Mecca—Muhammad Sadiq Sherif. Mâder-I dünyâ. Constantinople, 1906, first edition, calf

MECCA AND HEJAZ—MUHAMMAD SADIQ SHERIF

Mâder-I dünyâ: Ittihad ve Terakki Cemiyet-I Osmaniyesine takaddüme-I sükraniyye. Constantinople: Cihan Kütübhanesi Matbaasi, 1324 [i.e. 1906]

FIRST EDITION, 8vo (178 x 122mm.), Ottoman Turkish text, title and colophon in red, later reversed calf, title and colophon strengthened at margin

Rare. The author was the grandson of Serif Abdulmuttalib, Emir of Mecca. The work is a survey of the Hejaz region, then ruled by the Ottomans, including Mecca, and touches upon topography, anthropology and economics.