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
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
Los Angeles: Fowler Museum, 1998. First edition. softcover. Quarto. 347 pp. Original glossy photo-illustrated folded wrappers with yellow and green lettering to cover and spine. Black endpapers with bookplate of Alfred C. Glassell Jr., and signed letter by the author to Mr. Glassell laid in. Illustrated with vibrant photographs, most..... More
San Francisco: Birdshake's Antique Oriental Rug Gallery, 1974. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 20pp, unpaginated. Original blue stapled wraps with black lettering on cover. Sales catalog for textile art from the collection of Hillary L. Black with additions from the Birdshake Collection. Illustrated with 46 b/w photographs of wefts, ponchos, saltillos..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 223, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over cloth, with gold lettering on spine and blind-stamped lettering on front cover. Photo-illustrated half-title. This remarkable work surveys ancient through 20th century Chinese carpets. Includes an overview of materials, construction, points of identification, symbols..... More
NP: Published by the author, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 163, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over cloth. Pioneering English language study of this type of Central Asian yurt decoration using many obscure Russian sources. "Reed Screens - basic furnishings of the Kyrgyz nomad's yurt - are made of tall grass..... More