Persian Carpet Appreciation Volume 1
Teheran: Pishgar, Publishing and Advertising Co., 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Unpaginated. Original white faux leather with brown lettering on cover and spine, in original color-illustrated dustjacket. Frontispiece photograph of Shahanshah Aryamehr and family. "The present volume contains 100 types of designs of Persian rugs printed on separate sheets and bound in book form. Each sheet deals with a single rug. On one side is printed a full-colour photograph of a carpet, and on the reverse side are presented the specifications of the rug, with a full-size photograph of a section of the back, to show the texture and the details of the design. Each page is a separate entity, having no connection with the others." (Introduction). Beautifully illustrated with one hundred full page color photographs of Persian carpets with a color photograph of a section of the back and specifications of the rug on verso. Dustjacket with some wear along edges, small closed tears and minor chips, and yellowed along top of jacket. Binding lightly sunned along top. Stamp in Arabic on inside covers and previous owner's name inked to front free endpaper. Light yellowing along top of block, not affecting images. Dustjacket in overall good-, interior in good to very good condition. g- to vg. Item #47625
Price: $100.00