[Persian Manuscript Anthology of Poetry and Devotional Writings]

[India, 1840. Red and black ink and gilt on polished Dobbs paper (gatherings of cream, yellow, rose, and blue), embossed with running ornamental border in blind at outer margins, 10 lines per page in broad mustaliq hand. 48 ff. 1 vols. 8vo. Vernacular flexible leather binding, green straight grained goatskin covers with brown spine and edging, natural leather doublures. Very good. Red and black ink and gilt on polished Dobbs paper (gatherings of cream, yellow, rose, and blue), embossed with running ornamental border in blind at outer margins, 10 lines per page in broad mustaliq hand. 48 ff. 1 vols. 8vo. An attractive Sufi devotional volume of Indian craftsmanship and English patent embossed paper, four gatherings of paper of different hues, with nice calligraphy and interlinear flourishes of gilt.