Saare Sukhan Hamare
Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Saare Sukhan Hamare, London: Yasmin Hosain and Khwaja Shahid Hosain, 1982
pp. 542; printed on specially made cream Cartridge paper, handbound in Nigerian goatskin, hand marbled endpapers, the edges are gilded, and the spine and upper cover are embossed with real gold. Offered in original drop over box as issued
11.5 x 9 in (29.2 x 22.8 cm)
Limited edition of 750 copies of which this is copy no. 534 and signed by Faiz in Urdu.
Frontispiece from a portrait of Faiz by M F Husain
Text entirely in Urdu except one page which gives the production details of the book in English. This edition was commissioned by a Faiz admirer and edited and published by Yasmin Hosain and Khwaja Shahid Hosain, owners of Hosains Books in London. Printed by Nene Litho, UK and bound by Woolnough Bookbinding in England.