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Textiles of Baluchistan by Konieczny, M. G
- Bookseller: Terra Australis Books
 (AU)
- Seller Inventory #: 009341
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0714115576
- ISBN 13: 9780714115573
- Publisher: British Museum Publications
- Place: London, United Kingdom
- Date published: 1979
- Pages: 77
Description
London, United Kingdom: British Museum Publications, 1979. Usual library stamps. Front free endpaper missing. 77 pages with 10 colour and 38 b/w plates, 12 line drawings and a map. The intricate and beautiful textiles described in this book were woven by the women of the nomadic tribes of Baluchistan. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
front free endpaper : The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book. It may be plain or decorative.
Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
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