Carpets (235 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Paper. Used, as new. ICOC. CATALOGUE; 5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORIENTAL CARPETS. 1986, 57 p. text plus 80 p. ads.,30 x 21.5 cm. This is the glossy catalogue for the 5th ICOC, with the program list, brief biographies of the lecturers, a list of museums in Budapest & Vienna, list of rugs in the exhibition of rugs at the conference (described more fully in the book by Butterweck) and many ads from dealers. There are 23 color illustrations of rugs from the exhibitions, and more in the dealer's ads. Probably of most value to someone who was there & now wants a catalogue as a belated souvenir, or someone who was not there & what to pretend she or he was. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Paper. As new. International Conference on Oriental Carpets. THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORIENTAL CARPETS OCTOBER 17-19, 1980. 1980, 70 p., color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. The program for the 3nd ICOC in Washington, D.C. 16 pages of text with abstracts of the speeches, biographies, etc. and then with many pages of ads. Valuable now for the pictures of the choice rugs which would be thought to be of interest to the serious collectors coming to this ICOC. Book.…

Folio. 64 pp. Over 100 illusts. & plates (most in colour). White boards, blk lettrng (mnr rubbng, shlfwr), w/ d.j. (vry mnr creasng, edgewear), VG/VG-. First edition in English, including descriptions and examples of Persian, Indian, Egyptian, Turkish, Caucasus, Central Asian, China, Spanish, French, British, Italian, and Finnish carpets and rugs. …

Paperback. Condition: As New. Paperback / softcover. Used, as new. 57 p. text plus 80 p. ads.,30 x 21.5 cm. This is the glossy catalogue for the 5th ICOC, with the program list, list of museums in Budapest & Vienna, a list of rugs in the exhibition of rugs at the conference (de scribed more fully in the book by Butterweck) and lots of glossy illustrations by rug dealers. Probably of most value to someone who was there & now wants a catalogue as a belated souvenir, or someone who was not there & what to pretend she or he w a s. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paper. Used, very good condition, one corner bumped. $12. abe 16 no internet Zadah Persian Carpets. "PARS'CARPETS IN THE PERSIAN STYLE. 1983, 16 p., 12 illus., 4 in color, 27 x 21 cm. Dealer's small brochure, on 19th century Persian, Caucasian, Turkish rugs. Minimal text.The illustrations are a Tekke Kapunuk fragment, Caucasian prayer rug, two Daghestan prayer rugs, Heriz, Fereghan, Tabriz, Senneh, Shahsavan bag, Bergama, Turkish prayer rug and Balkan kilim. Paper. Used, very good condition, one corner bumped. $12. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Paper. Used, fine condition but one corner bumped. Zadeh Persian Carpets. EXHIBITION. 1981, 16 p., 14 illus., 7 in color, 25 x 18 cm. A London dealer's exhibition catalogue of 55 rugs from Turkey to China; mostly tribal. The illustrations are of 5 Caucasian, 1 Beluch, 1 Turkish, 1 Khotan, 2 Persian, 2 Chinese and 2 Turkmen. Book.…

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. No imprint. (Lees Carpets, Greensboro, NC, ca 1960?). (21) pages. Color drawings of interiors. 5x7", color wrapper. VG.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; 31 p., [70] p. of advertisements : ill., maps ; 30 cm. Notes; Program book to accompany the conference. Subject; Rugs, Oriental Exhibitions. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Paper. Used, fine condition: insides as new, but back cover has been creased by opening along the spine, sun fading along edges. International Conference on Oriental Carpets, Watson, C. (foreword). THE ORIENTAL CARPET IN LONDON 1983. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. 1983, 96 p., color illus., 30.5 x 21.cm. The program for the 4th ICOC, with 32 pages of text followed by 64 pages of ads The text part includes several pages each, with black and white illustrations on three exhibition, all of which had books based on them: Thompson: Carpet Magic - carpets from tents, cottages and workshops of Asia; Sylvester and King: The Eastern Carpet in the Western World - classic carpets in Europe, and Mills: Carpets in Paintings - a way of dating carpets, plu a two page essay by Ian Bennett: The Problems and Rewards of Collecting Oriental Rugs. The dealer's ads are where the color illustrations are and is now the value that lies in this catalogue. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Folding brochure in colour folder. Circa 1970's (?).

Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, large format. Lacks dustjacket, some slight foxing, else in (very) good condition. Text in French. Please see description or ask for photos.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; 31 p., [70] p. of advertisements : ill., maps ; 30 cm. Notes; Program book to accompany the conference. Subject; Rugs, Oriental Exhibitions. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Very Good. 6 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 24 x 29 cms. Category: Apollo Arts Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. A study of ornamental motifs in woven textiles, tracing their origins, symbolism, and stylistic development, with plates illustrating characteristic patterns. 20 pages, 6 plates. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: Smithsonian Institution; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 6 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 24 x 29 cms. Category: Apollo Arts Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 24 x 29 cms. Category: Apollo Arts Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 13 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: Quarto (19 x 25 cms). Category: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 149 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 31 cm. Published to coincide with our exhibition this book illustrates with fifty seven, full-colour plates, all the rugs, saddle-bags and gelims in the show. It also contains many black and white illustrations as well as colour pictures evocative of the daily life of the nomads and villagers taken by David Attenborough during filming of the B.B.C. TV "Tribal Eye" programme of the same name. There are chapters on the history of the tribes, rug design influences and structure by leading English authorities. There is also a study, containing new research on many of the dyes once used by the tribes, by Professor Mark Whiting and Dr. John Harvey of the University of Bristol.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Used, very good condition. Bond Street Carpets and Schapira, Magda. EXHIBITION. ANATOLIAN CARPETS FROM THE MAGDA SCHAPIRA COLLECTION. 1976, 24 p., 21 black and white illustrations, 21 x 15 cm. A small booklet of Anatolian rugs, about half 19th century, plus a Tudoc copy of a Lotto rug. Schapira is Hungarian and developed a love for Turkish rugs as she grew up. Brief comments on each rug: colors, design, size, and references to similar rugs in other books. Book. …

Original cloth. Front side a bit stained, else a very good copy. Text in English. Please see description or ask for photos.

Softcover; 184 pages with die-cut covers; as new condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Oblong brochure with colour photos of interiors using Bigelow carpets, tips, floor plan set-up, 20pps, VG.

Hardcover. 119p., glossy alkaline paperstock throughout with exhibit/sales photography. With photos and texts showing persons who laborously weave rugs on this dealer's dime. Hardbound in 11.5x9 inch blue cloth boards gilt and enclosed in the dust jacket. Front endsheets bear an ownership signature repeated twice, else book is entirely clean and free of markings (and quite sound), while the dj is edgeworn with an accordioned scuff to first flap. A very good copy. The weaving is done in India, China and Tibet by experienced villagers.…

Dust jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (23.5 x 33 cm). B/w and color ills. 1st of 5. Turkish handwoven carpets. Catalog No: 1.

Condition: guter Zustand.

Condition: Good. One cardboard sheet measuring 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches when unfolded. Includes list of carpet manufacturers licensed to use the wool mark. Item is in fine condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Some of the articles are from the 5th International Conference on Oriental Carpets, Vienna, 1986.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Book measures 31x22cm. Illustrated throughout binding in very good/Near fine condition, A nice clean copy with minor shelf ware. Internally pages clean, A very good clean copy.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very good. No Jacket. Colour adverts; 32pp. folio orig. wrappers.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Paperback.Width: 19 cm. Height: 26cm. 184 pages. English text.