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4to., with 4pp of colour plates (including many liveries) and numerous monochrome photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers lightly dust-soiled else a good, clean copy. As always with this series, a detailed statistical account with many useful photographs.
Fine Turkish Original b/w photograph. 8,5x13,5 cm. Shows Yildiz Eruçman and twelve male parachutists and aviators, an aircraft wing with its shadow on the surface. Yildiz Kayalar Eruçman was the first Turkish female parachutist. She was born in Thessaloniki, Kingdom of Greece in 1919. Her family was of Turkish descent, and according to the Population exchange agreement between Turkey and Greece, her family moved to Turkey and settled in Izmir in 1924. In 1934, after the Surname Law, the family assumed the surname Kayalar. Eruçman is her surname by marriage. In 1935, after reading an article in a foreign periodical about female pilots, she applied to the training center of the Turkish Aeronautical Association in Ankara. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's adopted daughter and aviator Sabiha Gökçen personally concerned herself with Eruçman's training. Together with three other women in the training center, namely Edibe Subasi, Nezihe Viranyali, and Sahavet Karapas, she received her aviation certificate. On 4 October 1935, she parachuted from a Soviet-made aircraft of type Polikarpov R-5. She was the first-ever female skydiver in Turkey. In later years, she continued in the same association as a trainer. However, her profession was not officially acknowledged. So, her title was "minaret worker", which was considered one of the most dangerous occupations of that time. A fine and extremely rare image.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21,5 x 17,5 cm). Manuscript book and 2 pp. separate notes on 'Mintikalarin piyade tayyare hizmetlerini teftisi hakkindaki raporlara mutalaât' [i.e. Regarding the reports on the inspection of the areas for infantry aircraft services] sized 33x21,5 cm; and 1 chapograph print including a fighter aircraft details and illustration (sized oblong: 18x23 cm) All texts in Ottoman Turkish with some German titles. It seems that education was in German and Turkish languages. [7], [2], [1] p. A fine collection. Manuscript including the titles: Activities of a fighter aircraft.; "Emr-i ahz"s of fighter aircrafts.; The order of fighter aircrafts.; Fleet commander of fighter aircrafts and a scheme titled 'Bir ordunun vahim bir safha-yi harbde telefon tesisati sebekesidir' [i.e. Telephone network of an army in a difficult war situation] bilingual with a German title as well as 'Beispiel der Fernsprechverbindungen inner halb der Jagdstaffeln einer Armee an einer Haupstadtkampffent'. Other German titles in the text: Koft. Kommandeur der Flieger, Gruft.Gruppenführer.; Jagdstaffel.; Der Einsatz des Jagdgeschfaders.; Für den Einsatz seiner Staffeln.; Leftherschaft.; Abhördienst F.T.- Verkehr. Sükrü Ali Ögel was born in 1886 and In 1909, he graduated from the Military Academy as a lieutenant. He was commandant of the 25th Division of the Ottoman Army in 1915. He served on the Western Front Staff Committee in the Turkish War of Independence. On December 25, 1926, he was appointed as the National Police Service Director, where he participated in the foundation studies. "The history of Turkish military aviation dates back to 1909 when French aviators were invited to Istanbul to perform demonstrations and the Ottoman High Command began with studies in this field. On December 2 the same year, Turkish skies welcomed the first ever aircraft, when, upon the invitation of the Minister of War, Mahmut Sevket Pasha, a Belgian pilot named Baron de Catters came to Istanbul and performed an exhibition flight with his Voisin biplane. At the end of 1910, a decision was made by the Ottoman High Command to send officers to Europe to be trained as pilots; however due to the financial difficulties faced the Empire at that time, this plan had to be postponed. Only a handful of Turkish students residing in Paris attended flight schools and obtained their certificates there. Mahmut Sevket Pasha could anticipate the importance of military aviation [.] When the Ottoman Empire entered the World War, it had only seven planes and ten pilots available. As soon as the Empire found itself in war, the Russians launched an offensive in the Caucasus front and the Third Army stationed there requested aircraft that would fly reconnaissance flights. Two Bleriot planes named Edremit and Tarik bin Ziyad to be flown by Fesa Bey and Salim Bey were loaded on a transport ship, which was eventually sunk by Russians. The aircraft were lost and the pilots were taken prisoner, ending up in prisoner camps in Siberia. Responding to a request from the Ottoman High Command, a number of German pilots visited the Ottoman Air Force in 1915 and Turkish officers began to be sent to Germany for flight training. At the same time, Cpt. Erich Serno from the German Air Force was given the task of reforming the Turkish military aviation. He came with 12 planes, pilots, technicians, and he was appointed as the director of the Flight School. In those early years of the war, there were serious problems with regard to the transportation of the planes from Germany to Turkey. Germany was in war with Serbia, whereas Bulgaria and Romania remained neutral, which meant that the land routes were blocked. For this reason, aircraft were taken to Southern Hungary by train and then flown to Turkey. It was only after Serbia was defeated and Bulgaria entered the war on the side of the Central Powers that these logistics problems were solved. German contribution in terms of both aircraft and pilots pl
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original historical autograph manuscript document sealed by the authorized person of the Pertevniyal Hanim Waqf on special paper. 32x18 cm. In Ottoman script. 6 lines with its annotated confirmation with red ink. 1 p. Historical manuscript document on about the muwaqqit who was hired to set the special watch that Pertevniyal Kadin Efendi donated to the tomb of Fatih Sultan Mehmed Han. Pertevniyal Sultan [i.e. "Descended from Radiance"], (1810-1884), was the thirteenth wife of Sultan Mahmud II, and Valide sultan to their son Sultan Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Empire. Pertevniyal exerted some influence over her son. When Abdulaziz took his trip to Europe, Pertevniyal was anxious about him the whole time he was away. On his way home he stopped at Ruse, Bulgaria, where Midhat was governor, with the intention of a month and acquainting himself with the Balkan country. But Pertevniyal, a possessive and short-sighted woman, wrote him to come home immediately. Sultan of Turkey though he was, he obeyed his mother's command. Pertevniyal contributed to the instability of her son's rule by meddling in affairs of state. Especially unwise was her alliance with Mahmud Nedim Pasha, the sycophantic grand vizier whose recklessness and incompetence led to further financial chaos. She founded the Pertevniyal High School as well as Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque in 1872. In the days when the Hejaz was part of the Empire, the Porte tried to improve the health situation there. Pertevniyal, built hospitals in the Harem-i Sherif, and young Turkish doctors went out from Istanbul to man them. Pertevniyal Sultan was a great philanthropist, and thanks to her influence, she had the opportunity to make her son do whatever he wanted. In order to provide income to the foundations that it intends to establish, lands called Fasil fields. She commissioned a fountain in front of the Kâtib Mosque in October 1862, and then it was removed from the square and moved to the entrance door of the mosque on the grounds that it narrowed the road. She also built three fountains, one in Suboyu (Bige) village and two on Karaköy road in Sebinkarahisar. In 1864, she built a shipbuilding pool (stone loom) in Tersane to cover her own income, the first Ottoman battleship came out of this loom. "In the history of Islam, a muwaqqit was an astronomer tasked with the timekeeping and the regulation of prayer times in an Islamic institution like a mosque or a madrasa. Unlike the muezzin (reciter of the call to prayer) who was usually selected for his piety and voice, a muwaqqit was selected for his knowledge and skill in astronomy. The main duty of the muwaqqit was timekeeping and the regulation of daily prayer times in mosques, madrasas, or other institutions using astronomy and other exact sciences. At its zenith in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, major mosques often employed prominent astronomers as muwaqqits. In addition to regulating prayer times, they wrote treatises on astronomy, especially on timekeeping and the use of related instruments such as quadrants and sundials. They were also responsible for other religious matters related to their astronomical expertise, such as the keeping of the Islamic calendar and the determination of the qibla (the direction to Mecca used for prayers). (Source: Wikipedia).
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs (many full-page) throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
4pp., 8vo., First Edition; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
Very Good Turkish In modern photograph album including 40 photographs. In various sizes. Album size: (20x16 cm). Descriptive notes on backsides of photographs. 1934 Fevzi Çakmak and military stuff in Izmir.; [An inspection].; On a board (ship) (Small size).; Train riding practice in 1936, Tekirdag.; [In a train].; [Afyon] Kocatepe in [1]941 on railways (Small size).; Procession in Tekirdag - 1936 (Small size).; [On a board (ship)] (Small size).; Fevzi Çakmak and military stuff.; Mariners in 1935.; Fevzi Çakmak with a machine gun.; Fevzi Çakmak on ship's board with binoculars in 1935.; Artillery practice.; Inspection of aviators in Eskisehir by Fevzi Çakmak and other stuff in 1932 etc. The Thrace Maneuvers (Trakya Manevralari) were conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in 1937 between 17 and 20 August under the command of the Chief of General Staff Marshal Fevzi Çakmak. Prior to the upcoming World War II, it was carried out both as a review of the level of preparation of the armed forces and as a show of strength for potential enemy threats. First of all, the fascist movement led by Benito Mussolini in Italy and then the Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler in Germany, after they took the power to aggressively take up arms and run again to share the land in the European continent, were regarded as a sign of an upcoming war. Therefore, Turkish state officials, especially Atatürk, decided to get military exercises to prepare the armed forces for a military confrontation and to intimidate potential threats.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and trade advertisements throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Admission tickets stapled to inside front wrapper.
4to., with a frontispiece, 15 coloured plates and very numerous monochrome facsimiles (a number full-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. The sale of this notable collection comprises 211 lots. It is particularly strong in the early years of flight, especially French ballooning and early US powered flight. Numerous items relating to the Wrights, Byrd, Lindbergh, Earhart, Amundsen, Peary, Saint-Exupery and many others.
Collection " Le temps de la découverte " . Un voyage en avion , de l'achat des billets à l'atterrissage . Comprendre pourquoi un avion peu voler , comment il trouve sa route dans le ciel , ce qui lui permet d'atterrir en toute sécurité et par tous les temps . Plan pour construire un concorde en papier fort . En direction des enfants . Illustré de photographies , dessins , plans en couleurs . Enfantina .- 60 p. , 600 gr.
8vo., First Paperback Edition, with very numerous plates; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Barker's acclaimed study was first published as 'The Royal Flying Corps in France' (2 vols, 1995). This is the work's first appearance in paperback.
160 pages. Chronology. Text in English. A most engaging review of the illustrious first hundred years of business of Groupe Zodiac/ The Zodiac Group. Gloriously illustrated in colour and black and white with archival photos and illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy of this dynamic corporate history. Book
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; navy cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome insignia throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome insignia throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., Second Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the scarce original edition of 1918. Enser, p.124, 379 (recording the first edition).
8vo., First Edition, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped, mildly browned dustwrapper.
281pp. + 48 planches hors-texte, 21cm., brochure originale illustrée, qqs. rousseurs, bon état, C90433
8vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks 12.
8vo. with plates; blue cloth gilt back a very good clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser p.6
8vo., First Edition, text from typescript, with plates; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, text from typescript, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers lightly sunned else a bright, clean copy. Covers Wormwood Scrubs, Acton, Hounslow, Northolt, Heston, Hanworth, Denham and Great West Aerodrome. VERY SCARCE.
