa su legno. Marca tipografica al frontespizio (In cornice fig.: una stella cometa con sette stelle tra le punte. Intorno alla coda nastro con il motto: Inter omnes.) . Manca ultima carta con timbro tipografico. Note manoscritte di possesso, datate 1740 e 1926. piccoli segni di tarli nell’ultime carte e macchie di umidità. Legatura in pergamena.
In -8°, pp. (88), 763, 5 pp. bb. Legatura in pelle di scrofa coeva con fregi ai piatti e nervi al dorso. Terza edizione, dopo quella di Firenze dell’88 e la prima di Colonia dell’89. Il libro, celebre e ampiamente ristampato, contiene la prima descrizione mai pubblicata della pianta del tè. Fine binding in contemporary pigskin. The third edition, after the Florence’s one and the first, from Cologne. The book, widely reprinted, contains the first description of the tea plant ever published in Europe.
75 pages of detailed text plus dozens of fold-out engineering drawings plus construction program. Somewhat above-average external wear but contents clean and sound. No markings noticed. Binding intact. A wonderfully historic item. Book
612 pages. Chronology of the Boxer Uprising. Glossary and key of Chinese terms. Black and white illustrations. "Containing a complete history of the Boxers; the Tai-Ping insurrection and massacres of the foreign ministers; manners, customs and peculiarities of the Chinese; oriental splendors; superstitions; secret societies; the opium habit; idol worship; industries; great cities; natural scenery; etc.... This great work contains full accounts of recent atrocities in China... Profusely illustrated with scenes in China and all objects of interest in that wonderful country." - from title page. Above-average wear and soiling. Hinges open. Partial lean to spine. Brown staining to lower corner of first ten leaves - text unaffected. A worthy copy of this chauvinistic work. Book
