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Lausanne, Switzerland: Editalia, 1965. 278 pages, illustrations (part mounted, part colour); 34 cm. English Edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Boards lightly soiled, age toning. Dust jacket, with closed tears, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A stunning, lavishly-illustrated volume offering a panoramic history of Western tapestry design since late medieval times. This is no mere "survey" of past art (Flemish tapestries and moldly old survivors of the French Revolution); the sections devoted to modern, twentieth-century tapestry design are quite excellent, too. CONTENTS: Preface, by J. Jobe; Gothic Tapestry, by P. Verlet; Classical Tapestry, by M. Florisoone; Contemporary Tapestry, by A. Hoffmeister; The Weaver's Art, by F. Tabard; Bibliography (p. 269-270).. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Folio.

(Switzerland): Edita S.A. Lausanne, 1965. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Folio. 278 pp. Color photographic illustrations. Fine in near fine dustwrapper and near fine slipcase.

Red cloth cover. Illustrated in color. Very large heavy book. No international shipping. Pictures on request

Lausanne: Edita S. A., 1965. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12 x 13. 279 pp. Translated Peggy Rowell Oberson, appendix, bibliography, indices, 85 full-color plates, many tipped-in, 185 b/w plates, red cloth. Ex lib, 1" tear paper bottom inside hinge, front end paper label, pocket/withdrawn stamp/crease, very good; interior & plates near fine; dust jacket clear protector taped to pastedowns, worn edges, good. Serving the antiquarian and used book world since 1980.

Lausanne, Switzerland: Edita S.A. Lausanne, 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good but torn and chipped. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and graphics. FIRST EDITION. Lavishly illustrated with tipped-in illustrations in colour and black-and-white. Translated by Peggy Rowell Oberson. The DJ has a 3 cm. tear on the rear panel and a three by two cm. chip. 278 pages.

Edita S.A. Lausanne, 1965. Large, heavy book: no international, no priority orders. FINE hardcover in a VERY GOOD dust jacket with a short tear at upper front flap fold and light rubbing. New mylar cover. Full red cloth binding. 278pp. Numerous illustrations, many tipped-in color plates. Cardboard slipcase is very good, shelf worn along edges.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Lausanne, Edita First edition - hard cover in dust jacket This is a full scale volume covering the history of tapestries from the Middle Ages to the present with full attention to the art, design and techniques of tapestry making. There are many lavish illustrations, many in full colour, which show most of the world's most famous tapestries. 338 x 300mm., pp. 278, b/w plates, tipped in colour plates, Signatures & Marks, biblio., indexes of Names of Painters & Weavers. H/cover in d.j. EX LIBRARY - few library stamps - nice copy. $24 Post in Australia. VG+/VG+

Switzerland: Edita S.A. Lausanne, 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Embossed red cloth boards with gilt lettering and graphic. FIRST EDITION. Numerous tipped-in illustrations. Previous owner's name on the front free page. The location of the previous owner's name shows rubbing. The DJ has three tears to 2 cm. The companion slipcase shows edge wear. 278 pages. Weight over 1 lb.

Edita S. A. Lausanne., 1965. 278pp, tipped in colour plates, illustrations. Faint corner wear to the DW. Cloth covers, pages & plates are all fine. Housed in a red slipcase.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine./Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Lausanne: Edita S.A. 1965. (Folio hardcover) 278pp. Fine in very good plus dust jacket. In shelfworn slipcase. Black & white and color illustrations, mounted color plates, appendix, indices. Edited by Joseph Jobe. Translated by Peggy Rowell Oberson. (Art, Decorative Arts, Tapestries).