New York: Hugh Lauter Levin, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Large Folio. 320pp. Original illustrated dustjacket over red cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Decorative endpapers. Decorative initials. "Never before has there been so richly illustrated a volume devoted to that unique aspect of American folk art – the..... More
Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [12], 196pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over burgundy cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Title page inscribed and signed by the author to Dr. and Mrs. Krieger. Widely recognized as the standard introduction to this subject, this book focuses on..... More
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1990. New edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 484pp. Original illustrated dustjacket over green cloth with gilt-stamped lettering on cover and spine. Beautifully illustrated endpaper. Color frontispiece. "A history of the hand-woven decorative floor coverings of Spain, France, Great Britain, Scandinavia, Belgium, Holland, Italy, the Balkans, Germany, Austria and..... More
Grand Rapids, MI: The Dean-Hicks Company, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 382pp. Original red cloth covered boards with a gold, light blue and silver decorative design containing a swastika (originally a Native American symbol) in the red at center. Pictorial endpapers featuring a map of the United States. Color..... More
Nurnberg: Bertram Frauenknecht, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 44pp (text), 63 leaves of plates, [2]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over black cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Collection of 63 early Anatolian Kelims splendidly reproduced in full-color, and each facing an accompanying text. Moderate shelf wear on dust-jacket. Text in..... More
Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 256pp. Original brick cloth with yellow lettering on spine and front cover. Illustrated with numerous color and b/w photographic reproductions, this volume is a collection of thirteen interpretive essays on the nature of textiles in Indonesia and their..... More
New York: James McCreery & Co., 1921. First edition. Paperback. 12mo. 20pp. Original string bound decorative wrappers. Color frontispiece loose in a folded tissue guard. Illustrated with numerous b/w in-text drawings, this delightful monograph on Chinese rugs deals with the symbolism of the emblems in their design. Moderate shelf wear..... More
Berkeley-Singapore: Periplus Editions, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. XV, [1], 143, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over burgundy cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Color frontispiece. In this beautifully illustrated book, three experts examine the history, production and uses of textiles in Balinese society. Many fine pieces are presented, their raw..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo Oblong. 359pp. Original photo-illustrated dustjacket over textured gray cloth with black lettering on spine. Frontispiece photograph. The vibrant material culture of the Nagas, an exotic society in Northeast India, is generously illustrated here in an 170 page appendix of color..... More
London: Laurence King in association with HALI, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 192pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over black cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Prayer rugs are generally small weavings with a directional motif, usually in the form of an arch or 'mihrab', which is intended to point the faithful..... More
London - Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XXII, 193, [1]pp. Original pictorial dust-jacket over gilt-stamped brown cloth, with gold lettering on spine and front cover. In this definitive work, the author sketches the geographical, historical and artistic background of Chinese rugs. He demonstrates (in 95..... More
Ministerio de Cultura, 1980. First edition. Softcover. Large 8vo. 209 pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Con un apéndice sobre: Equivalencias de las tecnicas de telar prehispánicas del Peru por Flor Portillo. A study of 135 pre-hispanic weavings. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs and diagrams. Very slight scuffing on wraps..... More
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 82 (1)pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt-stamped illustration and lettering on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Gray endpapers. Illustrated title page. "Twelve papers were presented during the Symposium... presented here in written form, represent to a large..... More
Los Angeles: The Conservation Center, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 82pp. Gilt decorated maroon cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. Some scuffing and minor staining to boards. Illustrated with annotated color and b/w photographs well as charts. In very good condition. More
London: Serindia Publications, 1994. First edition. Paperback. Quarto. 247, [1]pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Bhutanese textiles are among the last of the major arts of Asia to gain recognition in the West, and this is the first book to present this outstanding art form in its cultural and historical context. Bhutan's..... More
Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 172 (4)pp. Original pictorial dustjacket over yellow cloth with brown lettering on cover and spine. Decorative endpapers. "This album offers a survey of Turkmen arts and crafts from ancient times to the present day. among the numerous art objects reproduced in..... More
New York: Portland House, 1990. First printing. Hardcover. Folio. 22, [2]pp (text), 100 leaves (plates). Splendidly illustrated with 150 full-color illustrations in 100 plates, this work is a remarkable study on contemporary Mexican textile design which derives its richness and variety from the fusion over centuries of decorative skills from..... More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1988. First UK edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 332pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Catalogue of the Oriental carpets held by the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin. The collection consists of two hundred and nine carpets representing all periods and..... More
Basel: Rippon Boswell and Co., 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 112pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over gilt-stamped black cloth. Pictorial endpapers. This striking work was published in conjunction with the auction of the Te-Chun Wang collection at the Baur Au Lac Hotel, Zurich, on November 16th, 1978. It features exceptionally fine..... More
London: Lefevre & Partners, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Unpaginated. Original pictorial dustjacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Brown endpapers. "This monograph is the first of a series of publications. They will be linked to our regular sales of Oriental carpets but will be special..... More
London: David Black oriental Carpets, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Unpaginated. Text and 70pp. of plates. Original illustrated dustjacket over beige cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. Black endpapers. Book and exhibition on 18th and 19th century Turkish embroidery conceived and published by David Black and Clive Loveless..... More
Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, 1979. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 127 (1)pp. original pictorial wrappers with white lettering on spine. Red endpapers. Frontispiece. Catalog of an exhibition at the Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery featuring a remarkable group of textiles from the part of northwestern India known as Kutch..... More
London: Scala Publishers, 2005. First edition. Paperback. Quarto. 136pp. Original pictorial wrappers and title page. Title inscribed and signed by Mattiebelle Gittinger to Fred and Stella [Krieger]. This lavishly illustrated book, published to accompany the exhibition of the same name, presents a fascinating overview of the use of cloth, its..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Small Folio. 280pp. Original illustrated dustjacket over ochre cloth with blind-stamped illustration on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Beautiful illustrated endpapers. Photo-illustrated half-title. Color frontispiece. Works and objects from the collections of Lloyd Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation in cloth..... More
London: British Museum Publications Ltd, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 208pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over black cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Decorative title page. Delightful illustrated survey of African textiles - their design, manufacture, and use - as part of African life, art, and culture. Lower corner of pages..... More