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[Corancez, Louis Alexandre Olivier de]. Histoire des Wahabis, depuis leur origine jusqu'a la fin de 1809. Paris, Crapelet, 1810. ; 1. Ed.
First edition of this fundamental study of Wahhabism, not translated into Arabic until 2005 ("Tarih al-wahhabiyin mundu na 'atihim hatta 'am 1809 m.", published in Riyadh by Darat al-Malik 'Abd-al-'Aziz). Corancez had lived in Aleppo for eight years as French consul. He married a Syrian and had first-hand information about the Wahhabi movement in Egypt, Syria, and Baghdad. He published his book soon after the followers of the Moslem reformer Abd-el Wahhab conquered the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in 1805, an event that fueled a strong interest in the movement throughout Europe. "This sect, which abhorred all loose living, attracted the attention of a number of travellers. Corancez' account of the Wahabis precedes by many years that of Burckhardt, which was published posthumously in 1830, although both men were living and travelling in Syria at the same time, and presumably knew each other" (Atabey). - Slightly browning to margins; title page stamped. Wth the frequently missing errata leaf at the end. Sold for 3,800 at Sotheby's (Atabey sale, contemp. half morocco). - Macro, Bibliography of the Arabian Peninsula, 750. Gay 3461. Querard 1, 143. Atabey 282. Not in Blackmer.

8vo. (4), VIII, 222, (2) pp. Somewhat later marbled half calf with giltstamped black label to gilt spine.

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Galland, [Julien Claude]. Recueil des rits et ceremonies du pelerinage de la Mecque, auquel on a joint divers ecrits relatifs a la religion, aux sciences & aux moeurs des Turcs. Amsterdam & Paris, Desaint & Saillant, 1754. ; 1. Ed.
Only edition. "Galland's account of the rituals surrounding the pilgrimage to Mekkah includes enlightening description of many of the important shrines and sites within the city. Extensive footnotes describe the history and physical appearance of such features as the Kaaba, the Black Stone, and Mount Ararat, as well as explaining relevantg Arabic terms and the importance of certain religious figures in the Islamic tradition" (Atabey cat.). "Galland, 'dragoman' or interpreter in the Levant, nephew of the celebrated orientalist Antoine Galland, translated many works into French, the present work being a collected edition of five Arabic and Turkish pieces" (Blackmer). Also contains a discussion of Ottoman science (the "Traduction d'une dissertation sur les sciences des Turcs, et sur l'ordre qu'ils gardent dans le cours de leurs etudes" by Zaini Efendi, pp. 85-98) and an extensive essay on the Greek island of Chios, ruled by Genoa from 1436 to 1566, when the Ottomans conquered the island (pp. 99-172), as well as an account of the Sultana Esma with Yakub Pasha, governor of Silistria. - Bound at the end is a later edition of Fenelon's well-known Mirror for Magistrates, written for the Dauphin, whose instructor Fenelon was (with contemp. note indexing this second work written on reverse of front flyleaf). - Slight browning throughout; lower half of t. p. remargined by a lithogr. facsimile. Edges and corners bumped; spine-ends damaged. Altogether an attractive copy; the Atabey copy (in a contemp. morocco binding for the provost of Paris) fetched 10,158 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium). - Macro, Bibliography of the Arabian Peninsula, 996. Gay 3639. Atabey 470. Blackmer 643. Van Hulthem I, 2509. Grenoble 5218. Nyon 21020. OCLC 13232933.

8vo. IV, 215, (1) pp. (Bound with:) Fenelon, [Gabriel Jacques] de Salignac de la Mothe. Directions pour la conscience d'un Roi, composees pour l'instruction de Louis de France. La Haye, Jean Neaulme, 1748. XII, 107, (1) pp. T. p. in red and black. Contemp. French full calf, spine gilt with floral designs in 5 compartments and giltstamped label. Marbled endpapers. All edges red.

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Rycaut, Paul. Istoria dello stato presente dell'Imperio Ottomano. Venedig, Combi & La Nou, 1672.
Erste italienische Ausgabe von Sir Paul Rycauts (1628-1700) berühmter Türkenchronik "The present state of the Ottoman Empire" (EA 1668), die sich aus mehreren authentischen Quellen sowie aus des Verfassers eigenen Beobachtungen speist. Rycaut diente viele Jahre als englischer Botschaftssekretär in Konstantinopel. "His most important work [...] presents an animated and, on the whole, faithful picture of Turkish manners" (DNB). "An extremely important and influential work, which provides the fullest account of Ottoman affairs during the 17th century" (Blackmer, nur 2. Ausg.). Wohl nach der französischen Übertragung von Pierre Briot (1670) übersetzt von Constantino Belli (seine Widmung ist datiert mit 30. Januar 1671). - Die hübschen Kupfer (gest. von Suor Isabella Piccini) zeigen Würdenträger und Personen verschiedenen Standes in ihrem Habit, außerdem die von Atabey eigens erwähnte Darstellung eines Turbans. - Vortitel aufgezogen; gelegentlich, vor allem gegen Ende, unbedeutend braunfleckig, insgesamt sehr sauberes Exemplar. Das Bl. M4 mit minimalem Randeinriß ohne Textberührung. Exemplar aus der Sammlung Atabey mit entspr. Exlibris am vorderen Innendeckel. Zuvor in der Sammlung G. Brambilla, Monza, mit gestempeltem Besitzvermerk und Exlibris "Vita est foco aqua aere" (Kamel und Palme). - Atabey 1070 (Zweitexemplar). BL-STC (17th-century Italian) 806. Vgl. Blackmer 1464 (2. Ausg.). Weber II, 333f.

(14), 296 SS. Mit gest., ill. Titel, Holzschnittdruckermarke am gedr. Titel und 20 zumeist halbseitigen Textkupfern. Halblederband des späteren 18. Jhs. mit goldgepr. rotem Rückenschildchen und Rückenvergoldung. Dreiseitiger gesprenkelter Farbschnitt. 4to.

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ROE, Thomas, Sir. The Negotiations of Sir Thomas Roe, in his embassy to the Ottoman Porte, from the year 1621 to 1628 inclusive: containing a great variety of curious and important matters, relating to the affairs of the Turkish empire [...]. Now first published from the originals. London, Samuel Richardson, 1715.

First edition. Folio, xviii, lxii, [2], 828pp., engraved portrait, modern calf antique, an excellent, crisp copy. Provenance: University of Aberdeen Library (stamp on the title and a few leaves). First edition of Roe's detailed correspondence during his time as ambassador to the Mogul emperor of Hindustan and the Ottoman Porte. At Constantinople Roe succeeded in enlarging the privileges of English merchants and mediated a treaty between Turkey and Poland, and liberated many Polish exiles at Constantinople. "This important work contains much information on the collecting of Greek antiquities in England." (Atabey). This copy, like the Blackmer copy, does not contain the portrait found in the Atabey copy which apparently was not published in time to be inserted in the earliest copies off the press.The last leaf states: "End of vol. 1" but no further volumes were published. Atabey 1050; Blackmer 1442; Goldsmiths 7743.

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