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[ANALYSIS OF BULGARIA DURING THE BALKAN WARS] Bulgaristan silsile-i tahayyülâtindan Sofya'dan Üsküb'e, Filibe'den Dersaa...
03/05/2020

[ANALYSIS OF BULGARIA DURING THE BALKAN WARS] Bulgaristan silsile-i tahayyülâtindan Sofya'dan Üsküb'e, Filibe'den Dersaadet'e nasil gelinecek imis (Zafer Külliyati No. 1).

M. ZÂTÎ.

Published by Artin Asaduryan ve Mahdumlari Matbaasi., [Roumi 1330], Istanbul, 1912.

In full leaher bdg. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Ottoman script. 91 p., b/w ills. According to the Zâtî's work, Between the Balkan States which constructed regular army system newly Bulgaria had the most powerful army. Moreover, as in the case of Montenegro, with the encouragement of national feeling a country with a small army can achieve a historic victory. The defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the First Balkan War, to which Ottomans began at a superior level compared to enemies, proves this defeat was due to political reasons. Zâtî's work has some details of Balkan geography and its demographic structure and idea of Turkish / Ottoman nationalism. One copy in OCLC in Leiden University Library: 777192829.; Özege 2644.; TBTK 6872. First and Only Edition. Extremely rare.

[EARLY OTTOMAN ARCHERY] Telhis-i resâilü'r-rümat. Ba irade-i seniyye-i cenab-i hazret-i sehriyârî Mahmud Han-i Adlî hazr...
25/04/2020

[EARLY OTTOMAN ARCHERY] Telhis-i resâilü'r-rümat. Ba irade-i seniyye-i cenab-i hazret-i sehriyârî Mahmud Han-i Adlî hazretlerinin kahvecibasilik hizmetile müftehir Mustafa Kâni Ibn-i Mehmed Aga-yi Peskir fî zaman-i Abdülhâmid Han eserhâmeleri olan telhis-i risâil-ür rümat namile benam risâle-i lâtifeleridir.

MUSTAFA KÂNI b. MEHMED.

Published by Darü't-Tibaatü'l-Âmire., [H.: 1263], Istanbul, 1847.

Original 1/4 leather bdg. with five compartment on spine. Ottoman lettered gilt. Marblings. Large demy 8vo. (22 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. 272 p., 1 folded plate about on of bow making (size: 35x37 cm). Hegira: 1263 = Gregorian: 1847. Flight or distance (menzil okçulugu) is a sport that instructs the shooting of an arrow as far as possible. The records, that is the farthest shots achieved were meticulously registered and included in a small number of archery treatises. These registers provide information such as the name of the archer, the distance spanned by the arrow, and the date of the exercise. Besides treatises, certain registrations ( ) record shooting ranges of note. Each 'book of menzils' is also an archery log-book for Istanbul. Kâni's book contains data for the shooting ranges and the records of its time. It also covers all the ranges shot at Istanbul Okmeydan ( ), listing the names of the ranges, the record , and the names of the , with their rankings at each particular shooting field. In introduction, Kâni began to his text with a prayer for Sultan Mahmud Khan. He narrated that he had written his book in the period of Khan and the firman, or Imperial Edict issued by Sultan Mahmud II in 1836, as a result of which Kani undertook the work. In all of one introduction, four chapters and one 'hatime', there are some compilations by Kâni from several about Turkish and Islamic archery such as Tezkiretü'r rumat by Abdullah Effendy and fourty hadiths by Abu Ayyub Ensari Halid b. Zeid. It consists of a dedication to the ruler, and the forty hadith about archery, along with other religious material. Kani also includes his own discussion on the traditions and views of archers.

[Original manuscript fetawa from 18th century].KADIZÂDE MEHMED EL-MÜFTÎ BI-ERZURUM [ARIF ERZURUMÎ / ISPIRÎ], (Ottoman / ...
25/04/2020

[Original manuscript fetawa from 18th century].

KADIZÂDE MEHMED EL-MÜFTÎ BI-ERZURUM [ARIF ERZURUMÎ / ISPIRÎ], (Ottoman / Turkish qadi of Erzurum, scholar), (?-1759).

Published by Original Manuscript Fetawa., [ca. 1735], Erzurum, 1735.

Original manuscript (handwritten) fetawa on paper with 'ahar'. 22x11 cm. In Ottoman script. [Original manuscript fetawa from 18th century]. Text: Nes'elüke'l-hidâyete ve't-tevfik; Bu mesele beyâninda eimme-i Hanefiyye'den cevâb ne veçhîledir ki; Zeyd, Amr'a ver deyû Bekir'e su kadar akçe virdükten sonra Bekir, mablâg-i mezbûru Amr'a virmeyüb kendi masrafina sarfla istihlâk eylese Bekir'e zaman lâzim olur mu beyân buyurula? El-cevâb: Allâhu te'âlâ a'lem, Olur. Men istehleke mâle'l-gayri fe-aleyhi zamânühû. Mine's-Suara. Ketebehu Kazdi-zâde Mehmed el-Müftî bi-Erzurum.'. No date. Including seven lines with its 'ketebe'. It is not known when Kad?zâde Mehmed Ârif Efendi was born in Erzurum. It is also known for its "?spirî" and "Erzurumî" monikers. Kadizâde, who received his basic education in Ispir, completed the madrasah in Erzurum and received a consent. Kad?zâde, who returned to Erzurum after receiving his second conscience in Istanbul, was appointed as a professor at Sultaniye Madrasah. While he was working as a professor, he also worked as a m***i of Erzurum. Since he was a m***i in Erzurum for 15 years, he started to be mentioned with his nickname 'El-Muftî'. Kadizâde, who was a classical Ottoman scholar and promoted his works in Arabic; he wrote many treatises in the fields of qalam, fiqh, hadith, tafsir, Arabic language and sufism. His 340-leaf "Bahru'l fetâvâ" work, which he completed in 30 years and wrote the source of each fatwa, is important in terms of his scientific accumulation.

[Autograph program signed 'Marcel Marceau'.MARCEL MARCEAU [MARCEL MANGEL], (French actor and mime artist most famous for...
24/04/2020

[Autograph program signed 'Marcel Marceau'.

MARCEL MARCEAU [MARCEL MANGEL], (French actor and mime artist most famous for his stage persona as "Bip the Clown"), (1923-2007).

Published by The Hanna Theatre, USA, 1958.

Original theater program signed 'Marcel Marceau' to a person named Julien. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In English. [30] p., fully advertisements. Marceau's program: "Week of Sunday, May 4, 1958. Matinee Saturday, May 10. Ronald A. Wilford Associates presents Marcel Marceau and hiss partners Gilles Segal and Pierre Verry. The program will consist of pantomimes selected from the following repertoire[.]". Notes on the last pages. Marceau was a French actor and mime artist most famous for his stage persona as "Bip the Clown". He referred to mime as the "art of silence" and he performed professionally worldwide for over 60 years. As a youth, he lived in hiding and worked with the French Resistance during most of World War II, giving his first major performance to 3,000 troops after the liberation of Paris in August 1944. Following the war, he studied dramatic art and mime in Paris.

[MANUSCRIPT ON THE TURKISH / OTTOMAN AVIATION] Avci tayyare faaliyetlerinin esâsâti [.] [i.e. Activities of a fighter ai...
24/04/2020

[MANUSCRIPT ON THE TURKISH / OTTOMAN AVIATION] Avci tayyare faaliyetlerinin esâsâti [.] [i.e. Activities of a fighter aircraft and other(s) with chapograph print and separate notes].

YIRMIBESINCI FIRKA KUMANDANI SÜKRÜ ALI-?- [ÖGEL], (Ottoman colonel and Turkish politician), (1886-1973).

Published by Onbesinci Firka Erkân-i Harbihye [Kumandanligi] [= 25th Division of the Ottoman Army]., [AH: 1333]., [Istanbul], 1915.

Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21,5 x 17,5 cm). Manuscript book and 2 pp. separate notes on 'Mintikalarin piyade tayyare hizmetlerini teftisi hakkindaki raporlara mutalaât' [i.e. Regarding the reports on the inspection of the areas for infantry aircraft services] sized 33x21,5 cm; and 1 chapograph print including a fighter aircraft details and illustration (sized oblong: 18x23 cm) All texts in Ottoman Turkish with some German titles. It seems that education was in German and Turkish languages. [7], [2], [1] p. A fine collection. Manuscript including the titles: Activities of a fighter aircraft.; "Emr-i ahz"s of fighter aircrafts.; The order of fighter aircrafts.; Fleet commander of fighter aircrafts and a scheme titled 'Bir ordunun vahim bir safha-yi harbde telefon tesisati sebekesidir' [i.e. Telephone network of an army in a difficult war situation] bilingual with a German title as well as 'Beispiel der Fernsprechverbindungen inner halb der Jagdstaffeln einer Armee an einer Haupstadtkampffent'. Other German titles in the text: Koft. Kommandeur der Flieger, Gruft.Gruppenführer.; Jagdstaffel.; Der Einsatz des Jagdgeschfaders.; Für den Einsatz seiner Staffeln.; Leftherschaft.; Abhördienst F.T.- Verkehr. Sükrü Ali Ögel was born in 1886 and In 1909, he graduated from the Military Academy as a lieutenant. He was commandant of the 25th Division of the Ottoman Army in 1915. He served on the Western Front Staff Committee in the Turkish War of Independence. On December 25, 1926, he was appointed as the National Police Service Director, where he participated in the foundation studies. "The

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