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

Istanbul: Kangal Kaymakamligi / Sivas Valligi / Cumhriyet Üniversitesi, 2005. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. Mint. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In English and Turkish. [vi], 159 p., color and b/w ills. 2. International Symposium of Kangal Dog.= 2. Uluslararasi Kangal Köpegi Sempozyumu. 8 July 2005. Kangal / Sivas / Türkiye.

[USA]: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1885. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original dark green cloth bdg. Brief title and "Stirps Arabica Vicit" with a saber and crescent moon gilded on the front board. A very good copy. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). In English. 66 p., 5 engraved plates. First and only edition of this handsome and illustrated book of the first Arabian horses presented by Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II, bred by Huntington in North America. Arabian horse breeding in North America properly began with the world tour taken by General Ulysses S. Grant after he served as president of America, it is that in March of 1878 the General and his son Jesse arrived in Istanbul (Constantinople ), after the day the Grants toured the private stables of Sultan Abdul Hamid II are distinctly contradictory. Randolph Huntington was an American horse breeder who demonstrated the possibilities inherent in the Arab horse for the purpose of developing a new breed of saddle… Read More

Istanbul: YKY: Yapi Kredi Yayinlari, 2003. 1st Edition . Dust jacket. New/New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (32 x 23 cm). In Turkish. 239 p., color and b/w ills. Alabaliktan zarganaya Turkiye baliklari. Photographs by Ara Güler.

Cambridge, England: Letterhead '9, Green Street, Cambridge', Dated 13.10.1948, 1948. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original autograph letter signed by Vladimir Fedorovich Minorsky, sent to Turkish professor and historian Osman Turan, (1914-1978), was born in year when World War I started. He had some bad conditions in his childhood. Being in Ankara in years when DTCF established was a great chance for him. He was trained by Fuat Köprülü. His studies in the first period were about pre-Islamic Turkish history. But his studies after he became associate-professor were about Seljukians. There isn't a better studying in this field yet than his studies. (Source: Osman Turan's Life (1914/17 - 1978) and Historiography, Tufantoz). Letter has 12 lines in front, and 4 lines on verso, in English completely. It has a plan of a library, probably in the UK which shows Trinity and Sydney Colleges, etc. Letter says: "Dear Dr. Turan, Very good.… Read More

München, 1963. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original autograph greeting card signed by Edige Mustafa Kirimal sent to 'Bahire Hanim'. 10x12 cm (Open size: 10x24 cm). In Turkish. 1 p. Written on the card as print 'Die besten Münche zum Jahresmeschel'. Dated 'Münih, 23.12.1963'. 8 lines. Written 'Yeni yilinizi candan kutlar, saglik ve saadet diler, samimî selâm ve hürmetlerimizin kabulünü rica ederiz'. This is a new year celebration and greetings. Kirimal is best known for his meticulous research and publications on the history of Crimean Tatars in the first half of the 20th century. He served as the editor of Dergi, one of the publications of the Institute for the Study of the USSR in Munich, and was among the first scholars to explore the fate of ethnic minorities living in the Soviet Union. Edige's father Mustafa Shinkievich, who came from a Lithuanian Tatar (also known as Polish… Read More

Ankara: Yüksek Ziraat Enstitüsü, 1936. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo (24 x 17 cm). In German and Turkish. [8], 52, [4], 78 p., xiv b/w plates. Beitrage zur kenntnis der Morphologie und Histologie der türkischen Angora-Ziegen-Wolle.= Türk tiftiginin morfolojisi ve histolojisi üstünde arastirmalar. Contribution to the knowledge of the morphology and histology of the Turkish Angora goat wool. First Edition.

Ankara: Adil Güray Business Card., [ca. 1950], 1950. No Binding. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original business card with an inscription by Adil Güray and his wife. 5,5x9 cm. Inscribed as 'Adil Güray ve esi en iyi dilekleriyle saglik ve saadet dolu niaz ederler.'. Business card with autograph inscription. Includes his address and title as 'Tuggeneral E. U Vet Gr. Bsk.'.

USA: The Century Foundation, 1999. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 196 p. Calming the Ferghana Valley: Development and dialogue in the heart of Central Asia (Preventive Action Reports, V. 4). Of all the regions of the former Soviet Union, Central Asia is potentially one of the most explosive and certainly one of the least understood. It is also growing rapidly in importance to U.S. national security, commercial, and foreign policy interests: it has vast oil, gas, gold, and other resources; it has become a source and transit route for narcotics and possible nuclear and other materials; and it is affected by the fierce conflicts in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Vast in size (larger than Eastern and Western Europe combined), and with a rapidly growing population of over 50 million people, it is marked by the persistence of relatively corrupt and authoritarian governments. This report assesses the potential for conflict in… Read More

Ankara: B. E. Rs. X. S. / Büyük Erkâniharbiye Reisligi Matbaasi, 1930. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [6], 156 p., 1 folded plan. Repair on spine. Ceneral von Zekt'in 1920den 1926 senesine kadar yapilan teftisler ve manevralar hakkindaki mütalealari. Translated to Turkish by Binbasi Mithat. First Edition. Only one copy in OCLC (Bogaziçi University Library): 949503066. Johannes "Hans" Friedrich Leopold von Seeckt was a German military officer who served as Chief of Staff to August von Mackensen and was a central figure in planning the victories Mackensen achieved for Germany in the east during the First World War. During the years of the Weimar Republic he was chief of staff for the Reichswehr from 1919 to 1920 and commander in chief of the German Army from 1920 until he resigned in October 1926. During this period he engaged in the reorganization of the army and… Read More

Ankara: TC Orman ve Su Isleri Bakanligi = Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, 2004. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original bdg. HC. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 184 p., color ills. Children of the steppe: The Anatolian wild sheep. With an introduction by George Schaller.= Bozkirin çocuklari: Anadolu yaban koyunu. George Schaller'in önsözüyle. Photos by Aykut Ince.

Izmir: University of Ege Faculty of Agriculture Department of Plant Protection = Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bitki Koruma Bölümü, 2010. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish and English. [viii], 63 p., bibliography. Distributional catalogue of Turkish Elateridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) fauna. [With] Taxonomical index.= Türkiye Elateridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) faunasinin dagilim katalogu. Taksonomik dizin ile. "Our knowledge on the species of Elateridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) existing within the fauna of Turkey goes back to the 19th century and has reached to our present day at an increasing rate. When publications were studied, it is seen that the collected material obtained on the long or short period expeditions realised on different parts of Turkey reflects the above mentioned data. Among the significant catalogues Heyden at al. (1906), Sahlberg (1912-1913), Winkler (1924-1932) and… Read More

Zonguldak: Ali Riza Incealemdaroglu Basimevi, 1946. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Demy 8vo. (22 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 111, [2] p., 6 numerous b/w plates and 1 plan. A few important works were written on zoology, and in particular horse breeding in the early Republic of Turkey. These books were generally publications that argued that Turkish peasants should be a pioneer in horse breeding in the Anatolian aspect and that the government should support it in economic and social terms. This book was written extensively by Düzgünes, who studied zoology in the USA between 1950-1957. He took lessons from the American professors of his period (M. Lerner, J. Lush et al.) And published his research studies in the field of Poultry Breeding in the A-class science journal (American Poultry Science). Düzgünes, the author of books in the field of Statistics, Genetics, and Animal Breeding, translated the books of his professors in the… Read More

Istanbul: Artin Asaduryan ve Mahdumlari Matbaasi., [AH 1327], 1911. 2nd Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary brown quarter morocco, five raised bands gilt to spine, red & crescent motives on the front and rear boards; slightly faded and chipped on extremities of boards, some foxing on pages, overall a good copy. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). [9], 296 p., 160 numerous reproduced woodcuts. Exceedingly rare early (second) edition of this richly illustrated zoology book written by El-Husrî when he was the director of Darülfünûn (University of Istanbul), a constitutional period educator, one of the early followers of Darwin's theory of evolution in Turkey. The book is a compilation made by the author from the lecture notes of the period he taught at Yanya School in Crete for four years. Al-Husri mostly used the works of French zoologists such as Jean Octave Edmond Perrier… Read More

Istanbul: Mekteb-i Tibbiye-i Sâhâne Matbaasi., [AH 1307], 1890. 1st Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary quarter fine leather bdg. with crescent and moon and tughra gilded on boards. Four raised bands to the spine with decorations on compartments. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). [6], 565 p., ills. First Turkish edition of this rare translated zoology book, by a member of the Ottoman Medicine Society from the French zoologist Bouquillion's original work and annotated by him from Georges Cuvier, M.B.A. Moquin, Tandon, and C. Davaine as well. Hüseyin Remzi (1839-1896) translated this book when he was the teacher of zoology in Mekteb-i Tibbiye-i Sâhâne [i.e. The Imperial Ottoman Medicine School]. The Imperial Military School of Medicine or the Imperial School of Medicine was a school of medicine in Ottoman Constantinople, originally commissioned by Sultan Mahmud II on March… Read More

Izmir: Department of Wildlife and fisheries Sciences South Dakota University., [c. 1994], 1994. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Demy 8vo. (22 x 14 cm). In English. 60 p., color ills. Guide to common fishes of South Dakota. Partial funding for this project was provided by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks through Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Aquatic Education Project 5506 and the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service through Renewable Resources Extension Act funds.

Istanbul: B. E. Rs. X. S. / Askerî Matbaa, 1934. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [6], 35 p., 12 numerous b/w ills. Harp ve sihhiye köpekleri: Irk - terbiye - bakim. Hikmet Sakir was a lieutenant of Ottoman and Turkish army. This extremely rare book on war and medical dogs and their breedings, training. First and Only Edition.

Istanbul: Kangal Kaymakamligi / Sivas Valligi / Cumhriyet Üniversitesi, 2003. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English and Turkish. [vi], 184 p., color and b/w ills. I. International Symposium of Kangal Dog.= I. Uluslararasi Kangal Köpegi Sempozyumu. 11 July 2003. Kangal / Sivas / Türkiye.

Ankara: Türk Ziraat Mühendisleri Birligi Vakfi, 2004. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). Edition in Turkish. 192 p., color ills. Contents: The Dog.; Shepherd Dog Breeds of the World.; Native Dog Breeds of the World.; Origin of the Turkish Kangal (Karabash) Shepherd Dog.; The Turkish Kangal (Karabash) Shepherd Dog.; The Turkish Kangal (karabash) Shepherd Dog in the UK (Written by Margeret Mellor).; The Turkish Kangal (Karabash) Shephered Dog in Netherlands (Written by Peter Vink).; The Turkish Kangal (Karabash) Shephered Dog in Germany (Written by Liza Borg).;The Turkish Kangal (Karabash) Shephered Dog in France (Written by Liza Borg).; The Turkish Kangal (Karabash) Shephered Dog in the Continent (Written by Liza Borg).; The Turkish Kangal (Karabash) Shephered Dog and the Wolf.; Breed Charecteristics of the Turkish Kangal (Karabash) Shephered Dog.; Behavioural Chracteristics of The Turkish Kangal (Karabash) Shephered Dog.; Stud… Read More

Ankara: Ziraat Vekâleti / Gürsoy Basimevi, 1960. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. [4], 48 p., 25 numerous b/w plates. Karagül koyunu ve kürklük sürü yetistiriciligi. First and Only Edition.

Ankara: Gnkur. Bsk. Yayinlari / Genelkurmay 1. No. Basimevi, 1951. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18,5 cm). In Turkish. [8], 96, [2] p., bibliography. Modern harp gücünde at kudretinin degeri. Horses in the modern wars. Selected contents from Turkish: Preface.; Value of the horses in the Turkish / Turkic and Ottoman culture.; Horse capacities and stocks of the armies in World War II.; Turkish horse breeding.; Horse literature.; Various uses of the horses in the army [.]. Mimeograph printing. First Edition. Rare. Not in OCLC.; Not in ISAM.; Not in Kazancigil & Solok.; MK 1175.