Ottomanica from Khalkedon Rare Books, IOBA, ESA

Istanbul: Matbaa-yi Osmânî, Istanbul, AH 1333-1335-1337 = [1917-1919-1921]., 1917. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original pink, greenish and yellow illustrated wrappers with astronomical instruments such as almucantar. 12mo. (12 x 9 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 3 books: (64 p., 64 p., 64 p.), ills.… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Privately Published, 2023. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In english. [10], 208 p., richly illustrated. Fokker EIII Eindecker (Monoplane) was a single seater "Fighter Airplane" equipped with 100 hp Oberursel U1 brand, 9 cylinder rotary engine, its machine-gun (7.92 mm Spandau LMG 08… Read more about this item

[Istanbul]: Original Manuscript., [1324 Safer AH], 1908. No Binding. Very Good. Original colour manuscript calendar prepared on fine polished paper. 36x22,5 cm. In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 2 p. Several ink stains on paper, chipped on extremities. Otherwise, a very good manuscript. Finely handwritten and illustrated manuscript including astronomical events, locations of planets and… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Emniyet Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1913-1922-1928., 1913. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original pink and orange illustrated wrappers with a globe and crescent. Various sizes with miniscule differences: 12mo. (12 x 9 cm, 11 x 8 cm, 10 x 7 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 3… Read more about this item

New York: Okey Enterprises, Inc., 2006. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In English. 50 p., includes bibliographical references and index.

[Constantinople - Istanbul]: Mehmed Riza Efendi Tasdestegâhi [i.e. Lithography Printing House of Mehmed Riza Efendi]., AH 1304, 1887. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In contemporary brown cloth bdg. with marbled boards. Spine re-backed masterfully. Minor fading on edges. The pages are clean. Demy 8vo. (21 x 12 cm). In Ottoman… Read more about this item

Kostantiniyyah (Constantinople): Matbaa-yi Ebüzziya, Kostantiniyyah [Constantinople], AH 1309 [Colophon date 1306] = [1892], 1892. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original cloth. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 79, [4] p., tables, and b/w lithographic plate of the pocket watch. First and… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Hursid Matbaasi, Istanbul, AH 1318 = [1900]., 1900. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original illustrated wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 54 p., b/w plates. Lacking covers, minuscule chippings on extremities, and slight marginal foxing. Else, a fair copy. … Read more about this item

Cairo: Matbaa-i Muhammed Efendi Mustafa., [AH 1307], 1890. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Contemporary black cloth, title-lettered gilt on spine. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In Ottoman script and Arabic. 72 p., 45 tables on 79 p. Covers are preserved inside, foxing on the front cover and chippings on extremities.… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Matbaa-yi Ebüzziya., [AH 1327], 1912. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original attractive illustrated wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 96 p., richly illustrated. Scarce first edition of the first original and richly illustrated Turkish study on Halley's Comet,… Read more about this item

Mardin: Vilâyet Matbaasi, 1927. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original pictorial wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 13,5 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 16 p., b/w ills. Fold trace on the cover, stains on the front cover, and slight stains on the margins. Overall, a very… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Mihran Matbaasi, Bab-i Âli Caddesi'nde No 7., AH 1303 = [1886], 1886. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original publisher's cloth. Demy 8vo. (20 x 15 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 60, 175 p. On the rear cover, there's a list including a large number of… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Mihran Matbaasi., AH 1299 = [1882], 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In fine original prize binding of "Üsküdar Füyûzât-i Hamidî Mektebi". 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 35, [29] p., 150 numbered woodcut illustrations in 29 plates. Calligraphic title of the… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Matbaa-i Bahriye, Bahriye Nezâreti Birinci Daire Besinci Sube Nesriyâti., AH 1328, March = [1912], 1912. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary black cloth. Oblong cr. 8vo. (14 x 20 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 45 p. Wear to boards, re-backed spine, light fading on… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Manzûme-i Efkâr Matbaasi., AH 1328 = [1912], 1912. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original yellowish wrappers. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 61, [1] p., unnumbered engraved ills., maps, plans, and tables. Slight red ink stains on the cover, and… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Mekteb-i Fünûn-i Harbiye-yi Sahâne Matbaasi (1893-1902), 1893. Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary quarter black calf, gilt decoration on boards. 4to. (26 x 19 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). Slight wear to the spine, several wormholes on the boards, occasional foxing on papers, and small contemporary repairs on… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Matbaa-yi Askeriye., AH 1337 = [1921], 1921. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original illustrated wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). [iv], 147 p., 7 folded chromolithograph military plans in the end pocket (lacking two according to Leiden's copy). … Read more about this item

Istanbul: Askerî Matbaa [Military Printing House]., AH 1337 = [1921], 1921. 1st Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In modern full brown in Ottoman style, four raised bands to spine, gilt lettering on the first compartment, blind stamped boards. Modern endpapers. The book was bound with the rear original cover, but the… Read more about this item

[Erzurum or Kars]: Sark Cehbesi Kumandanligi Erkân-i Harbiye Istihbârât Subesi, Sark Cebhesi Matbaasi [i.e., Eastern Front Printing House], AH 1339 [AD 1923]., 1923. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 10,5 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 64 p. Chippings on the… Read more about this item