Manuscripts & Autographs from Khalkedon Rare Books, IOBA, ESA

[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

[Sanjak]: Manuscript, AH August 1326 = [1910]., 1910. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two manuscript documents. (34x25 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 2 separate pages including 18 and 16 lines per page. Historically significant manuscript documents showing the intensive administration and bureaucracy activities that… Read more about this item

Balkans: Fî 16 Ra [Rebiyülahir] sene AH 1130 = [19 March 1718], 1718. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original manuscript on polished paper. Demy 8vo. (22 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). [2] p. A rare early manuscript historical document and petition written… Read more about this item

Travnik, Islamic Bosnia: Manuscript, Travnik City, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire, AH 1276 = [1858-59], 1858. No Binding. Very Good. Black ink on a folio paper. 55x39 cm. Bilingual in Serbian (Cyrillic script) and Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script). 1 p., with some annotated notes on the margins. 50 lines in Serbian text, and 20 lines… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Askerî Tibbiye, [Istanbul], 28 December 1936, 1936. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original wrappers. Folio. (32 x 21 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). [30] p., fully handwritten text and colour and b/w illustrations. Uncommon manuscript satiric and literary periodical prepared in Ottoman Turkish with Arabic letters… Read more about this item

[Izmir]: Manuscript., [c. early 20th century]. No Binding. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Manuscript map in black, blue, and brown ink on a special textured paper. 67 x 48 cm. In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters) and the title in French. Light splits on fold traces. Otherwise, a very good map. … Read more about this item

Istanbul: Kitabhane-i Islâm ve Askerî Tüccarzâde Ibrahim Hilmi / Matbaa-yi Orhaniye., AH 1335 = [1919]., 1919. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm) In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 48 p. First Ottoman edition of this exceedingly rare report by… Read more about this item

[probably Istanbul]: Manuscript, AH 1258 = [1842]., 1842. No Binding. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original manuscript, a fine nesta'liq script on polished paper in black and red ink. Signed "Müderriszâde Sadullah el-Ankaravî" on verso. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters) with Arabic chart. [2]… Read more about this item

[Palestine or Istanbul]: Manuscript, AH 1337 = [1920/21], 1920. No Binding. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original manuscript on folded printed interview report supplied by the Ottoman Military Forces. The questions on the report are printed for the high-ranking military officer to fill in the blanks on the report. 4to. (26 x 20 cm).… Read more about this item

Manuscript, n.d. [c. 1890], 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary cloth. Rebacked spine. Foolscap 8vo. (17 x 12 cm). Arabic script in brown ink on blind-stamped thin paper with text borders in blue ink. 125, [1] p. A collection of early popular tales from the Middle East from Islamic and pre-Islamic… Read more about this item

Paris: 27 Mars [[18]75], 1875. Soft cover. Very Good. Original chromo-lithograph caricature from the album of 'Chargeons les Russes' which collaborated with French engraver Daumier. Print size: Folio, 34x25 cm. glued on a paper sized: 43x33 cm. Signed on the bottom corner by pencil as 'Cham'. Text is in French: 'Le Cosaque: Mon honoeur est engage, je ne… Read more about this item

Constantinople (Istanbul): Dersaadet , 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. An early and very rare partly manuscript document of the Dersaadet (Constantinople) branch of the Russian Bank for Foreign Trade, on "Joyston Superfine" watermarked paper, signed by the branch manager, with two Ottoman stamps, 38x23,5 cm. In Ottoman script (Old… Read more about this item

Constantinople: Autograph Correspondence & Document of Ottoman Court in the Period of Sultan Mahmud II]., [AH [1]247], 1831. No Binding. Very Good. Original manuscript autograph historical document sealed 'Hüsrev Mehmed' sent to (and responded by) Serkâtib Mustafa Nuri. Written on polished paper with a watermark. 39x21 cm. In Ottoman script. (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). Slight foxing and… Read more about this item

Samsun: Manuscript Drawing Books, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original blue cloth spine with hand-drawn motives in oil and mixed techniques on the front boards, slightly foxing on covers and pages, overall very good hand-drawn books. Oblong 4to. (21 x 29 cm). In Turkish. 2 books: ([9] and [12] leaves), and 21… Read more about this item

Elaziz (Elazig) - Harput (Kharput): Manuscript Historical Document., [AH 1339], 1923. No Binding. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original manuscript autographed historical document. 33x21 cm. In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 21 lines on 1 page. A legible Riq'a script. Occasionally foxing on the paper, slightly chipped extremities, folded, a… Read more about this item

Yalova: Molvan Müesseseleri Otel Termal, Yalova" Letterhead., [ca. 1940s], 1940. No Binding. Very Good. Original manuscript autograph letter signed by Turkish female painter Sükriye Dikmen, addressed to her sister Tiraje Dikmen who was a painter as well. On a paper with letterhead 'Molvan Müesseseleri Termal Otel in Yalova' and watermarked 'Extra Strong'. 2 p. She mentions a trip… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Manuscript Autograph Letter on Card, 1982. No Binding. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original manuscript autograph letter on-card signed by Adalet Agaoglu. (8,5x12,5 cm). In Turkish. 2 p. Includes 28 lines. Repaired in its period by tape. Blue ink on paper. Dated 'March, 26, 1982'. Adalet Agaoglu is a female Turkish novelist and… Read more about this item

[Istanbul]: [1975-1989], 1975. No Binding. Very Good. A large and fine collection and archive of Cahit Uçuk, (1909-2004) including various size clippings, a caricature, her biography, news, her serialized stories published in Turkish periodicals, and newspapers with several autograph corrections by Uçuk (Serialized novels include approx. 65 p., two are complete) as well as her original autograph -… Read more about this item

N. p.: 20 July 1924, 1924. No Binding. Very Good. Original autograph letter signed (ALS) by Ottoman princess 'Sükriye Serafeddin'. 17,5x14,5 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 1 p. [in four]. Bifolium. The letter starts with 'Huve' and it has 12 lines. She mentions a letter that was sent by this unnamed recipient to 'Serafeddin' who… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Edib Salim, 1928. No Binding. Very Good. Original manuscript law document, with bilingual letterheads on the paper as "Edib Salim, Bahriye" in French and Ottoman script. 27x21 cm. 2 p., 17 lines, full. Ottoman stamps (Mortar and airplane) and seals, signed by the merchant. In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). The application of… Read more about this item