NP: NP, n/d. Hardcover. Elephant Folio. 170 leaves. Maroon half-leather over decorative paper-covered board with paper labels glued to cover and spine. A unique collection of more than 1,000 different textile samples, roughly 2 1/4 x 5 3/4" in size, with an abundance of vibrant Art Deco designs. They are..... More
Paris: Hachette et Cie. 1911. First edition. Hardcover. 41/250. Folio. [10] viii,228pp., plates, [4] 250 [3]pp., plates, [4] 271pp., plates, [4] 323 [1]pp., 55 plates. Bound in burgundy half cloth over marbled paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on spines; raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Two frontispieces in color with decorative full-page..... More
Werdau: NP, ND (ca 1885). Manuscript, thus first and only edition. Hardcover. Elephant folio. Unpaginated. [80] leaves. Original half cloth over black paper covered boards, with title lettered in gilt on burgundy label of front cover. This striking manuscript is a late 19th-century German textile student workbook containing handwritten notes..... More
Steglitz-Südende (Berlin): Published by the author, 1928. Manuscript, thus first and only edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. Unpaginated. [112], [56]pp. Original half cloth over marbled paper covered boards, with title label pasted to each front cover. Label with Gerhard Warnat's name and Steglitz (Berlin) address on inside of each front board..... More
Berlin: Julius Springer, 1893. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xxv, 96 plates, 97-102pp. Bound in contemporary green three-quarter leather over marbled boards with gilt lettering and ruling on spine. With description and explanation of every colorant and cotton printing sample. Based on the work by Gustav Schultz and Paul Julius published..... More
[Hoheneich]: Backhausen Heimtextilien, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 9.5 x12.5". Brown vinyl-covered boards, with string-tied binding. White and orange lettering on the front cover and spine. A wonderful sample catalog of textile swatches for the home, from the textile manufacturer Backhausen. The catalog is comprised of a total of..... More
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[ca. late 19th century?]. Hardcover. Quarto. Unpaginated. Leporello binding. Tan cloth boards with a calligraphic paper label pasted on the front cover. A Japanese sample book of 24 imported sarasa (chintz) designs, likely originating in South and Southeast Asia. This style of calico fabric designs had long been enjoyed in..... More
(京都) Kyoto: (大雅堂) Taigado, 1943-1944. Ex-Library, limited edition. Hardcover. 1/300. Small folios. Vol.1: 42 unpaginated single sided leaves. Vol.2: 46 unpaginated single-sided leaves. Olive-colored silk covered portfolio, with wood clasps, and black lettering over a white label on the front cover. The portfolio houses 2 leporello volumes in screen-printed orange..... More
Como: Published by the author, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 58 loose plates, as issued. Original black cloth clamshell box with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Remarkable collection of 58 numbered plates displaying hundreds of photographs of textile designs by Brivio, color printed on photographic paper (Kodak Professional..... More
![Item #39747 Coptic textiles from burying grounds in Egypt [from the] Kanegafuchi Spinning Company...](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/39747.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1693417083)
Kyoto: Kyoto-Shoin Co. Ltd., 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Folio (15 1/2 x 18"). [4] leaves, 1-[20]pp (Text), 50 leaves of plates numbered 1-50 (Vol. 1); [2] leaves, 21-38pp (Text), 50 leaves of plates numbered 51-100 (Vol. 2); [8], 39-54pp (Text), 50 leaves of plates numbered 101-150, [1] leaf (Vol. 3)..... More
NP: S. F., 1931. Original document. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. Unpaginated. Original string bound black cloth. Two striking textile sample catalogues containing no less than 107 mounted cotton samples of various shades and patterns from the German textile manufacturer S. F. Both catalogues are dated 14. 8. 31 (August 14, 1931)..... More
New York: George D. Baldwin, 1844. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [8], 574pp. Modern quarter leather over marbled paper covered boards, with gold lettering and blind-stamped decoration to spine. Scarce first edition of this authoritative work on the art of weaving. The book is splendidly illustrated throughout with 35 engraved plates..... More
Frankfurt am Main; Basel: I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft; Durand & Huguenin A.G., ND (ca 1930). First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 79pp. Original black cloth with white-stamped lettering on front cover and spine. This scarce catalogue published by I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, the world’s largest chemical cartel, from its founding in Germany in 1925..... More
![Item #39570 Quality Worsteds [WITH 49 TEXTILE SWATCHES]. John B. Ellison, Son](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/39570.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1693417082)
[Philadelphia]: John B. Ellison & Son, ND (ca 1925-1930). First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Unpaginated. Original black and blue buckram, with silver lettering to covers. Advertisement for John B. Ellison & Son on verso of each cover. Inside is a metal bar with grommets holding 49 swatches (4 1/2 x 7")..... More
Paris: Ch. Massin, ND (ca 1910). First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [8]pp (Text), 52 loose plates, as issued. Original colorful jacard weave cloth with title label laid on spine. String ties. Marbled endpapers. Half-title and title page in red and black lettering. Remarkable catalogue of 15th to 18th-century textile patterns (including..... More
Paris: Ernst Henri, ND (ca 1928). First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [6]pp (Title, Introduction, and list of plates), 34 loose plates, as issued. Original half cloth over decorative paper covered portfolio, with two string ties. Collection of 34 striking pochoir plates (printed over collotype) tipped onto heavy mounts, showing 61 examples..... More
Bern: Ertug & Kocabiyik, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant Folio (18 1/2 x 15). 87, 204pp. Original black cloth with blind-stamped lettering and emblem on cover, red on spine (text); quarter black cloth with red lettering over red cloth with black lettering and blind-stamped emblem on cover (plates), in original..... More
Chicago; New York: Merchants' Record and Show Window, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 148pp. Original decorative olive moire cloth, with gold lettering on spine and front cover. All edges gilt. Black and white photographic frontispiece portrait of the author. Herman Frankenthal was the display manager for B. Altman Company, New..... More
Washington, D.C. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Small Folio. xix, 320, [5] 321-497pp. Original gray cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine, in original photo-illustrated dustjacket with white lettering on spine. Andean Art at Dumbarton Oaks presents the Andean portion of the Robert Woods..... More
Hannover: Kunst & Antiquitäten, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 356pp. Original photo-illustrated paper covered boards. Pictorial endpapers. This book is the first comprehensive study of 19th century piled Turkish village and nomadic rugs. It is delightfully illustrated throughout with 115 striking color photographic reproductions. Some rubbing along edges of binding..... More
Berlin: Scarabäus, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XVI, [2], 228pp (text volume), 120 leaves (plates in vols. II and III). Original grey cloth, with green lettering on spines and front covers. Top edges of vols. 2 and 3 in gilt. Color frontispiece (volume 1) protected with a captioned tissue-guard. Decorative..... More
Leipzig: Verlag der "Deutschen Moden-Zeitung", Aug. Polich, nd. Sixth edition. Hardcover. Folio. 76,4pp. Blue cloth spine over richly illustrated, silver-stamped gray paper-covered boards. Blind-embossed on back board. Decorative endpapers. Interesting 'how to' guide for the German housewife on making clothes with various textiles and the proper treatment of them. Profusely..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 1985. First American edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 435, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over green cloth, with gold lettering on spine and blind-stamped lettering on front cover. Splendidly illustrated throughout with 495 photographic reproductions, including 96 in full color, this work provides a valuable historical and geographical background..... More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., (1851). Hardcover. 8vo. xxiv, 362 (2) pp. with 20 plates at rear, on unnumbered pages. Green cloth binding with gilt design on cover. Ex-library copy. Corners bumped. Edge wear. Previous owner's stamp inside front cover. Head and tail of spine bumped. Some foxing throughout, affecting..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 1986. Ronald Sautebin. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 370pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original dj. A delightful publication on Caucasian carpets that includes " a wealth of artistic, historical, and technical information, much of which appears in print here for the first time..... More