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Turkey is a pretty good
place to shop for old books, old
maps and old prints.
There are especially good antiquarian
book shops in Istanbul's Sahaflar Çarsisi (Old
Book Bazaar).
For new books, see my list of the
best bookshops in Istanbul.
Some old maps, prints, engravings
and lithographs are sold in Çukurcuma (see Antiques),
and in a few shops on Galipdede
Caddesi going southwest from Tünel
Square, at the southwestern end
of Istiklal
Caddesi between the Whirling
Dervish hall and Galata
Tower.
Perhaps the best-known of the antiquarian
bookshops here, which sells
antiquarian maps, prints and documents
as well as old books, is the Librairie
de Péra at Galipdede
Caddesi No. 22 (tel +90 212 252 3072, auction@LdP.com.tr).
Many of the most valuable items are
sold by means of their frequent auctions (müzayede) often
held, appropriately, in the orientalist
chambers of Istanbul's Pera
Palas Oteli.
For more info on where and how to
buy old books and all sorts of other
items, contact Marilyn
Hill-Henderson.
Undoubtedly the best place to look
for old books and engravings is in Istanbul's Sahaflar Çarsisi (Old
Book Bazaar), between the Grand
Bazaar and the Beyazit Mosque in Beyazit
Square.
The shops with the oldest and most
interesting items are arranged along
the passage from the street up to the
little courtyard. After entering the
passage from Çadircilar
Caddesi opposite the Grand
Bazaar you will bear to the right
and climb some stairs. Browse through
the shops right here, and ask their
knowledgeable antiquarian proprietors
if you're in search of a particular
item.
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