1998 The Ottoman World

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First Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Complete in two volumes. First edition. Limited edition of seven hundred and fifty copies. An illustrated bibliographical catalogue of the Ottoman World, from the Sefik E. Atabey Collection, assembled over a period of more than thirty-five years. The collection, which spans the fifteenth century to the twentieth century, features almost one thousand four hundred entries, including images of book bindings, maps, manuscripts, and other valuable items from the Ottoman Empire and Middle East. These volumes provide insight into one of the finest private collections with indices of authors, editors, artists, engravers, binders, and more. Sefik E. Atabey was a Turkish businessman and bibliophile based in Istanbul, who was involved in commodity trading in Paris and London.