[FIRST REJECTION OF POLIGAMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST / WOMEN RIGHTS] Nikâh-i... [i.e., The Ottoman Law of Family Rights on Civil Marriage and Talâq (Repudiation), No. 3046, 13 Mukharram 1336, 31 October 1333 (1917), printed after involved in Takvim-i Vekâyi].

Those who signed the decree: SULTAN MEHMED RESAD, HALI (Court Minister), SADRAZAM MEHMED TALAT [PASHA], etc., Kitabhâne-i Sûdi - Kader Matbaasi, Istanbul, AH 1336 = [1920]. COMPLETE TITLE: [FIRST REJECTION OF POLIGAMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST / WOMEN RIGHTS] Nikâh-i medenî ve talâk hakkinda hukûk-i aile kararnâmesi: 3046 numerolu, 13 Muharrem 1336, 31 Tesrîn-i Evvel 1333 tarihli Takvîm-i Vekâyi'de derc olunduktan sonra tab' olunmusdur [i.e., The Ottoman Law of Family Rights on Civil Marriage and Talâq (Repudiation), No. 3046, 13 Mukharram 1336, 31 October 1333 (1917), printed after involved in Takvim-i Vekâyi (Calendar of Events)]. Original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21,5x13 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 33 p. Occasional foxing and fading on pages. Otherwise, a very good copy. Extremely rare first edition in book form, of this first and celebrated legal amendment in which Muslim women, along with other communities living in the Ottoman Empire, benefited from further ste