Middle Eastern History

1689 Mehmed II Ottoman Empire Crusades Constantinople Turks Wallachia Turkey
Mehmed II was a 15th-century Ottoman sultan better known as Mehmed the Conqueror. Mehmed II was known for his defeats of crusaders as well as his conquest of Constantinople. These wars, along with many others, are covered in Georges Guillet's "History of the Reign of Mehmed II". This volume from Guillet's 1689 edition covers Mehmed's career through 1462 and the Siege of Wallachia.
Item number: #20267
Price: $550
GUILLET, Georges de Saint George
Histoire du règne de Mahomet II, tome premier
A Paris: chez Louis Lucas, 1689.

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Collation: Complete with all pages;
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[6], 510
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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1843 Beauties of Bosphorus TURKISH Ottoman Empire Sultan Danube MAP Bartlett ART

"Picturesque Europe" is was a popular 19th-century collection of works of art depicting iconic and famous locations from around Europe. This particular tome contains the first series of engravings from the 'Beauties of the Bosphorus'. This tome contains stunning artwork by William Henry Bartlett whose works depicting scenes from Turkey, Turkish culture, mosques, and much more. Curiously, this volume also features a map of Austrian Empire and the Danube.

Item number: #21981
Price: $750

PARDOE, Julia

[Picturesque Europe] Beauties of the Bosphorus

London: Virtue & Co., 1843.

Details:
• Collation: Complete
o [4], 164
o 80 full-page engravings throughout
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Capt. Sir Geo. Tyler, R.N. K.H.
o Sir George Tyler (1792–1862) was a British Royal Navy officer from who became a colonial governor of the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean and then Conservative Party politician. Motto:… Read More

Berlin: Volk und Land Verlag, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. KOMPLETTER UND EINZIGER Jahrgang 1919 von Heft 1 ( 2.Januar 1919) - Heft 51/52 ( 17/24 Dezember 1919) - 1620 S.+ Inhaltsverzeichnis 17 S. Druck bei Siegfried Scholem.- Alle erschienenen Hefte zusammen in einem Halbleinenband der Zeit gebunden. Einband am Rand etwas berieben. Text innen etwas vergilbt. Sehr gut und sauber erhalten. - SEHR SELTENE, NUR WÄHREND DES JAHRES 1919 ERSCHIENENE ZIONISTISCHE WOCHENZEITSCHRFT, herausgegeben von dem wichtigen zionistischen Publizisten und Wirtschaftspolitiker DAVIS TRIETSCH (1870-1935), Gründer des Jüdischen Verlags, des Welt-Verlags und des Orient-Verlags, war diese Publikation dem zionistischen Aufbau der jüdischen Heimstätte in Erez Israel gewidmet.

Cairo: Nile Mission Press, ND [1916]. First Edition. Half Leather. Good +. 8vo (23.5cm). Cream cloth, brown calf, gilt titles to spine, five raised bands. Lilac endpapers. pp. 348. Upson, also known as Abdul-Fady Al-Qahirany, a Christian missionary to Egypt, co-founded the Nile Mission Press in 1905 as a vehicle to transmit the Gospels to the Moslem world. Ownership signature to second blank of William Goldsack, (1871–1957), Australian Baptist missionary to East Bengal, notable for translating the Koran into Bengali. Beneath, previous owner's name of H M Angus, likely Harold Mortimer Angus, (1893–1983), a Baptist missionary also active in India. A few library stamps for Selly Oak College Library. There is an illuminating Wikipedia entry on the Selly Oak Colleges. Edition remarks: a later issue of the book records the First edition as published in 1916, with a Second Impression (of first nine lessons only) issued in 1917, and a third impression of 1919 with only five lessons. There was a Second… Read More

1682 ENGLISH Rycaut OTTOMAN Empire Illustrated Sultans Dwarfs Turks Turkey ISLAM

Paul Rycaut was a 17th-century British historian most-known for being the leading authority on the Ottoman Empire. He published 'The Present State of the Ottoman Empire' which become the most important work on the Ottoman Empire. It provided accounts on Turkish politics and society, and according to Blackmer, this work is
"an extremely important and influential work, which provides the fullest account of Ottoman affairs during the 17th-century."
Cox notes of this work:
"This work is regarded as one of the best of its kind with respect to the religious and military state of Turkey."

This incredible 1682 English edition is filled with 28 engravings of sultans, Ottoman clothing and costumes, military officers, descriptions of Turkish customs, military and naval excursions, bizarre and odd medical conditions such as Turkish dwarfs, and much, much more.

Item number: #24359
Price: $1500

RYCAUT, Paul

The history of the… Read More

Pathways of the Holy Land; Or, Palestine and Syria. Being a Full Description of Those Countries, Their History, Antiquities, Inhabitants, and Customs, According to the Recent Discoveries of the Palestine Exploring Expeditions. With a Detailed Account of Jerusalem, Nazareth, Petra, and the other Cities of the Bible. Embracing also a Description of the Peninsula of Sinai and the Desert of the WanderingsNational Publishing Co., Philadelphia, 1875. First edition complete w color map, illustrations throughout, and a tissue covered frontis of Doré's Crucifixion. Bound in three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper covered beveled boards. Raised bands with bright gilt embossed title in one of the panels. 1097 pp w ads in the back. Strong and square, securely bound and in VG condition with some rubbing wear to the covers (see photos).

1689 RARE Ottoman Wars Kriegs-Helm Turkish Empire Constantinople Turks Boethius

Christoph Boethius was a 17th-century German historian who is best remembered for his studies on the Turkish Wars. His book 'Kriegs-Helm' was undoubtedly the best and most referenced book on the Turkish Empire and Turkish wars, as well as the distinguished Turkish officials and Turkish courts.

Item number: #25231
Price: $750

BOETHIUS, Christopher

Grosser Staats und Kriegs-Minister Glück- und Unglücks-Fälle, Worinnen Viel hochbedächtliche Exempel derer jenigen, welche an denen grösten Höfen in Europa die vornehmsten Staats

Nürnberg : In Verlegung Johann Christoff Lochners, 1689.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [2], 377 (i.e., 367), [1]
· Provenance: Armorial bookplate – QUO ALTIOR EO MINOR
o The Coat of Arms and motto of the Juel family, a prominent Danish noble family that includes such members as Baron Jens Juel (1631–1700), a diplomat and statesman of great influence… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1948. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1948, first printing. 8vo., 371pp., illustrated with 53 b/w plates, 5 maps, map endpapers. Salmon cloth with gilt titles in burgundy block, gilt cover crest, top edge titnted pink, printed on laid paper. Some sun fade to the spine and cover, mild foxing to preliminaries, paper clip ghost on top edge of first few sheets. Very good, clean, bright. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.