Oriental Rugs. Caucasian. Persian. 2 Vols.
NP: Oriental Textile Press Ltd., 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 376, 264 (6)pp. Original light green cloth with gilt lettering to covers and spines in color illustrated dustjackets, black lettering on spines. Endpapers with maps. Standard reference books for Caucasian rugs from the 19th and 20th centuries with introduction on the history of weaving in the Caucasus. Illustrated with some five hundred mostly color reproductions of Caucasian rugs with description of designs, structure and methods to produce the rugs; some in-text drawings. Volume two with history of the Persian carpet, including remarks on provenance, sizes, dyes, patterns, structure, knotting and advice to collectors. Illustrated with some in-text drawings and one hundred and forty-one color reproductions of Persian carpets, again with detailed descriptions. Two expertly conceived and executed volumes. Contains bibliography at rear. Volume two with six pages of advertisements at rear. Dustjackets with light wear along edges and lightly rubbed. Previous owner's name on title pages. Blocks with some sunning along edges, not affecting images. dustjacket and interior in good+, bindings in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #47597
Price: $125.00