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A complete collection of 20 books of Ibrahim Muteferrika
by Various
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- Used - Fine
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- First and only
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- 1729
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Riyadh, SAU
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24 volumes of 20 books, all printed by Ibrahim Muteferrika printing house between H. 1141 and 1200 during the 3 times of the printing house estaplishment.
1) Vankulu Lugatı, Arabic-Turkish dictionary prepared by Mehmed al-Vani, (d. 1529) known as Vankulu, from Cevheri's well-known Arabic dictionary. It was published as two volumes on 31 January 1729, 500 copies.
2) Tuhfetü'l-kibâr fî esfâri'l-bihâr… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Mahometis Abdallae filii theologia dialogo explicata hermanno Nellingaunense interprete. Alcorani epitome, Roberto Ketenense Anglo interprete. Johannis Alberti Vuidmestadii Jurisconsulti Notationes falsarum impiarumq[ue] opinionum Mahumetis, quae in hisce libris occurunt. Johannis Alberti Vuidmestadii iurisc. ad Ludovicum Alberti F. Palatii Rhenani comitem, Bavariae utriusq[ue] principem illustriss. optimumq[ue] dicatio. M.D.XLIII [1543] أول ترجمة مطبوعة للقرآن الكريم - أجزاء منه مع دراسة باللاتينية](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/953/440/1353440953.0.m.jpg)
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Mahometis Abdallae filii theologia dialogo explicata hermanno Nellingaunense interprete. Alcorani epitome, Roberto Ketenense Anglo interprete. Johannis Alberti Vuidmestadii Jurisconsulti Notationes falsarum impiarumq[ue] opinionum Mahumetis, quae in hisce libris occurunt. Johannis Alberti Vuidmestadii iurisc. ad Ludovicum Alberti F. Palatii Rhenani comitem, Bavariae utriusq[ue] principem illustriss. optimumq[ue] dicatio. M.D.XLIII [1543] أول ترجمة مطبوعة للقرآن الكريم - أجزاء منه مع دراسة باللاتينية
by Iohannis Alberti Vuidmestadij , Hermanno Nellingaunense , Roberto Ketenense Anglo (Hermann,of Carinthia. Robert,of Chester,fl. 1143. Widmanstetter, Johann Albrecht,1506?-1557)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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- first
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- 1543
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- Contemporary vellum
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Riyadh, SAU
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$30,000.00
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Important for the Qur'anic collections.. (1 lv), [120] p. 19.5 x 15 cm. Latin text , in contemporary vellum binding , loose. Tow copies of this rare book are existed in Laval and Pennsylvania Universities.
The Koran was translated into Latin for the first time on the order of Peter the Venerable (1092-1156), the well known abbot of Cluny… Read more about this item Item Price
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cihannuma or Jihannuma (Mirror of the world)
by KATIB CELEBI (Mustafa ibn Abd Allah, aka Haci Halife, 1609-1657)
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- Used - Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1732
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$85,000.00
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FIrst page of the preface and last page of the index are facsimiles, else; complete with 39 original maps and shapes, mint condition and wide complete margins. 698pp of Ottoman Turkish text, printed by Ibrahim Muteferrika in 1145 AH. - 1732 AD. In contemporary hard covers binding. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THE JIHANNUMA. Planned as a great cosmosgraphy, the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mathnawi, Diwan in Persian, 3volumes set printed in Bulak
by Jalal al Din al Rumi (Muhammad Balkhi) (604-672 AH., 1207-1273 AD.)
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- 1st Edition
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Riyadh, SAU
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$10,000.00
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Seven parts in three volumes, mainly written in fine Ta'liq script. Lithograph print in Bulak in 1268 AH., edited by Mustafa Vehbi. (part1): 15, 7, 155 p. (part 2): 3, 139 p. (part 3): 4, 184 p. (part 4): 5, 147p. (part 5): 2, 171p. (part 6): 1, 187p. (part 7): 68p. One of the finest books to be printed… Read more about this item Item Price
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I'RAB UL QAFIYA , THE EARLIEST ISLAMIC BOOK TO BE PRINTED IN ARABIC LETTERS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
by HUSSEIN BIN AHMAD KNOWN AS ZAYNI ZADE, AND IBN AL HAJIB
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- 1st Edition
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Riyadh, SAU
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$20,000.00
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THE FIRST BOOK TO BE PRINTED IN IBRAHIM MUTEFERRIKA PRINTING HOUSE AFTER IT'S SECOND ESTABLISHMENT, AND BEFORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MUHENDISHANE PRINTING HOUSE IN USKUDAR. THIS EDITION CONTAINS THE IMPERIAL PERMISSION ( FERMAN ) OF THE SULTAN ABDUL HAMID I IN 1200 H. , 7 PP OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BOOKS PRINTING ART, 748 PP OF ARABIC SCRIPT , MODERN… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tahrir Usul Iqlidis, TRADITIONE DOCTISSIMI NASRIDINI TUSINI NUNC PRIMUM ARABICE IMPRESSI.
by Euclid, Nasir ud Din Al Tusi
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- 1st Edition
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Riyadh, SAU
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$60,000.00
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TYPOGRAPHIA MEDICEA 1594, Arabic text of Thrir Usul Iqlidis (Eclid) translated by Nasir ud Din al Tusi. 453 p. iclude many woodcuts. chapter headings are in bold script. Firman (Imperial order) of the Ottoman Sultan Murad Khan IV dated 996 H ( November 1588 AD. ) in 31 lines, ordering the Ottoman citizens not to prevent the book dealers (whos… Read more about this item Item Price
$60,000.00
Usul al Hikam fi Nizam (Nidham) al Umam, Priciples of wisdome in the global system
by Ibrahim Muteferrika
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1732
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$15,000.00
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Istanbul: Ibrahim Muteferrika, 1732 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. 48 ff. the 9th book to be printed by Ibrahim Muteferrika in 1144 H. - 1732 AD. In contemporary full leather binding without spine. . Item Price
$15,000.00
Tarih-i Seyyah der Beyan-i Zuhur-i Afganiyan ve sebeb-i inhidam-i bina-i devlet-i Sahan-i Safaviyan
by Krusinski, Judas Thaddaues, translated by Ibrahim Muteferrika
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1729
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$17,000.00
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Istanbul: Ibrahim Muteferrika, 1729 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The third work to be printed by Ibrahim Muteferrika in 1142 (1729). 3, 4, 97 ff. In contemporary hard cover binding. About the collapse of the Safavid state and the appearance of the Afghan state. . Item Price
$17,000.00
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Takvim ut tevarih (Taqwim ut Tawarikh)
by Katib Celebi (Chalabi) Haci Halife (Hajji Khalifa)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1733
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$25,000.00
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Istanbul: Ibrahim Muteferrika, 1733 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. the 12th book to be printed by Ibrahim Muteferrika in 1146 (1733). 6, 3, 247 p. in Modern fine Ottoman style binding ornamented in gilt. . Item Price
$25,000.00
Katerina Tarihi (History of Catherine II) The first Ottoman Turkish translation of a work on western history to appear in print
by Jean H. Castera (translated by Yakovaki efendi)
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- Used - Good
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- 2nd Edition
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- 1830
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$1,950.00
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Cairo: Bulak, 1830 Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ottoman Turkish text, 225 p. The military history during the II Catherine period between Russia and the Ottoman state including the relations with England and France and the Ottoman point of view. This Ottoman Turkish translation was edited by Sa'dullah Sa'id Amidi. Occasional minor holes… Read more about this item Item Price
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AL MURSHID AL MASIHI (THE CHRISTIAN GUIDE), AN EARLY PRINTED BOOK IN THE MONASTERY OF AL SHUWAIR BY ABDULLAH ZAKHIR AFTER 5 YEARS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRINTING HOUSE
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- Used - Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1738
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Riyadh, SAU
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Shoueir, Mount Libanon: Deir al- Shuwair, Mar Yohanna al- Sayigh, Kisrawan (Monastry of St. John the Baptist), 1738 Book. Fair. No Binding. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 457PP OF ARABIC TEXT, THE BOOK IS WATER STAIND, BUT THE TEXT STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. ABDULLAH ZAKHIR AL RAHIB ESTABLISHED HIS PRINTING HOUSE IN KASRAWAN, AL SHOUEIR IN… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tarikh Celebi Zade efendi (Printed by Ibrahim Muteferrika)
by Isma'il Asim ibn Muhammad efendi, Mufti el- Islam el- Hanafi, known as Celebi Zade (D. 1173 AH.,- 1759 AD.)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1739
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- Paperback
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Riyadh, SAU
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$16,000.00
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Istanbul: Ibrahim Muteferrika, 1739 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. (x) index, 317 p. Ottoman Turkish text. Contemporary full leather binding, spine and flap re-attached. Ibrahim Mutafarrika press, constantinople 1153 AH. (1739 AD.). The book is in excellent condition.. Item Price
$16,000.00
AL MAJMA' AL ANTAKI .. FI DAIR MARI ANTONIOUS AL GHARB FI SAHIL MADINAT BAYROUT (ANTAKIAN COMMITEE HELD IN DEIR MAR ANTONIOUS NEAR THE COAST IN BEYROUT) EARLY PRINTING IN KASRAWAN, AL SHOUWAIR
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- Used - Good
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- 1810
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$4,500.00
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Shoueir, Mount Libanon: Deir al- Shuwair, Mar Yohanna al- Sayigh, Kisrawan (Monastry of St. John the Baptist), 1810 Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. TALL QUARTO, 239PP OF ARABIC TEXT PRINTED IN THE PRINTING HOUSE WHICH ESTABLISHED BY ABDULLAH ZAKHIR IN 1733 AFTER HE LIFT ALEPPO TO THE MOUNT LIBANON. ORIGINAL MONASTERY SKIN BINDING, SPINE LOOSE,… Read more about this item Item Price
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HUMAYUNNAME ( HUMAYOUN NAMA )
by BIDPA
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- 1838
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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AL KANZ AL MUKHTAR FI KASHF AL ARADHI WA AL BIHAR, THE SECOND AND MOST RARE ED. PRINTED IN THE OFFICE OF TOPJIYYA NEAR CAIRO
by RIFA'AA BADAWI RAFI' AL TAHTAWI (TRANSLATOR)
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- As New
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- 1834
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$6,500.00
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Egypt: Maktab ut Tobjiyya (the artillery press), 1834 Book. As New. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ONE OF THE MOST RARE PRINTING OFFICES IN THE EARLY PRINTING HISTORY IN EGYPTE AFTER THE FRENCH PRESS, MAKTAB AL TOPJIYYA (artillery office) WIHICH ESTABLISHED BY MUHAMMED ALI PASHA FOR MILITARY PRESS. THIS IS THE SECOND AND THE MOST RARE ED.… Read more about this item Item Price
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SULEYMANNAME
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1832
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$5,000.00
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Cairo: Bulak, 1832 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. OTTOMAN SCRIPT , 230 PP , TALL QUARTO , HISTORY OF SULTAN SULEYMAN ( THE MAGNIFICENT ) , CONQUEST OF BELEGRAD , RODOS , CAIRO , BAGHDAD ... ETC . CONTEMPORARY BINDING , PARTLY WITH WEAR . SPINE GILTED . MARBLED INTERIORS , FEW PAGES WITH… Read more about this item Item Price
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KITAB LAHJAT UL LUGHAT (BOOK OF THE PRONUNCIATION OF TONGUES) AN EARLY PRINT IN USKUDAR, ISTANBUL
by MUHAMMAD ES'AD EFENDI (Sheikh ul Islam, D. 1166 AH-1753 AD)
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1801
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$5,000.00
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Istanbul: the Imperial press, Uskudar, 1801 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. TRI-LINGUAL DICTIONARY (TURKISH-ARABIC-PERISAN) EARLY PRINTED BY ABD UL RAHMAN AL MUDARRIS IN THE IMPERIAL PRESS ESTABLISHED ACCORDING THE IMPERIAL ORDER IN USKUDAR AFTER IBRAHIM MUTEFERRIKA PRESS. IN CONTEMPORARY FRENCH BINDING OF YELLOWISH-BROWN MOROCCO GILT IN TURKISH STYLE WITH FOLDING FLAP. 2… Read more about this item Item Price
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DIZIONARIO ITALIANO E ARABO CHI CONTIENE IN SUCCINTO TUTTI I VOCABOLI CHE SONO PIU IN USO E PIU NECESSARI PER IMPARAR A PARLARE LE DUE LINGUE CORRETTAMENTE EGLI E DIVISO IN DUE PARTI (THE FIRST BOOK TO BE PRINTED IN BULAK)
by RAPHAEL ANTOINE ZAKHOUR (DON RAPHAEL)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1822
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- Hardcover
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- 9781000012002
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Riyadh, SAU
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$35,000.00
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Cairo: Bolacco (Bulak), 1822 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. EXTREEMLY RARE, ARABIC ITALIAN DICTIONARY, VOCABULARY AND TERMS, PAGINATED IN ARABIC AND LATIN, TITLE PAGE IN ARABIC, CONTAINS PRINTING DATE 1238 AND PLACE (TAMMA AL TAB'U FI BULAK BI MATBA'AAT SAHIB AL SA'AADAH), AND PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR IN ARABIC, SUBTITLE, 266 PP… Read more about this item Item Price
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Nottel oder Verzaichnus. ainer beharrlichen hilff wider den Turcken. biss auf kunftige versamlunng aller Stende des hailigen Reichs. zu beratschlagen vnnd zu bedenncken.
by European war propaganda
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1526
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$20,000.00
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Germany, 1526 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 16th C. No. printing details but According to Carl Gollner (Turcica: Die europaischen Turkendrucke des XVI. Jahrhunderts), only one copy recorded, printed in 1526. 12mo. One title leaf and 17 ff (together 36 pp) in old German. (Gollner: VD 16 no. 1881). This book is a propaganda… Read more about this item Item Price
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Katerina Tarihi (History of Catherine II) The first Ottoman Turkish translation of a work on western history to appear in print
by Jean H. Castera (translated by Yakovaki efendi)
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1828
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- Hardcover
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Riyadh, SAU
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$5,500.00
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Cairo: Bulak, 1828 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ottoman Turkish text, 160 p with 1 errata. Printed in Bulak (Matba'at sahib al Futuhat al Bahira) 1244 by the director of the printing house, (Nicola) Masabki, the first or the second director after RAPHAEL ANTOINE ZAKHOUR (DON RAPHAEL). Masabki was born in Aleppo and sent (in the first mission) to Italy… Read more about this item Item Price
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