Hindustani manuscript, 1164 AH (1751 CE).

£150 · At auction with Forum Auctions

Hindustani manuscript, hand-coloured preliminary leaf with ornate blue and gold floral headpiece, text in black and red within double-columns illuminated with gold and red boarders, many blank spaces, heavy worming throughout (mainly marginal but also affecting text), many ff. loose or coming loose, some tears to edges, majority of text-block detached from binding, foxing and browning, contemporary red half morocco and red boards, heavily rubbed, bumped, and scuffed, section of lower spine coming loose, 8vo, 1164 AH (1751 CE).

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