European & Indo-European Poets of Urdu & Persian

Ram Babu Saksena, European & Indo-European Poets of Urdu & Persian, Lucknow: Newul Kishore Press, 1941

pp. vi, 3, 318 [English text], iii [Index], 407 [Urdu and Persian text]. With 6 plates carrying the portraits of some of the poets and portraits of Sapru and the author; original red cloth binding with title embossed in gilt on cover
9.8 x 6.6 x 1.9 in (25 x 17 x 5 cm)

A rare book with a foreword by Tej Bahadur Sapru along with extensive biographies and genealogical tables [some folding] of the poets with their European roots with half the book consisting of extracts from their poetry.

A nice copy with a very faint stamp of 'National Army Museum' on title-page. No other markings.

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