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London: Richard Bentley, 1842 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ex-libris lable; Robert Hyde Greg (24 September 1795 - 21 February 1875). original hard covers, loose, partial small tears. Text is in very good condition. As published. 8vo. 344, 328, 305 p. English text..

Vienna: Commission C. A. Hartleben, 1840 Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original picturial hard covers with damaged spine, initial frontispiece (Ober dem Thore von Konia), title page in German with ownership by Mubarak bin Ali (seems to be from the Arabian Peninsula) in Arabic and Latin dated 1896, forrword and dedication to Philipps Augustus, xxxii, 115 p. German translation by Purgstall including partial Arabic and Latin texts, 96 p. Ottoman Turkish (Seljuk) text with 2 p. errata and picturial and floral initials in the beginning of the Turkish text. Partially water stained but generally in good condition. Limited to 300 copies..

Second and expanded Ed. In original press binding. Frontispiece of the Khediv Abbas Hilmi I, 35 photographic pl. , 2 folding maps and 1 folding diagram. Copy in mint condition.

First Ed. Signed by the author. The Khedivial journey to Hejaz in 1327 AH. 36 photographic pl. including 4 folding maps and diagram. In its orijinal press binding.

Dedicated and signed by the author to Fairs Nimr (1856 - 1951). Contains 69 photographic pl. Dr. Faris Nimr was a Lebanese-Egyptian Christian intellectual, publisher, and journalist who played an important role in popularizing modern science and Western ideas in the Arab East in the late nineteenth century. He graduated from the Syrian Protestant School in Beirut, where he met his future colleague, Sarruf College. Together they published the scientific periodical al-Mqtataf (Choice selections), and upon moving to Cairo, they published the newspaper al-Mukattam, which had a very wide circulation. For other book by the author see our inventory nos. 000171 and 000172

İn original decorative dark green binding with the Toghra (arm) of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II and the Ottoman cresent. Dedicated and signed by a possible member of the commity in 21-11-1321 (21-11-1905). With 14 plates in the end contain 34 original photographs of the accused people, equipments and explosive materials used in the assassination attempt. Ex-libris Ertugrul Zekai Okte. Armenians who were not able to get the desired results from their protests in Istanbul in 1895 and 1896 attempted to draw the attention of big powers by assassinating Abdulhamid II and carrying out big protests, and in this way, reach their goals by weakening the Ottoman Empire. Within this framework, it was decided to start intensive activities in Istanbul and İzmir in the Dashnaksutyun congress carried out in Sofia in January of 1904. According to this, the Sultan would be assassinated and then the government centre, Galata Bridge, Tunnel, Ottoman Bank, foreign embassies and some other private and official institutions… Read More

Facsimile of the first and only edition. 116 p. of Arabic text Answer on a question about the youth Turkey party, contains a defeat of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II , the political point of view and statistic of the Sultan's projects. Rare books series of the Archive studies and publication, no.( 3 )

Paris: Typographie Orientale de Madame Veuve Dondey - Dupre, 1856 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong 8vo., (xiv), 25 p. in the Ottoman Turkish and French. The Ferman (the Ottoman imperial order) text was issued by the Sultan Abdul Mejid, in the Ottoman Turkish with the translation and explanation in French. Full leather binding. Ex-library. The Imperial Ferman of the Foreign privileges in the Ottoman state..

Cairo: Bulak, Dar ut Tiba'aa, 1838 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. OTTOMAN TEXT , 512 PP , PRINTED IN BOULAQ 1254 H. ( 1838 AD. ) . VERY EARLY PRINT OF HUMAYOUNNAME ( ROYAL POLICY ) FROM THE ORIENTAL LITERATURE . TALL QUARTO , MINOR VARIOUS MINUTE HOLES IN THE CONTEMPORARY BINDING , INSIDE IS CRISP AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION ..