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Published by Bonanza Books, New York, 1963
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 318 pages.
Published by New York: Crown, 1963, 1963
Seller: Transition Living, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good.
Published by New York: Crown, 1963, New York, 1963
Seller: DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books, Burke, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good(-). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. pages, index, bibliography, glossary. A guide to the history, techniques of manufacture, and the designs of fine Oriental or Oriental-type carpets. The author shows how this ancient craft has developed over the centuries and explains the differences that characterize rugs made in various parts of the world. He describes and illustrates the patterns and symbols employed both in rugs of Court manufacture and in those made for daily use by nomadic peoples. The varieties of knot, weave, and pattern, the plants used to make traditional vegetable dyes, and the types of looms are all clearly pictured in more than 50 drawings. The illustrations also include 193 b&w photographs and 16 in color.