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The Baburnama


Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur (?ahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur); Wheeler M. Thackston (trans); Salman Rushdie


The Folio Society 2013

Binding:  Hardback  |  Condition: Fine  | 

Impressive Folio Society edition of the memoirs of the Timurid Prince, a descendant of Tamerlane, who founded the Murghal Empire in the early sixteenth century. A learned and inquisitive man, Babur's autobiography provides a fascinating and detailed account of his era both culturally and politically. With numerous colour illustrations taken from the original miniatures done at the behest of Babur's grandson Akbar, who commissioned the Baburnama's translation in Persian. With an introduction by Salman Rushdie plus maps, genealogies and bibliography. Quarter leather with illustrated boards. Top edge gilt. Large/Royal 8vo. Complete with slipcase. Some very light shelf-wear to slipcase, else crisp and clean. Fine condition.

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