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Witherell, Julian W. . THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE: A GUIDE TO U.S. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED PUBLICATIONS
Washington 1988 Library of Congress. Hardcover. 4to., 211pp., map, gilt printed red cloth. One faint non-circulating library name stamp on title page, no other ownership marks, no spine numbers, no pocket. Near Fine. (a76405)
$45.00 Braunlich, E. . ZWEI TURKISCHE WELTKARTEN AUS DEM ZEITALTER DER GROSSEN ENTDECKUNGEN
Leipzig 1937 Hirzel. Berichte uber die Verhandlungen 89. Band. 1. Heft. In German. Octavo, 29pp., wraps. Near Good, wrinkled throughout. (a72390)
$40.00 (oriental art) . MINIATURES ORIENTALES MINIATURES PERSANES ET TURQUES DU XV AU XIX SIECLE LAQUES ET EMAUX MINIATURES MOGHOLES ET IDIENNES DU XVI AU XIX SIECLE
Paris 1982 Nouveau Drouot. Auction Catalogue. In French. Sm.4to., 95 items. color illustrations, wraps. Near Fine. (a71327)
$25.00 Kinglake, Alexander William . THE INVASION OF THE CRIMEA: ITS ORIGIN, AND AN ACCOUNT OF ITS PROGRESS DOWN TO THE DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN (VOLUME I, 4th EDITION)
Edinburgh and London 1868 Blackwood and Sons. Volume 1 of 5 volumes of the Fourth Edition. Octavo, 702pp., twelve engraved illustrations including frontispiece portrait of Kinglake, two large foldout maps, rebound in later wraps. institution bookplate and and stamps on fore-edges. Owner signed. VG. Volume 1 (of 5). (a71148)
$50.00 Kinglake, Alexander William . THE INVASION OF THE CRIMEA: ITS ORIGIN, AND AN ACCOUNT OF ITS PROGRESS DOWN TO THE DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN ( VOLUME II, 4th EDITION)
Edinburgh and London 1868 Blackwood and Sons. Volume II of 5 volumes of the Fourth Edition. Octavo, 632pp., frontis foldout engraving of Sebastopol and 18 additional foldout maps and illustrations, rebound in later wraps. Institution bookplate, stamps on fore-edges. Owner signed. VG. Volume II (of 5). (a71147)
$50.00 Back, Prof. Dr. Marcel . MICH R�HRT EIN WIND VOM ORIENT
Zurich 1978. Hardcover. Sm.4to., German text with photo plates of Egypt, Syria, Turkey, etc., cloth. VG plus, text lightly toned, in Good DJ, a bit rubbed. (a70805)
$34.00 Grey, Hon. Mrs. William . JOURNAL OF A VISIT TO EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE , THE CRIMEA, GREECE, &C. IN THE SUITE OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES
NY 1870 1st Harper. Hardcover. Small octavo, 209pp., original maroon cloth. Owner signed and owner bookplate. Plain pocket inside rear cover. Good, cover rubbed, spine a bit faded. (a70780)
$95.00 Bent, J. Theodore; Thomas Dallam, John Covel . EARLY VOYAGES AND TRAVELS IN THE LEVANT: I. THE DIARY OF MASTER THOMAS DALLAM 1599-1600; II. EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARIES OF DR. JOHN COVEL 1670-1679 WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LEVANT COMPANY OF TURKEY MERCHANTS
Burt Franklin reprint of original Hakluyt edition. Edited with introduction and notes by J. theodore Bent. Hardcover. Octavo, 305pp., frontis portrait of Covel, blue grey cloth. Near Fine. Sacrce. (a70699)
$250.00 Tekin, Talat . VOLGA BULGAR KITABELERI VE VOLGA BULGARCASI
Ankara 1988. Ataturk Kultur dil ve Tarih Yksek Kurumu Turk dil Kurumu Yayinlari 531. In Turkish. Sm.4to., 212pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. VG. (a70481)
$45.00 Phillips, Mabelle Charlton . MY CONSTANTINOPLE
Constantinople 1922 Rizzo. Octavo, 127pp., photo illustrations, later wraps. ***Presentation copy initialed by Phillips in her handwriting. VG. Scarce. (a69647)
$75.00 Nicol, Donald M. . THE LAST CENTURIES OF BYZANTIUM 1261-1453
NY 1972 1st St. Martins. Octavo, 482pp., large foldout genealogical chart in rear, hardcover. Institution stamp on fore-eges, label at heel of spine, a few marginal interior markings. VG, new endpapers. (a69358)
$50.00 Masters, Bruce . THE ORIGINS OF WESTERN ECONOMIC DOMINANCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST - MERCANTILISM AND THE ISLAMIC ECONOMY IN ALEPPO, 1600-1750. ISBN: 081475435
NY 1988 1st NYU. ISBN: 081475435. New York University Studies in Near Eastern Civilization 12. Octavo, 240pp., hardcover. VG plus, slight light spotting on cover, no DJ. (a69149)
$75.00 Rawlinson, A. . ADVENTURES IN THE NEAR EAST 1918-1922
NY 1925 2nd Dodd Mead. Iran, Iraq, Turkey. Octavo, 353pp., hardcover. Faint residue of label at heel of spine. Institution blindstamp on title page. Good, new endpapers. (a68572)
$75.00 Bennet, James Henry M.D. . WINTER AND SPRING ON THE SHORES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
London 1875 5th J & A Churchill. Covers: Geneoese Rivieras, Italy, Spain, Corfu, Greece, Constantinople, Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, Malta, Algeria, Tunis, Smyrna, Asia Minor, Biarritz and Arcachon as winter climates. Octavo, 655pp., color frontis, woodcut illustrations, 4 large color foldout maps, original green cloth hardcover. Good, new endpapers, light foxing, spine ends a bit worn. (a68565)
$275.00 Johnson, Clarence Richard . CONSTANTINOPLE TO-DAY OR THE PATHFINDER SURVEY OF CONSTANTINOPLE, A STUDY IN ORIENTAL SOCIAL LIFE
NY 1922 1st (stated) Macmillan. Foreword by Caleb F Gates. Study and survey organized by James Perry. Octavo, 418pp., photo illustrations, maps, dark blue pictorial cloth hardcover with orange lettering and spine label. Near Fine, very light cover wear, end papers a bit yellowed, no DJ. (a68166)
$315.00 Stephens, John Lloyd . INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL IN GREECE, TURKEY, RUSSIA AND POLAND - VOLUME II (of 2)
NY 1838 1st Harper.12mo., 275pp., illustrations, original olive green cloth hardcover. Good, light foxing, corners gently bumped, light wear on spine ends. Volume II (of 2) only. (a68140)
$60.00 Gulmez, Galip (editor) . ATATURK CENTENNIAL ALBUM Q1OO. YIL ALBUMU. ISBN 0-9609390-0-8.
NY 1982 1st Turkish-American Societies, Inc. ISBN 0-9609390-0-8. 4to., 253pp., photo illustrations, red cloth hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ, slightest bit of fraying on top edge. (a67049)
$100.00 Koeroghlian, Mihran Moses . A LATTER-DAY ODYSSEY THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT GIVE UP
Bryn Mawr 1986 1st Dorrance. Memoirs of a man who parents, brother and sister all died in the Armenian deportations of 1915. Octavo, 353pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a67048)
$39.00 Senyurek, Muzaffer . ORDER OF ERUPTION OF THE PERMANENT TEETH IN THE CHALCOLITHIC AND COPPER AGE INHABITANTS OF ANATOLIA
Ankara 1956. Offprint from Belleten, Ankara 1956 Turk Tarih Kurumu. In English. Octavo, 28pp., photo illustrations of teeth and jaws, wraps. Owner name stamp. VG, light wear. (a66870)
$40.00 Kansu, Dr. Sedat . TURKIYE BAKLIYATININ TERKIPLERI VE GIDA OLARAK KULLANILISLARI UZERINDE ETUDLER (TURKIYE INSAN GIDASI MADDELERININ KIMYASINA DAIR BIR ETUD)
Ankara 1936 Yuksek Ziraat Enstitusu. In Turkish. Octavo, 128pp., photo illustrations, buckram with origina front wrap mounted on cover. A few institution stamps. VG. (a66253)
$65.00 Patzig, E . MALALAS UND DIKTYS FUHREN ZUR LOSUNG EINES ARCHAOLOGISCHEN PROBLEMS
Liege 1929, Offprint from Byzantion, Tome IV. In German. Octavo, pp.281-300, original blue printed wraps bound in later wraps. Good. (a65729)
$35.00 Inalcik, Halil . HICRI 835 TARIHLI SURET-I DEFTER-I SANCAK-I ARVANID
Ankara 1954 Turk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi. Ottoman Tax Register. In Turkish. Lg.4to., 158pp., 15 photo plates, rebound in later wraps. Owner signed. Good. Scarce. (a65540)
$165.00 Locher, A. . WITH STAR AND CRESCENT
Philadelphia 1889 (1888) Aetna. A full and authentic account of a recent journey with a caravan from Bombay to Constantinople, comprising a description of the country, the people and interesting adventures with the natives. Octavo, 634pp., illustrations, gilt decorated pictorial teal cloth cover. VG plus, foxing on fore-edges, tiny nick in cloth on top edge of rear cover (a65490)
$150.00 Warner, Charles Dudley . IN THE LEVANT
Boston 1881 9th Houghton Mifflin. Small octavo, 391pp., index, original green cloth hardcover,with gilt decoration on front. VG, light wear to spine ends and corners. (a64888)
$39.00 Der Sarkiss, K. . JOURNEY TO THE LIGHT
(c.1968). Documentation and testimonial to massacre of Armenians by the Turks. Large octavo, 254pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. VG. Scarce. (a64549)
$125.00 Davis, P. H. . FLORA OF TURKEY AND OF THE EAST AEGEAN ISLANDS VOLUME TWO
Edinburgh 1967 University Press. Sm.4to., 567pp., drawings. VG plus, slight bit of soiling on fore-edges, slight bit of rubbing on cover, no DJ. Volume 2 only. (a64357)
$199.00 Gaulis, Mme. B.-G. . LA QUESTION TURQUE UNE PAGE D'HISTOIRE TURQUE ET D'ERREURS EUROPEENNES 1919-1931
Paris 1931 Berger-Levrault. In French. Octavo, 373pp., bound in heavy cloth. A few small internal stamps. VG. Scarce. (a64142)
$170.00 Akchura, Iskender . GENOCIDE BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN SHORT HISTORY OF REPRESSIONS BY THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT AIMED AT THE EXTERMINATION OF PIOUS MOSLEMS IN THE CRIMEA AND THE DESTRUCTION OF DJAMI, THEIR HOUSES OF PRAYER
New York 1963. Soviet oppression of Crimean Turks. Octavo, 204pp., photo illustrations, original illustrated wraps. A few ink underlinings in text. VG, light foxing on front cover. (a62324)
$59.00 (missionary) . MISSIONARY ANECDOTES SERIES FIRST
Philadelphia (c. 1850) American Sunday-School Union. The Islands of the Pacific; India and Burmah; China; North Africa and Turkey; South Africa and Madagascar; North America and the West Indies. 12mo., 233pp., frontis illustration of Chinese prayer wheel index, gilt decorated purple cloth hardcover. Good, occasional light foxing, front cover almost faded to grey. Scarce. (a62196)
$160.00 Mignot, Vincent ca. 1730-1791 (Hawkins, A.) . THE HISTORY OF THE TURKISH OR OTTOMAN EMPIRE FROM ITS FOUNDATION IN 1300 TO THE PEACE OF BELGRADE IN 1740 TO WHICH IS PREFIXED AN HISTORICAL DISCOURSE ON MAHOMET AND HIS SUCCESSORS - 4 VOLUME SET, COMPLETE
Exeter 1787 R. Thorn, London, J. Stockdale and Scatcherd and Whitaker. Translated from the French of Mignot by Hawkins. 4 volumes. Octavo. 371pp., 378pp., 397pp., 420pp., (27pp., index), full leather with mounted red leather spine label. Spine and boards very worn. Not all boards present, remaining boards present but most are detached. Text a bit spotted but mostly clean and text bindings secure. Needs recovering. Scarce work in French, rare in English. (a61426)
$495.00 Furse, Alberto D. . UMME-DUNIA
Roma 1884 Ermanno Loescher & C. In Italian. Sm.4to., 464pp., foldout frontis map of 'Avanzi dell'Impero Romano (1452) Dell'Impero dei Tuyrchi Ottomani e Degli Stati Limitrofi, photo illustrations, maps, 3/4 blue cloth and marbled boards and gilt spine. Good, edges a bit worn, light foxing. (a61417)
$250.00 Beldiceanu, Nicoara . LES ACTES DES PREMIERS SULTANS CONSERVES DANS LES MANUSCRIPTS TURCS DELA BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE A PARIS - II REGLEMENTS MINIERS 1390 - 1512
Paris 1964 Mouton. In French. Sm.4to., 422pp., original wraps. Volume 2 only. VG, wraps lightly soiled. Volume 2 only. (a60720)
$65.00 Zwemer, S. M. et al (editors) . THE MOHAMMEDAN WORLD OF TO-DAY BEING PAPERS READ AT THE FIRST MISSIONARY CONFERENCE ON BEHALF OF THE MOHAMMEDAN WORLD HELD APRIL 4TH-9TH 1906
NY 1906 1st Revell. Article on Islam in Arabia by J. C. Young and Swemer; Statistical Survey of Islam in Asia, accompanied by a large foldout chart of extensive statistics by Zwemer; Islam in Turkey by Anatolicus; The New Islam in India by Weitbrecht, and many others. 8vo., 302pp., photo illustrations, foldout map, hardcover. VG, light wear to head of spine. Scarce. (a58317)
$150.00 Roberts, Bobs . THE BOY'S ACCOUNT OF IT: A CHRONICLE OF FOREIGN TRAVEL BY AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD
New York 1909 1st Waterloo Press. Mediterranean tour. 12mo., 70pp., photo illustrations, green cloth with mounted photo illustration of author on front. Signed presentation copy from Bobs Roberts (presented to Mr and Mrs George Banks.) VG. (a58115)
$44.00 Kornaros, Themos . HAYDARI KAMPI
Istanbul 1973 Atackitabevi. Ceviren Nevzat Hatko. In Turkish. 8vo., 256pp., original wraps. VG, light wear. (a58062)
$35.00 Esengun, M. Ruhi . AMERIKAN SIIRINDEN CEVIRILER
Erzurum 1993. Poetry -parallel text in English and in Turkish. 12m., 54pp., wraps. Inscribed and signed by Esengun. VG, shadow of label on front. (a57585)
$45.00 Froembgen Hanns . KEMAL ATATURK A BIOGRAPHY
NY 1937 Hillman-Curl. Translated from the German. Hardcover. Large octavo, 285pp., photo illustrations, original printed cloth. VG, light rubbing on front, no DJ. (a57471)
$75.00 White, Rev. G. E. . THE SHIA TURKS
London 1908. 8vo., 15pp., (includes short discussion), removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a57375)
$40.00 (league of nations) . FRONTIER BETWEEN TURKEY AND IRAQ TREATY BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRAQ
Geneva 1926 League of Nations. Document C. 141. Lg.4to., 5pp., original wraps. VG, slightly browned. (a55684)
$90.00 Bodurgil, abraham (compiler) . ATATURK AND TURKEY A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1919-1938
Washington 1974 Library of congress. 4to., 75pp., wraps. Small library name stamp on titlepage. VG. (a55447)
$35.00 Oflazoglu, A. Turan . KEZIBAN (BIR PEDELIK MANZUM TRAGEDYA)
Instanbul 1967. A Tragedy in Turkish by one of Turkey's most famous modern writers. 12mo., 86pp., photo illustrations, ads, original printed wraps. Inscribed and signed by Oflazoglu on the half title. VG. (a54362)
$90.00 Kapur, Harish . SOVIET RUSSIA AND ASIA 1917-27 A STUDY OF SOVIET POLICY TOWARDS TURKEY IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN
Geneva 1966 1st Michael Joseph. 8vo., 266pp., index, hardcover. VG in VG DJ. (a54141)
$65.00 Colton, Rev. Walter . LAND AND LEE IN THE BOSPHORUS AND AEGEAN OR VIEWS OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND ATHENS
NY 1860 D. W. Evans. Edited from the notes and manuscripts of the author by Rev. Henry T. Cheever. Hardcover. 8vo., 366pp., steel engraved frontispiece, original maroon blind stamped cloth. Owner signed. Good plus, light soiling on cover; light spine end fraying, just a few pages have very light foxing. (a53694)
$75.00 Yalcinar, L. . LES GISEMENTS DE MAMMIFERES ET D'AUTRES VERTEBRES FOSSILES DE LA TURQUIE
Algers 1954. In French. 4to., 10pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a53334)
$40.00 Sanchez, D. Migue, Presbitero . FELIPE II Y LA LIGA DE 1571 CONTRA EL TURCO
Madrid 1868 Imprenta del Indicator de los Caminos DK Hierro. In Spanish. 8vo., 450pp., index, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. VG, corners slightly bumped inward. Rare. (a51691)
$450.00 Fiordimassi, Antonio . RELATIONI DI VIENNA MANUSCRITTE DALL'ANNO 1684 27 AGOSTO SINO ALL'ANNO 1686 27 OTTOBRE - UNPUBLISHED ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE OF BUDAPEST
Manuscript (apparently autograph) in form of a diary. Dated Marzo 1687 Venetia. On March 5, 1684, Austria, Poland and Venice formed the Holy League, all pledging to fight the Turks and not to conclude any separate peace agreements. The bulk of the war fell to the Austrians.The The Turks were defeated in 1685 at the Siege of Neuhaesusel and at Gran. They had controlled Budapest since 1541, but the Austrian victory September 2, 1686 ended the second siege of this city. This war lasted until the Treaty of Karlowitz Jan 26, 1699, marking the suppression of Turkish power in Europe and the cession of lands to Austria and Poland. This present manuscript is a copy of the report from Vienna, Warsaw and areas in between by Antonio Fiordimassi, the Venetian ambassador to the Imperial Court, on the conduct of the war in Hungary and the Balkans The dispatches were written at weekly intervals between August 26, 1684, and October 27, 1686 and provide a detailed and likely unrecorded account of the Austrian campaign. None of the major collections of Venetian ambassadorial reports include the present text including Alberi, Fiedler, Pribam and Barozzi-Berchet. Written in Italian in neat, easy to read, cursive script on both sides of page. Sm.4to., 451pp., vellum over boards, red morocco label mounted on spine with title stamped in gilt. From libraries of Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, and of Sir Thomas Phillipps. In Very Good plus condition with lovely color end papers. An attractive as well as highly valuable primary historical document. Photos available on request. (a50833)
$17000.00 Snaffle (Robert Dunkin) . IN THE LAND OF THE BORA OR CAMP LIFE AND SPORT IN DALMATIA AND THE HERZEGOVINA 1894-5-6
London 1897 1st Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. 8vo., 406pp., illustrations by Harry Dixon from sketches by the autho, hardcover.VG, cover somewhat worn and soiled. (a50658)
$150.00 Gutersay, Lelik . THE STORY OF THE GRAND BAZAAR
Istanbul 1990. Translated from the Turkish. 4to., 104pp., illustrations, foldout map at rear, illustrated stiff wraps. VG, light wear. (a48454)
$45.00 Renzi, Willam A. . BRITAIN, RUSSIA AND THE STRAITS, 1914-1915
Chicago 1970. Article in the TheJournal of Modern History. Lg.8vo., 20pp. Included in a whole issue which has several articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. Good, light wear. (a48419b)
$35.00 Hikmet, Nazim . POEMS
NY 1954 1st (stated) Masses & Mainstream. Sm.8vo., 64pp., wraps. VG, closed tear on bottom of front wrap, heel of spine worn. (a48404)
$20.00 Whittemore, Thomas . THE MOSAICS OF ST. SOPHIA AT ISTANBUL SECOND PRELIMINARY REPORT WORK DONE IN 1933-1934 THE MOSAICS OF THE SOUTHERN VESTIBULE
Paris 1936 Oxford. The Byzantine Institute. Lg.4to., 57pp. plus 20 full page monochrome plates printed on rectos only, printed wraps. VG. (a47620)
$90.00 Halman, Talat . POETRY AND SOCIETY: THE TURKISH EXPERIENCE
NY 1971. Single article, included in Modern Near East: Literature and Society, edited by C. Max Kortepeter (Second Annual New York University Near Eastern Round Table 1968-69), at pp. 35-72. Whole volume has several articles. 8vo., 83pp., wraps. VG. (a46887a)
$40.00 (turkey) . FILE OF TORTURE DEATHS IN DETENTION PLACES OR PRISONS 12 SEPTEMBER 1980 - 12 SEPTEMBER 1995
Ankara 1996. In English. 8vo., 110pp., wraps. VG. (a45736)
$85.00 Lampe, Melek Celal . LE VIEUX DERAIL DES SULTANS
Istanbul 1963. In French. Lg.8vo., 83pp., a few text illustrations, foldout diagram at rear, wraps. Good, spine worn. (k1242)
$45.00 Harrison, R. M. . EXCAVATIONS AT SARACHANE IN ISTANBUL VOLUME 1: THE EXCAVATIONS, STRUCTURES, ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION, SMALL FINDS, COINS, BONES AND MOLLUSCS
1986 1st Princeton University Press. 4to., 432pp. of text, 475 items photo illustrated, index, printed hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a45302)
$50.00 Langer, William L. and Robert P. Blake . THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN TURKS AND ITS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
NY 1932. In The American Historical Review, Volume XXXVII No. 3, April 1932, at pp. 468-507. Whole issue has several articles. Sm.4to., wraps. VG, light wear, small chip at head of spine, corner bumped. (a44356)
$35.00 Scudamore, Frank . A SHEAF OF MEMORIES
NY no date (early 20thc) Dutton. Englishman who spent most of his life in Turkey. 8vo., 299pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a43069)
$95.00 Aksan, Akil (translator) . CITATIONS DE MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK
Ankara 1981. In French. Sm.8vo., 125pp., wraps. Inscribed and signed by Aksan on the front free blank. VG, light wear. (a42312)
$40.00 Halman, Talat Sait . A LAST LULLABY
Merrick 1990 1st Cross-Cultural Communications. Turkish Writers Chapbook 4. Series editor: Stanley H. Barkan.In Turkish (left page) and English (right page). 8vo., 48pp., wraps. Presentaion copy signed by Halman. VG. (a42248)
$30.00 Ilyasoglu, Evin . ZAMAN ICINDE MUZIK BASLANGICINDAN GUNUMUZE ORNEKLERLE BATI MUZIGININ EVRIMI
Istanbul 1994 1st Yapi Kredi Yayinlari Ltd. In Turkish. Music history. 4to., 319pp., color and monochrome illustrations, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a41260)
$75.00 Weiker, Walter F. . THE TURKISH REVOLUTION 1960-1961 ASPECTS OF MILITARY POLITICS
Washington 1964 2nd Brookings Institution. 8vo., 172pp., wraps. Large institution stamp on end paper. Good, wraps a bit worn. (a38787)
$27.00 Champdor, Albert . SALADIN LE PLUS PUR HEROS DE L'ISLAM
Paris 1956 Albin Michel. In French. 8vo., 364pp., wraps. VG, light wear. (a38380)
$25.00 Evin, Ahmet O. (editor) . YASAR KEMAL
Philadelphia 1981. Special Issue of Edebiyat, a Journal of Middle Eastern Literatures. Volume V Numbers 1 and 2, 1980. 8vo., 238pp., wraps. VG. (a38170)
$45.00 Moore, Frederick . THE BALKAN TRAIL
NY 1906 1st Macmillan. Bulgaria, Turkey, Salonica, Albania. Hardcover octavo, 296pp., photo illustrations, large folding map in rear. Good, end papers foxed, spine ends a bit worn and frayed. Original book not a remake. (a37634)
$40.00 Campbell, Donald . JOURNEY OVER LAND TO INDIA
Philadelphia 1797 T. Dobson. Partly by a route never gone before by any European...Comprehending his shipwreck and imprisonment with Hyder Alla and his subsequent negotiations and transactions in the East. Much content on Turkey. 8vo., 424pp., plus 6 page Appendix and 2 page List of Books published by Dobson. Later paper backstrip with original leather boards which are quite worn. Internally the binding is secure. No blank end papers or halftitle - opens to titlepage. Top blank margin of titlepage cut off (no loss of text at all.) Title page has old dry water stain. Good usable copy. Occasional spots and stains in text. Scarce. (a37556)
$600.00 Turkey . SOUVENIR OF PRESIDENT CELAL BAYAR'S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES
1953. Folding stiff wraps case with 8 pamphlets and brochures inside (complete) tied with a red ribbon. Title printed on the case. Pamphlets: Economic Development in Turkey (19pp.); Aspects of Turkey (24pp.); President Celel Bayar A Short Biography (23pp., photo illustrated); Folding map of Turkey; Folding Street map of Ankara; Folding map of Istanbul; Tourist guide to Bursa (photo illustrated); Picturesque Turkey (illustrated travel brochure); 1953 Progress Report from Turkey (32pp). Fine in VG folding case, light browning and soiling. Complete set: (a37394)
$60.00 Gillen, John Lewis . TURKEY THE CONVALESCING SICK MAN OF EUROPE
Clevelan 1931 University Travel League. 8vo., 19pp., wraps. VG. (a36722)
$30.00 Kudat, Ayse et al (editors) . SOCIAL ASSESSMENT AND AGRICULTURAL REFORM IN CENTRAL ASIA AND TURKEY
Washington 2000. World Bank Technical Paper No. 461. 4to., 302pp., wraps. VG. (a36500)
$39.00 (islamic art) . L'ART MUSULMAN
Paris 1947. La Grammaire des Styles. 8vo., 63pp., illus., wraps. Good, wraps a bit worn and soiled. (a35024)
$30.00 Blank, Stephen J. et al . TURKEY'S STRATEGIC POSITION AT THE CROSSROADS OF WORLD AFFAIRS
Carlisle 1993. 8vo., 133pp., wraps. VG. (a33907)
$35.00 Cuddon, J. A. . THE OWL'S WATCHSONG A STUDY OF ISTANBUL
NY 1962 1st Horizon. 8vo., 242pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Near Fine in VG DJ. (a33660)
$20.00 Unver, Suheyl . LEVNI
Istanbul 1951 MIlli Egitim Basimevi. Levni was Turkish artist who died in 1732. 4to., 9 pages of text and biography with 12 full color plates of artwo, wraps. VG light wear. (a33432)
$35.00 Barnett, Stanley A. et al . BOOK PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION IN TURKEY
Oyster Bay 1966 State University of New York. 4to., 77pp., index, spiral bound wraps. Good, some wear and light soiling. (a33355)
$40.00 Barnett, Stanley A. et al . BOOK PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN, PAKISTAN AND TURKEY
Oyster Bay 1966 State University of New York. 4to., 53pp., index, spiral bound wraps. Good, some wear and light soiling. (a33354)
$40.00 Sander, N. . ISTANBUL
Paris 1959. Lg.8vo., 111pp., photo illustrations by Othmar, wraps. Good, some wear. (a33087)
$22.00 Kartsaklides, Basil G. . JUSTICE TO THE GREEK CAUSE
1950 Karsaklides. History of Greece, particularly of relations with Turks. Octavo, 256pp., index, hardcover. VG in worn DJ. (a32280)
$25.00 Dwight, Rev. H. G. O. (Missionary to Constantinople) . MEMOIR OF MRS. ELIZABETH B. DWIGHT INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF THE PLAGUE OF 1837 WITH A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF MRS. JUDITH S. GRANT MISSIONARY TO PERSIA
NY 1840. Dodd. Hardcover. Sm.8vo., 323pp., frontis portrait of Mrs. Dwight, who died during a plague epidemic in Constantinople, original black cloth. Some names in pencil on front blank. VG, a few small chips on spine, some foxing on pages. Bright gilt labelling on spine. Original book, not a reprint. (a32070)
$98.00 (turkey) . ATATURK
Ankara 1981. From the Islamic Encyclopedia, 1946, translated by Dr. Andrew J. Mango. Octavo, 232pp., photo illustrations, wraps. VG, light wear, soiling. (a31324)
$32.00 Long, Rev. J. . THE POSITION OF TURKEY IN RELATION TO BRITISH INTERESTS IN INDIA
London 1876. In the Journal of the East India Association, Vol. IX, at pp. 179-209. Removed from bound volume. Sm.8vo., rebound in later wraps. VG. (a31319)
$50.00 (turkey) . TRENDS IN FERTILITY AND MORTALITY IN TURKEY, 1935-1975
Washington 1982. Commitee on Population and Demography Report No. 8. 8vo., 150pp., wraps. VG. (a30558)
$40.00 Tomich, Dr. Zoran Sv. . KAMAL ATATURK TVORATS NOBYE TURSKE
Belgrade 1939. Text in Serbo-Craotian, written in Cyrillic alphabet. 8vo., 287pp., photo illus. frontis of Ataturk, photo illus. Good, corners badly worn, a few light pencil underlines in text. (a29929)
$50.00 Lamartine, Alphonse de . VOYAGE EN ORIENT 1832-1833 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Paris 1843 Gosselin. In French. 2 volumes. Sm.8vo., 568pp., 574pp., red leather spines with gilt trim and marbled boards. VG light foxing, attractive set. (a29881)
$225.00 Rawlinson, Canon George . THE FUTURE OF TURKEY
NY 1882. In the Princeton Review, September 1882, at pp. 133-155. Whole issue has 6 articles, 8vo., wraps. VG, minor soiling. (a29041b)
$45.00 Lorenz, D. E. Ph.D. . THE NEW MEDITERRANEAN TRAVELLER A HANDBOOK OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION
NY 15th Revell. Seville, Madeira, Malta, Naples, Galilee, Cairo, Samaria, Constantinople, etc. Sm.8vo., 357pp., photo illustrations, large foldout maps, hardcover. Date in ink on endpaper. VG, slight foxing on initial pages. (a29006)
$20.00 Adler, Cyrus . I HAVE CONSIDERED THE DAYS
Philadelhpia 1941. Jewish scholar, envoy to Turkey. Octavo, 447pp., illustrations, index, hardcover. Copy of Simon Rifkind, priminet lawyer and jurist, with his name stamp on front blank flyleaf. VG, no DJ. (a28857)
$35.00 (new york) . THE INDEPENDENT 1851
New York City Newspaper. Thursday July 24, 1851. Lg.folio, 4 leaves. Henry Ward Beecher is listed as stated contributor to editorial columns. Includes three column letter from L. B. from Mosul concerning Diabekr, Mosul, the Tigris and Nineveh. Also, short report of the arrest in San Francisco by the Committee of 100 of an Australian named Jenkins who stole a safe. Jenkins was hung at midnight in the Plaza, in what was reported as the first execution ever in San Francisco. Good, occasional dark brown spots, some fraying on one edge. (a28588)
$65.00 Roos, Leslie L. Jr and Noralou P. Roos . MANAGERS OF MODERNIZATION ORGANIZATIONS AND ELITES IN TURKEY
1950-1969 Cambridge 1971 1st Harvard University.Hardcover. Octavo, 292pp., cloth. Fine in Good DJ, some wear. (a27824)
$35.00 Guntekin, Resat Nuri . AKSAM GUNESI
Istanbul 1967 Inkilap ve Aka. 8vo., wraps. In Turkish. Fair, about half of backstrip chipped off. (a26446)
$25.00 Guntekin, Resat Nuri . ANADOLU NOTLARI CILT 2
Istanbul 1966 Inkilap ve Aka. 8vo., wraps. In Turkish. Good plus, text slightly browned. (a26445)
$25.00 Guntekin, Resat Nuri . BIR KADIN DUSMANI ROMAN
Istanbul 1968 Inkilap ve Aka. In Turkish. 8vo., wraps. VG, slightly browned. (a26444)
$29.00 Ruhl, Ph. . TURKISCHE SPRACHPROBEN LEHRBUCH DES NEUTURKISCHEN
Heidelberg 1949 Groos. 240pp., wraps. Good, text browned (but not brittle), cover worn with two small chips. Final 30 text pages and rear cover lack bottom and top corners. (a26414)
$35.00 Lewis, Geoffrey . TURKEY
NY 1966 Praeger. 8vo., 230pp., photo illus., index. Owner signed. Near Fine in Good DJ. (a25812)
$35.00 Treister, Michael J. and Yuri G. Vinogradov . ARCHEOLOGY ON THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE BLACK SEA
Boston 1993. In a single issue of the American Journal of Archeology at pp. 521-564, photo illustrations. Other articles in this issue as well. 4to., wraps. VG, light stain on front. (a24913b)
$36.00 Otus-Baskett, Dr. Belma . KURT VONNEGUT CONNOISSEUR OF CHAOS A LIFE OF QUEST
Ankara, Turkey 1983 1st Erk. 8vo., 195pp., wraps. Signed presentation copy from Otus-Baskett of Middle East Technical Unviersity in Turkey. Near VG, text slightly, evenly, browned, rear cover spotted. (a23494)
$50.00 Bell, Robert . THE LIFE OF THE RT. HON. GEORGE CANNING
London 1846 Chapman and Hall. 368pp. Canning, 1770-1827, was Prime Minister of England, promoter of liberal and nationalist movements in Europe, and protector of Greece against Turks in 1825-27. Fairly Good, text clean and tight but cover worn, corners and spine ends worn, top inch of backstrip gone. (a22655)
$35.00 Shiratori, Kurakichi . DIE CHINESISCHE INSCHRIFT AUF DEM GEDENKSTEIN DES K'UE-T'E-K'IN AM ORKON UBERSETZT UND ERLAUTERT
Tokyo 1889 Kokubunsha. A transcription and translation of a T'ang dynasty funerary stela on the death of a famous Western Turkish nobleman (brother of the Khan) found on the Orkhon river. 6 foldout pages with translations of the inscriptions in French, English and German by other translators. Sm.4to.,19 pp., frontis, original front wrap bound in later cloth.VG. Rare. (a20678)
$350.00 Foster, John W. . AMERICAN DIPLOMACY IN THE ORIENT
Boston 1903 1st Houghton Mifflin. Emphasis on commerce and treaties. 8vo., 498pp., index, hardcover. Top edge gilt. Owner signed and inscribed. Good, a bit of red ink on top and side margins of initial and final pages. (a20320)
$29.00 Schazmann, M. P. E. . VOYAGE DE CONSTANTINOPLE PAR LE COMTE DE CAYLUS
Paris 1938. Article on voyage taken in 1716. In French at pp.273-293 in Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Mai-Juin 1938. 4to., wraps. VG, light wear. (a19927)
$35.00 Braddon, Russell . THE SIEGE
London 1969 1st (stated). 8vo., 352pp., photos, index. Bookplate removed from halftitle. Some staining on cover. VG, no DJ. (a18714)
$35.00 (turkey) . ECONOMY OF TURKEY
Washington 1951. Report of a Mission Sponsored by the International Bank for Reconstruciton and Development in Collaboration with the Government of Turkey. 8vo., 276pp. VG in worn DJ. (a18372)
$30.00 Furon, Raymond . INTRODUCTION A LA GEOLOGIE ET A L'HYDROGEOLGOIE DE LA TURQUIE
Paris 1953 Editions du Museum. Memoires du Museum National Tome III Serie C Fas 1. 128pp., 7 photo plates, wraps. Good plus. (a18246)
$65.00 McClellan, Woodford D. . SVETOZAR MARKOVIC AND THE ORIGINS OF BALKAN SOCIALISM
Princeton 1964-lst Princeton Univ. 308p. Index. Fine (except for very light spots on page ends.) VG-Fine DJ. (a15802)
$40.00 Togean, Zeki Velidi (ed) . PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND CONGRESS OF ORIENTALISTS HELD IN ISTANBUL SEP 15-22 1951
Vol 1: General Information on activities of the Congress. Istanbul 1953 Osman Yalcin Matbaasi. 233p. Photo illus. Text browned but not brittle. Wraps. Good-cover frayed on edges. (a15348)
$75.00 (near east) . THE NEAR EAST
NY 1907 1st Doubleday Page. 'The present situation in Montenegro, Bosnia, Servia, Bulgaria, Roumania, Turkey and Macedonia...The reason of the anonymity of this book is obvious. Revealing as it does the actual state of affairs in the Balkan Peninsula in this present year of grace 1907.' Hardcover. Large octavo, 309pp., interesting monochrome photo illustrations, cloth. Top edge gilt. Owner name stamp on front free blank. Good, some cover wear, especially on corners and spine ends, occasional light foxing. (a15011)
$145.00 James, Lionel . WITH THE CONQUERED TURK
Boston 1913 1st Small Maynard. Mostly observation of military activity and fighting in Turkey at the time. Octavo, 315pp., 2 maps, photo illustrations, hardcover. Owner signed and inscribed. Near VG. spine faded and ends a bit torn and frayed. (a13208)
$95.00 McCormick, Richard C. . VISIT TO THE CAMP BEFORE SEVASTOPOL
NY 1855 1st Appleton. 8vo., 212pp., foldout map of Black Sea Area as frontispiece, 6 nice engravings in text (one doublepage) plus one doublepage map in text, original brown stamped cloth. Good, cover and spine ends worn, rear hinge beginning to crack, old dry water stain thoughout at top righthand corner, (a12363)
$65.00 Hichens, Robert . THE NEAR EAST DALMATIA, GREECE, AND CONSTANTINOPLE
NY 1913 first edition Century. Hardcover. 4to., 268pp., photo illustrations, color drawings, original gilt pictorial cloth. Good, cover somewhat worn and faded. (a12305)
$50.00 Conker, Orhan . REDRESSEMENT ECONOMIQUE ET INDUSTRIALISATION DE LA NOUVELLE TURQUIE
Paris 1937 Sirey. Preface de S. Inonu. 345pp., 65 illus. et une carte, wraps. In French. Fairly Good, worn, some tearing along spine. (a11581)
$45.00 Ekrem, Selma . TURKEY OLD AND NEW
NY 1947 1st Scribner. 8vo., 186pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Maps on end papers. Good, minor stain on rear cover, no DJ. (a11500)
$20.00 (turkey) . LA SANTE PUBLIQUE ET L'ASSISTANCE SOCIALE EN TURQUIE
Ankara 1941 Direction Generale de La Presse. In Frencgh. 8vo., 100pp., photo illustrations, colored charts, wraps. Good, wraps water stained. (a11499)
$29.00 Ronart, Sr. Stephan . LA TURQUIE D'AUJOURD'HUI
Paris 1937 Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner. Traduit de l"Allemand. 8vo., 227pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good, spine darkened. (a11498)
$34.00 Kilic, Altemur . TURKEY AND THE WORLD
Washington 1959 Public Affairs Press. 8vo., 244pp., index, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a11475)
$25.00 Ezine, Celaleddin . BIR MISAFIR GELDI
1939 Kenan Basimevi. In Turkish. 8vo., wraps. Good. (a11473)
$29.00 turkey . TURKIYEDEN RESEIMLER
Ankara 1950 Turkish Press. 112p. Photos. Labels in French, Turkish and English. Cover fairly good-worn. Text VG. (a11448)
$25.00 Adler, Cyrus . I HAVE CONSIDERED THE DAYS
Philadelphia 1941 1st Jewish Publication of America. Autobiography of man who worked for Jewish causes, for several years was head of the Council of the Jewish Agency for Palestine and lived in Turkey, Palestine and Egypt. 8vo., 447pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Good, lower corner bumped, no DJ. (a9862)
$20.00 Grosvenor, Edwin A. . CONSTANTINOPLE (2 VOLUMES)
Boston 1895 Robert Brothers. Introduction by General Lew Wallace. 2 volumes.Hardcovers. Sm.4to., 811pp., monochrome illustrations, glossy stock, illustrated light blue boards. Top edges gilt. VG, boards a bit soiled, corner lightly bumped, lightly worn. Two volume set, complete.The classic work on Constantinople. (a7673)
$320.00 (turkey) . INCIL MATTAYA GORE
Istanbul 1943 Kitabi Mukaddes Sirketi. Yunani Dilinden son Tashih EdilmisTercumedir. In Turkish. 12mo., 72pp., color illustration on front cover, map of Palestine on rear, wraps. Good, leaves a bit browned. Unusual imprint for this wartime year. (a7514)
$30.00 Johnson, Drake & Piper . MIDDLE EAST WAR PROJECTS OF JOHNSON, DRAKE & PIPER, INC. FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U S ARMY 1942-1943
Ny 1943 1st Privately Printed. Hardcover 4to., 206pp., photo illustrations, drawings, cloth. Good, light fraying of corners, light cover wear. (a77217)
$50.00 (military) . MANUEL A L'USAGE DES TROUPES EMPLOYEES OUTRE-MER - DEUXIEME PARTIE - FASCICULE I AFRIQUE DU NORD ET LEVANT
Paris 1927 Charles-Lavauzelle. In French. Narrow octavo, 474pp., two foldout drawings, two foldout maps in rear pocket, printed salmon-colored boards. VG. (a77789)
$65.00 (Nedic, Martin) . RATOVANJE SLOVINSKOGA NARODA PROTI TURCIMA GODINE 1875-1877 UZ GUSLE SKITIO ZALOVAN
Dubrovniku 1881 1st Nakaldom tiskare D. Pretnera. In Serbo-Croatian. Small octavo, 168pp., black cloth with striking gilt floral end papers. Epic poem: Ballads of the Slav Wars with Turkey, in gilt on spine. Bookplate of Mary Edith Durham, 1924, traveller and author of several books on Serbia, Balkans, and Albania.VG, slight soiling on margins on a few pages and light cover wear. Very scarce. (a77947)
$550.00 Poynter, Mary A. . SOME HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC MONUMENTS OF CONSTANTINOPE
1925. Article on pp.185-202 with 11 photo illustrations in a single complete issue of Art and Archeology. Additional articles in issue as well. 4to., original printed wraps. Good plus, light cover wear. (a78182b)
$35.00 Pierce, Franklin and George P. Marsh . MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES COMMUNICATING IN COMPLIANCE WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE , COPIES OF THE COMMUNICATIONS FROM MR. MARSH, THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT CONSTANTINOPLE, RELATIVE TO THE CASE OF THE REVEREND MR. KING
Washington 1854. Land ownership dispute involving an American Missionary named Jonas King. Senate Document No. 67. 33d Congress, 1st Session. Octavo, 188pp., rebound in later wraps. VG, light wear on page edges, very light soiling. (a78572)
$95.00 Hildebrand, Bengt . MATRIKEL �VER LEDAM�TER AV KUNGL. VITTERHETSAKADEMIEN OCH KUNGL. VITTERHETS HISTORIE OCH ANTIKVITETS AKADEMIEN 1753-1953
Lund 1954. In Swedish. Octavo, 176pp., index, original printed wraps. Uncut. VG, light wear. (a81149)
$150.00 Wilson, Elizabeth . THE ROAD AHEAD. EXPERIENCES IN THE LIFE OF FRANCES C. GAGE (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
NY 1918 The Woman's Press. Hardcover. Octavo, 114pp., frontis, original illustrated boards. VG, light stain at top marginof pastedowns and blanks. (a81150)
$150.00