Der Orientteppich; seine geschichte und seine kultur; vols 1-3 by Grote-Hasenbalg, Werner - 1922

Berlin: Scarabacusverlag, 1922. Hardcover. Collectible - Good. All three volumes bumped, frayed and worn at head and heel of spine and corners of boards, with corners bumped heavily; numerous marks, smudges and stains on covers; page edges tanned, endpapers discolored. Vol. I front hinge cracked with front free endpaper and first several leaves loose; Vol. II scuffed and frayed at edges of boards; Vol. III bumped at edges of boards, scuffed at upper edge of front board. Vol. I illustrated throughout, including a few color plates, folding map; Vols. II and II consist entirely of tipped-in color plates. In German.

Scarabaeus-Verlag, Berlin, 1922. Hardcover. Good. 4to, hardcover, no dj's. 3 volumes. Good- condition; lacks plates 28-31 & 104 -107. All vols. exteriors soiled, boards moderately bowed, prev. owner's bookplate (removed in Vol. 1). Vol. 1, interior hinge split at copyright pg., leaving front board somewhat loose but still well-attached; smudging/staining to front flyleaves & faint water-stain along lower margin of approx. first 25 pgs., light moisture-rippling to final 50 pgs. or so; sm nicks or crinkling to some pg. edges, light foxing to tissue protecting some plates, not affecting plates themselves. Vols. 2 & 3, occasional interior foxing, quite mild, bindings tight; Vol. 2, 1/2-inch chip to edge of first 2 pgs., not affecting plate. Vol. 1, 228 pp. + 7 pp. of motifs & ornaments + fold-out map in rear; incls. 21 color plates, 3 water-colors & numerous b&w illus. w/in the text; Vols. 2 & 3 consist of 120 total pasted-down color plates in album… Read More

1922. 3 volumes. Berlin, Scarabaeus, 1922. 25,5 : 25,5 cm. Original-cloth binding XVI, 228 pages with 140 illustrations, 144 (136 coloured) plates, 7 ornament and motif-plates and 1 folded map. Original-cloth binding "Standard work on oriental rugs and carpets, unsurpassed to this day". With interessting illustrations.

1922. 3 Bände. Berlin, Scarabäus-Verlag, 1922. 4°. 1 farb. Frontisp., 144 Taf., dv. 136 in Farbe, 1 gef. Karte und zahlr. Textillustr. Orig.-Leinenbände. Einbände stockfleckig. Bindung von Band eins etwas gelockert. Papier im Schnitt gebräunt.

XVI, [2 blank], 228, [8] pp. plus plates(text).First edition of an extensively illustrated work on carpets and rugs primarily from Turkey and Persia, in three volumes. The first volume contains the general text, giving a description of the 120 colour-printed plates of carpets and rugs. The plates were originally postcards issued by the Berlin rug dealer Von Oettingen, collectively bought by Grote-Hasenbalg after Von Oettingen's business went bankrupt.Bookplate on front paste-down of each volume, map in vol. 1 slightly frayed in margin. Spines of vol. I & III covered with tape, vol. II top of spine damaged. Otherwise in good condition.l BMC (compact) XI, p. 139.

XVI, [2 blank], 228, [8] pp. (text)First edition of an extensively illustrated work on carpets and rugs primarily from Turkey and Persia, in three volumes. The first volume contains the general text, giving a description of the 120 colour-printed plates of carpets and rugs. The plates were originally postcards issued by the Berlin rug dealer Von Oettingen, collectively bought by Grote-Hasenbalg after Von Oettingen's business went bankrupt. With owner's inscriptions on half-title (vol. I) and title-pages (vols. II & III). Some minor foxing on bindings and title-pages, not affecting the illustrations. A very good set.l BMC (compact) XI, p. 139.