Ahmad (Nazir) The Taubatu-n-Nasûh (Repentance of Nussooh), edited by M. Kempson, W.H. Allen & Co., 1886.

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Ahmad (Nazir) The Taubatu-n-Nas h (Repentance of Nussooh), edited by M. Kempson, text in Urdu with English index and notes, bookplate of Royal Artillery Institution Woolwich to rear pastedown, contemporary ownership name to head of title & final f. verso, some pencil annotation in English to Urdu text, the odd spot or minor soiling, lower hinge cracked and weak but holding, original purple cloth, spine faded and with small sticker to foot, rubbed with wear to corners and chipping to spine ends (affecting imprint), lower joint split at head, 8vo, W.H. Allen & Co., 1886. *** Written in 1873-74, Taubatu-n-Nas h has been described as the seminal work of Urdu novelist, social and religious reformer Nazir Ahmad (1830-1912). An English translation of the text by Kempson was published in 1884, but without the reproduction of the original text, or index and notes provided in the present edition. In the preface, Kempson notes its adoption as a prescribed text for Indian Civil Service probationers. Rare at auction.

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