Cins'i âlâ cigara kagidi: History of cigarette papers in the Ottoman Empire.= Cins'i âlâ cigara kagidi: Sigara kagidi ambalajlari üzerinden Osmanlida grafik sanatina bakis. [SPECIAL CLOTH EDITION].

New English Original decorative cloth bdg. 4to. (35 x 25 cm). In English and Turkish. 359 p., color ills. 750 copies were printed. The first 250th copies are printed on the special Morim Naturel paper and specially bounded. This copy is the one from hand numbered 250 copies. Contents of the book: 1) Preface 2) History 3) The Early Days 4) Maritime 5) War and the Young Turks 6) Charities 7) Railways and Maps 8) Istanbul and Cities 9) People 10) Animals and Flowers 11) The Sun 12) The War of Liberation 13) Money & Stamps 14) Others 15) Documents 16) History of Cigarette Papers in the Ottoman Empire 17) Bibliography and Index. As you can see from the contents of the book, the history of the Ottoman tobacco industry is studied thoroughly. Also the political and sociological structure and developments in late 19th and early 20th centuries can be observed with all ethnic groups and cultures, from Turks to Greeks and Armenians, as well as places like Salonica and Beirut or Trieste. Also there is an insight to the illustration of the same period. OTTOMANIA Collection Ephemera Turkish - Greek culture Tobacco Graphic arts Collectible Box Objects Cigarette papers.