The Lady of The Lotus Rup Mati Queen of Mandu A Strange Tale of Faithfulness

first edition

1926

by AHMAD-UL-UMRI (L.M.Crump - translator)
London: Oxford University Press, 1926, 1926. FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., square 4to, 9-1/8" x 7-7/8", illustrated in B&W and color. Bound in fine full black morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled and paneled in gilt, gilt floral cornerpieces, gilt arabesque design to center of front cover, gilt dentelles, top edge gilt, others uncut, bound by the Clarendon Press Oxford. Translation of a fascinating Farsi romance tale written in 1599 about Rup Mati [The Lady of Beauty], queen of Mandu, and her devotion to Baz Bahadur, the last King of that doomed city. Despite all trials and temptations, she lived and died faithful to her husband. The book (truncated)
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