Pilgrimage Caaba Charing Cross by Hassan Hafiz Ahmed (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 217 pp.,+ 8 pp. (W. H. Allan's publications] + [2], with 1 mounted albumen print portrait frontispiece, green original calf binding, with gold title lettering on spine & front cover, all edges red, cover slightly rubbed round corners, front endpaper foxed, otherwise copy clean and in very good condition. The author, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer to the deposed Muhammad Nawab. Hassan notes how his master was unfairly treated, particularly at the hands of Colonel Eden and describes how, "He was from decaying health, physically and intellectually incapable of performing any duty which required the least mental application.". The author provides an eyewitness account of their pilgrimage to Makkah and Madinah. A party of one hundred and fifty set off in January 1870 via Jeddah and Aden, the author provides a noteworthy description of the stages of the Hajj. Hassan describes the return journey to England, comparing the education of Englishwomen with those of their Indian counterparts, commenting also on the various accounts of the unfair deposition of the Nawab that appeared in English journals. Not in Macro; OCLC 4384569. #32900.

Pp. (viii), 174, adv. 10. With mounted portrait frontispiece of the author. Original green cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt, red edges, very lightly rubbed. First edition. Author Hafiz Ahmed Hassan was in the service of the Nawab (governor) of Tonk, a small kingdom in present-day Rajastan. The account begins with a description of the Tonk state, the administration and political intrigues. In 1870 the Nawab made a pilgrimage to Mecca and Hassan accompanied him. The journey starts from Bombay and continues via Aden and Jedda before reaching Mecca and Medina. Contains interesting information about Mecca and the Haji proceedings at this time.

8vo. VIII, 174, 8, (2) pp. With mounted photoportrait frontispiece. Original elaborately giltstamped forest green cloth. All edges red. First and only edition; inscribed copy. The author worked in the service of the Nawab (sovereign) of Tonk, in Hindustan. A Muslim, the Nawab in January 1870 received permission to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. Ahmed Hassan accompanied him, and his account includes details of the crossing from Bombay to Jeddah, of the visits to Mecca and Medina, and of the continuation of his journey to England. The account is uncommon. - Occasional minute foxing to interior, otherwise a very fine copy in well-preserved original binding. Inscribed by the author on t. p.: "With the author's compliments". - OCLC 4384569. Not in Macro, Bibliography of the Arabian Peninsula.

First edition. This detailed account of Hassan's diplomatic mission from Tonk to London encompasses a voyage from Bombay to Jedda, via Aden and Hoyda, a journey by camel to Mecca and Medina, and onward travel to England via Suez. The author held a position, equivalent to chief finance minister, at the court of the young Nawab of Tonk, a small Muslim kingdom in Rajasthan and hedged on all sides by Hindu-ruled states. After the death of the Thakoor of Lawa (Tonk's largest tributary) at the home of the Tonk prime minister, the local political agent (Lieutenant-Colonel Eden) supported Lawa's allegations of foul play and deposed the Nawab. Hassan was a key member of deputation dispatched to London to appeal Eden's findings. Although the appeal was unsuccessful and the Nawab's son continued to rule in his father's stead, the affair produced this valuable example of travel against the usual west-to-east grain. Not in Macro. Octavo. Mounted Woodburytype portrait frontispiece of author; 10 pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Original green cloth over bevelled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, front board lettered in gilt within gilt ornamental panel, matching panel in blind on rear cover, black coated endpapers. With 1889 birthday inscription on half-title. Spine toned, boards clean, webbing exposed at rear hinge: very good.

First edition, presentation copy, inscribed on the title page in a secretarial hand, "With the author's compliments". This detailed account of Hassan's diplomatic mission from Tonk to London encompasses a voyage from Bombay to Jedda, via Aden and Hoyda, a journey by camel to Mecca and Medina, and onward travel to England via Suez. The author held a position, equivalent to chancellor of the exchequer, at the court of the young Nawab of Tonk, a small Muslim kingdom in Rajasthan and hedged on all sides by Hindu-ruled states. After the death of the Thakoor of Lawa (Tonk's largest tributary) at the home of the prime minister of Tonk, the local political agent Lieutenant-Colonel Eden supported Lawa's allegations of foul play and deposed the Nawab. Hassan was a key member of the deputation sent to London to appeal Eden's findings. Although the appeal was unsuccessful and the Nawab's son continued to rule in his father's stead, the affair produced this valuable example of travel against the usual west-to-east grain. Not in Macro. Octavo. Mounted Woodburytype portrait frontispiece of author. 10 pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Original deluxe binding of green cloth over bevelled boards, recased, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, boards lettered in gilt within ornamental panels, brown coated endpapers, edges dyed red, binder's ticket of Butler & Tanner on rear pastedown. Spine toned, gilt bright, extremities lightly rubbed, endpapers fresh, contents clean. A very good copy.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1871 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 201 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 201.