Turkish army officer, statesman, and writer (1881–1938) credited as the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Signed book: A Speech Delivered by Ghazi Mustapha Kemal. Leipzig, Germany: K. F. Koehler Publisher, 1929. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 8.75, 724 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in black ink, "Bayan, Sara Henderson Hay'e, 23/V/1935, K. Ataturk." Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/None, with edgewear, cracked and flaking leather at spine, and frontispiece detached but present. Accompanied by six unsigned period postcard photos, three of which picture Ataturk with other military officers; the other three are of the Prinkipo Yacht Club on the island of Buyukada. This is an especially scarce variation of his signature, as he became known as 'Atakturk'—meaning 'Father of the Turks'—only later in life. Ataturk remains especially scarce across all formats, with this being the first signed book we have offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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