[THE PEARLS OF THE CROWN: THE FIRST TURKISH BOOK ON THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD] سير ويسى مكى ومدنى / Siyer-i Veysî, Mekkî ve Medenî; Ḫâbnâme-i Veysî, Münse’ât-i Veysî, Sehâdetnâme-i Veysî

VEYSÎ, UVEYS B. MEHMED (1561-1628). Veriz [sic. Vezir] Hani Matbaasi, Istanbul, AH 1286 = [1869]. Original quarter dark green morocco. Five compartments on spine, the second gilt titled “Siyer-i Veysî fî 22”, others decorated with gildings. Roy. 8vo. (23,5 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). [2], 350 p. (Siyer-i Veysî: [2], 261 pp., Hâbnâme: 262-285 pp., Münseât: 286-311 pp., Sehâdetnâme: 312-350 pp.). Edge wear, torn front paper, occasional fading on some papers. Overall, a very good copy.  Very rare first Istanbul edition of the first Turkish book on the life of the Prophet Mohammad including an historical account of early Islam (Sîyer). This edition is published together with Veysî’s Hâbnâme (The book of events), Münseât (Collection of letters, congratulatory and other proses) and Sehâdetnâme (Five fundamental ideas of Islam). The book consists of two chapters: Mecca & Medina. The first part covers various key events in early Islamic history, including