Ikat, Signed (4 results)

Hard cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First printing, inscribed by the author. Jacket rubbed front and back with some light wear on edges and chipping on corners. Clean and unmarked inside with good binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Inscribed and signed by the author to weaver Virginia Davis. Dust jacket edgeworn, with a tear on the back.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Revised edition. Spine is cracked. Cover is worn, especially along edges. Upper corners are folded. Upper inside covers are foxed, but legibility is not affected. Title page is inscribed by author. Inserted between pages 16 and 17 is author's business card. Inserted between pages 36 and 37 is a postcard addressed to previous owner. Inside edges are tanned, but readability is not impacted. Inside is unmarked.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Laurence King Publishing in association with Alan Marcuson. London. 1999. First hardback edition. First published in 1997. Hardback, quarto; black boards, dust jacket. 208 pages. 120 colour illustrations and 28 b&w photographs. English. 315x250mm. 1.6kg. Near fine, in near fine dust jacket. The essential reference book on nineteenth-century Ikat from Central Asia. The generous illustrations draw on examples from the Guido Goldman Collection of ikats and are supplemented by archival photographs. The text delves into the history, techniques, dyes and commerce involved in the Ikat textiles. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller. 1999. First hardback edition. First published in 1997. Signed.