1878 · Dersaadet [Istanbul]
by Schauffler, William G; G F Herrick; R H Weakley
Dersaadet [Istanbul]: Boyaciyan Agop Matbaasi, 1878. 832 pages, 250 pages; hardcover, boards mildly scuffed, leather worn at edges, front hinge starting; "Kitabi mukaddes" penciled on front free endpaper. Faint crease down the spine. Inscription in Turkish on page facing the table of contents. Darlow-Moule 9506. The first Ottoman Turkish translation of the Bible had been published in 1827 in Paris, but this version was the standard translation that remained in use until Turkey adopted a westernized script.
(Inventory #: 250149)