Muchir arif pacha (5 Ergebnisse)

Folio (548 x 400 mm). Vol. I (all published). Lithographic portrait of Arif Pasha, on India paper mounted, drawn on stone by M. Julien, 16 tinted lithographic plates after Arif (lacking lithographic title, toning to text). Contemporary black half morocco over black cloth-covered boards with gilt title to spine. First edition of the valuable and beautifully illustrated survey of the costume worn at the court of the Ottoman Empire, published with the text in both French and Turkish. Ministers, state officials and military officers (including intelligence service) are shown in full costume with their functions captioned in Arabic and French below. Although the lithographic title states 'Tome 1er', no further volume was published in either language. - Arif Pasha fought against the Greeks at Athens and at Euboea (1826-28), and in Syria against Mehmet Ali. His career included a number of missions for the Sultan and his appointment in 1861 as governor of the province of Silistria. - Atabey 30. Blackmer 43. Lipperheide 1440m. Colas I, 148.…

Folio (548 x 400 mm). Vol. I (all published). Lithographic calligraphic title, portrait of Arif Pasha, drawn on stone by M. Julien, 16 tinted lithographic plates after Arif, coloured and finished by hand. Modern cloth. First edition of this valuable and beautifully illustrated survey of the costumes worn at the court of the Ottoman Empire, published with the text in both French and Turkish. Ministers, state officials and military officers (including intelligence service) are shown in full costume with their functions captioned in Arabic and French below. Although the lithographic title states 'Tome 1er', no further volume was published in either language. - Arif Pasha fought against the Greeks at Athens and at Euboea (1826-28), and in Syria against Mehmet Ali. His career included a number of missions for the Sultan and his appointment, in 1861, as governor of the province of Silistria. - A little marginal soiling, a few closed tears, portrait lacking tip of lower corner, but overall a good, complete copy of the rare coloured issue. - Atabey 30. Blackmer 43. Lipperheide 1440m. Colas I, 148.…

Edition : First Edition. , Contemporary full crimson calf. Signature of Sultan as gilt centerpiece on the top board. Gilt border and blind rules on boards. Spine with six compartments. Green Morocco labels on 2 and 4. Pasted and free marbled endpapers. , Eight pages of text in Turkish Arabic. Title in French and Turkish. This is the first edition in Turkish Arabic of this beautiful work and, therefore, it is incredibly unique and scarce. The more common versions of this work are with French text only. Its 16 colour lithographs, drawn on stone by M. Julien, include 80 costumes of officials, ministers and military officers of the Ottoman Empire. Despite pages claiming that this book is volume 1, another volume was never published in any language, therefore the book is complete within itself. Mushir Arif Pasha carried out several military missions for the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Abdülmecid I, in places such as Greece and in Syria. He gained so much status that in 1861 he was appointed governor of the province of Silistra, Bulgaria., Size : Folio (545 x 385mm)., Illustrated with engraved title page, a frontis-portrait of the author and 16 full page colour plates., References : Atabey 30; Colas 148; Lipperheide 1440m. A very scarce edition of this rare book. The text is in Turkish Arabic, rather than French, although, the plates have captions both in French and Turkish. A handsome, fine example of this superb work. All text and plates are clean and crisp.…

A valuable and beautifully-illustrated survey of the costumes worn at the court of the Ottoman Empire. It portrays 80 forms of costume worn by Ottoman functionaries and was published in two issues, the present with the text in French and another with the text in Turkish. Although each plate is labelled "Tome 1er", no further volume was published in either language. It was available either with with tinted plates (40 Francs), or (as here) with the plates printed in colour and finished by hand (80 Francs). Arif Pacha fought against the Greeks at Athens and at Euboea (1826-1828), and in Syria against Mehmet Ali. In the course of his career carried out missions for the Sultan, who appointed him governor of the province of Silistria in 1861.Light marginal soiling, a few closed tears, corner of portrait torn off, otherwise in good condition. A complete copy of the rare coloured issue.l Atabey 30; Blackmer 43; Colas 148; Lipperheide 1440m. Modern cloth. With lithographic portrait of Arif Pacha, drawn on stone by M. Julien, printed on India paper, with caption and imprint lithographed directly on the leaf, 16 tinted lithographic plates after Arif Pacha (image size 24.5 x 34 cm), coloured and finished by hand. Pages: 24 ll. printed both sides, plus plates.…

A valuable and beautifully-illustrated survey of the costumes worn at the court of the Ottoman Empire. It portrays 80 forms of costume worn by Ottoman functionaries and was published in two issues, the present with the text in French and another with the text in Turkish. Although each plate is labelled "Tome 1er", no further volume was published in either language. It was also available either with the plates printed in colour and finished by hand (80 Francs), or (as here) with tinted plates (40 Francs). Arif Pacha fought against the Greeks at Athens and at Euboea (1826-1828), and in Syria against Mehmet Ali. In the course of his career carried out missions for the Sultan, who appointed him governor of the province of Silistria in 1861.Lacking the lithographic title-page, the text leaves somewhat browned and with some plates foxed, mostly in the margins (a couple also with marginal waterstains). The sewing has broken, leaving some leaves detached, and the spine is worn.l Atabey 30; Blackmer 43; Colas 148; Lipperheide 1440m. Contemporary black half morocco, black patterned-cloth sides, printed flower-pattern endpapers, gold spine-title in Arabic script. With lithographic portrait of Arif Pacha, drawn on stone by M. Julien, printed on India paper, cut in an oval and mounted on a leaf of stiff paper, with caption and imprint lithographed directly on the leaf, 16 tinted lithographic plates after Arif Pacha (image size 24.5 x 34 cm). Lacking lithographed title-page. Pages: 24 ll. printed both sides, plus plates.…