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Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original 1/3 leather bdg. Decorative cloth boards with crescent and star and tughra. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 ccm). In Ottoman script. 271 p. AH 1286 = AD 1870. Karakaszâde was born in Bursa and died in Edirne. One sheikhsof the Jalvatiyya order. His works are "Nûru'l-Hüdâ li men Ihtidâ" and "Serh-i Risâle-i Hâce Cihan" and "Mürettebât Divan", which talk about mysticism and morality and are written on the old Ottoman inscription, but were written with some humble and extreme views. This book includes history of the mystic orders and tradition of Islamic and Turkish sufism. According to some claims this work by him is a plagiarist from 'Menâkibnâme-i Hâce Cihan ve Netice-i Can' by Vahidî. One copy in OCLC with mistake of author's name: 39817913.; Özege 15570. First Edition. Rare.