Late Ottoman Empire geography textbook titled Coğrafya-yı Mufassal-ı Memalik-i Devlet-i Osmaniye by Ali Saib (Binbaşı), printed in Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1304 AH (1886/87).
Written in Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script), approximately 640 pages. Originally used for educational purposes and approved by Ottoman academic institutions.
Condition: Binding shows heavy wear and spine damage; interior pages largely intact with some staining. Includes handwritten reference slips found inside (not original to publication).
A substantial and collectible example of late Ottoman printed scholarship.
A rare piece of Ottoman and Islamic history, of interest to collectors of antique books, Islamic art, Sufi history, and Ottoman culture.
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