Dr Yusuf Husain (Ed) - Selected Waqi of the Deccan 1660-1671 A.D.

Hyderabad, Central Records Office Hyderabad Government, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce work regarding the history of journalism in seventeenth century India. In English and Urdu. The first edition of the work. Dr Yusuf Husain was a lecturer and research adviser to the Persian Section of the central records office in Hyderabad. This fascinating work of Indian history is a collection of writings from The Waqai (a Persian newsletter) between the period 1660 to 1671. The work offers an unusual insight into the administration and economic conditions of the Deccan ( a large plateau in western and southern India) in the seventeenth century from a prominent academic and researcher in the subject. In the publisher's green cloth binding. Externally very smart with some slight bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Hinges very slightly strained but firm. A few light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound with just some marginal age toning and the odd spot to the fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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