[SULTAN MURAD V'S ENTHRONEMENT QUESTION / BIOGRAPHY / CAIRO PRINTING / THE YOUNG TURKS] Tarih-i Sultan Murad-i Hamis. [i.e. History of Sultan Murad V] [SIGNED COPY].

AHMED SAIB [KAPLANZÂDE], (1860-1918). Matbaa-i Hindiyye., Cairo / Egypt, [AR 1326] = 1910. Original 1/3 black leather bdg. raised bands to gilded spine 'Usak Askerî Kulübü, the title of the book, and ornamental designs in the compartments. Crescent and star embossing on front board, Imperial Ottoman sign on the backboard. A fine binding. Marbled endpapers in western style. Light wear on spine, fading on boards, ex-owner's inscription on the colophon, and some notes and seal by Usak Askerî Klübü. Sealed by "Ittihat ve Terakki Cemiyeti Usak Kazasi Kulüp Heyeti Idaresi: Uhuvvet - Hürriyet - Musavat" [i.e. Union and Progress Society Usak City Club Directorate: Brotherhood - Freedom - Equality]. Signed and inscribed by Ahmed Saib as 'Usak Askeri Klübü'ne hediye-i acîzânemdir. Vatanimizi kanimiz ile muhafaza ediniz'. Seal is produced in 'July 20, 1908'. Ahmed Saib was born in 1859 in Dagestan. After completing his education in military schools in the Russian Empire, he entered the service of