Indian lithographic printing
Collection of rare works in Urdu on various subjects
£1,260
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
all 8vo (various dimensions) and contemporary Indian half cloth bindings unless otherwise stated, variable condition (wear to bindings, contents generally browned and with various tears and repairs). Including:
[Periodical]. Al-'Aziz. Agra: Munshi Abdul 'Aziz, 1907. Approx. 14 numbers in 1 volume, each issue with decorative title-page (with title imposed on a globe in early cases), lithographic illustrations throughout, contents including: dedicated number on women ('Zinana number'), including articles on Zeb-un-Nissa Begum, women's fashion, etc., portraits of Queen Alexandra, women from different nations (Parsi, Russian, French, etc.); dedicated number on Afghanistan, with portraits of Habibullah Khan, Inayatullah Khan, etc.; other numbers including portraits of Lala Lajpat Rai, a possible suffragette (British woman in white sash with fist raised), binding shaken;
[Women in Islam]. Sammelband, comprising: 1) Qiran al-sa'dayn fi-huquq al-zawjayn ['The Happy Conjunction of the Rights of Married Couples']. Mumbai: Matba' Haydari, 1300 AH [1882/3 CE], second leaf repaired; 2) Hadiyat al-Nisa ['The Women's Gift']. Madras: Matba' Mazhar al-'Aja'ib, 1304 CE [1886/7 CE]. 3) Tanbih al-Nisa' ['Notice to Women']. Mumbai: Matba' Fath al-Karim, 1301 AH [1883/4 CE]; and 3 other texts;
[Islamic law] Muhammad 'Abd al-Hayy al-Luknawi (1848-1886). Muqaddimah al-Hidaya ['Prologue to "The Guide"]. [No place:] Matba' Mustafa'i, 1290 AH [1873/4 CE]. 4to, contemporary patterned full cloth, in Arabic with Urdu commentary;
[Kashmir]. Kashmiri Magazine. Lahore: Rifah-i 'Am Steam Press, 1911. Several issues in 1 volume, halftone photographic plates depicting Kashmiri notables (one loose);
[Bible; Gospel of Matthew; Urdu]. Mata ki tasnif. Ludhiana, Punjab: American Mission Press, 1888;
Muhammad Misbah al-Din. Misbah al-Adab ['The Lamp of Literature']. Moradabad: Matba' Nira-i A'zam, 1903;
and 8 others similar including Fasnamah-i 'Aja'ib, Nawal Kishore Press, 1890 (illustrated), etc.
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