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Istanbul (Constantinople): [Dersaadet Chamber of Commerce], [AH 1338], 1921. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters), with bilingual titles in Ottoman script and French. On the front cover, short descriptions of the annual are in English, German, Armenian, Arabic, and Greek. 8, 16, 158 p., richly illustrated with woodcut reproduced with cliche. Slightly foxed on covers and pages, overall a good copy. The extremely rare first edition of this richly illustrated and attractive first Middle Eastern private advertising yearbook printed in 1921, during the occupation of Istanbul, and published by the Ottoman Chamber of Commerce in Istanbul, giving an invaluable insight into the 1920s colorful advertising world and trade history of the Middle East. It's the first yearbook of the private advertisements of Muslim and non-Muslim artisans and merchants and their… Read More