Hand-Woven Carpets Oriental and European
by Kendrick, A.F. and C.E.C. Tattersall
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG but with light rubbing to covers and pencil notations on back of first plate and on page 11. Otherwise, very clean and tight.
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Benn Brothers, Limited, 1922. Hardcover. VG but with light rubbing to covers and pencil notations on back of first plate and on page 11. Otherwise, very clean and tight.. Decorated tan buckram with bevelled edges. 198 pp. with 2 color plates and occasional bw illustrations. The text volume of a 2-volume set by the Keeper of the Department of Textiles at the V&A. This expands upon an earlier book in German by Neugebauer and Orendi, Handbuch der Orientalischen Teppichkunde. Although the volume of plates is missing, the text still is valuable as a historic and decorative arts resource.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 139103
- Title
- Hand-Woven Carpets Oriental and European
- Author
- Kendrick, A.F. and C.E.C. Tattersall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG but with light rubbing to covers and pencil notations on back of first plate and on page 11. Otherwise, very clean and tight.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Benn Brothers, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Middle Eastern Decorative Arts ; Handwoven carpets - Oriental and European ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...