Poet of the East and ChughtaiIqbal, M. & Chughtai, A.R., 1962Sir Mohammad Iqbal (1877-1938). Illustrations by Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975). Introduction by Justice S. A. Rahman.Published by Nisar Art Press, Lahore, 1962, with tipped-in plates printed at City Engraving Company, Hull.Presentation copy signed and gifted by former President of Pakistan General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq to Dr and Mrs Armand Hammer.Hardcover. Folio, original boards and illustrated dust jacket, plasic wrap, illustrated endpapers. 476 pp, with 36 tipped-in color plates, 25 black and white plates. From a limited edition of 275 copies. 14 x 111⁄4 x 2 in. (35.6 x 28.6 x 5.1 cm.)
Chughtai, A.R.
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Poet of the East and ChughtaiIqbal, M. & Chughtai, A.R., 1962Sir Mohammad Iqbal (1877-1938). Illustrations by Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975). Introduction by Justice S. A. Rahman.Published by Nisar Art Press, Lahore, 1962, with tipped-in plates printed at City Engraving Company, Hull.Presentation copy signed and gifted by former President of Pakistan General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq to Dr and Mrs Armand Hammer.Hardcover. Folio, original boards and illustrated dust jacket, plasic wrap, illustrated endpapers. 476 pp, with 36 tipped-in color plates, 25 black and white plates. From a limited edition of 275 copies. 14 x 111⁄4 x 2 in. (35.6 x 28.6 x 5.1 cm.)
Chughtai, A.R.Poet of the East and ChughtaiIqbal, M. & Chughtai, A.R., 1962Sir Mohammad Iqbal (1877-1938). Illustrations by Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975). Introduction by Justice S. A. Rahman.Published by Nisar Art Press, Lahore, 1962, with tipped-in plates printed at City Engraving Company, Hull.Presentation copy signed and gifted by former President of Pakistan General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq to Dr and Mrs Armand Hammer.Hardcover. Folio, original boards and illustrated dust jacket, plasic wrap, illustrated endpapers. 476 pp, with 36 tipped-in color plates, 25 black and white plates. From a limited edition of 275 copies. 14 x 111⁄4 x 2 in. (35.6 x 28.6 x 5.1 cm.)Estimate: USD 1,500 - 2,000
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Minor tears at center right edge of last two pages. A few faint handling marks and some areas of light discoloration, particularly at edges, consistent with age.
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Chughtai, A.R.Poet of the East and ChughtaiIqbal, M. & Chughtai, A.R., 1962Sir Mohammad Iqbal (1877-1938). Illustrations by Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975). Introduction by Justice S. A. Rahman.Published by Nisar Art Press, Lahore, 1962, with tipped-in plates printed at City Engraving Company, Hull.Presentation copy signed and gifted by former President of Pakistan General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq to Dr and Mrs Armand Hammer.Hardcover. Folio, original boards and illustrated dust jacket, plasic wrap, illustrated endpapers. 476 pp, with 36 tipped-in color plates, 25 black and white plates. From a limited edition of 275 copies. 14 x 111⁄4 x 2 in. (35.6 x 28.6 x 5.1 cm.)Estimate: USD 1,500 - 2,000
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