DESCRIPTIVE NOTES ON LIBRARIES. l.XXxiii 



(14) Nawwab Iktisham aUDawlah Lib. 



This library contains about 200 MSS. and many printed 

 books. It is in good condition and is under the control of the 

 sons of the deceased Nawwab. It is located in spacious rooms 

 on the second storey. 



(15) Haji Habib-Alldh Lib., Nellore. 



This library containing 445 MSS. and 1,024 printed books, is 

 in a very good condition. All the MSS. are well arranged and 

 carefully preserved. The collection of MSS. on Sufi-ism is parti- 

 cularly valuable. The library is situated in a fine locality of the 

 town. It has a Catalogue in MS. The owner is willing to sell 

 the library. 



Hyderabad, Deccan. 



(16) Naivwdb Mahbub Ydr Jang Lib., Sayfabad Road. 



This library was originally founded by the above-mentioned 

 gentleman, and is at present under the control of his son 

 Sartaj Jang. There are about 900 MSS. in this library and 

 3,099 Arabic and Persian printed books. The MSS. are kept in 

 a pell-mell condition, and no proper care of the library is taken 

 by the owner, who is willing to sell it off at Rs. 12 per volume 

 of MS. I could not fully inspect the library, as it was closed 

 owing to the indisposition of the Nawwab Sahib. The library 

 has an ordinary printed Urdu Gatalogue. 



(17) Mawlavi Say y id 'All Husayn Bilgrdmi Library, 



Ku chah-i-Madrasah-i-A* izzah . 



This library, containing 1,082 MSS., is in a very good con- 

 dition and possesses a valuable collection of MSS. It also con- 

 tains autographs and fine specimens of calligraphy seldom found 

 in other libraries. The owner is very fond of acquiring more 

 MSS. The library has an excellent MS. Catalogue in Persian. 



(18) Mulla 'A. Basil Lib., Chadarghat. 



This is a popular library in Hyderabad founded by late 

 Mulla 'Abd al-Qayyum, father of Mulla 'A. Basit, the present 

 owner, and contains 551 MSS. The owner is willing to sell it 

 at a reasonable price. 



(19) H.H. The Nizam's State Library. 



This grand library opened to the public in a.h. 13'J7 = a.d. 

 1889, contains t5,000 Arabic, Persian and Urdu works (printed 

 and MS.). It receives an annual grant of Rs. 12,000 from the 

 Nizam's Government, of which Rs 4,000 are reserved for the 



