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

Istanbul: Lale Yayincilik, 2020. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. 4to. (28 x 24 cm). In Turkish. 160 p., color and b/w ills. 19. yüzyil Istanbul'unda bahçe köskleri. Ottoman architecture developed in a different direction, especially in the historical literature about the Tulip Period and afterwards, albeit controversial, called the "Westernization / Modernization Period". This book on architectural works of this period, in which new interpretations are sought and the rapidly changing cultural and social structure is reflected in every area, was published in order to shed light on the cultural approach of the period with examples from garden pavilions built in Constantinople during the 19th century.

Istanbul: TYEK, 2012. Limited Edition . Leather. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original full imitation in Ottoman style leather bound with miklep (flap). 4to. (30 x 20 cm). In Turkish translation with facsimile of Ottoman manuscript. 435 p. 'Acâyîbü'l-mahlûkât ve garâyibü'l-mevcûdât. Prep. by Günay Kut. (Inceleme - Tipkibasim). Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi, Nuri Arlasez Koleksiyonu, No.128'deki nüshanin tipkibasimi. 1000 copies were printed.

Izmir: Ege Turizm Dernegi, 1990. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In English. 176 p., b/w and color ills. Aegean region, Turkey. Plants and landscape. Izmir, Pergamon, Ephesus, Priene, Miletos, Didyma, Aphrodisias, Pamukkale, Kusadasi, Manisa, Aydin, Denizli.= Ege bölgesi bitki örtüsü.

Bursa: Bursa Valiligi Il Turizm Müdürlügü, 2000. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 12 cm). In English and Turkish. 168 p., color ills. Alpine flowers of Uludag.= Uludag alpin çiçekleri.

Ankara: TC Yüksek Ziraat Enstitüsü , 1939. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 68, [1]4 p., 13 numerous b/w plates. Anadolu yoncasi. First Edition.

Adana: Say Yayinlari, 2012. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Large demy 8vo. (20 x 16 cm). In English and Turkish. 175 p., color ills. Anatolia orchids.= Anadolu orkideleri. "Beware! You'd better not look at them for a long time, because orhicds may turn you into an addict and ingnite a life-long passion in you. Especially their methods of proliferation! You'll be amazed." Well-known Turkish photographer Faruk Akbas presents this album-book which consists of his actual articles, reviews and photographs that have been taken during his Anatolian trips.

Istanbul: Nobel Tip Kitabevleri, 1998. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [4], 124 p., color and b/w ills. Atkestanesi (Ve Prepagel). Doganin harika ilaci.

Istanbul: La Turquie Matbaasi / Matbaa-yi Âmîre., [AH 1287], 1870. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Unbound booklet. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 8, 6 p. Chipped on the top of four leaves, apparently trimmed margins, wear on spine, otherwise an unbound but good copy. First edition of this extremely rare first official report of the cultivation of opium seed and poppy in the Ottoman Empire, probably also in the Middle East (following the Opium Commission convened in Shanghai in 1909, the Iranian government initiated what became the first opium legislation of Iran in 1911 -Regavim pp. 156-). With the increasing demand for opium in the world, the agriculture of this plant gained importance in the Ottoman Empire, and the state had experts prepared for the cultivation and harvesting of opium in order to increase production. This earliest report was written by Amasyan Efendi in 1870 upon the… Read More

Istanbul (Constantinople): Millî Matbaa, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary cloth bdg. Title lettered gilt on spine with ex-owner name, original period end-papers. Ex-library stamp on colophon. A very good copy. Demy 8vo. (22 x 14,5 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 256 p., richly illustrated with 333 numbered b/w plates. Early and richly illustrated Turkish edition of this rare botanical book translated the plants' chapter from the French zoologist and botanist Caustier's work titled "Anatomie et Physiologie Animales et ve?ge?tales". Siraceddin Hasircioglu (1877-1937) was a Turkish translator of this book, who was known for his early translations from Moliere and La Fontaine as well. Özege 20867.; TBTK 7170.; Not in OCLC.; Not in Altan & Alçitepes.

Istanbul: Matbaa-i Osmaniye., [AH 1330], 1914. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 14 p. Exceedingly rare first edition of this second official report of the cultivation of opium seed and poppy in the Ottoman Empire, written by Ali Haydar who was the Turkish director of agriculture of Hüdavendigâr (Bursa) Province of the last period of the Ottoman Empire. This report was written following the policy of the Ottoman Empire to expand opium and poppy cultivation by the state in the year World War I began. Özege 7006.; TBTK 3227, 3284.; Not in OCLC.

Ankara: Turkish Republic Ministry of Environment, 1996. Dust jacket. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English and Turkish. 160 p., ills. Ballad of colours: Natural assets of Turkey.= Renklerin türküsü: Türkiye'nin dogal degerleri.

Ankara: TTK, 1987. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [xviii], 181 p. Bogazköy metinlerine göre Hititler Devri Anadolu'sunun florasi. Flora in the Hittite period of Anatolia based on Bogazkoy founds.

Istanbul: Burhaniye Belediyesi Kültür Yayinlari, 2012. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 384 p. Color photos. Fruits, botany and flora, caves, rocks, valleys, animals, nature and trekking roads of Burhaniye, a North Aegean town. Burhaniye dogal kaynak degerleri.

Bursa: TC Bursa Valiligi, 2013. Hardcover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original bdg. HC. Mint. Oblong 4to. (23 x 28 cm). In English and Turkish. 59, [1] p. Color ills. Bursa Museums.= Bursa Müzeleri.

Ankara: TC Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Botanik Enstitüsü Müdürlügü" Letterhead, 1961. No Binding. Very Good. Original autograph letter signed by Hikmet Birand. 28,5x20 cm. In Turkish. 2 p. Letterhead of "Ankara University Faculty of Science Botany Institute Directorate". To 'Münevver Hanim'. Birand was a Turkish academic, university administrator, botanical scholar, and author. He was the first botanist who worked on plant sociology in Turkey. He made efforts to establish the METU-Atatürk Forest, which was established in 1960.

Weimar: Bernhard Friedrich Boigt, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In contemporary hardcover. 234, [2] p. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). B/w ills. In German. Die kunst der pflanzenvermehrung durch samen, stecklinge, ableger und veredelung.

Istanbul: TC Kahramanmaras Valiligi, 2008. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Oblong large 8vo. (20 x 20 cm). Color ills. 96 p. In Turkish. Kahramanmaras flora. Doganin penceresinden Kahramanmaras.

Istanbul: Edremit Belediyesi, 2010. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. In original bdg. HC. 4to. (31 x 22 cm). In Turkish. Color ills. 405 p. Monumental trees of Adramyttion, (Edremit). Edremit'in anitsal ve korunmaya deger agaçlari.

Mersin: TBMM Basimevi, 1992. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English and Turkish. 54 p., color and b/w ills. Endemic wild plants of North Cyprus.= Kuzey Kibris'a özgü yabani bitkiler.

Istanbul: Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlgi, 2010. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. 4to. (28 x 24 cm). Edition in English. 237, [3] p., color ills. Endemic plants of Turkey. There is a common understanding that "culture" and "nature" are two contradictory, even antagonistic, notions. This book plays an important role in disentangling this stereotype. The interaction of human beings with their environment plays a major role in the formation of culture. Original values of culture are in fact "natural" results of thes interaction. In turn, these values make pople "belong to the lands they live in". The oroginal cultural hertage of Anatolia is a remarkable reflection of this fact.