Antikke Turkmenske Taepper. Antique Turkmen Carpets. 4 Vols.
Copenhagen: Hans Elmby, 1990–1998. First edition. Softcover. Large Quarto. 16, 32 plates, 15 (1), 32 plates, 16, 32 plates, 16pp, 32 plates. Original pictorial wrappers with black lettering on cover and spine. Four catalogs of Turkmen carpets exhibited by the Danish dealer Hans Elmby at four conferences of the International Conference of Oriental Carpets. Each volume is profusely illustrated with pertinent color photographs of Turkmen carpets and contains an introduction by Elmby, a catalog-register with descriptive listings of exhibition and a structure analysis for each carpet. Text in Danish and English. Very light wear along edges of wrappers and rubbed. Front cover of volume one moderately yellowed. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #37935
Price: $200.00