The Persian Carpet, a Survey of the Carpet-Weaving Industry of Persia
by Edwards, Cecil A
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good/Fair
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co Limited, 1953. xvi, 384, coloured frontispiece and three further coloured pls., 419 illustrations. Maroon buckram, gilt titles to spine, carpet design to front cover. Bookplate/map on ffep, dj torn at edges and across the back but complete, affected by light. A very detailed coverage of the complexities of the Persian carpet concentrating on city carpets, regional centres, tribal and village carpets, modern carpets etc. with chapters on dyes, designs etc. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". First. Hardcover. Very Good/Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Book.
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- Bookseller
- Interquarian (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002136
- Title
- The Persian Carpet, a Survey of the Carpet-Weaving Industry of Persia
- Author
- Edwards, Cecil A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good/Fair
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- ARTS HANDICRAFTS DESIGN CARPETS PERSIA IRAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East; Antiques and Collectables;
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Interquarian
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...