Search Results: Middle East from Khalkedon Rare Books, IOBA, ESA

Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dis Münasebetler Enstitüsü Yayinlari / Sevinç Matbaasi, 1966. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [viii], 135, [9] p. 1860-1861 Suriye buhrani: Osmanli diplomasisinden bir örnek olay.

London: Ithaca Press, 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 176 p. The 1968 Revolution in Iraq. Experience and prospects. The political report of the Eighth Congress of the Arab Ba'th Socialist Party in Iraq, January 1974.

Istanbul: Anka Yayinlari, 2004. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 15 cm). In Turkish. 287 p. 20. yüzyil Islâm dünyasinda hilâfet tartismalari. Controversy and discussions of caliphate in Islamic world in 19th century. ISLAM Islamic world Philosophy Caliphate Middle East Arabic culture Political history Philosophy.

Misr [Egypt]: Dâr Al-Ma'arif, 1961. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrapper, missing back cover. Foolscap 8vo. (17 x 13 cm). In Arabic. 117, [1] p., b/w ills. and one map. Scarce illustrated Arabic book of the Afghan people living in different regions in Afghanistan, written in the period of Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909-1978), who was an Afghan politician and general who served as prime minister of Afghanistan from 1953 to 1963. It's published as the seventh book of the "Peoples of the World Series". Second Edition. Fifteen copies in OCLC 235990862, 29876584.

Elaziz (Elazig) - Harput (Kharput): Manuscript Historical Document., [AH 1339], 1923. No Binding. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original manuscript autographed historical document. 33x21 cm. In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 21 lines on 1 page. A legible Riq'a script. Occasionally foxing on the paper, slightly chipped extremities, folded, a small transparent tape to the lower folded end. Overall a good document. A rare manuscript document prepared by Major Hayreddin, who was on duty at the Harput war scene, upon the request of the Elazig Military Service, and containing the inventory of American missionary schools and buildings in the region in the post-war period, and information with the statistics on the non-Muslim population in 1923. This signed historical document includes the detailed information about the populations of Turkish, Armenian, Assyrian under the classification of Catholic, Protestant and Latin. The document gives the numbers of… Read More

Istanbul: Seyh Mehmed Sadik Buhari Matbaasi., AH 1285 = [1869], 1869. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary quarter calf with gilt decorations on spine, green boards. Slightly worn to extremities. Otherwise, a very good copy. Rare first printed Ottoman edition of the magnum opus by Ibn Zafar, considered as 'Eastern Macchiavelli' lived four centuries before Macchiavelli. The treatise is a form of wisdom literature with a long Arabian and Persian tradition, called "mirrors for princes", which purported to be handbooks for princes and caliphs offering counsel on the proper use of power, good governance, and the conduct of commerce and trade. Ibn Zafar dedicated the first edition of Sulwan to an unknown king facing revolt - possibly the ruler of Damascus expelled by Nur ad-Din - and the second edition to his patron Abu'l-Qasim ibn Hammud ibn al-Hajar. (Wikipedia). This edition is the first printed Turkish edition,… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1936. Dust jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original publisher's brown cloth. Titles to spines in gilt. Dust wrappers. 4to. (26 x 20 cm). 2 volumes set: (674 p., 696 p., Doughty's portrait on the frontispiece, 2 large folding maps (colour map on a folded plate at end of each volume: "A sketch map itinerarium of part of northwestern Arabia and Negd [Najd]"), folding topographic panoramas, many illustrations in text, numbered plates in colour and b/w. Slight browning and light chippings on top and lower of dust jackets. Overall, a very good set. Scarce set in this condition, of this "new and definitive edition", with an introduction by Lawrence of Arabia (1888-1935). This "first and indispensable work upon the Arabs of the desert -and if it has not always been referred to, or enough read, that has been because it was excessively rare-" (Lawrence), including a detailed travel account of the Middle East and… Read More

Istanbul: Kardes Matbaasi, 1952. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Original illustrated wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. [12], 244 p., 88 b/w plates, and maps. Some markings on the first map in red pencil, with slight creasing on the spine and rear cover. Otherwise a very good copy. Scarce first edition of this first-hand account and detailed description of Yemen, written by Ehiloglu, who served as the Judicial Adviser in the 7th Corps in Yemen during eight years between the pre-First World War and the Armistice of Mudros. This richly illustrated book includes the b/w photos of inhabitants, architectural buildings, topography, artisans, and the army of Yemen. Three photos show Ehiloglu in disguise in a local dress of the region. Two maps of the region are included. The book includes the descriptions in an eye-witnessed and first-hand account of why he came to Yemen and the route through the Suez Canal, his mission in Yemen, the geography and history of the region, the places he… Read More

Constantinople: Imprimerie Osmanie, 1902. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original wrappers. Folio. (35 x 25 cm). In French. [26] p., 14 tables on double-page spreads. First and only edition of this very scarce report on the regulation of the Hajj organized by the auspices of the Administration Sanitaire de l'Empire Ottoman [i.e., the Administration of the Sanitary of the Ottoman Empire] for the Hejaz region. This report documents the general movement of the Hejaz pilgrimage through the ports of the Red Sea in 1901-1902, travel and pilgrimage routes, medical conditions, list of the pilgrims including their nations, origins, numbers, ships, and ports of the embarkation of the convoy, was published annually between 1896 and 1914. On the title page in French: "Gentlemen, I have the honour to present to you the General Movement of the Pilgrimage of Hejaz through the ports of the Red Sea, for the year of Hegira 1319, drawn up by the Office of Control".… Read More

Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale, 1831. 2nd Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original brown quarter leather bdg., five raised bands to spine; title and volume numbers lettered in gilt. An old label on the spine. Professionally repaired spine. Slight foxing on pages. Overall a very good set. Demy 8vo. (22 x 14 cm). In French. 2 volumes set: ([xxxiv] [numbered mistakenly], 608 p., viii numbered folded plates; [xii], 697 p.). Early original corrected and enlarged (second) French edition, of this comprehensive orientalist Arabic grammar of the 19th century with its attractive plates, written by French linguist De Sacy, fifteen years later he became the first and only professor of Arabic in the newly founded school of living Eastern languages (École speciale des langues orientales vivantes). First edition 1810. The first volume is opening with the introduction of this enlarged second edition and preface for the first edition. A detailed description of… Read More

Kostantiniyye [Constantinople - Istanbul]: Tab'hâne-i Âmire Bab-i [Ser]Askeriye., [AH 1256], 1840. 1st Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original quarter leather bdg. Slight wear on spine. Otherwise a very good copy. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 15 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 143 p. Extremely rare first Turkish edition of the legend of Hatem of Tai tribe, or "the tale of Hatemtai, or qissa-e Hatem-Tai" which was very popular in the Indian subcontinent, as well as the earliest printed separate form from the Arabian nights [Alf laila wa laila] in the Middle East. In Turkish literature, this story was printed nine times separately from the Arabian nights (1840, 1856, 1867, 1871, 1874, 1879, 1885, 1891, 1925). This is the very first edition of this book. Hatim al-Tai (?âtim bin Abd Allâh bin Sa'ad a't-Tâ'iyy; Hatim of the Tayy tribe; deceased 578), was the ruling prince and poet of the… Read More

Venetiis: Typis Antonellianis., (1880-1881), 1880. 2nd Edition . Leather. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Extremely rare second edition of Quaresmus' work including four parts in two volumes, which is a a contribution to history, geography, archaeology, biblical and moral science of the East and Holy Land. First Edition is 1639, printed in Antwerp. This edition was edited by Father Cypriano da Treviso. First volume has one two-page map titled 'Chorographia Terræ Sanctæ Sev Terræ Promissionis Nova Descriptio' depicting a very attractive view of the Holy Lands, which is decorated ships heading to the Holy Land. Second volume has two maps, one plate, and two plans (All is folded and huge sizes). First map is one of the most attractive views of Extremely rare second edition of Quaresmus' work including four parts in two volumes, which is a contribution to history, geography, archaeology, biblical and moral science of the East and Holy Land. First Edition is… Read More

Konya-Istanbul: N.p., June 1944, 1944. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Slightly split on margins. Otherwise a very good copy. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14,5 cm). In Ottoman script. 212 p. It's written with a legible hand script. Mehmed Tevfik was a 'Hafiz'. Hafiz is a term used by Muslims for someone who has completely memorized the Quran. His name is not figured out in the literature. Manuscript starts with that he describes to started of neighborhood school in Tosya, Kastamonu and his first teacher Ismail Efendi. We learned that his father was professor in Abdurrezzak Madrasa in Tosya which was first and only madrasa in Tosya. After that he mentions his brother Ali, his primary school was in Çankiri. He describes their family journeys from Çankiri to Tosya in a very bright style which was a day and night and eventful journey. They crossed Devrez Baglari by a horse carriage. He gave some examples from Tosya (Kastamonu) local… Read More

Konya: Selçuk Üniversitesi Egitim Fakültesi, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [xxxii], 335 p., 1 folding map. Turkish sultans and Seljuk queens in the Abbasid caliphate. Abbasî hilâfetinde Selçuklu hatunlari ve Türk sultanlari.

Erzurum: Atatürk Üniversitesi Fen - Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayini, 1995. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [xi], [1], 216 p. Abbasi edebiyatinda Sulîler ve Ebû Bekr es-Sulî. 'Suli' family (A family in Turkish / Turkic origin) in Abbasid literature and Abu Bakr as-Suli. Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Yahya al-Suli, (266-267 Hegira / 880 Gregorian; 334-335 Hegira / 946 Gregorian) (aged 6869. lunar calendar) was a nadim (boon companion) of successive Abbasid caliphs. He was noted for his poetry and scholarship and wrote a chronicle called Akhbar al-Radi wa'l-Muttaqi, detailing the reigns of the caliphs al-Radi and al-Muttaqi. He was a legendary shatranj (an ancestor of chess) player, still remembered to this day. Upon the death of al-Radi in 940, al-Suli fell into disfavour with the new ruler due to his sympathies towards Shi'a Islam and as a result had to go into… Read More

Istanbul: Klasik Yayinlari, 2012. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Large Roy. 8vo. 139 p. Except the text facsimile pages of manuscript found in Istanbul libraries and in original Arabic text and its transcription.

Kayseri: Erciyes Üniversitesi Yayinlari, 1992. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback., Fine., 24 x 17 cm., [6], 108 p., "Abdüllâtif Bagdâdi.", Ahmet Hulusi Köker, Erciyes Üniversitesi Yayinlari, Kayseri, 1989. Islam felsefesi içerisinde bagimsiz kabul edilen, belli bir akima dayanmayan ya da kendisini belirli bir akim koymamis olan filozoflardandir. Ibn-i Sina ve Gazali gibi filozoflarin yapitlarindan felsefeyi ögrenmis, daha sonra onlara karsi elestirel bir tutum takinarak tenkit etmistir. Zamaninin önemli filozoflariyla da tartismalara girmistir, Farabi'nin mantik kitaplarini serh etmistir.

Istanbul: Cinius Yayinlari, 2013. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 357 p. Color ills. ".With the aim of providing support for the Peace of Israel-Palestinian depending on Jerusalem, he sponsored and pioneered an establishment of a football club which consists of half of the Muslim-Palestinian while the other half are Israeli-Jewish athletes. With the aim of a contribution to the peace of the civilizations, together with the right ground and the idea that it is an essential element to understand the Turkish-Islamic case he wrote Abraham's Fight , The Turkish - Islamic Case. 'Ahmet Reyiz Yilmaz is married and has four children; he has an advanced knowledge of English and Jewish'.".

Ankara: AKM, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. [vii], [1], 379, [1] p. General titles: General, Music, Philosophy, History of science, History of medicine and pharmacology by various scholars such Aydin Sayili, Baloch, Emel Esin, Etem Ruhi Üngör, Bingöl, Altintas, Bolay, Watt, Yaren, Ayyubi, Hoyrup, Müjgân Üçer etc. Acts of the International Symposium on Ibn Turk, Khwârezmî, Fârâbî, Beyrûnî, and Ibn Sînâ. (Ankara, 9-12 September, 1985). Foreword by Aydin Sayili.

Ankara: Bilkent University / Friedrich - Naumann - Foundation, 1994. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. [xii], 187 p. Actual situation and prospects of Turkey's bilateral relations with Egypt potential and future co-operation.