Husain M Ashraf (2 results)

Hard bound. Condition: Good overall, interior VG. First Edition. A guide to the famous Fort at Agra, with notes on the historical origins of its various components. Appendix includes a list of inscriptions in the Fort, in the original Arabic script, with detailed English translations. Minor chips and soiling to the outer covers, two former owners' plates on the FFEP, interior very good, clean. Rare. vii, 71 pp., 8 b&w plates, fold-out map in back pocket, appendix, bibliography, index. Size: 20 x 13 cm.…

Cloth with Paper Sides. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Issued Without Jacket. First Edition. crown, hb blue cloth spine with paper sides (small nick central spine), vii+71 pp + plates & map in neat end pocket. A rare book with detailed contemporary documentation.The red fort on the river Jumna was built by Emperor Akbar in abour 8 years in the sixteenth century. It has 4 gates, and is of sandstone. It figured in the 1857 mutiny. Detailed inscriptions are given and translations made. Buildings described, all inscriptions, plates and index. An authoritative history of the famous fort with map/plan in pocket at the end. Size: Crown. 7 Plates & Map in Pocket (illustrator). Agra Fort India.…