The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs
by Lewis, George Griffin
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Upperco, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia & London, 1920. New, 5th, edition, 8th impression.. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, dec. tan cloth, top edge gilt. Good condition overall. Exterior lightly soiled & edge-rubbed. Prev. owner's bookplate, occasional light foxing to margins of plates & their surrounding pgs, as expected; binding beginning to loosen in a few spots & front hinge cracked, but no loose pgs, still quite serviceable. 375 p., numerous plates, 32 in color frontis., fold-out chart & fold-out map.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tiber Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1020920.01
- Title
- The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs
- Author
- Lewis, George Griffin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- New, 5th, edition, 8th impression.
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia & London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Craft, Oriental, Rugs, Textiles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Craft;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Tiber Books
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Upperco, Maryland
About Tiber Books
Specializing in scholarly non-fiction for over 30 years.
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- Cracked
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- Bookplate
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- Hinge
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- New
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- Soiled
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- Cloth
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- Top Edge Gilt
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