The Persian Carpet by A. Cecil Edwards - 1975-06-01

Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd. A lovely tight, clean hardcover in very good condition; light shelfwear to edges of boards; light foxing to textblock. DJ in very good condition with mild edge wear and rubbing, now in protective mylar cover. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1975.

London: Gerald Duckworth & Co, 1975. Later printing. Hardcover. near fine/near fine. Quarto. xvi, 384pp. Index. Double column text. Original colored pictorial dust jacket, lettered in white, over dark red cloth with embossed gilt ornament on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with 4 color plates, 9 regional maps, and 419 black & white photos. D.j. edges very slightly age toned, otherwise a fine copy. A survey of the carpet-weaving industry of Persia based on Edwards' fifty years' experience of the Persian carpet trade, thirteen of them in Persia itself, visiting at regular intervals every important weaving center in the country, including maps of the weaving areas and photographs of carpet centers and of manufacturing processes. Profusely illustrated with four color and 419 b/w reproductions of carpets, carpet designs, maps and b/w photographs of vicinities throughout. Standard work on Persian carpets of the late 19th to mid 20th century. Indexes at rear include chronology of… Read More

Duckbacks, 0000-00-00. 1975 edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Duckbacks, 1975-05-31. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Duckworth; London, 1975. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. Book is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. A Good, red binding with gilt emblem on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, moderate discoloration to board and spine buckram, 1-inch tear bottom front joint buckram, some crimping to spine edges, slightly bumped bottom board corners, small bookstore sticker top rear pastedown, some discoloration and scattered foxing to front/back matters, moderate scattered foxing to text block edges, previous owner name and year front free endpaper, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, small crease top flap corners, sine scattered foxing to flaps and verso panels/flaps, small price sticker bottom front flap, Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 384pp., appendix, indexed, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with… Read More

Duckbacks, 1975-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!