Ghalib and His Poetry. Foreword By Rafiq Zakaria by Jafri, Sardar and Qurratulain Hyder - 1970

Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. xi, 92pp, Foreword, biographic appreciation by Ali Sardar Jafri, excerpts from Ghalib's letters, Ghalib's poetry. Black cloth, almost no wear but one corner bumped, closed split back pastedown, in edgeworn and slightly soiled dj with few closed splits, internally fine except for "Complimentary copy" stamp on ffep. Mirza Asadullah Khan (1797-1869), given the poetic name or 'takhallus' of Ghalib was one of the great Urdu poets and has been compared to Iqbal. Jafri was an Urdu poet and critic; Miss Hyder, who translated the letters and poems, was an Urdu novelist and short story writer. Rafiq Zakaria was President of the Ghalib Yadgar Committee..