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RARE anthology of poems by the celebrated Afghan Pashtun poet, warrior, scholar, and chief of the Khattak tribe of the Pashtuns - Khushal Khan Khattak (1613-1689). Contains the original Pashto text of the poems with English translation, and an introduction to Pashto language grammar. 285x225mm. [XVIII] + [120] + [64] pages. Quarter-cloth rebound Hardcover. 2 small pieces of the original spine with title and publisher pasted on spine edges. Cover and spine stained. Cover scratched/rubbed. Rear cover peeling near edge/bottom corner. Cover corners and spine edges bumped. Spine title sticker coming loose. Spine slightly wrinkled. Title page and rear title page (in Pashto) taped. Previous owner`s small stamp on title page bottom edge. Pages V-24 bottom corner near binding taped. 6 last pages bottom corner taped with small damage to several letters of the text. Pages 84 and 86 bottom part taped with small damage to several letters of the text. Wormholes on pages upper corner and bottom corner/edge with small damage to few letters of the text (text still readable). Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare collection of Pashto poetry by the preeminent Afghan national poet, with English translation and grammatical introduction, has unfortunately suffered some damage, but is still in fair reading condition. We have priced this book in accordance with all the damage outlined above.