Sicill I Osmani Yahut Tezkire I Mesahir I Osmaniyye Ottoman Biographical Encyclopedia

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451; 442; 62; 906 pp. 4 vols. 8vo. Original wallet-style binding of red leather spine, titled in gilt, cloth sides, red leather fore edge guards. Spines faded. Very good plus condition. Item #372371 Mehmed Süreyya d. 1909 , Ottoman official and renowned biographer, dedicated his life to documenting prominent figures of the Ottoman Empire. His magnum opus, Sicill-i Osmânî, is a monumental biographical dictionary covering over

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