Search Results: Africana from Khalkedon Rare Books, IOBA, ESA

Sudan: Mc Corqudale (Sudan) Ltd., 1956. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. [2], 21 p. First and only edition of this extremely rare pamphlet documenting the first constitutional and judicial movements in the Islamization of Sudan started in the 1950s Sudanese society and government. "The judicial system of Sudan survived the transfer of power to the independent state with few changes. Independence did, however, bring to the fore conflicts which had been kept under the carpet during the Condominium. The nature of the constitution became one of the most contested issues. The Transition Constitution, adopted 1st January 1956 (Independence Day), formalized a Westminster style of government, but it was never meant to be more than temporary. The debate on the new permanent constitution took many forms. In a long memorandum, Sheikh Hasan Muddathir, the Grand qadi of Sudan (i.e. the head of the sharia… Read More

Istanbul: Hilâl Matbaasi., [AH 1333], 1917. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 80, [4] p., 4 unnumbered b/w plates. First and only edition of this very rare anti-alcohol medical tractate, penned by Milâsli Ismail Hakki, who was one of the founders of Hilâl-i Ahdar Cemiyeti [i.e. the Green Crescent]. In this work written in Ottoman Turkish, Milasli describes various alcoholic drinks, states that any and all intoxicants are haram [i.e. forbidden by religion], and discusses and examines types of alcohol by telling of the contents of the drink. He then goes on to explain the physiological effects of drinking, talks about the ways to get rid of alcoholism and the importance of abstaining from alcohol, and finally ends his book by presenting images of drunken people. Özege 8455.; Not located in OCLC.

Ankara: Ortadogu ve Afrika Arastirmacilari Dernegi Yayinlari, 2013. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Title is in English, French, and Turkish. Texts in Turkish. 355, [1] p., 9 color maps. Africa bibliography.= Bibliographie de l'Afrique.= Osmanli'dan günümüze Afrika bibliyografyasi. Annotated bibliography on Africa from Ottoman Empire to up-to-date. OTTOMANIA International relations Turkish Republic Afrika Reference Bibliography.

Istanbul: Cinius Yayinlari, 2018. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. 133 p. This book has been written for the sons and daughters of Africa to wake up and take contingent action. An important starting point is to ask where Africa is in the 21st century when other countries that were one time poor like Malaysia, Singapore, China, Indonesia, and India are making the headlines today with stunning economic growths. Based on interviews and literature reviews this book admits that the unseen, hypocritic legislation and practice of magic and occultism at the higher levels of the state as this book sees it, are a corruption and disease of religion, national security, national development and the smooth integration of the country into one prosperous whole. Therefore, to think that witchcraft and sorcery can develop a nation is a farce and a serious policy mistake that necessitates being overhauled. The subjective and broad based… Read More

Istanbul: Carl Schünemann Verlag, 1954. Dust jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original cloth bdg. Dust wrapper. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In German. 346, [5] p., one folded map of the North Africa including Morocco and Algeria. Chipped on extremities of DJ, slightly age-toned on edges. Otherwise a clean and very good signed copy. Signed late edition of this German book including Löhndorff's first hand literary account of the North Africa reflecting his experiences in the French Foreign Legion in post war years and he seems to have been in Algeria but deserted after only two months and fled the country. His autobiographic style often gives the impression that Löhndorff reports his own adventures. His travels and adventures were a strong source of inspiration for his stories. Signed and inscribed by Löhndorff as "Für Nüsehi, in Erinnerung an den (?), BAden - Baden, 4.5.1936". Ernst Friedrich Löhndorff was a… Read More

London: The Linguaphone Institute, 1927. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original cloth bdg. Minor fading on cloth. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In English and Afrikaan. [ix], 148, [5] p., b/w ills. Afrikaans in 30 lessons. The linguaphone Afrikaans course.

Istanbul: Zeytinburnu Belediyesi / Zeytinburnu Kültür Ve Sanat Merkezi, 2016. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (31 x 29 cm). In Turkish. 108, [1] p., color and b/w photographs. Afrika'da alinteri. Süleyman Gündüz Fotograf Sergisi. 14 Aralik - 13 Ocak 2017. [Exhibition catalogue]. Curated by Mehmet Lütfi Sen.

Leipzig und Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck) , 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary cloth bdg. with marbled bards. Roy. 8v. (24 x 17 cm). In German. 260-274, [1] pp. Aus dem Religionsleben der Libyschen Wüste. [i.e. From religious life in the Libyan desert]. (Separat-Abdruck aus dem Archiv für Religionswissenschaft). Before Hartmann's "Lieder der libyschen Wüste. Die Quellen und die Texte, nebst einem Exkurse über die bedeutenderen Bedeuinenstämme des westlichen Unterägypten" published in a book form in 1900, this separatum published in 1898, including a list of important Bedouin tribes in western Lower Egypt.

Belgian Congo: Original Photograph., [circa 1880], 1880. No Binding. Very Good. Original albumen print photograph of Joseph Devos, a Dutch hunter in Belgian Congo, showing him in front of an antelope hunted and hung from the ceiling by the feet, with two Congolese natives. 11.5 x 9.5 cm. A handwritten note in Dutch on verso: "Antilope wegende 40 a 50 kilos geschoten 10 November 1911" [i.e. Antelope weighing 40 to 50 kilos shot November 10, 1911], and signed "Joseph Devos". The inscription "Belgian Congo" is seen on the stone. Four pinholes and slight chippings on corners. Overall very good condition.

Izmir: Av Tutkusu Dergisi, 2006. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original bdg. HC. 4to. (30 x 22 cm). In Turkish. 166, [1] p., color ills. Benim Afrikam: Av hikayeleri. Memoirs of a Turkish hunter in Africa.

Ankara: TIKA, 2013. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original bdg. HC. Folio. (33 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 232 p., b/w and color ills. Black pearl, white tulip: A history of Ottoman Africa.= Siyah inci, beyaz lale: Afrika'da Osmanli asirlari. "In the year 1517, the Ottoman s under Sultan Selim I eradicated the Mamluk Sultanate from political landscape, and in its stead, took chances to interact with nations, peoples, and customs in Africaand the Middle East. Ottoman imperial authority rapidly expanded from North Africa and the Red Sea down to the continent's south. The Ottoman rule in Africa until the early 20th century has drawn scholarly analysis so narrow in scope. This edited volume, Black Pearl and White Tulip, brings together works of an international scholarship examining the administrative, commercial, cultural, and diplomatic implications of the Ottoman involvement in Africa...".

Istanbul: Ephesus Yayinlari, 2018. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original bdg. HC. Large 8vo. (22 x 22 cm). In English and Turkish. 228 p., color photos. Bright faces from a dark continent.= Karanlik kitadan aydinlik yüzler. [Album of photographs].

Tunis: Concours de Gouvernement Tunisien / Imprimerie Française., AH 1314, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In modern green cloth bdg. Original wrappers mounted on front and rear boards. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French and Arabic. 34, 58 p. Concordance des eres Musulmane et Chretienne pour les quatorze premiers siecles de l'Hegire commençant le 16 Juillet 622 et finissant le 20 Novembre 1979 = Tahaffut un-necad. Bemkabelet tarihi al-hicri ve al-milad. Scarce book including the correct and comparative calculations of the Muslim and Christian eras and calendars for the first fourteen centuries of the Hijri beginning on July 16, 622 and ending on November 20, 1979. Belkhodja was a Tunisian politician. He was born into a family of the Tunisian religious aristocracy whose origins date back to the arrival of his ancestor, the Ottoman soldier Ali Khodja Al Hanafi, who came to Tunis on the occasion of the battle fought at La… Read More

Istanbul: Istanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayinlari, 1957. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [viii], 67 p., 1 folded map. Cezayirin Fransizlar tarafindan isgali karsisinda Osmanli siyaseti, (1827-1847). Ottoman policy against the French occupation of Algeria in early 19th century.

Dersaâdet-Constantinople: Hüseyin Ferid (Printed and published by) / Matbaa-yi Âmire., [AH 1310], 1894. Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original color lithograph map. Folded. Oblong folio. (35 x 52 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). It shows Sudan and West Africa, Atlas Ocean shores, Sahra Desert, and other parts of Africa. Scale: 1:15.000.000. A very detailed and attractive map. Slightly fading. Otherwise a very good copy. Dated Hegira: 1310 = [Gregorian 1894]. Taken from his attractive atlas titled "Yeni cografya atlasi. [i.e. New Geographical Atlas]". The cartographer, Ali Seref, or Hafiz Ali Seref (or Esref) Pasha (1840-1907) was an Ottoman soldier and mapmaker who was schooled in Paris as a cartographer around 1862. While in Paris he published his first atlas with 22 maps, called the Yeni atlas. Upon his return to Istanbul, he became the chief cartographer at the Matbaa-i Amire Printing Press in Beyazit. Chipping on… Read More

Istanbul: TASAM African Institute, 2009. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original bdg. HC. 4to. 135 p. In English, French and Turkish. Color and b/w ills. Exlibris African countries.= Exlibris pays d'Afrique.= Exlibris: Afrika ülkeleri 2009. Curator: Yalin Alpay. [Exhibition catalogue].

[Egypt?]: Muassasat Sijil Al-Arab [i.e. Arab Record Foundation], 1965. 1st Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Half leather bound in Egyptian style raised six bands to spine, Arabic lettered gilt in second and fourth. 'Abdelzehar Binding' stamp on back endpaper. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Arabic. 179, [1] p. First Arabic edition of Kartun's 'Africa! Africa! A continent rises to its feet' which describes the struggle for freedom in British colonial Africa in the face of horrible pressures. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kartun was the improbable combination of a leftist activist, a captain of industry, a Daily Worker journalist and an author of spy thrillers. Kartun was the son of a Russian-French father and a Polish-English mother. He was born into the world of the cultured bourgeoisie, his uncle being the pianist and conductor Léon Kartun. His father had left Paris Conservatoire when he realized that he would not be one of the great violinists… Read More

Istanbul: Matbaa-i Askeriye., [AH 1339], 1923. 1st Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Full morocco in Ottoman style. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 62 p., 18 unnumbered b/w photos, and four b/w maps. Slight foxing on extremities. Otherwise a very good copy. First and only edition of this exceedingly rare first book on Muslims and Islam in the Comoro Islands of Africa, located in the Mozambique Channel to the north-west of Madagascar and facing Mozambique, including Ngazidja (Grande Comore), Ndzuwani (Anjouan), Mwali (Moheli) and Mayotte (Maore) Islands. The book gives detailed information about the races, customs, and traditions of the natives of the archipelago, the introduction of Islam to the islands, and how influential it was on the people as well as on their education, social structure and the population of the archipelago. The work carried out in the context of missionary activities is also discussed… Read More

Constantinople (Istanbul): Basiret Matbaasi - Ahmed Bey Matbaasi., [AH 1292], 1875. 1st Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 13 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 112 p. On the first page, written 'copies without seals are fake', and this copy is with a seal. Slightly faded and chipped on extremities. Foxing on first pages. Uncut marginal extremities Otherwise a good copy. Exceedingly rare first edition of the first Ottoman voyage to Cape of Good Hope and first-hand travel account of the Ottoman qadi Abubakr Effendi (1814-1880) of South Africa and Mozambique, who was sent in 1862 by Sultan Abdulaziz at the British Queen Victoria's request in order to teach and assist the Muslim community of the Cape Malays. The presence of the Muslim population in South Africa dates back to the 16th century, South Africa and the Cape of Hope have become a colony of Western countries such as Portugal, the… Read More

Istanbul: Aksam Matbaasi., [AH 1336], 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original illustrated wrappers. Chipping on top edge and front cover. Occasional foxing on pages. Overall a good copy. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 15 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 103 p., b/w plates (19 unnumbered b/w plates and 1 map). First edition of this extremely rare first-hand and historically significant eyewitness account of the Syrian and the Suez Canal Operations during the Great War by an Ottoman soldier and statesman. Erden describes in this book his return to Istanbul after his military attaché duty in Paris and his departure to Damascus to join the 4th Army in Syria under the command of Cemal Pasha (1872-1922). He then discusses the Arab Revolt in Hejaz and its possible effects on the Ottoman Empire (The Arab Uprising was initiated by Sharif Hussein bin Ali in June 1916 during the Great War with the aim of creating an independent and… Read More