Beautifully illustrated with miniature Indian and Persian paintings, this is the vivid life story of Gulbadan Degam, or Princess Rosebody, and her life in the 16th century Mughal royal family in India. Drawn from her own memoirs and two other chronicles from the time, her keen observations begin as a young girl watching her father ride off with his army to conquer Hindustan and ends with her death at age 80. In between, she describes life in the harem, her pilgrimage to Mecca, and the many battles and close escapes that occured under the reign of three emperors across her remarkable life.
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Rumer Godden was the author of numerous books, including Black Narcissus, In this House of Brede, Five for Sorrow, The River, Ten for Joy, and Two Under the Indian Sun.
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004246923
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Seller: 2nd Act Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used - good. Seller Inventory # 71000
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 153 pages : colour illustrations, map ; 23cm. Subjects: Gulbadan Begam (1524-1603). Mogul Empire -- Princes and princesses -- Biography. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 290967
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 153 pages : colour illustrations, map ; 23cm. Subjects: Gulbadan Begam (1524-1603). Mogul Empire -- Princes and princesses -- Biography. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 290967
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Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United Kingdom
Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: V.g. Wrapper sl. frayed at tip of spine, edges curled. A modern interpretation of the Humayun-nama and other books recording the memoirs of Gulbadan Begam, youngest daughter of the first Mughal emperor of India. The author spent part of her childhood in India. Nicely illustrated with contemporary Indian and Persian miniatures. 153, [7] pp. Weight: 1 Language: English. Seller Inventory # 99
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Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG+/VG. 8vo. original black cloth gilt (a little rubbed & marked) in dustwrapper (publisher's reprice label [£7.95], a little rubbed & frayed, small tape repair on reverse); pp. 160, with illustrations + map. A very good copy. Seller Inventory # 030498
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