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Our policy has been when a book is published, to order enough copies that we will still have some when the book goes out of print. Our policy has also been to buy older used titles when they are available We are now going to decrease our stock of older books: we are having a Dutch auction for all titles published in 2014 or earlier. Dutch auctions work by lowering prices until the item is sold. The current discount, starting on September 1, is 70%, so take off 70% on the prices listed in our catalogue for all books published in 2014 or earlier. Paul Kreiss, Proprietor

Aalderink, J. and Clarijs, P. CATALOGUS TENTOONSTELLUNG VAN OOSTERSE TAPIJTEN IN MUSEUM HET PRINCESSEHOF TE LEEUWORDEN VAN ZATERDAG 26 FEBRUARI TOT EN MET ZUNDAG 27 MAART 1949. (Catalog Exhibition of Oriental Carpets in the Pincessehof Museum in Leeuworden from Saturday 26 February to Sunday 27 March, 1949). 1949, 24 p. plus 16 bl and wh plates, 19 x 13 cm. The 35 rugs are from the Rijsmuseum, Amsterdam and a variety of collectors. There is a brief introductory section on rugs from various areas; then a list of rugs with the type, age, size, knot count, owner and a description of their color and design. The illustrations include c. 1600 Asia Minor, 1600 Ushak, 5 17th and 18th Anatolian Turkish prayer rugs, and a late 18th century Beshir. In Dutch. Paper. Used, fine condition, no internal marks, somewhat crisp, but cover beginning to tan along the edges. $32.

Aalderink, J. and Erdmann, K. OOSTERSE TAPIJTEN 16E-19E EEUW. (Eastern Carpets, 16th - 19th Centuries). 1951, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag / De vereniging voor Oosterse Tapijtkunde, Den Haag, 68 p. text, 34 black and white plates. An exhibition catalogue of Oriental rugs, at the Municipal Museum at the Hague, sponsored by the Association of Eastern Carpets, with a 10 page introduction by Erdmann and then descriptions and comments on the 73 rugs in the exhibition. Most of the rugs were from German museums and the Bernheimer rug dealer. Most of the illustrations are of early rugs. In Dutch. Paperback. Used, good condition, no internal marks, text block fairly tight, but fading along the edges of the covers. There seems to be no other copies available on the internet in 2026. $29.

Aalderink, J. and Louvel. A. OUDE OOSTERSE TAPIJTEN (Old Eastern Carpets). 1954, 18 p., 6 illus., 1 in color, 26 x 19 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition of 72 carpets at the Museum Willet Holthuysen. Most are 17th or 18th century. Two page introduction, of not much value. The illustrated rugs are a Transylvanian, Asia Minor, Chinese, Armenian, Persian animal carpet, and on the cover, in color, Armenian. Aalderink is in the Chairman of the Dutch Society for Oriental Carpets. In Dutch, with a 2 page English summary. Paperback. Used, good condition. Bumped corners, small dent in spine. Insides clean and unmarked. $24.

Aalderink, J. and Ottens, P. OOSTERSE TAPIJTEN TENTOONESTELD DOOR DE VERENEGING VOR OOSTERSE TAPIJTKUNDE STEDELIJK MUSEUM "HET PRINCESSEHOF" TE DELFT 18 DECEMBER 1948 - 30 JANUARI 1949. (Catalog Exhibition of Oriental Carpets in the Pincessehof Museum in Delft 18 December 1948 - 30 January 1949). 1948, 84 p., plus 48 black and white plates, 19.5 x 13.5 cm. The rugs come from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterday, Centraal Musem in Utrecht, the Portugees Israëlitische Gemeente in Amsterdam, and from Dutch private collections. About a third of the text is on rug producing areas, using the exhibited rugs as examples; the rest is a list of the 135 rugs in the exhibition, with a paragraph saying where it comes from, age (about half are 19th century; the rest earlier), size, knot count, colors and design. In Dutch. Paper. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, but front cover with a corner clipped, one corner slightly bumped. and edges of covers tanned. $43.

Acar, Balpinar Belkis. KILIM-CICIM-ZILI-SUMAK. 1983, 126 p., 30 color pl., 29 x 20.5 cm. A discussion of Turkish flatweaves by the director of the Vakiflar Museum, illustrated with 30 flatweaves and supplemented by figures showing details of the weaving techniques. Glossary of Turkish terms; bibliography. Hard. Used, very good condition, crisp, but corners bumped and dust jacket worn along edges and small chip at top of spine. New. $43.

Acar, B. KILIM VE DUZ DOKUMA YAYCILAR.{Kilim and Cicim Weaving} 1975, Akbankin bir kultur hizmeti, 63 p., 59 illus., 58 in color, 27.5 x 23.6 cm. A survey of Turkish flatweaves; the illustrations are of flatweaves and details showing designs & construction; there is a good 4 page bibliography. In Turkish. Hard. Used, very good but corners bumped; dust jacket good. $26.

Achdjian & Fils. TAPIS D'ORIENT ANCIENS. 1979, 110 p.,46 illus., 12 in color, 28 x 20 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue, commemorating 50 years of business; a good selection of 17th - l9th century rugs from Turkey to China (and also a signed and dated - 1928 - Armenian rug made in near Paris); the text has an introductory comment on problems of classification & attribution, and brief notes on each rug. Paper. Shelfworn. $35.

Affentranger, J., and Windau, W. BALUCH TRADITION. BACK TO THE ROOTS. 2023, 312 p., 236 color illustrations, 29.5 x 22.5 cm. This is now the definitive book on palas and schaffi, the large flatwoven textiles woven by Baluch and related groups which were placed on the floor and bedding in tents. There are plates of 99 of them with further pictures of details, and with size, where it came from, ethnic group that made it, age, where purchased and former owners, technical description and any further comments. The ethnic groups are Djan Beghi, Sangtshuli, Yaghub Khani, Qara’i, Arab, Bahluli, Timuri, and Sistan Baluch. The text also describes some of the author’s travels in Eastern Iran - 13 trips over 16 years - with 2 German speaking Iranians in an effort to find out who made what textiles where. These textiles were woven up to the middle of the last century; the author interviewed dealers and people in many villages in his effort to find people, often old women - and named in the text, who had made these, or could recognize pictures of these textiles as being ones by them or in their village or surrounding villages. There is a separate German edition. Hardcover. $125.

Ahlheim, U. TEN YEARS OF ORIENTAL RUG AND TEXTILE ART. ULRICH AHLHEIM 1992-2002. Verlag Frank Martin Diehr, 2002, 48 p., 20 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue, of 20 village rugs: 12 Persian (Kordi, Lur, Shahsavan etc.), 4 Turkish, 2 Caucasian, 2 Baluch; the pieces are mostly small: bag faces, small kilims, horse trapping and most are 19th century. The text comments on the rugs. Softcover. One of 200 copies. There is a separate German edition. There seem to be no other copies on the internet. New. $49.

Albany Institute of History and Art. ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ALBANY AREA COLLECTORS. THE ALBANY INSTITUTE OF HISTORY AND ART. FEBRUARY 25 - JUNE 10, 1979. 6 p., 1 black and white illus., 29 x 21.5 cm. Brochure for this exhibition, with one page on rugs and then a list of the 65 rugs in the exhibition with what country and region they are from, age, type of knot, wool/cotton, and owner (in most cases "private collection"). The illustration is on the front, detail of a Qashqa’i rug. Paper. Used, good condition, $12.

Akmoldoeva, B., and Sommer, J. KLAVDIYA ANTIPINA. ETHNOGRAPHER OF THE KYRGYZ. 2002, 269 p., 162 illus., 22 in color. A biography of this noted ethnographer, with 14 interviews by co-workers and friends; some of her photographs of Kyrgyz costume, culture and landscape; translations of the parts on pile carpets of two of her articles: Distinctive features of the material culture and applied art of the Southern Kyrgyz (1962) and Popular applied decorative arts of the Kyrgyz (1968). Hardcover. New. $32.

Albertsson, I. and P. Willborg.  VÄVD MAGI EN BOK OM KELIM / WOVEN MAGIC A BOOK ABOUT KILIMS. 1992, 164 p., 118 color illus., 24.5 x 24.5 cm. This Swedish dealer's exhibition catalogue on flatweaves: Turkish, Persian, Caucasian, Balkan, Peruvian, and Swedish; most are small and most are 19th century. Text describes methods of kilim making, their role, and provides advice on buying; each item has a brief commentary. In Swedish/ English. Hardcover. New. $43. There was also a paperback edition.

Albrecht, E.W. MORGANLANDISCHE MOTIVE. n.d. (1907-1909), vol I, 20 loose color pl in a portfolio; 48 x 32 cm. The plates are of designs from embroideries, clothing, cloth, rugs from the Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, India, China, Japan, Central Asia. Used, fair; defective: the portfolio, text describing the plates for volume I, and plate 20 are missing; edges of sheets chipped, but not affecting the illustration. Vol lI: 4 p. text present, 20 loose color. pl. in a folder; 48 x 32 cm. More of the same. Used, fair; defective: missing pl 21, but with an extra pl 16 & 21, probably from vol III & IV; folder spine separated; edges of sheets chipped but not affecting text or illustrations. $260.

Allane, L. CHINESE RUGS. A BUYER'S GUIDE. 1993, 144 p., 42 color illus., drawings, 3 maps, 26 x 19 cm. An introduction to Chinese and Tibetan rugs focused mostly on new rugs; the text includes some history of China and border areas, symbolism, as well as the usual description of weaving, dyes, etc and advice on purchasing a rug; there is a one page chart showing price comparisons for modern rugs as a function of issue of lines, materials used, and the type of design. As with Allane's earlier book, the type is small and a lot of information is packed into the book. Hard. New. $25.

B. Altman & Co. A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CARPETS. 1923, 57 p., 12 illus., 6 in color, 31.5 x 23.5 cm. Catalogue of 47 carpets, 16th - 19th century, most of them large; the descriptions tend to be flowery. The illustrations are classic carpets from the Caucasus, Turkey, and Persia: 16th century Oushak, 18th century Ladik, Caucasian dragon carpet, Kazak, 18th century South Caucasus, 17th-18th century Caucasus, 19th century Caucasus, Persia/Caucasus said to be 15th/16th century by Jacoby, 2 17th century Persian vase carpets, Damascus?, 16th century Asia Minor and 2 Ushak. Altman’s was a luxury department store. You could have gone into the store in 1923, looked over their 47 carpets, plunked your money down for the 18th century Caucasian dragon carpet and walked out with it under your arm - or may not under your arm, but have it delivered instead since it was 17 feet by 8 feet. A change from department stores now. Hard. Used, insides are very good, but the cover is worn on the corners and the top & bottom of spine. $57.

American Art Association. THE V. AND L. BENGUIAT PRIVATE COLLECTION OF RARE OLD RUGS. PART II. December 4, 5, 1926. 1926, 114 p., 46 illus.,. 3 in color., 36 x 28 cm This is a collection of 73 classic carpets from the 15th to 17th centuries (as dated by Mr. Benguiat) from Turkey, Cairo, Spain, the Caucasus, and Persia. Hardcover. Used, good condition, hinges good, prices and scattered comments (for number 76: "Benguiat sale, Apr. 1931, #21, $35,000, All in color Mumford 2nd Ed Frontispiece. This rug was finally purchased by Mrs John D. McIlhenny, leaned to Phila. Mus. 1935"), spine heavily worn exposing the signatures, book smells musty but no foxing, $73.

Anderson, J. RETURN TO TRADITION. THE REVITALIZATION OF TURKISH VILLAGE CARPETS. 1998, 88 p., 106 color illus., 26.5 x 22.5 cm. The author, an anthropologist, describes the DOBAG project, in terms of what it has done for women weavers and producers, as well as information on the designs, motifs, and symbolism of these contemporary, natural dyed rugs. Paper. New book. $54.

Anton, F. BRUCKEN IN DIE ZUKUNFT. TEXTILE KUNST VOR KOLUMBUS. (Bridges into the Future. Textile Art Before Columbus) . 1992, 152 p., 64 color illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Galerie Sailer, on Peruvian Paracas, Nazca, Huari textiles. There was a paperback version of this catalogue, under the same title, but the paperback version was shorter and had only 42 textiles. In German. Hard. New. $64.

Arizzoli-Clementel, P. THE TEXTILE MUSEUM, LYONS. 1990, 128, 152 color illus., 28 x 20 cm. A survey of this museum and its holdings, with some text on the development of textile production in Lyons , Europe, and with briefer comments on textiles from Asia. About half the book is on Lyonnese textiles from the 17th century to now, with the rest on Spanish and Italian textiles; Coptic and Sassanid textiles; Persian & Egyptian textiles (including 2 carpets); Far Eastern textiles. The examples and color plates are good. Paper. New. $48

Arneberg, Halfdan. ØSTENS BERØMTE TEPPER. (Notable Eastern Carpets) N. d. (circa 1937?), Steen and Strom, Oslo, 37 p., 32 illus., 29 in color, 28 x 20 cm. A general book on Oriental rugs, by an Oslo rug dealer; the rugs are from Grote-Hasenbalg: Der schone Orientteppiche and are 19th century and earlier. In Norwegian. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used, as new but not crisp. $30.

ARS ORIENTALIS. vol V, 1963, Freer Gallery (Smithsonian) , 354 pages, with one article on textiles: Geijer, Agnes: Some thoughts on the Problems of Early Oriental Carpets, p. 79 - 87, 12 black and white illustrations. She emphasizes the borrowing of design elements between rugs and other textiles, using the Marby rug and Swedish rya rugs as examples. Other articles on miniatures, manuscripts, ceramics, architecture and painting. Hard. Used, fine condition. $33.

Arseneva, E. V., Efineva, L. V., Belogradska, P. M., and Gordeeva, O. G. CARPETS AND TAPESTRY IN THE COLLECTION OF THE STATE HISTORY MUSEUM. KOVRI I GOBELENII V SOBRANII GOSUDARSTVENNOGO ISTORICHESKOGO MUZEYA. N.d. (c.1980?), 47 p., 39 color illus., 21 x 19 cm. The text, in small print, describes the history of the collection, and in a lot of detail, the history of tapestry weaving in Russia, and in less detail, flatwoven production in Russia, rug making in the Caucasus and Turkestan. The textiles illustrated range from the 17th century to 1971; they include many Russian tapestries, some French tapestries, Caucasian and Turkmen and Ukrainian and Russian rugs, and modern Gobelins. In Russian and English. Paper. Used, fine condition. $24.

ART BULLETIN Riefstahl, R.M. "Primitive Rugs of the "Konya" Type in the Mosque of Beyshehir." in The Art Bulletin 13(2), June 1931, p. 177 - 220, 44 fig & illustrations. A detailed description of 7 rug fragments, maybe 15th century, analyzing the rugs, their age and their possible origin. Paper. Used, very good condition. Text block fairly tight, no internal marks, one corner bumped, foxing on top edge, edge of pages beginning to yellow. $24.

Art Center for Southwestern Louisiana. ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS. 1975, 14 p., 11 black and white illustrations, 21.5 x 14 cm. A small exhibition catalog of 54 rugs, half Caucasian, most of the rest Persian with a few Turkish, Turkmen, Baluch and Chinese. The illustrations are 5 Caucasian, 2 Turkmen, 2 Persian, 1 Turkish and 1 Khotan, all labeled as 19th century. Paper. Used, as new, but light foxing along edges of covers. $24.

ARTS AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD. Volume 1, Number 2, Spring 1983. 80 p., many illustrations, 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Many articles on Islamic art: Mallilieu: The Al-Sabah Collection in the Kuwait National Museum Rodenbeck: Cairo - Preservation and Restoration of Islamic Monuments Topham: Collecting Handicrafts in Saudi Arabia Kay: Decorative Arts in Moroccan Architecture Today Orthman bis Mohammed Yatim: Islamic Arts in Malaysia Shahed: Collecting Coins for Pleasure and Investment Darby: The Islamic Perspective Gibson: Masterpieces of Islamic Art and Architecture Kohari: Profile Used, very good condition, $24.

ARTS AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD. Number 19, Winter 1990. 112 p., many illustrations, 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Many brief 2 to 4 pages articles on Islamic art with a major, 31 p. section on Islamic Arts in Glasgow. Articles of interest are James: Masterpieces of Islamic Art in the Hermitage Khalili: Art of Mughal Jewelry Rauf: Samarkand Gallery: The Lure of Oriental Rugs (with one color illustration) Pearce and Lovelace: Islamic Art Collections in Glasgow Reilly: The Paisley Tradition Paper. Used, very good condition. $25.

Arslan, S., Çokay, M. Ö., Küçükerman, Ö. , Önder, A., and Unustası, M. OTTOMAN CARPETS FROM THE ARKAS COLLECTION 1834 - 1930 / ARKAS KOLEKSIONU’NDA OSMANLI HALI SANATI 1834 - 1930 / TAPIS OTTOMANS DE LA COLLECTION ARKAS 1834 - 1930. 2015, 246 p., 89 color illus., 28 x 22 cm. Arkas Holdings Ltd. is a Turkish shipping and marine terminal company; the company has amassed a collection of 56 19th and early 20th Ottoman court style carpets from the Feshane, Hereke, and Kumkap? workshops and from Sivas. Both the Feshane and Hereke workshops were run by the state and were used to make carpets for palaces, for gifts to European royalty, and to some extent for sale. There are chapters on the development of Ottoman court carpets from the 13th to 20th century, the history and changes in the Feshane and Hereke workshops, carpets from both workshops, the history of Kumkapi carpets including short biographies of major designers: Agop Kapucuyan, Zareh Penyamin, Tosunyan, Garabed Apelian, and Avdis Tamisçiyan. This is followed by plates of the 56 rugs in the Arkas collection, with short descriptions. The text is strong in using information from a large number of Turkish sources. Timeline of developments in the Feshane and Hereke workshops; 8 pages of notes and bibliography of extensive Turkish sources. Colors are very good. Text is Turkish, French, and English. The French appears to be a good translation from the Turkish; the English seems to be derived from the French version and is not always clear. Paperback. New. $84.

ARTS AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD. "Treasures from Central Asia" No. 33, special volume, 1998, 88 p., 65 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. The issue is on the State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, with articles on their holdings. Articles are Vishnevskaya: Pre-Mongol Glazed Pottery of Afrasiab Ermakova: Central Asian Embroideries and Fabrics Ermakova: Traditional Uzbek & Tajik Dress Ermakova: Uzbek & Tajik Jewellery Starodub: Medieval Iranian Pottery Kinaeva & Nekrasova: Rug Collections Nekrasova: Kaitag Embroideries Karpova: Nizami's Khamsa Manuscript Kullanda: Turkish Textiles Roslavtseva: Textiles & Embroidered Fabrics of the Crimean Tatars Beresneva: Rugs & Felts of the Kazakh, Kirgiz & Karakalpak People Beresneva: Kazakh, Kirgiz & Karakalpak Jewellery Hard. New; binding is poor, resulting in wavy pages. $51.

Association Libanaise des Amateurs du Tapis Anciens. ANTIQUE AND ANCIENT PRAYER RUGS. 1975, 32 p., 21 illus., 11 in color, 25 x 17 cm. Rugs range from a 16th century silk Persian to 19th century Lebanese; half are Turkish. The rugs are Uschak, Konia, Ladik, Makri, Melas, a Ghiordès Saph, Mudjur, Baku, Kazak, Chi-Chi, Tabriz, Seman (Persia), Lebanon, Turkestan. Almost no text. The dating is unreliable. In English and Arabic. Hard. New. $31.

Atalay, Besim. TURK HALICILIGI VE USAK HALILARI. (Turkish Carpet Making and Ushak Carpets) 1967, Turkiye Is Bankasi Kultur Yayinlari, 164 p., 37 pl., 31 in color, 24 x 16.5 cm. Essays on Turkish rugs; the illustrations are of old and new village and city rugs. Color mediocre. In Turkish. Paper. Used, very good with a good dust jacket: chips and tears. $37.

Atasoy, N. and Artan, T. SPLENDORS OF THE OTTOMAN SULTANS. 1992, 270 p., about 300 color illus.,30 x 23 cm. An glossy exhibition catalogue of metalwork, ceramics, costume, rugs (2 of them), fabrics, ceremonial wicker shields, minatures from the Topkapi & other Turkish museums exhibited in Memphis; the text describes some of the items and has short essays on Ottoman history and the roles of the sultan; some of the items are stunning, like the ceremonial costume of the Chief of the Water Bearers. Paper. Used, good condition: text block tight, but back cover loose. $12.

Audisio, Aldo. ANTICHI TAPPETI DELL’ANATOLIA E DEL CAUCASO. 1986, 108 p., 32 color illus., figures, 20.5 x 20.5. The catalogue of an exhibition at the Museo Nazionale della Montagna "Duca Degli Abruzzo" in Torino (Turin). A long introduction on symbolism, construction of flatwoven textiles, color. Then plates of rugs and some flatweaves from Anatolia and the Caucasus. Rugs range between 16th century Ushak to 19th century Kazak. The pages facing the rugs have extensive comments on the rug, a map showing where it comes from and often a detail in black and white. Paperback. New book. $52.

Azadi, S. MYSTIK DER GAB-BEH. 1987, 95 p., 32 color pl., 28 x 19 cm. Exhibition catalogue, with text on what gabbehs are, who makes them, and their designs. Illustrations are mostly 19th century Qashqa'i, with a few Lori. Hard. In German. Autographed. New. $59.

Azadi, S. TURKMENISCHE TEPPICHE UND DIE ETHNOGRAPHISCHE BEDEUTUNG IHRER ORNAMENTE. 1970, 108 p., 30 color plates, 20 x 21 cm. This is the original of his Turkoman Carpets & the Ethnographic Significance of Their Ornaments; an exhibition catalogue from the Museum of Volkerkunde Hamburg; the plates are much smaller than the English translation. In German. Hardcover (there is a paperback version), used, as new, but slight wear at top of spine, $78.

Azadi, S.U., Kerimov, L. and Zollinger, W. AZERBAIJANI - CAUCASIAN RUGS. 2001, 617 p., 232 color illus., 25.5 x 19 cm. A catalogue of the Ulmke collection; the rugs are attributed to the 19th century Caucasian rugs but many are early 20th century. Technical descriptions. The 146 p. introduction ranges from not very useful: a galloping, disorganized history of the Caucasus from the time of the Medes through the 19th century, to somewhat more useful: an also somewhat disorganized summary of what Kerimov knew about carpet production in this area. The rugs are attributed to specific districts in the Caucasus, based on Kerimov's views. Hardcover. New. $40.

Azizollahoff, J.R. THE ILLUSTRATED BUYER'S GUIDE TO: ORIENTAL CARPETS. 3nd Edition, revised. 2007, 196 p., 418 illus., mostly in color, 22 x 28.5 cm. The revisions consist mostly of updating the prices of the rugs that are illustrated. An introductory book, by a 3rd generation rug dealer, who specializes in new, naturally dyed carpets; the text is oriented towards beginners, and beginners who are probably not going to be collectors, and is heavily weighted with advice on purchasing, rug quality and defects, care and repair. The advice is sometimes interesting: buy large rugs rather than small ones, because they are cheaper per square foot, and have better resale value in New York, and a presentation of 4 arguments for which new rugs are likely to become valuable in the future. Most of the book however consists of color plates, from rug dealers and auction houses, with estimated prices. The rugs are new and old, and include also ones with European designs. Hard. New. $39.95.

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Babayan, L. THE ROMANCE OF THE ORIENTAL RUG. 1925, Babayan's Ltd, 80 p., 19 illus., 4 in color, 26.5 x 18 cm. A Canadian dealer's somewhat romantic guide to Oriental rugs: there is thus an appendix with 4 inscriptions from rugs, in Farsi, a transliteration, and English; one of the rugs with an inscription undoubtedly came from the "palace of some romantic nobleman". The chapter headings are "The merit of the oriental rug in the home", "Stories the patterns tell", "Weaving", "Types and characteristics" (which is mostly on Persian rugs), "Turkish and Asia Minor", "Chinese Thibet and India", "Cleaning and the proper care of Oriental rugs", "A word to rug buyers" (buy from a reputable dealer but the chapter also includes a description of the process of gathering Oriental rugs in the Orient and shipping them to Canada), "Furnishing plan important", and "The hall". The emphasis is on Persian, with less on Turkish, Caucasian, Turkmen, and brief mentions of Chinese & Tibetan. Hard, fine condition, with a fine dust jacket. $46. (The original price was $2.50, but inflation raises the price of everything.)

Bacharach, J.L. & Bierman, I.A. THE WARP AND WEFT OF ISLAM. 1978, 128 p., 9l illus., 76 in color, 21 x 27 cm. A thoughtful exhibition catalogue with articles by Burns, Beattie, Denny, Ereshefsky, Sherrill, and Wright. The titles of the articles are Beattie: The making of carpets; Denny: Islamic and urban life: the Ottoman Turks; Wright: Some notes on travel to the Caucasus: 19th and early 20th centuries; Sherrill: America and the Oriental carpet: 17th and 18th centuries; Ereshefsky: Animal skin prayer rugs; Bierman: Oriental rugs of the Pacific Northwest 1850 - 1930; and Burns: Notes of a collector. Paper. New, but bumped corner. $29.

Badzhov, St. and Kostov, St. L, ???????? ??????? ????? (Bulgarski Narodni Shevitsi)(Bulgarian National Embroidery) / LA BRODERIE NATIONALE BULGARE ALBUM. 1913, Le Ministere du Commerce, de l’Industrie et du Trail, Sofia, 27 p., 106 illus., most in color, 27 x 23.5 cm. 7 pages of text, in very small print describing Bulgarian embroidery and captions to the illustrations, followed by plate pages with illustrations of embroidery from women’s chemises. These would be designs used in the 19th century. In Bulgarian and French. Softcover, used, poor condition. The book is complete. Spine is missing, covers heavily stained, foxed, and with water damage, back cover partly detached. Text pages stained and tanned; plate pages are printed on glossy paper and are in better condition, but with some stains. $140.

Bailey, J. & Hopkins, M. THROUGH THE COLLECTOR'S EYE: ORIENTAL RUGS FROM NEW ENGLAND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. 1991, 128 p., 56 illus., 49 in color, 28.5 x 22.5 cm. The text traces the history of rug collecting in New England and recounts stories by individual rug collectors. Rugs are 17th -19th century from Turkey to China, with technical descriptions. One of 550 copies. Hardcover. New, in shrink wrap. $47. There is also a softcover version.

Baker, P.L. ISLAMIC TEXTILES. 1995, 192 p., 134 illus., 76 in color, 28 x 22.5 cm. By a lecturer in Islamic art, and part of a series by the British Museum; an excellent overview of non-rug textiles from early Coptic and tiraz fabrics to 20th century nomadic textiles and the DOBAG (a project resurrecting village Turkish rugs using natural dyes) & Harraniya (an Egyptian project encouraging children to weave tapestries of their own designs) projects. Hard., New. $41.

Balpinar Acar, B. KILIM-CICIM-ZILI-SUMAK. TURKISH FLATWEAVES. . 1983, 126 p., 30 color pl., 29 x 20.5 cm. A discussion of Turkish flatweaves by the director of the Vakiflar Museum, illustrated with 30 flatweaves and supplemented by figures showing details of the weaving techniques. Glossary of Turkish terms; bibliography. Hard. New. $41. Another copy, with bumped corner, $37.

Balpinar, B. & Hirsch. U. CARPETS OF THE VAKIFLAR MUSEUM ISTANBUL / TEPPICHE DES VAKIFLAR-MUSEUMS ISTANBUL. 1988, 343 p., 83 color pl., bl & wh illus., 31 x 22.5 cm. The long-awaited sequel on carpets of this museum. Most of the carpets are Turkish. There are two 13th century Seljuk carpets; most of the rest are from the 15th - 17th centuries. There are two 17th to 18th century Iranian carpets, and ten Caucasian carpets including four Dragon carpets from the 17th and 18th centuries. Dating is done in part by comparison with similar rugs in dated Western paintings and illustrations in manuscripts, and with designs in woodwork and other Islamic arts. The text describes the museum and the origins of the collection; then analyzes each carpet illustrated, in detail. Many of these rugs are well known in the rug literature and the text summarizes what other authors have said about them. Hard. New. $43.

Balpinar, B. & Hirsch, U. FLATWEAVES OF THE VAKIFLAR MUSEUM ISTANBUL. 1982, 295 p., 120 color pl., 32 x 22 cm. Catalogue of the rugs collected from the Vakif (Pious Foundation) mosques throughout Turkey. The kilims are impressive; the text describes possible tribal origins and flat-weave techniques. Hard. New. $43.

Bandsma, A. and Brandt, R. FLATWEAVES OF TURKEY. 1995, 164 p., 131 color illus, 29 x 26 cm. This is the author's 4th book; the previous three were on insects, with focus on close-ups, so the photography is good; the introduction describes methods of flat-weave construction, dyes, and the changes associated with commercialization of these textiles; most of the book consists of plates of 188 examples; not dated but mostly pre-commercial production; technical descriptions; attributions to specific areas, based on their extensive travels in Turkey. This is a cross-section of interesting flatweaves. The rugs and bag faces are from Adana, Balikesir, Bergama, Aydin, Aydinli, Alibeyhuyuk, Aksaray, Asa?ipinarba?i, Adiyaman, Banaz, Çine, Çorum, Dazkiri, Dirican, Derbent, Elmada?, Fethiye, Gaziantep, Hotamis, Haymana, Hakkari, Keles, Karakeçili, Konya, Keçimuhsine, Ku?izman, Kars, Manastir, Manisa, Malataya, Mara?, Mut, Obruk, Ordu, Por?a, Reyhanli, Siirt, ?arkoy, Sivrihisar, Yahyali, Yüncü, Ya?cebedir and unspecified East and North East Turkey. Hardcover. New. $27.

Barnard, N. LIVING WITH DECORATIVE TEXTILES. 1989, 192 p., about 100 color illus., 26 x 25 cm. The focus is on using Asian, African, & American textiles in interior design. There is thus an overview of types of textiles available from many cultures, how they are constructed, suggestions on what to do with them, and how to care for them. This is a paper reprint of the earlier hardcover ed. New. $23.

Barth, Fredrik B. NOMADS OF SOUTHERN PERSIA. THE BASSARI TRIBE OF THE KHAMSEH CONFEDERACY. 1961, Little, Brown and Company, 159 p., 8 pl., 23 x 19.5 cm. One of the classics of ethnographic research, specifically on the Basseri of the Khamseh Confederation. This Norwegian anthropologist spent 6 months with the Basseri (three months on migration) in 1958. It is an analysis of the political, social and ecologic features of these nomads. This includes details of migration, including for example, how daily decisions are made during migration on whether to camp or move, what path to take, and how long to travel; how the relationship between the Khan of the Basseri and individual tribesmen works; relationships between individuals in a migrating camp and between them and sedentary villagers; how and why migrating tribesmen settle down. Hard. Used, good condition, some spots on covers, former owner’s signature on end papers, insides clean. $24.

Batari, Ferenc. OTTOMAN TURKISH CARPETS. 1994, 216 p., 176 color illus., 29 x 20.5 cm. A catalogue of the Turkish rugs from the Iparmuveszeti Museum; there are 176 of them, from the 15th - 19th centuries; all are illustrated. This is a major collection of Turkish rugs, and this is the major description of this museum's holdings. The text describes all the rugs, with technical descriptions and references to previous publication; there is also an extensive bibliography, rich in Hungarian sources. Colors look good, but maybe a bit pale. In English; there was also a Hungarian edition. Hardcover. New book. $97. There was also a softcover version.

Battilossi, M. ARTE TESSILE DELL'AZERBADJIAN DAL 1550 AL 1850. 1996, 63 p., 29 color illus., about half tipped-in, 34.5 x 25 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 16th - 19th century Caucasian rugs, including Dragon carpets, Kazaks, 18th century Kaitags and soumaks. In Italian. Hard. One of 150 copies. New. $108.

Battilossi, M TAPPETI D'ANTIQUARIATO. 1985, 69 p., 31 color illus., 30.5 x 18 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of choice 19th century rugs from Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Turkestan & China. The Turkish rugs are from Kula (17th century), Bergama, West Anatolia, Melas (2), Ghiordes, and Konya. The Caucasian rugs are Kuba (3), Kazak (2), Marasali, South Caucasus, North Caucasus, and Karabagh. The Persian are Heriz (3), Tabriz, Sarouk (2), and Kashan. The Turkmen are Yomut and Chodor. There are 3 East Samarkand and 2 from China. Colors are good. As is true of many European dealers, rugs are ornate and in good condition. What text there is consists of a paragraph or two of comments on each rug. In Italian & English. Hard. New. $43.

Battilossi, M. TAPPETI D'ANTIQUARIATO. SECONDA SELEZIONE. 1987, 42 p., 18 color illus., 30 x 21.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of choice 17th - 19th century rugs. The rugs are Oushak, Bergama, Karapinar, Kazak, Kuba (3), a Soumakh, Avar?, Northwest Persia, Bakshaish, Sarouk, Nurata, Khotan (3), China and Marocco. As is true of many European dealers, rugs are ornate and in good condition. What text there is consists of a paragraph or two of comments on each rug. In Italian. Hardb. New, but front and back cover stained at top $34.

Battilossi. TAPPETI D'ANTIQUARIATO. 3. l988, 87 p.,25 color illus.,31 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue 6 major 16th - 17th century Turkish & Persian carpets: a 16th century Safavid from Kashan, 2 Polonaise carpets, 2 17th century Transylvanian and a 17th Western Anatolian, with several page discussions of them by Michael Franses and Ian Bennett; the rest are 18th - 19th century Persian, Turkish, Caucasian & East Turkestan: 2 Bergama, 2 Konya, Eskeshehir, 4 Kazak, Kuba, Karabagh, Shirvan, a Sileh, Bakshaish, 2 Heriz, 2 Khotan and a Ningshia. As is true of many European dealers, rugs are ornate and in good condition In good color. Text in Italian. Paper. New. $41. Used, fine condition, $36.

Battilossi. TAPPETI D'ANTIQUARIATO, 4. 1989, 72 p., 30 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue: 1 16th century Flemish tapestry; 29 17th-19th century rugs. 18 are Turkish and Caucasian; the rest Persian, Chinese, East Turkestan. Paper. New. $42. Used, fine condition, $34.

Battilossi. TAPPETI D'ANTIQUARIATO, 5. 1990, 56 p., 25 color pl., 30.5 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 18th and 19th century rugs; about 30% each Turkish, Caucasian and Persian, with 1 Indian and 2 Chinese. The text comments on each rug. In Italian. Paper. New. $50.

Bausback, C. ALTE TEPPICHE AUS TIBET. 1989, 89 p., 39 color illus., 29 x 22 cm. Tibetan and Ning Hsia; most are 19th or early 20th century; some tiger rugs; good color; 8 p introduction on Tibetan rug production. In German. Paper. New. $31.

Bausback, P. ALTE UND ANTIKE MEISTERSTÜCKE ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHKNÜPFKUNST. 1969, 95 p., 44 color illus., 21 x 14.5 cm. About 2/3 of the rugs illustrated are Caucasian; the rest Persian (7 of them) and Turkmen. Nearly all are 19th century. This is the first of the Bausback catalogues. In German. Paperback. New book. $52.

Bausback, P. ALTE UND ANTIKE MEISTERSTÜCKE ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHKNÜPFKUNST. 1970. 95 p., 89 color illus., 21 x 14.5 cm. This is the second of the Bausback catalogues. About 1/3 Caucasian, 1/4 Persian, and the rest Turkish, Turkmen and Chinese. The quality is good; most of the Persian are ornate, city style rugs. In German. Paperback. Out of print. Used, fine condition. $81.

Bausback, P. ALTE UND ANTIKE MEISTERSTÜCKE ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHKNÜPFKUNST. 1971. 151 p., 81 color illus., 21 x 14.5 cm. This is the third Bausback catalogue. Rugs include Mudschur, Kula, Melas, Ladik, Bergama, Sivas, Eskisehir, Ghiordes, Istanbul, Hereke, Kayseri, Kasak, Star Kasak, Fachraloh, Shield Kasak, Gendje, Moghan, Talisch, Chila, Bordshalou, Schirwan, Afstakah, Kuba, Seichur, Blossum-Schirvan, Lesghi, Baku, Verneh, Polonaise, Azerbadjan, Heriz, Tabriz, Isfahan, Nain, Ferahan, Keshan, Sarouk, Hamadan, Korassan, Kirman, Shiraz, Gashgai, Yomud, Bokhara, Pendjerlik, Salor, Tekke, Beschir, Saryk, Paotou, Agra. In German.Paperback. Used, very good condition, $67.

Bausback, P. ALTE UND ANTIKE MEISTERSTÜCKE ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHKNÜPFKUNST. 1972. 134 p., 77 color illus., 21 x 114.5 cm. About 40% are Persian, many floral design; about 20% each Caucasian and Turkmen; the rest Turkish and East Turkestan. Rugs include Ushak, Kula, Melas, Kasak, Lori-Pampak, Bordshalou, Cloudband Kasak, Star-Kasak, Baku, Fachralo, Daghestan, Perepedil, Chila, Schirvan, Alpan-Kuba, Bidjov, Tchitchi, Seichur, Lenkoran, Tabriz, Hamadan, Serafian-Isfahan, Mohtaschem-Kashan, Ghoum, Hunting carpet, Ferahan, Sarouk, Bidjar, Belouch, Gashgay, Mecca-Schiraz, Veramin Sumak, Afghan, Beschir-Hatschlou, Kizil-Ayak Bag, Salor, Salor Bag, Khiva-Bochara, Tekke, Choudor, Yomod, Ning-Hsia, Kansu, Yarkand. In German. Paper. Out of print. Used, fine condition. $43.

Bausback, P. ALTE UND ANTIKE MEISTERSTÜCKE CHINESISCHER TEPPICHKNÜPFKUNST. 1974, 64 p., 43 color illus., 25 x 21 cm. Color and rugs are good. Rugs are from the 18th to early 20th centuries. Attributions: Ning-Hsia (7 rugs), Kansu (4 rugs), Paotou (3), Peking (11), Tientsin (2), Central China (3), China (7), Tibet (1), and Mongolia (1 - a saddle blanket). Bausback numbered his first 6 catalogues and then stopped bothering. This is catalog number 6 of the many that Bausback has written. In German. Paper. New. $25.

Bausback, P. ANTIKE ORIENTALISCHE KNÜPFKUNST. 1976, 325 p., 153 color illus., 28.5 x 21 cm. This is one of their largest catalogues; about half are Caucasian (including a 5 meter long 18th century Kuba); the rest Persian, Turkmen, Turkish, Chinese (including East Turkestan)and susani. Hardb. Out of print. New. $50.

Bausback, P. ALTE ORIENTALISCHE FLACHGEWEBE. 1977, 72 p., 65 color illus., 28 x 21 cm Bausback exhibition catalogue of flatweaves: about 30% Turkish, 20% Caucasian, 20% Persian (9 plates), 10% Turkmen, and 20% Susani. In German. Softcover. New. $62.

Bausback, P. ANATOLISCHE KNÜPFKUNST AUS VIER JAHRHUNDERTEN. 1978, 112 p., 49 color illus., 28 x 21 cm. A specialized catalogue from this dealer, on Turkish rugs, mostly 18th and 19th century. 10 page introduction on Turkish rugs, by Hanna Erdmann. The rugs are three 17th century Ushaks including a bird Ushak and a star Ushak, 23 18th century rugs: 4 Bergama, Central Anatolian, 2 East Anatolian, Ghiordes, 2 Konya, Kula, 3 Ladik, Lotto, Siebenburgen, 5 Ushak, and a medallion Ushak, 23 19th century rugs: 5 Bergama, Central Anatolian, Ghiordes, Kirsehir, Konya, Kula, Ladik, Megri, 4 Melas, 3 Mudjar, Sivas and 3 Yuruk. In German. Out of print. New. Hardcover (there was also a paperback edition). $40.

Bausback, P. ALTE UND ANTIKE ORIENTALISCHE KNÜPFKUNST. 1979, 160 p., 165 color illus., 28 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue, of good 19th and 18th century rugs; about 20% Turkmen, 50% Persian, 20% Caucasian and 10% Turkish. Text in German. Paper. Out of print. New. $34.

Bausback, P. ALTE UND ANTIKE CHINESISCHE KNÜPFKUNST. 1980, 95 p., 77 color illus., 28 x 21 cm. "China" also includes East Turkestan (3 rugs); there is an introduction on the silk route, and East Turkestan and Chinese production. In German. Paper. Out of print. New, $32.

Bausback, P. ALTE UND ANTIKE ORIENTALISCHE KNÜPFKUNST. 1980, 160 p., 161 color illus. This is the catalogue with the Salor cover. Usual good color and good selection of 19th century rugs. About 10% Turkish, 25% Caucasian, 40% Persian, 20% Turkmen. Out of print. In German. Paperback. New book. $55.

Bausback, P. ALTE KNÜPFARBEITEN DER BELUTSCHEN. 1980, 49 p., 49 color illus., 28 x 21 cm. Condition of the rugs is good, as is the color. In German. Paper. New. Out of print. $61.

Bausback, P. ALTE UND ANTIKE ORIENTALISCHE FLACHGEWEBE. 1982, 93 p., 54 color illus., 28 x 22 cm. More than half are Turkish; the rest are Caucasian with a few Persian, Turkmen and Balouch. In German. Paper. Out of print. New. $36.

Bausback, P. KELIM, ANTIKE ORIENTALISCHE FLACHGEWEBE. 1983, 287 p., 178 color illus. One of Bausback’s larger catalogues, with the usual mixture of Turkish, Persian (24 plates), Caucasian kilims. Hard. New. $57.

Bausback, P. 60 JAHRE TRADITION = QUALITAT. NETTO PREISE. AUSZUG AUS UNSERER KOLLEKION. 1985, 72 p.,, 42 color illus., 21 x 21 cm. A small sale catalogue listing about 3000 of his rugs - with prices and with some of them illustrated. About than half of the illustrations are of floral design Persian rugs, mostly not dated and mostly likely 20th century; with smaller amount of tribal Persian, Caucasian, Baluch (4 rugs), Kangri, Turkmen and Chinese. Skimpy text: each rug get an origin, major colors, size, sometimes age, and price. Paper. New. $32.

Bausback, P. ANTIKE TEPPICHE SAMMLUNG 1987/1988. 1987, 249 p., 120 color illus., 28.5 x 22 cm, The usual selection of rugs. About 10% Turkish, 35% Caucasian, 15% Persian (17 plates), 10% Turkmen and the rest Baluch, East Turkestan, Chinese and Swedish. In German. Hard. New. $54. Paperback, used, fine condition. $30.

Bausback, P. ANTIKE TEPPICHE. SAMMLUNG FRANZ BAUSBACK ERLESENE TEPPICHE SEIT 1925. 75 (Antique Carpets. Franz Bausback Collection 75; choice Carpets since 1925). 2000, 255 pg., 72 color illus. A catalogue from the dealer, with the usual mix of rugs from Anatolia, the Caucasus, Persia, Turkestan and Central Asia, India, China. In German. Hardcover. New. $48. Used, very good condition: text block is fairly tight, cover slightly rubbed, bookplate and owner's signature but no other internal marks, top spine bumped. $41.

Bausback, P. ISLAMISCHE STICKEREIEN AUS 4 JAHRHUNDERTEN. 1985, 71 p., 33 color illus., 22.4 x 22.5 cm. The examples are 16th - 19th century and range from Turkish Bohçe to Caucasian & North African embroideries to susani. They are Turkish Bohçe: 16th century (one piece), 17th century (three pieces), 18th (one), 19th (two); 17th and 18th century Turkish embroideries (five); 18th century Greek or Turkish embroideries (two); 17th century NW Persia / Caucasus (seven); 18th century Caucasian (two); 17th century Kashan (one); North Africa (two), Nurata (three); Samarkand (one); Uzbek (one), India (one). Brief 3 page introduction & then brief descriptions of the pieces. In German. Hardcover. New. $27.

Bausback, P. NEUE ANATOLISCHE DORFTEPPICHE MIT NATURFARBEN. 1982, 60 p., 27 color illus., 28 x 22 cm. These are modern Turkish rugs from the DOBAG project, and thus have natural dyes and traditional designs. Paper. Out of print. New. $36.

Bausback, P. THE OLD AND ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ART OF WEAVING. 1983, 160 p., 90 color illustrations, 28.5 x 21.5 cm. English language version of the fall 1993 exhibition by this dealer; most are 19th century but there is a 17th century Ushak published by Martin and a 17th century Transylvanian. Five page introduction on natural and synthetic dyes by Schweppe. Hard. New, $35. Also new, in German. $26.

Bausback, F. SAMMLUNG GRELLE - LAMAISTISCHE MEDITATIONSTEPPICHE AUS TIBET. (Old Tibetan Carpets, Woolen Meditations. Grelle Collection). Mannheim, no date, (1989),35 p., 39 color illus., 27 x 21 cm. 19th and 20th century Tibetan, Ning Hsia and Khotan carpets and mats. In German. Used, very good condition. $44.

Bausback, P. PANSE + KELIM. 1995, 48 p., 51 color illus., 27.5 x 17 cm. Exhibition catalogue, with text by Diether Schmidt, Peter Bausback and Karin Weber, on the artist Frank Panse, with examples of his paintings matched with kelims and pre-Columbian textiles with similar colors or designs; the textiles include two from Peru and 15 from Iran, Turkey, the Caucasus. Text in German. Paper. Out of print. New. $32.

Beattie, M.B. THE RUG IN ISLAMIC ART. 1984, 36 p., 15 illus., 25 x 20 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Temple Newsam House, of 39 rugs, most of which are 16th -18th century Persian and Turkish classic carpets, from museum and private collections; the text introduces classic carpets and provides interesting comments about the rugs illustrated. There is a separate booklet of technical analyses. Paper. Used, as new. $41.

Beattie, M.H. THE THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA COLLECTION OF ORIENTAL RUGS. 1972, 132 p., 18 color pl., 30 x 22.5 cm. A detailed description of this collection of classic carpets. Thyssen-Bornemizsa was a wealthy industrialist: oil, ship-building, steel and was well able to purchase superb rugs (and paintings). There are three Persian: The Jeziorak vase carpet, the Behague Sanguszko carpet, the Figdor silk kilim, as well as 5 Indo-Persian, one Indian, one Chinese, 3 Caucasian, 3 Turkish, and two problem carpets. As might be expected from this author, the comments are detailed and interesting. Hard. Used, as new; dust jacket with a 1 inch tear on the front cover and a chip on the back cover. $47.

Beattie, M.H. DIE ORIENTALISCHEN TEPPICHE IN DER SAMMLUNG THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA. 1972, 132 p., 18 color pl., 30 x 22.5 cm. A detailed description of this collection of classic carpets. Hard. New. There is an English edition; this is the German one. $47.

Bechirian, R. TAPIS. PERSE TURQUIE CAUCASE ASIE CENTRALE INDE CHINE. 1976, F. Carbonnel, 480 p., 670 illus., 370 in color, 34 x 25 cm. A dealer's well-illustrated survey of Oriental rugs; most of the book consists of illustrations; the rugs are 18th to 20th centuries (although aging is generous). In French. Hardcover, used, good in good dust jacket (wear and slight tears along edges). $72.

Beck, L. NOMAD. A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A QASHQA'I TRIBESMAN IN IRAN . 1991, 489 p., 44 illus., 298 x 15.5 cm. From Beck's fieldwork in 1970/71; focuses on the headman of a Qashqa'i subgroup to describe nomadic life, tensions within the subgroup and with urban merchants and the Iranian government.There are softcover versions, and also print-on-demand ones. This is the original hardcover edition. Hardcover. New. $46.

Behar, J. RESTAURATION DES TAPIS D'ORIENT. 1985, 127 p., 92 illus., 12 in color, 26 x 25 cm. Sections on washing; repairing fringes, holes, selvedges; cutting out sections for removing undulations; reweavings; in general not as detailed as Stone's book. Des sections sur le lavage; réparer les franges, les trous, les lisières; découper des sections pour enlever les ondulations; réentraînements; en géné:ral, pas aussi dUeacute;taillé que le livre de Stone In French. Hard. New. $28.

Bell, H. & Riefstahl, R.M./ Philadelphia Museum of Art. TEXTILES OF ASIA MINOR. SPECIAL LOAN EXHIBIT OF RUGS AND OTHER TEXTILES FROM ASIA MINOR. 1919, Philadelphia Museum and School of Industrial Art, 123 p., 28 illus., 20 x 14 cm. A loan exhibition of 126 rugs and 122 other textiles, mostly velvets, brocades & embroideries. The text introduces Oriental rugs and textiles and describes each exhibit; most of the rugs are early and many are from the Ballard collection. The other textiles are largely from New York dealers and most from Kelekian. This is the original, not a modern reprint. Ex-library J. V. McMullan, with his signature and date "1934" on the front endpaper. Hardcover. The original has been bound in maroon cloth. Used, fine condition; no internal marks, the original book has no signs of wear; the new binding has slight signs of wear on the edges. $32.

Benaki Museum. CRETE DODECANESE CYCLADES EMBROIDERIES. ????? ????????? ???????? ????I????. 1966, (1980 printing), 31 p., 25 bl and wh illus., 15.5 x 14 cm. Brief guide to these embroideries; the illustrations are of chemises, a bed tent, and details of embroideries from sleeves, dresses, bed curtains. In Greek and English. Paper. Used, as new. $25.

Benaki Museum. EPIRUS AND IONIAN ISLANDS EMBROIDERIES. KENTIMATA IPEIROU KAI EPTANISOU. 1965, 32 p., 17 bl and wh illus., 15.5 x 14 cm. Brief guide to these embroideries; the illustrations are of bed valences, bedspreads, cushion covers. In Greek and English. Paper. Used, as new, $25.

Benaki Museum. SKYROS EMBROIDERIES. KENTIMATA SKUPOU. 1965, 34 p., 29 bl and wh illus., 15.5 x 14 cm. Brief guide to these embroideries; the illustrations are of bedspreads, cushion covers, embroidered parts of clothing. In Greek and English. Paper. Used, as new, $25.

Benardout, R. ANTIQUE RUGS. 1983, 100 p., 72 illus., 63 in color, 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, to go with the 4th International Conference on Carpets; Turkmen (16 rugs), Persian (10 rugs), Caucasian (15 rugs and flatweaves), Chinese (3 rugs), Turkish (10 rugs), Baluch (5 rugs), Uzbek (2), Spain (1), India (4), East Turkestan (2) and Syria (1); the rugs and textiles look mostly 19th and early 20th century; there are a few older pieces. Brief essays by several collectors on various geographic areas & on their collecting: de Moor on classic rugs, Nathan on Chinese; Baut on Persian, Tomlin on Caucasian, Holmes on Turkish, Bell and Sienknecht on Belouch and Turkmen. Good color, & large enough illustrations. Hard. $27.

Benardout, R. CAUCASIAN RUGS. 1978, 96 p., 66 illus., 48 in color, 30 x 21 cm. A dealer's catalogue. Some text on dyes, structure, & classification; the plates, mostly 19th century rugs, are good. The rugs illustrated are Kuba (2 examples), Daghestan (8 rugs), Armenian, Chi Chi, Konagend, Perpedil, Seychour (2 rugs), Zejwa, Shirvan (9 rugs), Marasali, Akstafa (2 rugs), Chagli, Bidjov, Khila, Baku, Saliani, Lenkoran (2 rugs), Talish (5 rugs), Gendje (3 rugs), Moghan (3 rugs), Guandja, Chelaberd, Karabagh (2 rugs), Kasim Ushag, Kazak (9 rugs), Verneh (2 examples), Sile, Palas, and Kililm. Hard. New. $85.

Benardout, R. TRIBAL AND NOMADIC RUGS. 1976, 20 p., 40 color illus., 29 cm x 20 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue; the illustrations are small. 12 of the pieces are Turkmen; 5, Kurdish; 8, Belouch; 3, Neris; 3 Afshar; and 8 Qashqa'i. Paper. New. $40. P

Benardout, R. ed. WOVEN STARS. RUGS AND TEXTILES FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLECTIONS. 1996, 103 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition at the 3rd American Conference on Oriental Carpets; Caucasian, Persian, Turkmen, Turkish, Chinese rugs from southern California collectors. Short essays by Campbell, Orgel, Kivelson, Krieger, (all on collecting), and Kivelson (dating Turkmen rugs); Benardout describes the rugs; the text should have been read by an English major. Hard. New. $51.

Bendas, N. TURKISH RUGS IN ST. LOUIS COLLECTIONS. THE BALLARD LEGACY CONTINUES. 1998, 60 p., 39 color illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of Turkish rugs, from collections in the St. Louis area. They range from 17th/18th century Ghiordes prayer rug fragments to late 19th century kilims and yastiks; most are dated as 19th century, and many show signs of repair. The colors are color xeroxes. Paper; spiral bound; one of 200 copies. New. $43.

Bennett, I. ORIENTAL CARPET IDENTIFIER. 1985, 112 p., 244 illus., 80 in color, 30 x 23 cm. This is an abridgement of Bennett's Rugs and Carpets of the World, with most of the illustrations present and most of the text absent. Most of the examples are 19th century or earlier, so the emphasis is on antique and classic carpets. Hard. New book. $25.

Bennett, Ian. ORIENTAL RUGS, VOLUME I: CAUCASIAN. 1981, 376 p., 491 illus, 336 in color, 25.5 x 21 cm. This is designed for the serious collector of Caucasian rugs woven after 1800; the 491 examples, from the Nagel auctions, are analyzed in terms of how old they are, where they were produced, and what other authors might call them. Hardcover. New in shrink wrap. $175.

Bennett, I. RUGS AND CARPETS OF THE WORLD. 1977, 1st printing, 351 p., 500 illus., 160 in color, 33 x 24 cm. An advanced introduction to rugs, comparable to Eiland's or Thompson's or Ford's in depth and tone, but tending to emphasize older rugs more; also a section on Navajo rugs. Ian Bennett is the author of the section on Oriental rugs, which comprises most of the text; John Suidmark wrote the section on weaving techniques and material, Isabelle Anscombe on European rugs, and Harmer Johnson on Navajo and American handmade rugs. Hard. Various printings. New book, $40.

Bennett, I., and Bassoul, A. RUGS OF THE CAUCASUS / TAPIS DU CAUCASE. 2003, 287 p., 107 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue of Caucasian rugs from 3 private Lebanese collections: Dr. Aziz Bassoul, Serge Nalbandian and Dimitri Trad; the examples are rugs in good condition and from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, with the exception of the 18th century Jacoby Tree of Life rug. There is an interesting introductory essay by Bennett on continuity (or lack thereof) in designs, and geographical attributions of Caucasian rugs. Hardcover. $88.

Bennett, James A. ed. PATTERNS OF PERSIA. IRANIAN NOMADIC, VILLAGE AND CITY RUGS FROM VANCOUVER COLLECTIONS. 1979, 56 p., 49 illus., 28 x 23 cm. The exhibition was of 19th century Persian city rugs, South Persian tribal rugs, Kurdish rugs & Baluchi rugs from Vancouver B.C. collections; brief 2 to 3 page introductions to each of these rug types. Most of the examples are 19th or early 20th century. Numbered; one of 500 copies. Paper. Used, very good but scuffed cover. $27.

Bernheimer. AUS DEM ANGEBOT UNSERER ANTIQUITATENABTEILUNGEN. (Offerings from our Antiquities Department). 1979, 35 p., 31 illus., 28 in color, 30 x 21 cm. The antiquities include 10 19th century rugs (5 Persian and 5 Caucasian), 3 tapestries, and furniture, Italian maiolica and Chinese porcelain. In German. Paper. New. $28.

Bernheimer. DER FLACHGEWEBTE TEPPICHE (The Flat-woven Rug). 1975, 24 p., 19 illus., 1 in color, 21 x 15 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue of 44 19th century Turkish, Caucasian, Persian, Baluch and Afghan flatweaves; most of the illustrations are of Turkish ones. The text describes each rug, in about 5 lines. This is an interesting exotic item, inspired by the 1969 exhibition of flatweaves at the Textile Museum. In German. Paper. Used, as new. $34.

Bernheimer. FREUDE AM ORIENTTEPPICHEN. (The Joy of Oriental Rugs). 1975, 36 p.,19 illus., 3 in color, 20.5 x 15 cm. A catalogue of 41 from this famous Munich dealer, with illustrations of 19 of them. All are 19th century. Each rug gets a short paragraph description: size, age, design and colors. The illustrated rugs are Bergama, Melas, Heriz, Caucasian soumak, Fachralo (2 of them), Kazak (2 of them), Karabagh, Shirvan, Talish. Lesghi, Sejchour, Gendje, Belouch, Ersari, and Yomud (2 of them), Karabagh. Paperback. New book. $44.

Bernheimer. FRÜHJAHRS - AUSSTELLUNG 1977. 1977, 36 p., 19 illus., 4 in color., 21 x 15 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue, of 38 19th century rugs. About 1/2 are Caucasian; the rest Turkish, Persian, and Chinese. Most of the illustrations are of Caucasian rugs. The text describes the color and designs of each rug. In German. Paper. Used, as new. $33.

Beselin, Anna. KNOTS: ART AND HISTORY, THE BERLIN CARPET COLLECTION. 2018, 224 p., 138 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. This is the first English language description of one of the world’s major carpet collections, of the Museum für Islamische Kunst in Berlin. Berlin was the birthplace for studies on Oriental carpets, and the center for collecting major textiles. Beselin is the curator at the museum and in charge of the conservation department, so the text is informative. Hardcover. $45.

Besim, Adil. MYTHOS UND MYSTIK. ALTE UND ANTIKE TEXTILKUNST. MYTH AND MYSTIQUE. OLD AND ANTIQUE TEXTILE ART. Band 1. 1998, 174 p., 82 color illus., 31 x 21.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue by Adil Besim, Vienna, of mostly 19th century, ornate Turkish, Caucasian, Persian and Turkmen rugs and kilims (there is also one Baluch, one Chinese, and one Suzani). The text describes and comments on each piece. Hard. New. $69.

Besim, Adil. MYTHOS UND MYSTIK. ALTE UND ANTIKE TEXTILKUNST. MYTH AND MYSTIQUE. OLD AND ANTIQUE TEXTILE ART. Band 2. 1999, 172 p., 82 color illus., 31 x 21.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue by Adil Besim, Vienna, of mostly 19th century, ornate Turkish, Caucasian, Persian and Turkmen rugs and kilims (there is also one Baluch, one Chinese embroidery, a Japanese tapestry, 2 European tapestries, and one ikat). The text describes and comments on each piece. The examples are generally complexly designed; colors look pale. Hard. New. $44.

Besim, Adil. MYTHOS UND MYSTIK. ALTE UND ANTIKE TEXTILKUNST. MYTH AND MYSTIQUE. OLD AND ANTIQUE TEXTILE ART. Band 3. 2000, 174 p., 82 color illus., 31 x 21.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue by Adil Besim, Vienna, of mostly 19th century, ornate Turkish, Caucasian, Persian & Turkmen rugs and kilims (there are also six susani (including 3 saddle covers), one 18th century Deccan Baluch, four Chinese rugs and 2 from East Turkestan). The text describes and comments on each piece. The examples are generally complexly designed; colors look pale. In German and English. Hard. In German / English. New. $47.

Besim, Adil. MYTHOS UND MYSTIK. USBEKISCHE UND KIRGISISCHE TEXTILKUNST. DIE SAMMLUNG BREUSS. Band 6 2011, 143 p., 183 illus. 30.5 x 21. 5 cm. 64 Uzbek, Kirghiz and a couple of Tadjik rugs, bag faces, bags, flatweaves, costumes and embroideries. Colors are good. In German. Hardcover. New, but corners bumped in shipping. $67.

Bidder, H. CARPETS FROM EASTERN TURKESTAN. 1979 reprint of 1964 ed., 73 p., 30 color illus., 25 x 19 cm. This is the classic source on this specialized area: Khotan, Kansu & Samarkand rugs. Bidder provides the most thorough analysis of the history and development of rug weaving in this area, the various cultural influences upon this weaving tradition, and the ethnic make-up of the region's population. All subsequent writers give due reference to his pioneering effort to identify the unique characteristics of these rugs. The rugs appear to be mid-19th century. It should be noted, however, that while Bidder lived in China, but it isn’t clear that he visited East Turkestan, and it appears most of his rugs were bought from Chinese dealers. Hardcover. New. $38.

Bieber, M. et al. ANATOLISCHE DORFTEPPICHE. DAS KEVACIK-PROJEKT (Anatolian Village Rugs. The Kavacık Project). 1988, 89 p., 11 color illus., 29 bl & wh photographs, 20 x 21 cm. The Kevacik project is similar to the Dobag project: making Turkish rugs with traditional dyes, good quality wool and high standards of weaving. It differs from the Dobag project in that both village and workshop designs are used, the weavers are in Istanbul and in an area with no rug weaving tradition and the rugs are produced in a workshop. This is an exhibition catalogue, Niederrheinisches Museum, on rugs from the Kevacık project; the color illustrations are of rugs. There is extensive text: chapters on German pioneers in the rugs; nomads in Anatolia; the Kevacık project; and an electron micrographic study of dyed wool. In German. Paper. New. $25.

Biedrzynski, Effi. BRUCKMANN’S TEPPICH-LEXIKON. n.d (c 1973), 1st edition, 304 p., 32 color illus., many figures, 24.5 x 18 cm. An encyclopedia of rug terms, from Abadeh through Baumwolle, Daulatabad, Goklanen, Isparta, Meshgin, Qom, Saveh, Talisch to Zirkah. The illustrations are of classic and 19th rugs; the black and white figures are mostly of design elements. In German. Hardcover. New but dust jacket has a small tear at the top back edge and some wear along the spine. There is a later, 2nd edition, in 1975. $43.

Bieler, H. & Tanvoli, P. TASHEH. DAS WEBSTUCKE MIT DEM SIEGEL DER HEILIGKEIT? / FLAT WEAVES WITH A SEAL OF SANCTITY? 1995, 88 p., 34 color illus., 26.5 x 21.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of these specialized Luri bags: they are partly piled and partly flat-woven, with a characteristic design. The text describes the role of these bags. In German / English. Hard. New. $61.

Birant, Mehmet Ali and Akbag,Mumin. TURKISH CARPETS TURKISCHE TEPPICHE TAPIS TURCS. N. d. (c. 1970), And Kartpostal ve Yayinlari, Istanbul, 79 p., c. 70 color illus., 24 x 16.5 cm. This appears to be focused on the tourist who is interested in buying a rug, with brief introduction to rugs and kilims and to weaving areas and a few examples of their rugs: Konya, Kayseri, Hereke, Milas, Maden, Yagcibedir, Kula, Ladik, Ortakoy, Canakkale, Bergama, Malatya, Dosemealti, Sivas, Istanbul, Yahyali. Also pictures of embroidery and picturesque nomads. In English, German and French Paper. Used, good condition. $27.

Black, D., ed. THE ATLAS OF RUGS AND CARPETS. 1994 (1996 printing)(1985 copyright), 256 p., about 350 p., about 200 in color, 30 x 23 cm. An introductory book; about 1/3 on carpet production & designs & early carpets; the rest on 19th & 20th century rugs from Asia, Morocco, Europe & the Navajo. Various authors, specialists in their areas: Trench on carpet manufacture; Marko on materials, weaving techniques, analysis of structure and care of carpets; Whiting on dyes; Day on carpet design; Cammann on symbolism; Paquin, Denny, Wearden, Bailey and Crill on early carpets; Marcusson and Feild on Turkish carpets; Black on modern Turkish production; Schurmann on Caucasian carpets; Scarce on Persian Carpets; Bennett on Baluch carpets; Feild on Turkmen carpets; Eskenazi on East Turkestan, Tibetan and Chinese carpets; Steve Cohen and Trench on Indian carpets and dhurries; Feild on Moroccan carpets; Wearden on European carpets; Berlant and Kahlenberg on Navajo blankets; Nylander on North American non-Indian carpets; Blau on decorative carpets and Black on buying carpets. Hard. Out of print. New. $30.

Black, D. and Loveless, C. EMBROIDERED FLOWERS FROM THRACE TO TARTARY. 1981, 64 p., 25 illus., 12 in color, 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Ottoman, West Caspian, and East Turkestan embroideries; beautiful textiles in an exotic area of collecting. The text includes historical background by Robert Chenciner and a discussion of stitching and techniques by Ksynia Markodiscusses as well as descriptions of the pieces and the dyes used. Paper. New. Inscription by both authors. $28.

Black, D. and Loveless, C. WOVEN GARDENS, NOMAD AND VILLAGE RUGS OF THE FARS PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN PERSIA. 1979, 149 p., 57 color pl., 30 x 21 cm. Essays by Allgrove, Harvey, Housego, Pinner and Whiting on Fars, designs, weaving and dyes; the first serious attempt to sort out these rugs and illustrate good examples. Hardb. New. $71.

Blackburn, M. ORIENTAL RUGS. THE SECRETS REVEALED. 2007, 256 p., 894 color illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. The author is a rug dealer. There is brief advice on how rugs are made, and on buying; most of the book consists of pictures of modern rugs, which are commercially available, and organized by country: India, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tibet, Iran and Turkey. There are tips on cleaning and some limited advice on prices. For someone who is buying a modern rug, this is a good book because it shows a large number of them. Hardcover. New. $37.

Blignaut, H. "GABBEH" PERSIAN LOVE STORY/ STORIA D'AMORE PERSIANA. 1987, 50 p., 40 color pl., 29.5 x 21 cm. A catalogue of Qashqa'i and Lori rugs from the Bornet collection; the text is not very extensive; plates are post-card sized & are tipped-in. Italian/English. New. Paper. $68.

Bode, W. von & Kuhnel, E. ANTIQUE RUGS FROM THE NEAR EAST. Translated by R. M. Riefstahl. 1922, 3rd edition (lst American), 159 p., 96 p., 1 in color, 26.5 x 19 cm. This is one of the classic books on classic period carpets: Polonaise, Ushak, Cairene, Mughal, Safavid, Caucasian. With an inscription: "To Mr. Tigran Melek as a friendly souvenir from R. M. Riefstahl 14 II 1930" Cardboard covers. Used, good condition, top of spine torn. $45.

Bode, W. von and Kuhnel, E. ANTIQUE RUGS FROM THE NEAR EAST. Trans. C.G.Ellis; 1984, rev. ed of 4th ed: 188 p., 125 illus, 4 in color, 26 x 18 cm. This is a standard early work on classic carpets; this revised edition has only minor changes: revisions of captions to the illustrations, reflecting modern scholarship; fresh color plates; and an amplified bibliography. Hard. New. $32.

Bode, W. von & Kuhnel, E. VORDERASIATISCHE KNÜPFTEPPICHE. 3rd ed., 1922, revised and expanded, 161 p., 96 illus., 1 in color, 26.5 x 19 cm. An early classic, with emphasis on classic carpets from Berlin, Viennese, St. Petersburg, Munich museums and from private collections. Hard. In German. Used, good condition. $24.

Bogolyubov, A.A. CARPETS OF CENTRAL ASIA. 1973, Crosby Press, 124 p., 59 illus., 36 in color, 34 x 24 cm. One of the classics on Turkoman rugs, with examples collected before 1908, when the original edition was published. Additional comments by Thompson in this edition. Hard. New book. $340.

Bogolyubov, A. TAPISSERIES DE L'ASIE CENTRALE / KOVROVIYA IZDATZIA SREDNEI AZII. 1908, St. Petersburg, in two fascicles, 43 plates with 36 color, 22 bl. and wh. illus., 2 maps 66.5 x 50 cm. Separate loose text: 1 sheet in French and Russian, an index of the 1st 24 plates, with a footnote that a general introduction with a complete listing of plates will follow when the complete series in published; separate loose text of 24 pages in Russian, with a complete list of plates and a publication date of 1909. The plates themselves are bound in modern red morocco; the volume is enclosed in a strong case. This is a major book on Turkmen rugs, and has the virtue of illustrating rugs which are at least 100 years old, and which reflects the author's stay in Central Asia. The cover is illustrated, in color, in Sotheby sale 6519, Dec. 16, 1993, item 123. This first edition is much larger in format than the Crosby Press reprint. Used, very good condition; the binding and cover are fine; some of the pages show slight wear, and the loose sheets of text are worn along the edges; the black and white illustrations are tipped in and show glue spots on the margins, but not affecting the illustration of the rug itself. $3900.

Böhmer, H. KOEKBOYA. NATURAL DYES AND TEXTILES. 2002, 298 p., 461 illus., most in color, 28.5 x 21.5 cm. A detailed survey of natural dyes, with focus on Turkey: some one hundred plants, insects, some recipes, mordants, chemical formulas, and their use on various types of textile fibers. This reflects 20 years of research on natural dyes. Hardcover. New. $129.

Böhmler, A., Renz, P., Scherhag, W., Schmidt, F., Wolter, H. ALTE UND ANTIKE TEPPICHE AUS PERSIEN. SAMMLUNG NOBARI. OLD AND ANTIQUE RUGS FROM PERSIA. NOBARI COLLECTION. 1994, 136 p., 117 color illus., 28.5 x 23.5 cm. Nobari was a manufacturer and dealer in Iran and Germany; these are rugs which he could not bear to part with during his lifetime. . Nobari died in 1987; these rugs were good enough that his son was able to persuade 5 other German rug dealers to write the text for this book. Most are floral-design Persian rugs, but there are some village-production ones, as well as a few Caucasian. Text in English and German. Hardcover. Used, very good condition. $50.

Böhnlein, T. KNUPF- UND WEBARBEITEN ALS VOLKERKUNDLICHE BELEGSTUCKE. (Knotted and Flatwoven Work as Ethnological Exhibits.) N. d. (c. 1970?), 28 p., 24 bl and wh illus., 21 x 15 cm. A small booklet by this Wurzburg rug dealer. Two pages of text on his topic; then 24 plates of 29th century rugs from the Caucasus, Persia and rug and flatweaves from Turkey. In German. Paper. Used, as new. $25.

Böhnlein, T. DIE TUGRA. ASCHENBRÖDEL KELIM. N. d. (c. 1970?), 24 p., 20 bl and wh illus., 21 x 15 cm. A small booklet by this Wurzburg rug dealer. One page on Tugras, 2 pages on Aschenbrodel kilims, then pictures of 20 19th century kilims, 17 of them Turkish, 3 Persian. In German. Paper. Used, as new. $25.

Bonar, Eulalie H. WOVEN BY THE GRANDMOTHERS. NINETEENTH-CENTURY NAVAHO TEXTILES FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 1996, 75 illus., 65 in color, 26 x 23 cm. A excellent survey of 19th century Navajo blankets from the National Museum of the American Indian; the text describes the examples, and also provides information on the history of the Navajo, and accounts of weavers of what the blankets means to the Navajo. In English, and for the description of the pieces, in Navajo. Paper. New. $34.

Bond Street Carpets and Schapira, Magda. EXHIBITION. ANATOLIAN CARPETS FROM THE MAGDA SCHAPIRA COLLECTION. 1976, 24 p., 21 black and white illustrations, 21 x 15 cm. A small booklet of Anatolian rugs, about half 19th century, plus a Tudoc copy of a Lotto rug. Schapira is Hungarian and developed a love for Turkish rugs as she grew up. Brief comments on each rug: colors, design, size, and references to similar rugs in other books. Paperback. Used, very good condition. $32.

Boralevi, A. L'USHAK CASTELLANI - STROGANOFF Ed Altri Tappeti Ottomani dal XVI al XVIII Secolo (The Castellani-Stroganoff Ushak and other old Ottoman carpets from the 16th through 18th Centuries). 1987, 47 p., 15 color pl., 29 x 22 cm. A small monograph on this 16th century Oushak rug and its owner, and of 14 other 16th-18th century Turkish rugs. The color is very good; the rugs are important; each plate has a facing page of commentary and analysis. 12 of the plates are of full rugs including star Ushak, medallion Ushak, Lotto, Holbein, multiple column prayer rugs. 3 of the plates are of important fragments. Hardcover. In Italian. New. $28.

Bornet, G. GABBEH. THE GEORGES D. BORNET COLLECTION. PART 3. 1995, 165 p., 207 illus., 137 in color, 28 x 22 cm. This is the last volume on the Bornet collection; very brief text on origins of gabbeh motifs, lion rugs, and modern gabbeh designs; the author has escaped the prejudice that only old rugs are good and most of the rugs are 20th century; most have the typical lattice/ square/ diagonal design. Hard. New. $73.

Bosch, Gulnar K. ANATOLIAN TRIBAL WEAVING. 1981, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, 17 p., 7 illus., 1 in color, 20.5 x 23 cm. An exhibition of 40 Turkish flatweaves mostly from the Nelson collection. Introductory essays on historical background of kilims, structure, and designs; each kilim gets a paragraph with its construction, size, age, origin and a comment about it. Most are from the 1st half of the 20th century. Paper. Used, fine condition but two small dents in spine. $23.

Bosley,C. RUGS TO RICHES. AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO ORIENTAL RUGS. 1980, 249 p., 74 illus., 8 in color, 24 x 14 cm. Introductory book, with emphasis on the mechanics of purchasing a rug (including bargaining techniques), and a complex point system for determining rug quality. Hardcover. New book. $26.

Bösch, H. ZUBERHAFTE HAMALAJA-TEPPICHE. 1984, 18 p., 60 color illus., 21 x 29.5 cm. Dealer's catalogue of modern Tibetan rugs, woven in Nepal, with pictures of the rugs, weavers, dyers. In German. Paper. Used, good condition, $24.

Boyle, J.A. & Marsden,D.J. THE QASHQA'I OF IRAN. 1976, 99 p., 60 illus., 12 in color, 25 x 16 cm. Well-done exhibition catalogue from the World of Islam Festival, Whitworth Art Gallery, and University of Manchester, on these nomads, their tents, costumes, jewelry, felts & woven textiles. Paper. Used, very good condition. $33.

Bradley, George. CARPET DIEM. TALES FROM THE WORLD OF ORIENTAL RUGS. 2025, Harper Collins, 304 p., 11 color illus., 23 x 15.5 cm. A well-written- the author is a Connecticut poet - witty, entertaining and informative memoir of his rug collecting. It started with his finally looking at - and falling in love with - a worn Feraghan-Sarouk he had inherited from his great grandfather. At that time, rugs were coming out of New England homes, and Bradley had time to search through antique and junk stores, auctions, and to spend hours talking to local rug dealers and other rug fanatics. The book is loosely organized around the 11 of his rugs which are illustrated. He describes his interactions, sometimes good, sometimes bad, with rug dealers while buying, consigning and selling these 11. This is an outsider’s close look at the Oriental rugs trade: collecting, learning about rugs, buying, selling, consigning, trading, bargaining, repairing, dealing with rug dealers. Hardcover in dust jacket. $32.50.

Bronimann, Andre. SPLENDEUR DU TAPIS D’ORIENT. 1974, La Bibliothèque des Arts, Paris, 243 p., 43 color plates, figures, A general guide to carpets, covering the major areas. Many of the carpets look new. Has a small interesting section on faking: changing dates, using artificial silk, changing dyes. In French. Used, fine condition in fine dust jacket, protected by a mylar sleeve. Clean, no internal marks, no foxing, covers shiny. $68.

Brüggemann, W. YAYLA. FORM UND FARBE IN TURKISCHER TEXTILKUNST. 1993, 424 p., 149 color illus., 30 x 24 cm. A very much expanded exhibition catalogue, from the Museums fur Kunthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main, and Islamische Kunst, Berlin, with sections on the history of flatweaves in Turkey, culture & religion, dyes, structure, designs, as well as descriptions of the textiles in the illustrations; most are flatweaves; there are 5 embroidered bands. Flatweaves and rugs are from Malatya (3 examples), Gaziantep, Kutahya, Divle, Yuncu (4 examples), Karakecili (4), Balikesir (3), Karapinar (5), Sivas (8), Nigde (3), Cappadocia (6), Aksaray (5), Afyon/Kekes (3), Baksis, Ushak/Kula, Gumusane, Erzerum, Goresun, Corun, Konya (4), Agri, Ermenek, Sivrihisa, Bergama (3), Fethiye (2), Dikil, Korkuteli, Cankiri, Adiyaman (4), Obruk, Southeast Anatolia (6), Northwest Anatolia, West Anatolia (15), Central Anatolia (21), and East Anatolia (18). In German. Hard. New book. $97.

Brüggemann, W. & Böhmer, H. RUGS OF THE PEASANTS AND NOMADS OF ANATOLIA. 1983, 356 p., 114 color illus., bl & wh photographs, 29.5 x 25 cm. The winner of the 1983 Quatrefoil Award; this book is the result of an exhibition of 19th century nomad & peasant rugs from 4 German museum and 30 private collections. Both the rugs and the quality of the color plates make this book valuable; there are comments for each rug, a technical analysis which includes a dye analysis. Brüggemann's introductory essay - 80 pages - covers ethnic groups in Anatolia, problems in attribution, colors, design construction, motifs and symbolism; the flavor of his writing can be gotten from this sentence "At all times, the woman at the loom had only this in mind: sorrow and hope, rejection and devotion." He also has two short essays, one on the development of a motif in Turkish rugs and one on stepped mihrab rugs. Böhmer's section - 30 pages - is on dyes - including nice drawings of various dye plants - and how they can be used to determine ages and origins of specific carpets. Hard. New book. $299.

Brunhammer, Yvonne. ALFOMBRAS ORIENTALES. (Oriental Rugs) N. d (1958), Editorial Gustavo Gili, 8 p. plus 38 plates, 19 in color, 28 x 22 cm. Translation of the French edition. This is a catalogue of rugs in the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris, and French private collections. Rugs are mostly 16 to 18th century. 14 Persia, 15 Asia Minor (including Transylvania), 1 Egypt, 4 Caucasus and 3 Turkmen. In Spanish. Hardcover. Used, good condition. No internal writing, but two plates have come unglued and there are stains on 6 pages. Dust jacket in good condition, chips and tears along edges. $43.

Brunhammer, Yvonne. TAPIS D’ORIENT. N. d. (1958), Charles Massin et Cie, 86 p., 38 illus., 19 in color, 28 x 21 cm. This is a catalogue of rugs in the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris, and French private collections. Rugs are mostly 16 to 18th century. 14 Persia, 15 Asia Minor (including Transylvania), 1 Egypt, 4 Caucasus and 3 Turkmen. In French. Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, good condition. Insides clean, card glued in on front endpaper covering up previous price. water stain at bottom edge of last 3 pages, dust jacket good, rubbed, with chips, wear along edges, water stains on back cover. $37.

Buchanan, Glenn, Holloway, Memory Jookisch, and Humphries, Ian. ANTIQUE RUGS FROM THE CAUCASUS. 1974, The Australian Sociey for Antique Rugs, 52 p., 21 bl and wh plates, 25.5 x 20 cm. Exhibition catalogue from local lenders of Kazak, Karabagh, Shirvan, Lenkoran, Daghestan, Kuba, and Dervent rugs. Comments about each rug, condition, knot type, colors. Most look like 19th or early 20th century. Paper. Used, fine condition. $32.

Buhler, A., Fischer, E., & Nabholz, M.-L. INDIAN TIE-DYED FABRICS. 1980, 238 p., 92 plates, 12 in color, 298 x 22.5 cm. Vol. IV, Historic Textiles of India, Calico Museum. The book describes the holdings of the Calico Museum; most of the examples are from around 1900, and from Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan; the text also describes the production, history & use of these textiles. Hard. New, but corners bumped & edges worn. $67.

Bulletin de l’Institut et Musee d’Ethnographie Tome XI. Izvestiya na Etnographiya Institut i Muzei. Kniga XI. 1968, L’Acedemie Bulgare des Sciences. Bulgarskata Akademiya na Naukite, 346 p. One article on rugs: Krusteva-Nozharova, G. Bulgarska Narodnii Tikani za Zavivane i Postilane v Suirkata na Etnographskiya Muzei v Cofiya, p. 71 - 98. In Bulgarian, with Russian and French summaries (Tissues Nationaux Bulgares A Tapis et Couvertures de la Collection du Musee Ethnographique de Sofia). 33 illus., 5 in color. Paperback. New book. $28.

Burns, J.D. THE CAUCASUS: TRADITIONS IN WEAVING.1987, 68 p., 71 color illus., 30.5 x 23 cm. Catalogue from the Henry Art Gallery of Burns' collection; the colors are off, but the pieces are a good selection of 18th and 19th century Caucasian rugs and flatweaves. Hard. New. $69.

Burns, J.D. VISIONS OF NATURE. THE ANTIQUE WEAVINGS OF PERSIA. 2011, 383 p., 152 color illus., 34 x 24 cm. From Burns' private collection. Mostly rugs, and all before 1900; most of the pieces are ornate, but include both city and tribal pieces. Brief introduction to Persian rugs, brief introductions to various Persian rug-producing areas, and comments on individual rugs. Hardcover. New. $220.

Butler, W. M. RUGS OF THE ORIENT. 1913, 47 p., 17 color illus., 23 x 18 cm. A dealer's introductory guide, now mostly useful for showing some of the rugs available from the turn of the century; the rugs have complex designs and are Persian, Caucasian, Turkoman, Turkish and Baluch. There are price ranges: Baluch are $16.50 and up; Bidjar 4 x 5 foot rungs are $25 to $65. Paper. Used, fine condition, text block fairly tight, no internal marks, one corner bumped, some fading along edges and spine. $30.

Butterweck, Georg. "LOTTO"-TEPPICHE: DAS BUCH DER ROTEN TIERE. DRACHE TIGER PHÖNIX SCHILDKRÖTE AUS CHINA IN OSMANISCHEN "LOTTO'-TEPPICHEN. (Lotto Rugs: The Book of the Red Animals. Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix, Turtle from China in Ottoman Lotto Rugs) 2012, 141 p., about 200 illustrations, most in color, 30 x 21 cm. An exhaustive analysis of design elements of a huge number of Lotto rugs, arguing that the designs come from Chinese animals. In German. Paper. New. $70.

Butterweck, Georg. "LOTTO"-TEPPICHE: DAS BUCH DER ROTEN TIERE. DRACHE TIGER PHÖNIX SCHILDKRÖTE AUS CHINA IN OSMANISCHEN "LOTTO"-TEPPICHEN. ERSTES ERGÄNZUNGSHEFT (Lotto Rugs: The Book of the Red Animals. Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix, Turtle from China in Ottoman Lotto Rugs. First Supplement) 2012, 45 p., 38 illus., 14 in color, 30 x 21 cm. A supplement to this earlier monograph, with more examples. In German. Paper. New. $25.

Butterweck, Georg. "LOTTO"-TEPPICHE: DAS BUCH DER ROTEN TIERE. DRACHE TIGER PHÖNIX SCHILDKRÖTE AUS CHINA IN OSMANISCHEN "LOTTO"-TEPPICHEN. ZWEITES ERGÄNZUNGSHEFT (Lotto Rugs: The Book of the Red Animals. Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix, Turtle from China in Ottoman Lotto Rugs. Second Supplement) 2012, 37 p., about 50 illus., most in color, 30 x 21 cm. A second supplement to this earlier monograph, with more examples. In German. Paper. New. $25.

Butterweck, Georg. DAS SOGENANNTE SMYRNA-MUSTER. EIN BUDDHISTISCHE TEPPICHMUSTER IM OSMANISCHEN REICH. (The So-called Smyrna Design. A Buddhist Rug Design in the Ottoman Empire) 2014, 32 p., 90 illus., 85 in color, 30 x 21 cm. An argument that design elements of 17th to 19th century carpets from Smyrna are influenced by Buddhist designs. The illustrations of the many carpets with these designs are small. Includes a CD with more information. In German. Paperback. New. $44.

Butterweck, G. WOVEN PARADISE. A JOURNEY THROUGH THE ANATOLIAN TEXTILE CRAFT OF THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES / GEWEBTES PARADIES. EIN STREIFZUG DURCH DIE ANATOLISCHE TEXTILKUNST DES 18. UND 19. JAHRHUNDERTS. 2016, 179 p., 268 illus., 241 in color, 19.5 x 21 cm. This is the catalogue to Dr. Martin Posth's collection of 19th and a few 18th century rugs and kilims exhibited at the Bumiller Collection - University Museum Islamic Art in Berlin. The 58 textiles are of excellent quality and from a variety of places in Anatolia; each is illustrated. The extra illustrations are small and are of similar pieces gleaned from a huge number of sources: other books on Oriental carpets, books on museum collections, rug dealer's catalogues, auction catalogues - there is a 14 page bibliography. The introductory essays focuses on how the motifs in the rug and the composition of the design can display symbols that show the traces of Kurdish, Armenian, Greek, Caucasian, Byzantine and Buddhist influences on this Turkish art. Some of the rugs have been previously printed in Posth's earlier book. Paperback. New. $74.

Butterweck, G., Kryza-Gersch, F., Neuber, E., Roth, F.O., Stanzer, W., & Trimbacher, P. ANTIQUE ANATOLIAN CARPETS FROM AUSTRIAN COLLECTIONS / ANTIKE ANATOLISCHE TEPPICHE AUS ÖSTERREICHISCHEM BESITZ. 1983, 173 p., 60 color illus., 29 x 21.5 cm. A very nice catalogue, with interesting text, on Anatolian rugs, from an exhibition at the 5th International Conference on Oriental Carpets. The colors are very good; 14 of the rugs are older than 1800; the other 46 are 19th century. Essays by Kryza-Gersch on Schloss Eggenberg, where the exhibition was hold; Stanzer on the The Society for Textile Art Research / Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Textil-Kunst-Forschung who sponsored the exhibition; Neuber on the origins of carpet weaving in Asia Minor, Trimbacher on the history of Turkish carpet production roughly from 1100 to 1600 AD; and Butterweck with a list of Anatolian rug types and reference to examples published in the Oriental rug literature. There are technical descriptions and comments on the page facing each plate. New. Out of print. One of 2500 copies. In German and English. Hard. $53. Used, very good condition in a very good dust jacket. $35.

Butterweck, G., Engel, E., Pinner, R., Spuhler, F., Stanzer, W., Trimbacher, P., Wilfling, H. ANTIQUE ORIENTAL CARPETS FROM AUSTRIAN COLLECTIONS / ANTIKE ORIENTTEPPICHE AUS ÖSTERREICHISCHEM BESITZ. 1986, 223 p., 131 color pl., 29 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue from the Austrian Society for Textile Art Research, to go with the 5th ICOC. Essays on small-pattern Holbeins & their relatives, a Salor engsi, & a history of the carpet trade in Austria. Carpets are 17th- 19th century ones from Turkey to East Turkestan. Good color. One of 3500 numbered copies. In German/English. Hard. New book. $66.

Butterweck, G. and Rózsa-Jäger, C. DIE STUDIENSAMMLUNG FERENC BATÁRI / THE STUDY COLLECTION OF FERENC BATÁRI. 2014, 104 p., 129 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. Batári was the head of the furniture collection of the Museum of Decorative and Applied Art in Budapest and the author of the book on its carpets. He also had a collection of his own, many of which were given to the museum after his death; this book is a catalogue of these rugs. They range from 16th century to modern. 36 of the important ones have full page illustrations, some with details, and with comment; the less important ones are illustrated, about 10 to a page. In German and English. Paper. New. $40.

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Calatchi, R. de. ORIENTAL CARPETS. 1967,C. E. Tuttle, 2nd ed. (really a reprint of the 1st edition), 236 p., 110 pl., 48 in color, 36 x 27 cm. French dealer and restorer's view of Oriental rugs, reflecting European tastes for brighter rugs. Hardb. This is not the smaller sized reprint edition. Used, fine condition, in slip case; dust jacket with some wear at top and bottom of spine and along edges, associated with being moved in and out of the slip case. $29.

Calatchi, Robert de. ORIENTTEPPICHE. GESCHICHTE - ASTHETIK SYMBOTIK. 1979, 2nd edition, Callwey Verlag, 240 p., 74 illus., 44 in color. 36 x 26.5 cm. A dealer’s general book, including India and China and with some European. The rugs are his and reflect European tastes for brighter rugs. A chapter on symbolism. Some rugs and illustrated in room settlings. In German, a translation of the original French edition. A popular book, it was also translated into English. Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, fine condition in cardboard shipping case. $32.

Calatchi, Robert de and Les Laboratories Sedaph. TAPIS ANCIENS ORIENT EXTREME-ORIENT. N. d. (1967), 41 loose color plates in a vinyl folder, 28 x 21 cm. Originally 46 loose color plates on heavy stock of rugs from the collection of the French dealer de Calatchi’s, with, on the back, a brief description of the rug: where from, age, and a comment about the rug, and a large ad for one of the Sedaph drug products (Sedaph is the Societe d’Applications Pharmaceutiques in Paris). Originally 46 plates, this is incomplete, missing plates 5, 9, 19, 30, and 35; in addition plate 17 has been trimmed to show just the rug, an 18th century Chila. Contains an inserted letter from Sedaph to the H. C. Holland Gallery in Chicago saying this was sent to the gallery at the request of de Calatchi. Hardcover. Used, poor condition, missing plates as described and with what looks like dried glue on the back of plates 1 and 17. What is present is in good condition, but the overall condition is poor because the book is incomplete. $26.

Campana, Michele. IL TAPPETO ORIENTALE. 1945, Milano, 160 p. text, 313 sepia illus., 12 color pl., 33 x 23 cm. The focus is on classic carpets and the illustrations are reproductions of paintings by old masters in which the artists which show carpets, and which exhibit proof of the existence of these carpets at the time of painting + 9 page list of old masters known, or believed, to show carpets. In Italian. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used, fair condition. The book is complete, but 3/4 of the pages are water stained along the top and wavy, pages beginning to tan, front end paper detached 5 cm at the top, covers worn, corners rounded, wear along edges. $25.

Campana, Michele. IL TAPPETO ORIENTALE. 1962, Milano, 220 p. text, 96 bl & wh, 56 color illus., 32 x 24.5 cm. A book on classic carpets with a discussion of the areas from which they come, a list of 170 old master paintings with rugs and then 27 plates in black and white of old master paintings showing carpets followed by plates of classic carpets. Printed in Italy so the color is good. In Italian. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used, fine condition, no internal marks, covers not worn, corners not rounded, insides clean. $93.

Cassel-Pihl, E.H. et al.. THE HALLWYL COLLECTION OF ORIENTAL CARPETS AND TEXTILES / HALLWYLSKA SAMLINGEN AV ORIENTALISKA MATTOR OCH TEXTILIER. 2003, 114 illus., 56 in color, 234 p., 28.5 x 22cm. The collection was purchased by the Swedish Countess Wilhelmina von Hallwyl (1844-1930) on her travels. Except for a 17th century Polonaise carpet, most were bought between 1890 and 1910, and thus predate this time; many are early 19th century. Her furnished Stockholm mansion was donated to the state and became a museum in 1920. Carpets are arranged by region: Anatolia, Persia, Caucasia and Turkmenistan. They include kilims and saddle bags as well as knotted rugs. The chapter headings are "Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, her museum, collections and catalogue", "Wilhelmina von Hallwyl's Travels in the Orient", "The Oriental Textiles and their Positioning in the Residence", "Oriental Carpets", "Thee Use of Carpets in the Late 19th Century", "The Hallwyl Collection of Oriental Carpets and Textiles", and "Technique, Production and Patterns". With glossary, list of exhibitions and index of re-attributions. In English and Swedish. Hard. As new. $69.

Cassin, J. and Hoffmeister, P.. TENT BAND - TENT BAG. 1988, 128 p., 40 color pl., 24 x 21.5 cm. 40 Turkmen weavings; many worn enough to be old; good color. Text provides a synopsis of the prehistory of Southwest Turkestan & comments on some of the rugs. Some of the text is translated into German. One of 1000 numbered copies. Hard. New in shrink wrap. $68.

Cassirer, P., Helbing, H., and Schmidt, R. NACHLASS WILHELM VON BODE (Wilhelm von Bode Estate). 1929, 39 p. plus 34 black and white plates, 30 x 23.5 cm. Von Bode was a major art historian, and as the director of the Berlin State Museums, was able to amass art objects to make these major European museums. He died in 1929 and this is a catalogue of 180 of von Bode’s possessions: early Renaissance maiolica, paintings, furniture, glass, faience, European and East Asian porcelain, and 16 rugs. All the rugs are illustrated. They are 7 16th century Anatolian (including a bird Ushak and a Chintamani), 3 17th century Anatolian, 3 18th century Anatolian, a 19th century one and 2 18th century Caucasian. The rug descriptions are by Kuhnel. In German. Paper. Used, good condition, no internal marks, no foxing, covers chipped, corners bumped, taped spine partly loose at top. $30.

Cattai, M. BAKSHAIESH E SERAPI. TAPPETI DELL'AREA DI HERIZ. 2000, 39 p., 16 color illus., 29.5 x 21.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue from Mirco Cattai's gallery in Milano, of 16 attractive Northwest Persian rugs, from the 19th century. The text describes, in two pages, the area; brief descriptions of each of the rugs. Paper. In Italian, with a separate English translation of the introduction. New. $32.

Cattai, Mirco and Brancati, Luca Emilio. NOBILI TAPPETI TESTIMONIANZE D’ARTE TESSILI ORIENTALE TRA XVI E XIX SECOLO DA COLLEZIONI PRIVATE. (Noble Carpets. Testimonies of Oriental Textile Art between the 16th and 19th Centuries from Private Collections). 2025, Mirco Cattai, 69 p., 43 color illustrations, 25 x 21 cm. An exhibition at the Castello di Agliè sponsored by a Rotary club of 16th to 19th century rugs from various private collections, curated by Mirco Cattai. The rugs are Persian: 10 ornate ones from the Tabriz area including one dated 1790-1791 from the MITA Museum (Museo Internazionale del Tappeto Antico); Caucasian: 24 from Kazak, Kuba, Shirvan and Daghestan areas; and Anatolian: 9 all 16th or 17th century and including a Lotto, a bird carpet and six Transylvanian. The rugs are of high quality; colors are good. Information about each rug is where is comes from, age, size, materials and owner: mostly "private collection". Brief introductions by various people associated with the museum and Rotary; 3 pages by Brancati on the value of collecting. In Italian. Paper. New. $45.

Cattai, M. TAPPETI CAUCASICI KAZAK. 2016, 80 p., 30 color illus., 25.5 x 22 cm. Exhibition catalogue from this rug dealer, who specializes in 16th - 19th century antique rugs. Brief 2 page introduction by Mattia Losi; very brief (half page) introductions to Adler, Bordjalu, Karaciof, Lori Pambak, Sewan and Gandje Kazak types. The rugs are dated as 19th century; nearly all have minor asymmetries in the ornaments, indicating being woven before the Russians set up workshop production. The colors look good. In English and Italian. Paperback. $61.

Cattai, TAPPETI CAUCASICI KAZAK. 2021, 122 p., 44 color illus., 25x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue from this Milanese rug dealer of an exhibition in December 2021. Brief introductions to Caucasian rugs, and the various Caucasian rug types. Rugs are identified as Karabagh Dragon carpets (2 from the 18th century), Star Kazaks, Pinwheel, Eagle, Lori-Pambak, Sewan, Fakralo, Karachof, Bordjalu, Lambalo, and Moghan. The non-18th century rugs are all 19th century, and many not from workshops and showing typical asymmetries in small ornaments; good color. In Italian. The rugs can be seen on Mirco Cattai’s website. Paperback. $41.

Cattai, M. TAPPETI ANATOLICI. XVI - XIX SECOLO. 2009, 62 p., 28 color illus., 29.5 x 24.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Mohtashem Gallery (now Mirco Cattai, Fine Art and Antiques), of 16th - 19th century Turkish rugs. Most are prayer rugs; three are from the Alexander collection; examples are from Ushak, Konya, Ladik, Melas, Bergama, Ghiordes, Mujur, Karapinar, Dazkiri, and Transylvania. In Italian. Hardcover. New. $89.

Centraal Museum, Utrecht. ANTIEKE OOSTERSE TAPIJTEN UIT DE COLLECTIE VAN AARDENNE. Sept 28 - December 1, 1968. (Antique Eastern Rugs from the Aardenne Collection) 1968, 38 p., 17 illus., 1 in color, 21 x 14 cm. 54 rugs from one of the best Dutch private collection; many are dated between 1600 and 1800. In Dutch. Paperback. Used, good condition, no internal marks, corners not bumped, but since the book is glued, not sewn, the first page is starting to be detached. $43.

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Volume XVVII, New Series LVII, November 1909 - April 1910. The complete bound volume for these issues. Has an article on rugs: Mumford, John Kimberly, "The Passing of the Antique Rug", p. 340 - 355, 3 color plates. Complaints about sleazy rug dealers, unhappiness about the huge demand for Oriental rugs in American, and all the fine rugs in Asia no longer present there. Hardcover, used, good condition, $38.

Ceretto, E. & B. Kolahi. LABYRINTHS ON THE RUG. 1991, 77 p., 30 color illus., 28 x 21. Exhibition catalogue, Behrouz Gallery, of 30 rugs woven for Behrouz with maze designs; a strange concept. Paper. New. $26.

Christie’s East sale 7135. 22 January 1991. FINE ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS INCLUDING THE C. MEYER-MULLER COLLECTION (Part II) 188 items, 148 illustrations, 140 in color. Carl Meyer joined his family’s furniture and antiques firm in the late 19th century. Soon after he began collecting Oriental rugs. His collection was formed mostly in the early part of the 20th century; a representative sample was published in his 1917 book: Der Orient-Teppich in Geschichte, Kunstgewerbe und Handel. His part of the sale includes 80 rugs, 76 illustrated in color. Most are last quarter 19th century; the illustrated ones are 24 Caucasian, 23 Turkmen, 11 Turkish, 8 Baluch, 4 Persian, 2 East Turkestan, and 1 Indian. Softcover. New. Very small dent on back cover. $42.

Christie’s New York sale 7404. 8 February 1992. BLOSSOMS, BEASTS AND BOTEHS: FINE ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS INCLUDING THE C. MEYER-MULLER COLLECTION (Part III) 156 items, 112 illustrated, 87 in color Carl Meyer joined his family’s furniture and antiques firm in the late 19th century. Soon after he began collecting Oriental rugs. His collection was formed mostly in the early part of the 20th century; a representative sample was published in his 1917 book: Der Orient-Teppich in Geschichte, Kunstgewerbe und Handel. This part of the sale focuses on Persian rugs and includes 57 rugs, 45 illustrated, 33 in color. Most of the rugs are from the 4th quarter of the 19th century and are all Persian: floral design city and village rugs. Softcover. New book, but bumped corner. $42.

Christie’s New York sale 6786. 8 April 1989. FINE ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS INCLUDING THE J. P.J. HOMER COLLECTION OF TURKOMAN RUGS. 229 items, 184 illustrations, 165 in color. Homer was a rug dealer and collection; these are ones he kept and refused to sell. The introduction by Robert Pinner points out. among others, a Kizil Ayak rug, a rare Tekke torba, a rare Arabachi chuval, and a Chodor kejebe design trapping. The Homer part of the sale consists of 55 pieces, all but one illustrated in color. Softcover. New book, but stop of spine bumped, and corner creases, but not folds, on front and back covers. $45.

Christie’s London sale 5863 Lineage. FINE ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS INCLUDING PERSIAN RUGS AND CARPETS FROM THE GALERIE YVES MIKAELOFF. 245 items, 168 illustrations in color. The Mikaeloff part of the auction consists of 54 textiles, 45 illustrated in color and including an early 17th century Isfahan, two 17th century vase Kerman rug, a 17th century Khorasan, Senneh saddle bag, and a number of very attractive Persian and Turkish rugs. Softcover. New book. $27.

Christie's London sale 5547, 14 Feb 1996. THE BERNHEIMER FAMILY COLLECTION OF CARPETS. 200 rugs, 196 illus in color. The firm L. Bernheimer was instrumental in starting the renaissance of Oriental rugs in the late 19th century; these are rugs they held back. The bulk of this collection was bought between the last quarter of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century Many old rugs; many Turkish; many fragments; most with the date they were acquired by Bernheimer and often for what price; for the older pieces often commentary on similar examples. The high prices went for a 17th century Isfahan Polonaise carpet and a 15th century Mamluk, each for 243,000 pounds ($374,000). And even if you can’t afford this, the rugs are pleasant to look at. New. Paper. $27.

Christie’s London sale Battilosi -5914. 11 February 1998. RUGS AND CARPETS: BATTILOSSI TAPPETI D’ANTIQUARIATO. 122 items, all illustrated in color. Rugs and textiles from this dealer; most 18th and 19th century, but a few earlier; good condition, and often complex designs. The text describes the colors and designs of each rug; if published earlier, the reference is given, and there are occasional comments on similar rugs. With separate list of prices. Most of the rugs sold, and at high prices. New. Softcover, with a transparent dust jacket. $19. Another copy. Hardcover, new in dust jacket. $62.

Christie’s London sale 6423 - Halevim. DAVIDE HALEVIM MAGNIFICENT CARPETS AND TAPESTRIES. 133 items, all illustrated in color. Halevim’s gallery had tapestries, rugs, contemporary painting, watches....The items include 16 16th - 18th century tapestries, and rugs. All the rugs are 19th century or earlier and include a 15th century Mamluk; 16th century rugs: Cintamani prayer rug, Lotto, Ottoman court prayer rugs, 3 Cairene and Bellini; 17th century: 2 Transylvanian, Polonaise, Smyrna, and Konya, along with many 18th century rugs. About 20% Chinese, 15% Turkish, scattered Indian, East Turkestan, Caucasian, and the rest Persian. No Turkmen. Hardcover. Used, fine condition, $35.

Christie’s London sale 6499 - Legend. 18 October 2001. ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS INCLUDING PROPERTY FROM THE JAMES D. BURNS COLLECTION. 288 items, 188 in color. The Burns part of the auction consists of 58 textiles, 55 illustrated in color. The Burns collection is 17th - 19th century, mostly village and nomadic rugs: 25 Caucasian, 14 Persian, 5 Chinese, 4 Khotan, 5 Anatolia, 3 Susani, 1 Mughal and an Egyptian wedding tent, reputedly used for the wedding of a daughter of the last Khedive of Egypt. References and extensive comments for these items. Softcover. New book. $43.

The H. B. Claflin Co. RUGS AND CARPETS FROM THE ORIENT. 1907, 112 p., 30 illus of rugs, 23 x 15 cm. This is the first edition of this book and has more pictures of rugs than later editions and a section on places with pictures in Constantinople. There is a 5 page table with types of Persian, Caucasian,Turkmen and Turkish rugs: Tabriz, Kara Dagh, Sehna etc. with what the warp and weft are made of and knot counts horizontal and vertical. Paperback. Used, good condition. No internal marks, text block fairly tight, but book smells musty although no foxing or mildew signs and has bumped corner and chips on front and back covers. $21. Another copy. Paperback in purple corrugated paper cover. Used, very good condition. No internal marks, text block fairly tight, covers slightly faded along edges. $36. Another copy. Hardcover, decorated end papers, gilt lettering on cover. Used, very good condition. No internal marks, text block fairly tight, cover with very slight wear at top and bottom of spine. $51.

Clifford, C. R. RUGS OF THE ORIENT. Clifford and Lawton, 1911, 108 p., 126 black and white illustrations, 32 x 26 cm. A New York dealer’s introductory guide; some of the examples of rugs look old for 1911, and so most are likely 19th century. Section headings: The identification of rugs; Rug characteristics as shown by backs, Chronological history of the Orient, Historic summary of rug districts, chronology of Asiatic people, A vocabulary of Oriental rug terms, Characteristics of rug weaves, Barbaric design, The use of rugs according to periods (i.e over the centuries in Western Europe), (these sections are all short) and then longer multiple page sections: Caucasian, Chinese and Samarkand characteristics, Turkoman rug characteristics, Turkish rug characteristics, The relationship of primitive types of designs, Persian rug characteristics, Indian rug characteristics. Map showing major rug producing cities. The illustrations are of rugs (sometimes only a quarter of the rug), design elements, and sometime weavers. Hardcover. Used, good condition, insides clean, hinges good, covers with rounded corners, wear at top and bottom of spine. This is the original edition, not a modern print on demand reprint which as the reprint publisher says "As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages". $37.

Clifford, C. R. THE RUG DICTIONARY. 1915, Clifford and Lawton, Inc. 69 p., 29 illus., 17 x 12.5 cm. The author starts out by pointing out errors in advertisements in the rug trade: "Serahband" is not from east Persia but from Seraband in west Persia, Beshirs are not from Bushire on the Persian Gulf, etc. This is followed by pages on fundamentals: rug construction, quality, geographic areas, modern production, and then the dictionary from Afghan to Zenjan. This book was used by other rug dealers: the front cover has at the bottom "Compliments C.R. Whitner & Company Reading’s Represetative Store" Paperback. Used, good condition, insides clean, slight edge wear, covers worn, owner’s signature on title page, book smells musty but no foxing or signs of mildew. $25.

Coen, Luciano. & Duncan, Louise. THE ORIENTAL RUG. 1978, 192 p., 102 color illus., 28.5 x 23.5 cm. An introductory book, with rugs reflecting European tastes; about half of the examples are from the 19th century. Hardb. Used, as new condition, $38.

Cohen, G. IL FASCINO DEL TAPPETO ORIENTALE (The Charm of the Oriental Rug). 1968, Görlich Ed., 301 p., 274 illus., 168 in color. A well-illustrated survey - the text is only 27 pages long - of Persian, Caucasian and Turkish carpets, ranging from the Ardebil carpet to choice 19th century examples. The rugs selected are choice, so the rugs resembles the better stock on one of Europe’s high class rug dealers. Hard. In Italian. New. $72.

Cohen, J. JAF. 2009, 32 p., 29 color illus., 21 x 21 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue of 27 Jaf Kurdish bag faces. The color is good. There is not much text: brief comments on the textiles and a list of the colors, up to 14, of each piece. In English with an Italian translation of the short introduction. Paperback. New. $40.

Cohen, J. JAF 2. 2010, 28 p., 27 color illus., 21 x 21 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue of 21 Jaf Kurdish bag faces and rugs. The color is good, and some of the bags are shown in both front and back. There is not much text: brief comments on the textiles and a list of the colors, up to 14, of each piece. In English with an Italian translation of the short introduction. Paperback. New. $40.

Cohen, J. TURKOMAN. 2011, 63 p., 90 color illus., 30 x 22 cm. A dealer's exhibition of textiles exhibited at the 2011 ICOC in Stockholm, of Turkoman torbas, rugs, ensi, etc. Each of the 30 pieces has an illustration of the entire piece plus two more showing details of the design. The are all dated to the 19th century. One page introduction; then brief comments on each piece. Hardcover. New. $89.

Cohen, Maurizio. IL DRAGO E LA FENICE FRAMMENTI DI SETA E DI STORIA. (The Dragon and the Phoenix. Fragments of Silk and History) 1996, 24 p., 11 color illus., 20 x 20 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Casa di Nepi Tappeti e Tessile di Arte, Roma, on Tibetan & Chinese non-rug textiles; they are dated from the 13th to 19th century; brief flowery descriptions of the symbolism of each. In Italian. Paper. New book. $35

Cohen, M. TAPPETI KAZAK. 1984, 105 p., 47 pl., 32 in color, 31 x 22 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Galleria Campana; rugs are late 19th century - some attractive and some with ugly asymmetry and colors. The book is nicely printed, with good paper and color. In Italian. Hard. New. $39.

Cohen, M. SHIRWAN. 1995, 127 p., 93 color illus., 31.5 x 21.5 cm. A dealer's book on Shirvan rugs; they are attributed to specific villages & areas; the colors are a little off, but the rugs are complex and many are interesting. The rugs are listed under these names, some of which are towns or areas and some of which seem to be names of designs: Akstafa, Baku, Bidjow, Cabistan, Chajli, Channik, Daghestan, Derbent, Ghendje, Goradis, Gymyl, Hila, Karabagh, Shusha, Lampa, Kuba, Alpan Kuba, Karagashli, Perepedil, Awshan Kuba, Konagkend, Lenkoran,Lesghi, Marasali, Moghan, Seikur, Shirwan, Shikly, Surahani, Tachte, Talish, and Tchi-Tchi. There are also examples of sumakh weaves. Hard. New. $66.

Cohen, M. THE WORLD OF CARPETS. 1995 (1996 Crescent edition), 222 pages, 189 color illus., 29 x 22.5 cm. An introductory book, with mostly 19th century examples; the rugs are from Italian collections and reflect Italian tastes: good condition, complex designs. In addition to the standard areas: Persia, Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Tibet & China, there are sections on North African rugs, on classic carpets, and on dyes & weaving. Hard. New, $25.

Cohen, S., Black, D., Loveless, C. THE UNAPPRECIATED DHURRIE. 1982, 64 p., 22 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Spectacular early 20th century dhurries; text on what they are, how they were made and by whom, their designs and their history. Much better examples than the current production. Paper. New. $34.

Cohen, S., and Kajitani, N. GARDENS OF ETERNAL SPRING. TWO NEWLY CONSERVED SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY MUGHAL CARPETS IN THE FRICK COLLECTION. 2006, 39 p., 20 illus., 17 in color, 29 x 21.5 cm. A monograph on these two rugs, with sections on the restoration, and a fascinating account of what has been said about their provenance - mostly lies - and what can be said now about when and where they were produced. Paper. New. $32.

Cole, T. DREAM WEAVERS. TEXTILE ART FROM THE TIBETAN PLATEAU. 2004, 185 p., 78 illus., 73 in color, 28 x 24.5 cm. The Tibetan rugs are from the De Giosa collection and have brief comments on them. The body of the text describes Tibet's early history, types of rugs, and types of designs. Hardcover. New. $32.

Cole, T. FROM THE LAND OF THE SUN. THE RICHARD STEWART COLLECTION OF BALUCH RUGS, BAGS, AND TRAPPINGS. 2022, 254 pages, 103 color, 54 black and white illustrations, 28 x 23 cm. The black and white photographs are of Khorassan, Seistan and some by Josephine Powell in Afghanistan in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The color plates are of Stewart’s collection; the color is good. The text includes an autobiography of Richard Stewart. Cole’s sections are on what can be said about provenance of Baluch, Brahui and related rugs from Baluchistan, Khorassan, Seistan, and Afghanistan, including early traveller’s accounts, and on dating. Paperback. Used, as new. $190.

Collins, J.J. BIRDS AND VASES. 1989, 57 p., 10 color pl., 25.5 x 20 cm. A rare dealer's exhibition catalogue of 28 south Persian tribal and village rugs and saddlebags. The text describes the pieces, with extended commentary on the 10 rugs illustrated. Colors are good. Prices included on a separate sheet. Paper. Plastic spiral binding. New book. $119.

Collins, John. FLOWERS OF THE DESERT. 1989, 64 p., 49 color illus., 27.5 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of south Persian rugs and bags; most are late 19th century; technical analyses and brief comments on the textiles. Paper. New. $45.

Collins, John. PERSIAN PILED WEAVING. A COLLECTION OF NON-URBAN PILED BAGS. 2008, 98 p., 119 color illus., 31 x 22.5 cm. A dealer's exhibition of 47 bags, with illustrations of the front, back, and details, and brief comments about each piece. Bags are Khamseh, Baktiyari, Qashqa'i, Varamin, Kurd, Afshar, and Shah-savan. Hardcover. New. $77.

Collins, J.J. SHIRAZ. 1987, 80 p., 55 color illus., 28 x 22 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 55 19th and early 20th century Lur, Afshar, and Qashqa'i rugs & bags. No text; technical descriptions. Paper. Our of print. With price list. New. $130.

Concaro, E., and Levi, A., ed.. SOVEREIGN CARPETS. UNKNOWN MASTERPIECES FROM EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS. 1999, Skira, 253 p., 208 color illus., 28.5 x 25 cm. Exhibition catalogue from the 9th ICOC at the Palazzo Reale; there is a good selection of rugs from Turkey to China mostly from Italian collections and then an extensive section on Turkoman rugs from the State Russian Museum of St. Petersburg. Brief introductions to the various rug weaving areas and notes on the rugs by Boralevi, Cohen, Concaro, König, Levi, Mills, Pinner, Rageth, Suriano, and an essay on "The Turkoman Wedding" by Boguslavskaya and Tsareva. Both the rugs and the colors are good. This is the English version of the Italian original. Hard. New. $44.

Cootner, C.M. ANATOLIAN KILIMS. THE CAROLINE & H. MCCOY JONES COLLECTION. 1990, 275 p., 172 illus., 115 in color, 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Colors are good; kilims are mostly pre-19th century. The text describes the colors and designs of each kilim; this is done briefly, which is just as well, since the reader can see the colors and designs him- or herself; the major part of the text attempts to analyze kilims as art and in the context of other crafts: basketry and pottery. Paperback. (There was also a hardcover version). Used, very good condition, $29.

Cootner, C., ed. FLAT-WOVEN TEXTILES. THE ARTHUR JENKINS COLLECTION. Vol I, 1981, 221 p., 62 illus., 40 in color, 31 x 23 cm. An analysis of the 62 flat-weaves in this collection; the flatweaves are from Iran, Turkey, and the Caucasus. Cootner provides an extensive essay on flatweave production in Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus and on the specific textiles. The second part of the book contains 5 essays: Cootner: Flat-weaves and knotted pile: An historical and structural overview; Bierman: Medieval flatweaves in the Urban Middle East; Beattie: A note on zilu; Wertime: Weft-wrapping in nomadic and village flat-woven textiles from the Near-East and Central Asia, and Wertime: A guide to flat-woven structures. This is volume 1; there was no volume 2. New book, but some sun-fading on the front cover and slight shelf wear on the edges of the dust jacket. Hardcover. $103.

Craycraft, M. & Halley, A. BELOUCH PRAYER RUGS. 1983, 93 p., 40 color illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. This is a good book on Baluch rugs; the rugs are interesting; good color; & the text makes an ambitious attempt at attributing specific Baluchi rugs to specific tribes. The attributions are not based on field work and not everyone agrees with all the attributions. A review by Murray Eiland in Oriental Rug Review III: 8, November 1983 has these comments: "...we see here a range well beyond the repetitive and predictable examples often displayed as the best of Belouch weavings....The two rugs Mr. Craycraft identifies as relatively early Taimani pieces...seem believable on both counts. The rug attributed to the vicinity of Qala-i-Nau also seems to be just what I would expect from that region. Two pieces associated with the Chakansur label, however, showed none of the relatively bright palette I have observed from this area. One of the catalogue’s most finely woven rugs (140 knots per square inch) is associated with Farah, where, so far as I am concerned, one is likely to find some of the coarsest Balouches." Paper. $32.

Crill, R. , Barton, P., Krody, S. G., Burian, S., Clarke, D., D’Amato, M., McIntosh, L. S., and Talbot, L. GLOBAL IKAT. ROOTS AND ROUTES OF A TEXTILE TECHNIQUE. 2023, The Historic Textile Research Foundation / Hali Publications, 240 p.m 320 illustrations, 300 in color, 30 x 25 cm. Ikats from Central and South America, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and South-east Asia, based on the David Paly collection. The editor, Rosemary Crill, is the senior curator of Indian textiles at the Victoria and Albert Museum, so the text is authoritative. Chapters: Lee Talbot: Japan; Linda S. Mcintosh: Monsoon Asia; Rosemary Crill: India; Sumnu Krody: West and Central Asia; Duncan Clarke: Africa; Martina d’Amato: Europe; Shelly Burian: Americas; Polly Barton: Ikat Today. Hardcover. New book. $50.

Cselenyi, L. ORIENTAL RUGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. JOHN SCHORSCHER. 1972, Royal Ontario Museum, 54 p., 22 illus., 10 in color, 21.5 x 16.5 cm. About half are 19th century; the rest earlier, including a Mamluk, Northwest Persian & Transylvanian. Paper. Used, as new but slight wear on edges of spine. $32.

Curatola, ed. ARABESCHI. TAPPETI CLASSICI D'ORIENTE DAL XVI AL XIX SECOLO. (Arabesques. Classical Oriental Rugs from the 16th to 19th Century). 1991, 178 p., 72 color illus., 29 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, in Venice, of mostly 16th & 17th century carpets from Cairo, Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Spain, & North Africa; the text describes the rugs, and provides some background on carpets from this period of time. In Italian. Paper. Used, very good condition: text block tight, but bumped corners, rubbed covers. $43.

DeCredico, A.V. and Pickering, W. R. ORIENTAL RUGS FROM COLLECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE ORIENTAL RUG SOCIETY OF NEW ENGLAND. 1975, 62 p., 62 illus., 27.5 x 21 cm. An exhibition catalogue, showing a nice sampling of rugs & kilims from New England collections.There are 31 Caucasian, 11 Turkish, 9 Persian, 9 Turkmen, and 2 Baluch. Paper. New book. $32.

de Franchis, A. & J.T. Wertime. LORI AND BAKHTIYARI FLATWEAVES. 1976, 153 p., 60 pl., 24 cm x 20.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue of the Tehran Rug Society; introduction on problems of dating, types of textiles, characteristics of Lori & Bakhtiyari flatweaves; the textiles are a variety of bags, gelims & animal trappings. Paper. Used, very good, but cover creased at the spine, spine wear. $44.

del Grosso, T. LE TRAME DELLA GRANDE DEA. 1993, 131 p., 25 color illus., c. 200 figures, 29 x 24 cm. A dealer's catalogue; about 100 p. of text arguing that many geometric designs - crosses, diamonds with latch hooks, hexagons - are representatives of the Great Goddess, or childbirth, or female reproductive organs. The bibliography reveals the influence of Gimbutas and Mellaart. The color plates are of tribal rugs, kilims, bags, mostly from Persia with a few Turkish and Afghan. In Italian. Hard. New. $70.

Delivorrias, Angelos. GREEK TRADITIONAL JEWELRY. BENAKI MUSEUM. 1979, "Melissa" Publishing House, 55 p., 88 illus, 60 in color, 30.5 x 22 cm. A fairly detailed discussion of Greek jewelry, with many examples from the Benaki Museum, and a number of black and white illustrations of individuals in traditional costume. Hardcover with dust jacket. New, but covers rubbed. $38.

Denny, W.B. THE CLASSICAL TRADITION IN ANATOLIAN CARPETS. 2002, 128 p., 60 color illus., 27.5 x 23 cm. An essay by Denny on the history, designs, and types of classical Anatolian carpets, followed by a catalogue on an exhibition of 15th - 19th century Anatolian carpets from the Textile Museum and other collections. Color is good. Paperback. Used, very good condition, $37.

Denny, W. B. HOW TO READ ISLAMIC CARPETS. 2014, 143 p., 128 color illus., 27 x 21 cm. A well-illustrated guide to Oriental carpets, using the rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art to illustrate the points. Chapters on how carpets are made, stylistic evolution, carpet history from the first knotted carpets and including both workshop carpets and ones made for domestic use, what can and what should not be said about symbolism, and the use of carpets in Europe illustrated by European paintings with carpets in them. Paperback. New. $28.

Denny, W.B. LOOMS OF SPLENDOR. 1980, 91 p., 69 illus., 21 in color, 28 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Columbus Museum of Art, of local collections. Most of the rugs are late 19th or early 20th centuries; 1/3 Turkish, 1/3 Persian, the rest Caucasian or Turkmen. Paper. New. $33.

Denny, W.B. SOTHEBY'S GUIDE TO ORIENTAL CARPETS. 1994, 203 p., 48 illus., 16 in color, 21.5 x 14 cm. An survey of carpets, directed toward the beginning collector; thus the section on carpet regions is only 1/3 of the book; the rest is on the history of carpets, where to buy rugs, how to see if prices are reasonable, how to care for rugs, and what books to read. There is a lot of detail. Paper. New. $23.

Denny, Walter B., Oman, Andrew, Lockwood, Beatrice St.-Laurent, and McDevitt, Elizabeth THE GARDEN IN THE ARTS OF ISLAM. 1980, Mount Holyoke College, 64 p., 9 illus., 23.5 x 21 cm. Essays by Denny: The Garden in the Arts of Islam: Oman: The Wordly Garden: The Physical Expression of the Gardens of Islam; Lockwood: The Heavenly Garden: The Garden in the Islamic Religious Tradition. 41 objects: ink drawings Qur’ans, ceramics, steel bowls, rugs, all having to do with gardens or flowers. Detailed comments on each object by Denny or McDevitt. There are 10 18th- 20th century rugs; the ones illustrated are an 18th century Indian prayer rug with a floral design and a 19th century Kurdish garden carpet, both from the Fogg Art Museum. Paperback. Used, very good condition: one small bump at one corner, but ex-Library of Congress surplus and with two Library of Congress stamps. $48.

Denwood, P. THE TIBETAN CARPET. 1974, 101 p., 108 illus., 25 in color, 30 x 21 cm. This, with Myers and Kuloy, was one of the early major sources on Tibetan carpets. It is based on his travels in 1972 and 1973 and has information on materials, equipment and procedures involved in rug making and also on the larger cultural and historical contexts. About half the book is on their construction and use; about half on carpet types & designs, both before and after 1959. Hard. New book. $58.

Deonna, W., Importfirmen fur echte Orientteppiche. DER ORIENTTEPPICH. SEINE HERKUNFT EIGENART, BEURTELUNG AND PFLEGE. EIN BUCH FUR FACHLEUTE UND LIEBHABER. (The Oriental Carpet. Its Origin, Characteristics, Assessment and Care. A Book for Professionals and Amateurs.). Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, good condition, no internal marks, clean, hinges good. Dust jacket in good condition, slight wear along edges. $27.

Der Manuelian, L. & Eiland, M.L. WEAVERS, MERCHANTS, KINGS. THE INSCRIBED RUGS OF ARMENIA. 1984, 211 p., 68 color pl., 29.5 x 22 cm. Exhibition catalogue, on inscribed rugs from Armenia; good essays analyzing Armenian rug production in the Caucasus & Turkey, Armenian design elements, and inscriptions as historic and cultural documents. Hard. New. $68. There was also a softcover edition.

d’Heurle, D. CHINESE THRONE BACKS, MATS AND SADDLE COVERS. 2024, 96 p., 90 color plates, 26 x 20 cm. A one page introduction on what has been written before on these and on the materials of their construction. Most of the book consists of 90 plates of the textiles, followed by three pages giving the dimensions and a brief comment about it. 22 item bibliography. Softcover. $65.

d'Heurle, D. FROM THE PERIPHERY TO CENTRAL STAGE. RUGS OF THE KIRGHIZ AND NEARBY PEOPLES. 2021, 89 p., 78 color plates, 25 x 20 cm. Brief introduction on Kirghiz rugs, including reference to books with previously published examples; brief comments on the textiles, but most of the book consists of plates of Kirghiz and Uzbek rugs with a few examples of bag faces, julkhirs, and tent bands. This is now the book with the largest number of full sized carpets from these areas. Softcover. $65.

d’Heurle, D. SARYK. 2022, 68 p., 56 color plates, 25 x 20 cm. An assemblage of pre-synthetic Saryk pieces, mostly bags and small pieces, a few of which have been published elsewhere. Very brief introduction; short comments on each piece including size and reference to where published previously. The hope is that the book will draw attention to the beauty of these weavings. Bibliography. Good color. Softcover. $65.

d’Heurle, D. TEKKE CHUVALS AND WEDDING RUGS. 2024, 62 p., 56 color plates, 25 x 20 cm. This is the fourth in a series of books illustrating types of Turkmen rugs, with 45 examples of Tekke chuvals and 10 small sized rugs, around 1 meter by 1 meter, large enough for 1 person to be seated and speculated in the literature to be a wedding rug . Very brief introduction and brief, one or two sentence comments on each textile. Bibliography. Good color. Softcover. $65.

d’Heurle, D. TEKKE MAFRASH AND GERMETCH. 2024, 02 p., 86 color plates, 25 x 20 cm. This is the fifth in a series of books illustrating types of Turkmen rugs, with 76 examples of Tekke mafrash and 10 examples of Tekke germetch. One page introduction to these textiles, 6 page list of the textiles with dimensions and sometimes comments and a bibliography. Good color. Softcover. $65.

d’Heurle, D. TURKMEN ENGSI. 2023, 65 color plates, 25 x 20. This is the third in a series of books illustrating types of Turkmen rugs, with 46 examples of Tekke, Ersari, Yomud, Salor, Saryk, Chodor and Uzbek engsi. Very brief introduction, with an argument that "large tree" symbols in the skirts are older than "animal tree" symbols; 1 to 2 sentence comments on each example. Bibliography. Good color. Softcover. $65.

d'Heurle, D., Munkasci, K., and Saunders, P. BIGGER IS BETTER. MAIN CARPETS OF THE TURKMEN. 2003, CD, in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), viewable on any MAC or PC with a CD Rom drive and Adobe Acrobat Reader. A CD of the exhibition at the Mark Shilen Gallery, presented in conjunction with the Hajji Baba Club of New York and the 10th International Conference on Oriental Carpets. New. $45.

Dilley, Arthur Urban. THE GARDEN OF PARADISE RUG AND THE HOLY CARPET OF THE MOSQUE AT ARDEBIL REPRODUCED WITH VARIATIONS IN SILK. 1924, Donchian and Company, 31 p., 6 color illus., 36 x 28 cm. Two large rugs, reproduced from Northwest Persian originals, with a flowery discussion of gardens, garden carpets, the winter carpet at Ctesiphon, and the Ardabil carpet. Rare. Hardcover. Used, good condition: wear along edges, scratch on back cover, wear on front cover, owner's bookplate and signature. Contains the letters from an official of the US Customs Service, the consul of the Imperial Persian Consulate General in New York, and rug dealers saying how marvelous these rugs are, in a tipped-in folder. $95.

Dilley, A.U. and Dimand, M.S. ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS. 1959, rev. ed., Lippincott, 298 p., 75 pl., 14 in color, 28.5 x 22 cm. One of the early introductory books; discursive and with an emphasis on history and classic rugs; the original book, by Dilley, was revised by Dimand, curator of Far Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hard. Used, good, dust jacket worn & with slight tears, corners bumped, $36.

Dimand, M.S. THE BALLARD COLLECTION OF ORIENTAL RUGS IN THE CITY ART MUSEUM OF ST. LOUIS. 1935, St. Louis City Art Museum, 162 p., 69 illus., 13 in color, 31 x 23.5 cm. This was a major collection of 16th - 19th century of mostly Persian, Turkish and Caucasian rugs. One of 1000 copies. Hard. Very good condition, but spine faded. $37.

Dimand, M.S. PEASANT AND NOMAD RUGS OF ASIA. 1962, Asia House Gallery, 82 p., 38 illus., 9 in color, 20 x 20 cm. An exhibition catalogue, with a short history of rug production from the Pazyryk carpet on; "peasant & nomad" include a 17th century Lotto, an 18th century Kurdistan animal rug, an ex-Ballard collection Kuba from the Metropolitan, as well as Turkomans & a Kashgar; this is not exactly a collection of cheap Hamadan mats. Hard. Used, as new. $53.

Dimand, M.S. PERSIAN RUGS OF THE SO-CALLED POLISH TYPE. 1930, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 47 p., 7 illus., 21.5 x 14 cm. A discussion on these rugs, followed by a description of 27 examples exhibited at the Metropolitan. Hardcover. (A paperback version exists). Used, very good condition: corners not bumped or rounded, no internal marks, $38.

Dodds, D. ORIENTAL RUGS. THE COLLECTION OF DR. AND MRS. ROBERT A. FISHER IN THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. 1985, 198 p., 76 color illus., 26.5 x 19.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue of these 19th century village & nomadic rugs, mostly from the Caucasus, Iran & Anatolia. The color is good, and many of the rugs are interesting types. Paper. New book. $50.

Dombrowski, G. and Pfluger-Schindlbeck, I. FLACHGEWEBE AUS ANATOLIEN. 1988, Bilderheft 58/59, Staatlichen Museen der Preussischer Kulturbesitz, 100 p., 71 illus., 16 in color, 23 x 17 cm. A catalogue of 45 flatwoven textiles: rugs, bags, camel bands from this museum; most were collected in the 1960's and 1970's and most were new. The extensive text describes weaving techniques, dyes, wool, and motifs. In German. Paper. New. $24.

Dunin, Elsie Ivancich. DANCE OCCASIONS AND FESTIVE DRESS IN YUGOSLAVIA. 1994, Museum of Cultureal History, UCLA, Monograph Series 23. 72 p., 65 illustrations, 15 in color, 11 x 8.5 inches. 4 essays and then illustrations of costumes from the various areas of Yugloslavia. The essays are Village Weddings on the Dalmatian Coast; A Gypsy Celebration of St. George’s Day in Skopje; Social and Performance Dance Occasions in Chilipi; and Festive Dress in Performance Context. The focus in the essays is on the costumes present and the types and role of dance in these contexts. Paperback. New, but foxing on cover. $43.

Durul,Yusuf. YÖRÜK KILIMLERI NIGDE YÖRESI / FLAT-WOVEN RUGS MADE BY "YORUKS". Ak Yayinlari Türk Süsleme Sanatalari Serisi 6 / Ak Yayinlari Turkish Decoration Series 6. 1977, 64 p., 44 color illus., 27.5 x 23.5. A book on Turkish nomadic weavings, particularly from around Nigde; illustrations are of modern flat-weaves. In Turkish, with an English summary. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used, very good condition. $32.

Eagleton, W. AN INTRODUCTION TO KURDISH RUGS AND OTHER WEAVINGS. 1988, 144 p., 124 color illus., 30.5 x 22.5 cm. The author's first hand experience is mostly with Iraqi Kurds; sections on Kurdish history, tribal groups, and weavings from Iraq, Iran, & Turkey; an excellent, detailed book on this group. Hardb. New book $140.

Eberhart, H., Leitner, M., and Stanzer, W. TEXTIL KUNST FEUER. TEPPICHE UND TEXTILIEN AUS ÖSTERREICHISCHEN PRIVATSAMMLUNGEN.(TEXTILE ART FIRE. RUGS AND TEXTILES FROM AUSTRIAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS). 1999, 3 sheets plus 99 loose color plates, 32 x 28 cm. A portfolio, produced by the Austrian Society for Textile-Art-Research (Gesellschaft zur F&oum;rderung der Textilkunstforschung), of 99 of the rugs from Austrian collections. The examples include 32 Turkish, 13 Caucasian, 11 Turkmen, 9 Moroccan, 8 Uzbek, 4 Belouch, 4 Balkan, and the rest from China, Tibet, India, East Turkestan, and Europe. The colors are good. The examples are mostly l9th century and come with comments about each one and references, but not technical descriptions. In German, with the preface also in English. Loose sheets in a yellow leather case; one of 400 numbered copies. Cases came in a variety of other colors: black, red. Loose sheets in a yellow leather case Used, fine condition, $179. Another copy, in a black leather case, new but case scratched. $199.

Eberhart, H., Leitner, M., and Stanzer, W. / Austrian Society of Textile Art Research. TEXTIL KUNST FEUER. CARPETS AND TEXTILES FROM AUSTRIAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. No date (2014 or 1999), no illustrations, 28.5 x 21 cm. This is the English translation of the German text of Textil Kunst Feuer, with the comments on the 99 textiles in that book. Paperback, side-stapled binding with transparent plastic covers. $68.

Eberhart, H. / Gesellschaft zur Förderung für Textilkunstförschung. VON ANATOLIEN BIS INDIEN . KLASSISCHE ORIENTTEPPICHE VOM 15. BIS ZUM 18. JAHRHUNDERT AUS PRIVATEN SAMMLUNG / FROM ANATOLIA TO INDIA. CLASSICAL ORIENTAL CARPETS ROM THE 15TH TO THE 18TH CENTURY FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. TKF / ICOC, 2014, 80 p., 29 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. An exhibition catalogue from part of the 2014 ICOC of Vienna and Budapest; there are 29 carpets (some fragmentary) from the 15th to 18th century: 17 are Anatolian: Lotto, Ushak, Transylvanian, Karapinar, Bergama; the other twelve include 2 Cairene, 2 Caucasian, 5 Persian and 3 Indian. Brief comments about each carpet. In German and English. Paperback. $44.

Eder, Doris. ORIENTTEPPICHE. BAND l: KAUKASISCHE TEPPICHE. 1979, Battenberg Verlag, 421 p., 494 illustrations, nearly all colored, 25 x 21.5 cm. A well-illustrated survey of Caucasian rugs, based on ones passing through the Nagel auction house; comments about the rugs, similar examples, and estimated prices. This was translated by Ian Bennett as Oriental Rugs, Vol. 1. Caucasian. In German. Hardcover. Used, very good condition in a good dust jacket: one small chip and a one inch tear. $29.

Edwards, A.C. THE PERSIAN CARPET. 1953(1975 reprint), 424 illus., 4 in color, 28.5 x 21.5 cm. This is a re-issue of the 1953 edition & is the standard work on older Persian carpets; Edwards was a buyer in Iran for many years, and this book reflects his first-hand experience. Each area is covered in detail, almost village by village, and provides a comprehensive view of rug production in Iran up to 1950. Hardcover. Used, very good condition. slight foxing, in very good dust jacket: wear along the edges. $51.

Eicher, Joanne B. DRESS AND ETHNICITY. CHANGE ACROSS SPACE AND TIME. 1995, Berg, 316 p., some black and white illustrations, 21 x 13.5 cm. Eicher is a professor in the department of design, housing, and apparel and the University of Minnesota; the individual articles are scholarly. Contents: J. Eicher, Introduction: Dress as an expression of Ethnic Identity - M. Chapman, "Freezing the Frame": Dress and Ethnicity in Brittany and Gaelic Scotland - A. Bridgwood, Dancing the Jar: Girls' Dress at Turkish Cypriot Weddings - L. Welters, Ethnicity in Greek Dress - D.P. Martinez, Naked Divers: A Case of Identity and Dress in Japan - M. Suga, Exotic West to Exotic Japan: Revival of Japanese Tradition in Modern Japan - E.P. Renne, Becoming a Bunu Bride: Bunu Ethnic Identity and Traditional Marriage Dress - J. Eicher and T. Erekosima, Why Do They Call it Kalabari? Cultural Authentication and the Demarcation of Ethnic Identity - B. Sumberg, Dress and Ethnic Differentiation in the Niger Delta D. Durham, The Lady in the Logo: Tribal Dress and Western Culture in a Southern African Community - C. Behrman, "The Fairest of Them All": Gender, Ethnicity and a Beauty Pageant in the Kingdom of Swaziland - H. Griebel, The West African Origin of the African-American Headwrap - Y. Seng and E. Wass, Traditional Palestinian Wedding Dress as a Symbol of Nationalism - A. Lynch, Hmong American New Year's Dress: The Display of Ethnicity - C. Lentz, Ethnic Conflict and Changing Dress Codes: A Case Study of an Indian Migrant Village in Highland Ecuador - J. Eicher and B. Sumberg, World Fashion, Ethnic, and National Dress. Paperback. New. $28.

Eiland, M.L. CHINESE AND EXOTIC RUGS. 1979, 246 p., 232 illus., 52 in color, 28 x 21 cm. This covers, in a thorough and iconoclastic fashion, rugs from China, Tibet, Mongolia, India, North Africa and the Balkans. Out of print. Hard. New. $57.

Eiland, M. ORIENTAL RUGS FROM PACIFIC COLLECTIONS. 1990, 244 p., 307 illus., 236 in color, 29 x 22 cm. Exhibits from the 6th International Conference on Oriental Carpets from private collections and from the Dudin collection, Leningrad; Dudin bought Turkoman rugs in Turkmenistan in 1900; there is a variety, both in origin and in quality, of rugs, mostly 19th century; text describes the rugs and some of the current carpet problems; the text is useful. Hard. New. $67.

Eiland, M.L. ORIENTAL RUGS FROM WESTERN COLLECTIONS. 1973, 54 p., 88 illus., 5 in color, 27.5 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue from the University of California Art Museum; nearly all the rugs, tent bands, and tent hangings are Turkmen and tje text, which is useful, is on Turkmen rug problems; there are a few Turkish and Caucasian rugs also. But the illustrations tend to be dark & blurred. Paper. New book. $32.

Eiland, M.L.Jr, ed. A WORLD OF CARPETS AND TEXTILES. 2003, 290 pages, about 200 color illustrations, 31 x 24 cm. The catalogue to exhibitions at the 10th ICOC in Washington, D.C. The exhibitions were on Mamluk and early Spanish rugs at the Textile Museum, mafrash and khorjim, kaitag embroideries from US collections, Turkoman ensi, rugs from the central and southern Zagros mountains, Uzbek ikats, susani and pile rugs at the Uzbek embassy, and selected textiles from members of US rug societies. Brief introductions to the sections by Babanazarova, Bier, Crosby, Hoffmeister, Makhamova, Mirsadiyeva, Pinner, Scollay, Swan, Tsareva, Weicker, and Wertime. Titles of the articles are Bier: Jewels of the Textile Museum's Collection: Mamluk Rugs and Carpets of Andalusia; Scollay: Kaitag Embroideries; Wertime: Textiles of Central & Southern Zagros; Swan: Khorjin & Mafrash of Northwest Persia and Transcaucasia; Hoffmeister, Tsareva and Crosby: The Turkmen Ensi; Mahkamova, Mirsadiyeva, Babanazarova & Tsareva: Traditional Textiles of Uzbekistan. Hardcover. New. $96.

Eiland, M.L., Jr. and Pinner, R. ORIENTAL CARPET AND TEXTILE STUDIES. V: Part 1. 1999, 240 p., c. 500 bl & wh and color illus., 30.5 x 23 cm. These are 46 papers from the 8th International Conference on Oriental Carpets, Philadelphia, 1996. This does not include all of them: some were published in Hali; it also includes some papers not presented, and some of the poster sessions. The papers are grouped into sections: classic, Persian, Turkmen, Anatolian, design, and miscellaneous. Compared to earlier volumes in this series, there are many more illustrations, and many more in color. Articles are Azadi: The Ardabil Carpet and the Ardabil Shrine; Day: Paradise Gained: Timurid Painting as the Mainspring of Safavid Carpet Design; Enez: Analysis of the Dyes Used in Ottoman Court Carpets and Mamluk Carpets; Brancati: Figurative Evidence for the Philadelphia Blue-Ground SPH and an ArtHistorical Case Study: Gaudenzio Ferrari and Sperindio Cagnoli; Lemaistre: Oriental Rugs in the Collection of the Jacquemart-Andre Museum in Paris and at Chaalis; Ferrari: Vase Painting and Carpet History in Ancient Greece; Levi: Architectural Motifs in Early Turkish Rugs -- Domes and Squinches; Klose: Textiles as Models for Turkish Carpets of the 16th and 17th Centuries; Wertime and Wright: On the Provenance of the Dragon Carpets; Allen and Carriere: Perspective in Ancient Turkmen Weavings; Andrews: Early Turkish Rugs: the Written Evidence; Andrews: Turkmen Wedding Carpets and Their Ethnic Context; Eiland: Fieldwork in Turkestan; Hoffmeister: Salor Engsi No.9: Presentation of the Piece and Conservation Problems; Long and Whiting: Classification of Tekke Small -- Chuval-Gul Chuvals; Price: Did the Turkmen Weave Saddlebags and Prayer Rugs Before the Mid-Nineteenth-Century?; Sommer: The Kyrgyz and Their Reed Screens; Tzareva: A. A. Bogolubov and Other Early Central Asian Carpet Collections inthe Russian Ethnographic Museum as a Historical Source: Turkmen: Tracing Central Asian Turkmen Designs through Parallels with Anatolian Carpets; Bornet: The Gabbeh Story; Cavanna: Mother and Child: the Pregnant Boteh; Pittenger: Further Research on 'Baluch' Rugs and Their Weavers; Eagleton: Kurdish Rugs of Northwest Iran: a New Look; Tanavoli: Palas Culture; Hassouri: A Contribution to the Origin of the Herati Design; Parham: The Southernmost Turkmen; Sabahi: The Eagle and the Serpent, the Phoenix and the Dragon; Zolanvari: Carpets of the Shooli-Heiatdovood; Atlihan: Nomad Band-Weavings from Western Turkey; Bohmer: Migration of Central Asian Carpet and Flatweave Designs to Anatolia; Daugherty: Through the Eyes of the Weavers: Aesthetics and Culture of Tribal Yuruk Women of Turkey; Horulu: The Last Felt Makers of Anatolia; Powell: A Survey of a Group of Recent Anatolian Nomad Weavers; Swan: The So-Called Leaf and Wineglass Border in Anatolian and Caucasian Rugs; Eiland and Pinner: Multi-Level Designs: Significance on Many Levels; Salingaros: The 'Life' of a Carpet: an Application of the Alexander Rules; Fogelberg: Universality and Interrelationship of Certain Design Elements; Blazek: Beni Jelidassen, Ait Youb, Zkara: Pilewoven Carpets of Zenata-BerberTribes in the Northeastern Middle Atlas and East-Morocco; Claus: Before All Traces are Lost: Decorated Horse Blankets; Ryder: Wools Used in 19th Century Carpets Made in Barnhard Castle, Co.Durham, U.K.; Sherrill: The Pomegranate, an International Motif in Carpets and Textiles:Italy, Spain, Turkey: Fifteenth to Seventeenth Century; Smith: Antique Tibetan Carpets; Long: Classification of Color in Oriental Carpets; Dunca-Moisin: Oriental Carpets in Moldavia and Walachia: Documentary Sources; Neergaard: Turkmen Tentband Figures Used As Design Elements in Carpets and Bags. In English. Paper. $92.

Eiland, M.L., Jr., and Pinner, R. ORIENTAL CARPET AND TEXTILE STUDIES. VI. PAPERS FROM THE ICOC CONFERENCE MILAN, 1999. 2001, 239 p., circa 500 color illus., 30.5 x 22.5 cm. Papers from the 9th International Conference on Oriental Carpets; the general areas are early development of carpets and classic carpets; Caucasian carpets; Anatolian carpets; Moroccan carpets, conservation; Turkmen and Central Asian carpets. Individual papers are The Early Development of Carpet Weaving and Classical Carpets: The Tree of Life, A Universal Symbol (Susan Day). Stefano Bardini: Classic Carpets and America (Thomas J. Farnham). Mythologic Origins of Stylized Birds (Cyrus Parham). A Collection of 13th-18th Century Chinese Carpets From the Silk Route (Gloria Ganz Gonick). Reconstruction of a Pair of Important Vase Carpets (Christine Klose). Early Animal Carpets Revisited. (John Mills). The Eagle and the Lion (Mary Moser). A Mughal Animal Carpet as Reconstructed from Fragments and Its Implications With Regard to Related Carpets (Franz Sindermann). 'Large Pattern Holbein Carpets' in Italian Painting (Valentina Rocella). Carpets of the Persian Court 1700-1750 (William Robinson). East-West Design Metamorphosis in 16th Century Spanish Wreath Carpets (Sarah B. Sherrill). Symmetry and Symmetry-Breaking in Oriental Carpets (Carol Bier). Signs of Carpet Weaving Before the Bronze Age (Ali Hassouri). Ornamented Funeral Felts from the Noin-Ula Necropolis (Nikita Tzarev). Rugs from the Caucasus and Other Areas: The Carpets of Georgia (Murray L. Eiland, III). Borchalo Rugs (Irina Koshoridze). Fieldwork in Azarbayjan (Raoul Tschebull). Anatolian Carpets: The Flat Woven Camel Covers in Anatolia (Serife Atlihan). The Origin and Development of the Chintamanni Motif (Sumiyo Okumura). Funeral Rugs (Nalan Turkmen). The Karakoyunlu Yoruks and their Kilims (Harald Böhmer). Anatolian Kilims in Ethiopia (Martha H. Henze). Ethiopian Weft-Twined Tapestries (Belkis Balpinar). Design Relationships between Turkish Carpets, Textiles, and other Handicrafts (Cigdem C. Senturk). Geometrical Motifs in Rugs of the Bergama District (Didim Ozhekim). Moroccan Carpets: Design Origins for Ait Bou Ichaouen Weavings (Alfred H. and Suzanne S. Saulniers). Introduction to the Mats of the Middle Atlas. (Gerard Boely). Identifying an Anti-Atlas Weaving Tribe. (Annette Karolnik-Andersch). Flatweaves and Carpets from the Haouz of Marrakech (Marcel Korolnik). Turkmen and Other Central Asian Weaving: Rugs from Shah Abbas Provincial Workshops (Murray Eiland Jr.). Textiles of Central Asia in the Collection of the State Historical Museum, Moscow (Marina Kuznetsova): Central Asian Felts (John L. Sommer). Notes on Certain Turkmen Carpet Terms (Yussuf Azemoun). The Development of Primary and Secondary Gols in Turkmen Torbas, Chuvals, and Main Carpets (Sören Neergaard). Paper. $68.

Eiland, M.L, Jr., Pinner, R., & Denny, W.B. ORIENTAL CARPET AND TEXTILE STUDIES. IV. 1993, 281 p., 5 color illus., about 300 bl and wh illus., 24.5 x 18 cm. Papers from the 6th International Conference on Oriental Carpets. They include: Ellis: Room for Improvement; Eiland: Evidence for pile carpets in cuneiform sources and a note on the Pazyryk carpet; Stronach: Patterns of presige in the Pazyryk carpet: notes on the representational role of in the first millenium B.C.; Fuji and Sakamoto: The marked characteristics of the textiles unearthed from the Al-Tar Caves, Iraq; Olcer: Early Seljuk and Ottoman carpets from the collection of the Museum of Turkish-Islamic Art; Bohmer: Turkish knotted carpets and flatweaves with similar designs: Questions and answers concerning the transfer of designs from one weaving technique to another; Micaelian: The enigna of Transylvanian triple niche rugs; Atlihan: Traditional weavings in the village of settled nomads in Northwest Anatolia; Tezcan: Velenses of the Topkapi Museum collection; Andrews: Wall, floor and baggage pile: the differing context of flatweaves in Anatolia; Mallett: Structural clues to antiquity in kilim design; Rageth: The iconography of the patterns of two so-called "prayer kilims" from Obruk; Valcarenghi: Anatolian kilim iconography; Azadi: Reading the inscription with date on a Qashqa'i rug: a methodological approach; Sabahi: The Qashqa'i emblem: is it really a tribal emblem? An outstanding Qashqa'i carpet with the Qashqa'i emblem; Boralevi: Italian peasant rugs; Burkett: Some new aspects in the history of felt making; Cole: The Tibetan rug: a tribal tradition?; Enez: Dye research on the prayer rugs of the Topkapi collection; Gibson: Non-Kurdish weavings of Iraq; Hilden: Beduin textiles of Saudi Arabia; Stepanyan: Ornamentation of Caucasian carpets and its parallels to Armenian medieval miniature and stone carving work; Opie: Approaching rug motifs as a "language"; Pinner: The Crivelli rug medallion and the Turkmen connection; Day: Tales of totems and tanghas; Brown: New approaches for display of old textiles; Henderson: Light sources and fadeing. Paper. New. $30.

Eiland, M.L., Jr. ed. PASSAGES. CELEBRATING RITES OF PASSAGE IN INSCRIBED ARMENIAN RUGS. 2002, 155 p., 160 illus., 157 in color, 31.5 x 23.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue from the Armenian Rugs Society of inscribed Armenian rugs; most of the book consists of plates of rugs. Brief essays by Eiland: Inscribed Armenian Rugs - The Next Step; Sommer: Uniquely Armenian; Boxdorfer: The ARS Data Bank of Inscribed Armenian Rugs; Spencer: The Importance of Naming Inscribed Armenian Rugs; Ahakamian: A Window into the Universe in Your Home ; Hazarabedian: The Oral Tradition in the Inscribed Armenian Rugs. The more interesting ones are using the proportion of rugs with Armenian inscriptions to identify certain designs as being Armenian ones; Marash embroidery, and the data bank of inscribed Armenian rugs. Hardcover. $68.

Ellis., C.G. EARLY CAUCASIAN RUGS. 1975, 112 p., 37 pl., 10 in color, 28 x 22 cm. Exhibition catalogue from the Textile Museum, with an extensive introduction to early Caucasian rugs; 37 rugs, mostly from the Textile Museum, and especially dragon carpets. The rugs are interesting themselves, and also for their designs, which were precursors of later 19th century Caucasian Rugs. Paper. Used, fine condition, no internal marks, no spine creases, looks unread, but slight wear along edges. $47.

Ellis, C.G. EAST OF TURKESTAN. 1967, Textile Museum, 28 p., 6 illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition brochure of Chinese rugs & textiles, from the Textile Museum, Metropolitan aand private collectors; the first comprehensive exhibition in this country; 83 rugs, k'ang covers, seat backs, saddle covers, with brief descriptions; 5 page introduction on Chinese rugs. Typed and stapled in a light cardboard cover. Paper. New. $29.

Ellis, C.G. ORIENTAL CARPETS IN THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART. 1988, 304 p., 182 illus., 76 in color, 31 x 30.5 cm. The Philadelphia Museum of Art has one of the top 5 collections of rugs in the US. This is a scholarly discussion of 81 15th to 19th century carpets. Most of the rugs come from the collections of two wealthy Philadelphia businessmen: McIlhenny and Williams and were bought in the first quarter of the 20th century. For each rug, there is a detailed description of the pattern, comparison to other rugs with the same or similar field or border designs, summary of and comments on earlier mentions of the rugs, a list of European paintings with this or similar rugs (which gives information on the age of the rugs) and technical descriptions. The color illustrations are of the rugs in the Museum; the black and white illustrations are of paintings and similar examples. The text is interesting, as are the rugs. New. Hardb. $60. Paper, new but shelf rubbed and wear to spine and edge of covers. $29.

Ellwanger, W.D. THE ORIENTAL RUG. 1903, 1st printing, Dodd, Mead, 154 p., 12 color illus., 23 x 16 cm. A standard early work, now of interest largely for historical reasons; note that the rugs illustrated date from 1903 or before and are thus antique. The illustrations are Ladik, Konyah, Kazak, Senna, Chichim, Kabistan, Gheordez, Koulah. Melez, Belouchistan, Anatolian pillow, Bergama. The book was popular enough to be reprinted in 1904, 1906, and 1909. Hardb. Top edge gilt. Used, very good condition, owner’s signature on front end paper "Mrs. J. O. Reed December 1904", no other internal marks, insides clean, hinges good, corners very slightly rounded, slight wear on back cover, slight wear at top and bottom corners of spine front cover not worn, gilt lettering clear. $48.

Elmby, H. ANTIKKE TURKMENSKE TAEPPER / ANTIQUE TURKMEN CARPETS. 1990, 48 p., 32 color pl., 29.5 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 19th century Turkmen carpets, bag faces, tent bands, animal trappings; structural descriptions; good color. In Danish and English. Paper. $61.

Elmby, H. ANTIKKE TURKMENSKE TAEPPER II / ANTIQUE TURKMEN CARPETS II. 1994, 48 p., 44 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue; the text describes the 19th rugs, many before 1850, bag faces, tent bands, with some references to similar ones in other books; there are technical descriptions. Paper. English/Danish. $53.

Elmby, H. ANTIKKE TURKMENSKE TAEPPER III / ANTIQUE TURKMEN CARPETS III. 1996, 48 p., 47 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 19th century rugs, many before 1850, bag faces, tent bands; the colors are good; so is the quality. In Danish / English. Paper. $61.

Elmby, H. ANTIKKE TURKMENSKE TAEPPER IV / ANTIQUE TURKMEN CARPETS IV. 1998, 48 p., 52 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 19th century rugs, many before 1850, bag faces, tent bands; the colors are good; so is the quality. In Danish / English. Paper. New. $61.

Elmby, H. ANTIKKE TURKMENSKE TAEPPER V / ANTIQUE TURKMEN CARPETS V. 2003, 16 p., 11 color illus., 29.5 x 20.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 19th century rugs, bag faces, tent bands; the colors are good; so is the quality; the size of the catalogue is smaller than previous ones. In Danish / English. Paper. $48.

Enderlein, V. ORIENTALISCHE KELIMS. FLACHGEWEBE AUS ANATOLIEN, DEM IRAN, UND DEM KAUKASUS. (Oriental Kilims. Flatweaves from Anatolia, Iran and the Caucasus).1986, 176 p., 158 illus., 48 in color, 30 x 21.5 cm Basically an expanded catalogue of 64 flatweaves in German collections, mostly the Islamic Museum in Berlin. Examples are Turkish, Caucasian & Persian. Introductory chapters discuss the history of flatweaves, their construction & where they come from; there is a large section on design elements. The author was the director of the Islamic Museum. About 2/3 of the kilims are Turkish, the rest mostly Caucasian; nearly all are 19th century. In German. Hardcover in cardboard shipping box. $42.

Engelhardt, H. ORIENTTEPPICHE DER SONDERKLASSE. SAMMLEREXEMPLARE AUS DEM ALTEN RUSSLAND (Exceptional Oriental Rugs. Collector's examples from old Russia). 1990, 100 p., 66 illus., 50 in color, 28.5 x 21.5 cm. A Mannheim dealer's catalogue of 19th century Turkmen and Caucasian rugs, kilims, and bags (a few Shah-savan bags are present also), with some references to similar pieces; colors are good. Teppich Engelhardt, Mannheim, was one of Germany’s largest and best-known rug dealers from the 1950’s to 2015. In German. Hard. $37.

Engelhardt, E. ORIENTTEPPICHE DER SONDERKLASSE. 1980, 73 p., 71 color illus., 28.5 x 21.5 cm. Rugs are mostly 19th century; about half are Caucasian, the rest Persian, Turkish, & Chinese. In German. Hard. $48. Another copy, used, fine in very good dust jacket. $30.

Engelhardt, E. ORIENTTEPPICHE DER SONDERKLASSE. 1982, 175 p., 92 color illus., 28.5 x 21.5 cm. 19th century rugs: Persian, Caucasian, Turkmen, Chinese. There are other volumes in this series, with the same title, but published in different years. In German. Hard. $44. Another copy, used, fine condition in scratched dust jacket. $30.

Engelhardt, E. PERLEN UNTER DIE TEPPICHEN DES ORIENTS. 1975, 185 p., 167 bl and wh illus., 30.5 x 30 cm. A dealer's catalogue of Persian, Turkish, Caucasian, Turkmen and Chinese rugs, 19th and 20th centuries. In German, but of course the pictures of rugs are in the universal language. Paperback. Separate price list. Used, good condition, crease mark on cover. $28.

Engelhardt, E. PERLEN UNTER DIE TEPPICHEN DES ORIENTS. 1976,162 p., 183 color illus., 30.5 x 30 cm. A dealer's catalogue of Persian, Turkish, Caucasian and Turkmen rugs, 19th and 20th centuries, with a small section at the back of modern rugs. In German. Hardcover. Used, good condition, no dust jacket. $51.

Engelhardt, E. TEPPICHE. DIE BILDER DES ORIENTS. 1977, 358 p., 183 color illus., 30 x 30.5 cm. A massive catalogue from Teppich Engelhardt, Mannheim. Good color; good examples of rugs from Turkey to China. The binding, however, is not strong enough for the large size of the book, and is starting to separate. With a separate booklet of prices. In German. Hard, used, good. $88.

Engelhardt, E. TEPPICHE, DIE BILDER DES ORIENTS. Vol II. 1978, About 300 p., 187 color illus., 30.5 x 30.5 cm. A second massive catalogue from Teppich Engelhardt, Mannheim. Good color; good examples of rugs from Turkey to China. The binding is not strong enough and hinges are starting to separate. In German/English. Price list. Hard. New. $65.

Engelstad, Helen. MESSEKLAER OG ALTERSKRUD MIDDELALDERSKE PARAMENTER I NORGE.(Mass and Altar Textiles. Medievel Paraments in Norway). N.d. (1941), Cammermeyer Boghandel, 164 p., 68 illus., 26.5 x 23 cm. Publication 97 of Norsk Folkemuseumet. A scholarly discussion of religious textiles in Norway: robes worn by religious figures, cloths and tapestries decorating altars, lecterns, pulpits. Introduction by Thos. Kielland of the Norsk Folkmuseum in Oslo. In Norwegian, with a German summary. Paper. Used, good or very good condition: covers worn and with slight creases but the text has never been read: pages are uncut. $49.

Erbek, G. ANATOLISCHE MOTIVE VON ÇATALHÖYÜK BIS HEUTE (Anatolian Motifs from Catal Huyuk to Today). 1985, Ankara Alman Kültür Merkezi / Deutsches Kulturinstitute Ankara, 68 p., figures, 23 x 16.5 cm. Extensive description of motifs in Turkish carpets; 703 figures. In German. Paper. $32.

Erber, Dietlinda, Erber, Christian, Oakley, Penny, Schmidt-von-Ledebur, Katja, Sims, Eleanor, Voigt, Marcus. SUZANI. ART OF THE SILK ROAD. 2026, 383 p., 220 illus., 200 in color, 31.8 x 24.5 cm. A massive - 6 pounds - book on suzani, with excellent illustrations and a useful text. Most of the book consists of pictures of 80 suzanis. One page has a picture of the suzani; the facing page gives the origin, age, size and a comment by Oakley; there are further pages with illustrations of details of the suzani. The text parts are a brief article on the nature of collecting by Schmidt-von-Ledebur; another brief article with anecdotes about collecting by the Erbers; then longer sections: on suzani collectors and dating by Voigt, the history of production, trade routes and the suzanis themselves by Oakley, bird and other creatures by Sims. 5 page bibliography. Hardcover. $80.

Erdmann, K. EUROPA UND DER ORIENTTEPPICH (Europe and the Oriental Rug). 1962, Kupferberg, 62 illus., 8 in color, 27 x 20 cm. A cultural history of the Oriental carpet in Europe: when rugs first appeared in Europe; their use; the development of trade in rugs; formation of rug societies, and the development of the study of Oriental rugs. In German. Hardcover. Used, fine condition in a fine dust jacket. $38.

Erdmann, K. THE HISTORY OF THE EARLY TURKISH CARPET. 1977, 120 p., 80 illus., 8 in color, 24 x 15 cm. A translation, with revised illustrations, of Der turkische Teppiche der 15. Jahrhunderts; on 15th century classic Turkish carpets. Erdmann was asked to explore Turkish 15th century carpet production and did this un the frame of looking at carpet production in the 13th and 14th centuries and what happened n the following two centuries. The chapters are the 13th & 14th centuries; the 16th & 17th centuries; conclusions on the 15th century. Hardcover in dust jacket. New. $58.

Erdmann, K. ORIENTAL CARPETS. 1976, Crosby Press, reprint of the 1st English translatrion (1960), 228 p., 186 illus., 7 in color, 27.5 x 22 cm. A well-illustrated discussion of classic carpets. Erdmann was a German art historian, specializing in Sasanian and Islamic Art and director of the Pergamon Museum, Berlin.. He is the person who established the subject of Oriental carpets as a subspecialty within the field of art history. Hardcover. New book, still in publisher’s brown wrapping paper. $170.

Erdmann, K. SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS OF ORIENTAL CARPETS. 1970, Faber, 238 p., 304 illus., 19 in color, 32 x 25.5 cm. A collection, somewhat revised, of articles originally from Heimtext, on selected topics of rug history, production, attribution, and losses caused by WWII; most of the examples are classic rugs. Erdmann was a German art historian, specializing in Sasanian and Islamic Art and director of the Pergamon Museum, Berlin.. He is the person who established the subject of Oriental carpets as a subspecialty within the field of art history. Hardcover. New in new dust jacket. $93.

Erdmann, K. and Schürmann, U / Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg. KATALOG DER AUSSTELLUNG KAUKASISCHE TEPPICHE DES 18. UND 19. JAHRHUNDERTS IM MUSEUM FÜR KUNST UND GEWERBE IN HAMBURG. (Catalog of an Exhibition of 18th and 19th Century Caucasian Rugs in the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Hamburg). Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 1961, 32 p., 18 illus., 1 in color, 24.5 x 17.5 cm. Catalog entries for 128 18th and 19th century carpets, many from Schürmann's collection, with illustrations of 18 of them. 1 page forward by Erdmann and 1 page introduction by Schürmann. In German. Paperback. Used, good condition, $39.

Erhard, F. X. and Wild, T. DRUMZE. METAMORPHOSES OF THE TIBETAN CARPET. 2022, 110 p., 41 color illustrations of rugs, 51 smaller illustrations of rugs, scenery, rugs in use, and rugs in production, 15.5 x 31 cm. The catalogue of an exhibition at The Carpet Museum at Voigtsberg Castle by Berlin dealer Thomas Wild and Tibetologist Franz Xaver Erhard: it is an overview of Tibetan rug production. The 50 page introduction covers the history of Tibetan rug production from the 16th century onward, with some emphasis on the changes coming from commercial production. The history uses some Tibetan sources, as well as reports of European observers. The 41 rugs start with one dated between the 15th-17th century and go onto modern ones produced in Nepal. Most are 19th or early 20th and focus on ones typical of the region or design. One page glossary of English & Tibetan rug terms. There is also a German edition Hardcover. $79.

Eskenazi, John. INAUGURAL EXHIBITION. IMAGES OF FAITH. 25th MAY - 23 JUNE 1995. 1995, 53 p., 56 color illus., 29.5 x 25 cm. For the Inaugural Exhibition held 25th May - 23rd June 1995. featuring Buddhist art: statues, bronzes, terracotta images of Buddhist figures, and Chinese textiles with Buddhist symbols: a flying dragon carpet, three 16th to 18th century brocades, five 16th to 18th century silk embroideries with religious symbols, a tiger pelt rug, two pillar rugs, and a carpet with a Mahsiddha. Each of the items is accompanied with a full page commentary. Paper. New book. $40.

Eskenazi, John. L’ARTE DEL TAPPETO ORIENTALE. 1983, Mondadori, 490 p., 394 illus., 356 in color. A massive general book, by this important Italian rug dealer, with excellent examples from all rug producing areas of rugs from museum, private, and dealer’s collection. In Italian. Hardcover, with dust jacket. New in cardboard shipping case. $155.

Eskenazi, John. KAZAKH. Milano, 1994, 12 p., 5 color illus., 21 x 20 cm. A brief catalogue of a collection at the Galleria Eskenazi of 11 19th century Caucasian Kazak carpets. Brief text in Italian. Paperback. New. $24.

Eskenazi, J. I TAPPETI ANATOLICI DI VILLAGGIO.(Turkish Village Rugs) 1998, 12 p., 6 color illus., 21 x 20 cm. A small catalogue of a collection at the Galleria Eskenazi of 24 18th and 19th century Turkish village rugs. The ones illustrated are 2 Bergama, 1 Melas, 1 Mujur and 1 Ladik. Brief text in Italian. Paperback. New. $24.

Eskenazi, J. IL TAPPETO ORIENTALE DAL XV AL XVIII SECOLO. (The Oriental Rug from the 15th to 18th Century). 1981, 102 p., 36 color pl., 29.5 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue of 15th - 18th century classic carpets: Mamluk, Turkish, Caucasian, Persian, Indian; the text is scholarly. In Italian. Used, good condition, spine, covers worn. $29.

Eskenazi, J.J. KILIM. 1980, 88 p., 32 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 19th century kilims; about half are Turkish; the rest Caucasian & Persian. Eshenazi is generally reluctant to assign kilims to specific villages. The Turkish ones are West Anatolia ( 7 kilims), Mut (2 kilims) Central Anatolia (2) and 1 each from South East Anatolia, North East Anatolia, Dagkiri, Ezine, and Kecimuhsine. Caucasian ones are from South Caucasus (2 kilims) and one each from North Caucasus, South East Caucasus and Shirvan. The Persian ones are from Northwest Persia (3 kilims), Southwest Persia (5 ) and Shahsavan (1). Text on weaving techniques; brief but interesting comments on the kilims illustrated; technical descriptions. In Italian / English. Paper. New. $80.

Eskenazi, J. KILIM ANATOLICI / ANATOLIAN KILIMS. 1984, 97 p., 21 color illus., 39 bl & wh fig., 30 x 22 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 19th century kilims; introduction by Hirsch & Balpinar on Anatolian nomads & on the kilims & problems of kilim attribution & design. The text is important. In English/Italian. Hard. New book. $50.

Ethnographic Museum in Beograd. BULLETIN DU MUSEE ETHNOGRAPHIQUE DE BEOGRAD, Tom XXI / GLASNIK ETHNOGRAPHSKOG MYZEJA U BEOGRADU. XXI Kniga. 1958. 2 articles on rugs and textiles: Shovic, Jerina: Pirotsko Kilimarstvo i Njegove veza sa Istoka; Carpet Manufacture at Piro and its Relations to the East, p. 1 - 48, 16 illus., 24 figures. In Serbian with a page summary in English plus a list of plates and figures, and one sentence summary in French. Concludes that old carpets in the Ethnographic Museum from mosques in Pirot, Metohija and Bosna are similar to Turkish carpets. Arandjelovic-Lazic, Jelena: Naodne Torbe; Popular Bags, p. 99 - 130, 18 illus., fig. In Serbian with a one page summary in English plus a list of plates and figures. The author describes various types of bags and their functions. Most of the examples were to be carried over the shoulder and may be made of plant material, leather, or wool; there are two double bags with a hole in the middle which could fit over an animal. Paper. New but small chip at bottom of spine. $45

Ettinghausen, R. ANCIENT CARPETS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE L.A. MAYER MEMORIAL INSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC ART. 1977, 25 p., 15 illus., 9 in color, 24 x 17 cm. Mostly 16th - 18th century rugs: Lotto, Ushak, Polonaise, Dragon, Spanish. The text has detailed comments on each rug. Ettinghausen was a noted scholar of Islamic art, working at the Kaiser Friedrich Museum in Berlin, the Freer in New York, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, so the text is interesting.Paper. New. $25.

Fabbri, Piccoli Manuali. Il TAPPETO. TAPPETI ORIENTALI D'ARTE. 1980, 159 p., 60 color illus., 5 bl & white, fig, 1 map, 19 x 12.5 cm. A Torino dealer's introductory book, with descriptions of major rug producing areas & samples of representative 19th century rugs (and also Mamluk & Transylvanian). Large sections on Persian, Anatolian and Caucasian rugs; shorter sections on Turkmen, Chinese and East Turkestan rugs, and a very brief section on Indian rugs. In Italian. Paper. Used, very good condition in a paper dust wrapper. $23.

Fanto, A. KILIM CURDI D'ANATOLIA. n.d.(1991), 169 p., 16 color pl., 24 x 21 cm. A dealer’s Galleria AKKA) guide to these flatweaves. The extensive text describes Turkish kurds and their kilims: textile construction, design, function; the examples are complex design kilims with attributions to specific areas in Turkey. The areas are Van - Hakkari, north of Van, Kagizman, Gaziantep (2 kilims), Risvan (2 kilims), Adiyaman, Malatya (2 kilims), Urfa (2 kilims), Malatya or Sivas, Sinan, Malatya or Gaziantep, Dogubeyazid, and Cihanbeyli. In Italian. Paper. $39.

Faraday, C.B. EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN CARPETS AND RUGS. 1990, rev. of 1929 ed., 484 p., 438 illus., 112 in color, 28 x 22 cm. Covers both hand-made and machine-made rugs from Spain, France, Britain, and the US, as well as minor areas like Poland, Holland, and Greece; the revisions consists in adding a bibliography and 80 new color plates. Since the original was published in 1929, many of the rugs are now antiques. New. Hard. $37.

Farensadeh, Schamil. KAUKASISCHE TEPPICHE. 1971, Klinkhardt & Bierman, 48 p., 18 illus., 15 in color, 19 x 13 cm. A pocket-sized introductory book on Caucasian rugs, with 19th century examples. Rugs are Sumak, Kazak, Gilan, Leghistan, Schirvan, Kabistan, Daghestan, Derbend, Gendje, Seichur, Erivan, Talish, Kuba, Karabagh. In German. Hard. No dust jacket, as so issued. Used, as new, crisp, covers shiny. $28.

Farnham, T. J., and Shaffer, D. ORIENTAL CARPET AND TEXTILE STUDIES VII. SELECTED PAPERS FROM ICOC X, WASHINGTON 2003 and ICOC XI, ISTANBUL, 2007. 2011, 200 p., circa 400 illus., nearly all in color, 29 x 21.5 cm. Papers:
Eiland: Textile cultures of Syria: Palmyra, Mamluks and Bedouin;
Denny: Beyond the carpet design revolution: perspectives on 15th-century carpet history;
Atlihan: End finishes of Topkapi Palace Museum prayer rugs;
Froom: Design and influence in the Brooklyn Museum of Art's Spanish pomegranate carpet;
Sherrill: Ghost story: vestiges of a vanished Turkish carpet design seen in some 16th and 17th century European embroidered and pile carpets;
Krody: Tulips to roses: changing trends in Ottoman embroidery;
Erber: Large, larger, largest...large medallion suzanis in German collections;
Scollay: Hunting imagery in Kaitag embroideries from Daghestan: origins, influences, and evolution;
Hann: The Pazyryk carpet: a stylistic appraisal of the deep-frozen treasure from Kurgan Number Five in the High Altai;
Nockert: The Marby rug;
Sabatini: Polonaise carpets in baroque Rome;
Biedronska-Slota; Carpets in Polish paintings;
Cohen: Do not believe everything you read: early Indian, "Portuguese" and pashmina-pile Mughal carpets and the importance of original documentation;
Ionescu and Tuna: A structural study of the Transylvanian group and its implications for attributions to Anatolian carpet production centers;
Dunca and Gherghinescu: Tudoc's coupled-column prayer rug fragment: a virtual reconstruction of the original design;
Maktabi: After the Safavids: Khorasan carpets of the 18th and 19th centuries;
Day: New perspectives for two prestigious carpet collections;
Baybaktaro—lu: Carpets and Kilims in the Tokat Dervish Lodge Foundation Museum;
Sherrill: Mysteries of the misplaced Mamluk revisited: mid-18th-century Aubusson "Mamluk" carpets;
Buddeberg: Studio style - the use of carpets and textiles in historicist era painters' studios in Munich: the reception of the Oriental carpet in Europe in the second half of the 19th century;
Tsareva: The compartment group of Middle Amu Darya pile rugs and the Bactrian carpet-making tradition;
Tezcan: Dervish and sufi costume in the Topkapi Palace Collection. One of 500 copies. Paperback. $95.

Favaretto, I., and Da Villa Urbani, M. ARAZZI E TAPPETI DEI DOGI NELLA BASILICA DI SAN MARCO (Tapestries and Carpets of the Doges from the Basilica of St. Mark). 1999, 95 p., 54 color illus., 22 x 12 cm. A book to go with an exhibition of tapestries, rugs, and vestments from the St. Mark Basilica in Venice. The tapestries go back to the 1400's; there are 5 Persian rugs, which predate 1637. This seems to be the only copy available on the internet. In Italian. Paper. $24.

Fertig, R, and McMullan, J. V. TURKISH RUGS. THE RACHEL B. STEVENS MEMORIAL COLLECTION. 1972, 63 p., 36 pl., 26 in color, 28 x 22 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Textile Museum, of Turkish rugs, mostly village, donated to the museum by Dr. Stevens. Introduction by Joseph V. McMullan. Stevens started collecting Turkish rugs around 1925 and donated 150 of them to the Textile Museum. This catalogue illustrates 36 of them: 4 Bergama, 5 Yuruk-type, 4 Gordes, 3 Kula, 2 Ushak, 3 Milas, Megri, Ladik, 6 Kirshehir, 2 Konya, Sivas, Mujur, village-type, and a kilim. Paper. new. $56. Another copy. Hardcover, in rubbed dust jacket. New. $51.

Field, D.M. ORIENTAL RUGS. 1983, 88 p., about 120 color illus., 33 x 24 cm. An introductory book with unreliable text; useful for the lots of illustrations of 19th & 20th century rugs, mostly from European collections. Hard. Used, as new, $32.

Fiske, P. IRENE EMERY ROUNDTABLE ON MUSEUM TEXTILES. 1974 PROCEEDINGS. ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEXTILES. 1975, 211 pages, many black and white illustrations, 28 x 21 cm. Scholarly articles on pre-Columbian South American textiles, on middle and north American textiles, on textile preservation, on Chinese and Buyin textiles and on late antique and mediaeval textiles from Egypt. Paperback. New book. $41.

Fitz Gibbon, K. & Hale, A. IKAT. SPLENDID SILKS OF CENTAL ASIA. 1999 (1997 copyright), 208 p., 124 color illus., 31 x 24.5 cm. A well-illustrated guide to ikats, based on the Goldman collection, and with text on the social & historical context in which ikats were produced, and the design characteristics of the different types. This version is smaller is size than the original 1997 printing. Hard. $56.

Foitl, G. and Steinman, A. STRAPS AND BANDS. TEXTILIEN AUS DER SAMMLUNG FOITL. 2008, Museum für Völkerkunde, Wien, 256 p., 244 illus., 207 in color, 27 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue of the Foitl collection of straps and belts, mostly Iranian, Afghan and Turkoman, but also a few from Southeast Asia, Africa and the Americas. The text describes the weaving techniques used to make these and has notes on examples from specific geographic area. In German. Paper. $53.

Formenton, F. IL LIBRO DEL TAPPETO. 1986, Mondadore, 264 p., 325 color illus., 25.5 x 18 cm. General introductory book, with mostly 19th century examples, from European private & museum collections; the rugs tend to be brighter than American ones, and thus show a different palette of rugs. This was a popular book in Italy with multiple printings and with English, German and Dutch translations. In Italian. Paper. Used, very good in very good dust jacket, $33.

Foster, Anthony. VOLUME IV. CELEBRATING THE TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORIENTAL RUGS. 2003, 74 p, 42 color plates, 30.5 x 28 cm. A dealer’s exhibition catalogue showing the rugs and tapestries he brought to the 10th ICOC in Washington, D. C. The rugs: 6 Turkmen, 7 Caucasian, 11 Persian, 3 Turkish, 4 Turkish Thrace, 1 Bessarabian. All are 19th century. The tapestries: 4 Brussels, 1 Flemish, 2 Savonnerie, 3 French. These range from the 17th to 19th century. As might be expected for textiles brought to an ICOC, the quality and color are good. The only text is for each piece: where it comes from, age and size. Hardcover. New. $43.

Franses, M., Beselin, A., Denny,W., Herrmann, E., Kirchheim, K., and Stewart, C. ANATOLIAN TRIBAL RUGS 1050-1750: THE ORIENT STARS COLLECTION. 2022, 360 p., 310 illus., 300 in color, 36 x 30 cm. This is a companion volume to the first book on the Orient Stars Collection, published in 1993. It presents 33 early rugs and textiles acquired between 1993-2006 by Heinrich and Waltraut Kirchheim. Michael Franses discusses these rare unpublished carpets with reference to their carbon-14 dating as well as comparative examples, and offers new commentary and dating for 43 of the carpets from the original book. Other articles by the other authors: Kirchheim: A Family of Collectors; Denny: Orient Stars Four Decades Later: The Metropolitan Museum Loans; Beselin. The Kirchheim Gifts to the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin; Franses: Notes of the Early History of Rug Making; Stewart and Franses: The Carpet Makers in Anatolia before 1750; Herrmann: Overlaid Creatures with Faces: An Addendum to Plate 6. New. Hardcover in slipcase. $150.

Franses, Michael. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF RUGS, AN EXHIBITION AT THE HUGH M. MOSS GALLERY 12-30 DECEMBER 1973. 1973, 108 p., 61 bl and wh illus., 25 x 17 cm. Michael Franses was the founder and owner of the Textile Gallery, a very high end rug and textile house, and he was also a founder of the magazine Hali. This is his introductory book for the beginning collector, with a small amount of text. The examples are mostly 19th century rugs and mostly tribal and about equally divided between Turkish, Caucasian, Persia and Turkmen, with a few East Turkestan and Chinese. Paper. New. $32.

Franses, M. TEXTILE ART OF THE CAUCASUS. 1996, 32 p., 15 color illus, 33 x 12.5 cm. A booklet from the Textile Gallery of an exhibition at Rippon Boswell, Germany, on 17th - 19th century Caucasian embroideries, including ones from the Kaitag region. Paper. $37.

Franses, M., König, H., Hwee Lie Thè, and Dickinson, G. LION-DOGS. HUNDRED ANTIQUES. CLASSICAL CHINESE CARPETS I. 2000, 94 p., 26 color pl., 35.5 x 25.5 cm. A book on Chinese rugs with either Lion-dog designs or hundred antiques designs from the 18th century or earlier; the text discusses early Chinese rug production, lion-dogs and the hundred antiques, and then carpets with these motifs. Hardcover. $112.

Frauenknecht, B. ANATOLISCHE KELIMS / ANATOLIAN KILIMS. 1983, 55 p., 24 color illus., 21 x 15 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of Turkish kilims, whose color, drawing, and wear lead in many cases to a 19th century attribution. The 24 kilims illustrated are identified as being West Anatolia, Baliksehir, Northwest Anatolia (2), Konya area (10), West Central Anatolia, Aydin, Southwest Anatolia, Yesilova, East Central Anatolia (2), East Anatolia (3) and Erzurum. Short text, in German/English. Paper. New. Out of print. $24.

Frauenknecht, B. BEST OF BACH. TASCHEN. 1990, 48 p., 41 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. An exhibition of 41 bag faces from the Bach collection; they are tribal, mostly Shahsavan, but with a few Kurd, Qashqa'i, and Afshar. The colors are good. In German and English. Paper. $24.

Frauenknecht, B. EARLY TURKISH TAPESTRIES / FRÜHE TÜRKISCHE TAPISSERIEN. 1984, 169 p., 64 color illus., 30 x 21.5 cm. Excellent 18th & 19th century Turkish kilims, in excellent color. 11 kilims are from southwest Anatolia: the Ushak area, Festiye, Aydin, Melas; 7 from northwest Anatolia from the Balikesir area; 1 from south central Anatolia: Dazgiri; 9 from western Anatolia: Kutahya and Sivrihisar; 23 from central Anatolia: Konya, Karapinar, Nigde, Hotamis; 2 from southern Anatolia: Mut; 3 from southeast Anatolia: Reyhanli, Mara, Malatya; 5 from eastern Anatolia. Text gives short descriptions of the pieces, with comparison to others in the literature; essay by James Melaart, on the archeologic evidence for kilims in Anatolia, as far back as the 7th millennium. In German and English. Hard. $42.

Frauenknecht, B. SCHAHSAVAN SUMAKH TASCHEN. N.d.(1993), 87 p., 64 color illus., 30 x 21.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 19th century Shahsavan bag faces, woven in sumakh technique; in good color; two brief essays by Noack and Maul; short descriptions of the textiles illustrated. In German. Hard. $61.

Frauenknecht, B. & Frantz, K. ANATOLISCHE GEBETSKELIMS (Anatolian Prayer Kilims). 1978, 91 p., 40 illus., 21 in color, 24 x 17 cm. Two page introduction; the rest is picture after picture of 25 prayer kilims, with technical descriptions and comparison to other examples. 9 of the examples are from the Konya area; the others are mostly identified as "northwest", "southwest", "west" or "east". German/English text. Paper. New. Out of print. $26.

Frehse, Ernst. WAS MUSS MAN VON ORIENT-TEPPICHEN WISSEN? (What should one know about Oriental Rugs?). 2nd edition, N. d. (1916 or earlier, maybe 1914), 175 p., 54 bl and white illus., 1 map, 23.5 x 16 cm. An early German introduction to Oriental rugs, with a lot of text and useful for the illustrations, which are of rugs produced before 1916. In German. Hardcover. Used, good condition, hinges good , no foxing, corners rounded, wear on bottom 5 cm on both sides of spine but spine is not detached, top of spine worn, formerly owned by Dipl. Ing. H. F. Krueger 1916 and with his comments and underlining extensively through the text, and by Edouard Enay with their catalogue number 200 (a) and a comment " diese heft nicht erfast" written on the front end paper. The comment: "This book is not covered" refers to the fact that the book is not listed in the Enay and Azadi bibliography. O’Bannon’s bibliography does have the book, with a copyright date of 1920?; but since Krueger had it in 1916, this guess was wrong. $48.

Frehse, Ernst. WAS MUSS MAN VON ORIENT-TEPPICHEN WISSEN? (What should one know about Oriental Rugs?). 3rd edition, 1926, 215 p., 74 bl and white illus., 1 map, 23.5 x 16 cm. An early German introduction to Oriental rugs, with a lot of text and useful for the illustrations, which of rugs produced before 1926. It has added new material compared to the 2nd edition. In German. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, insides clean, hinges good, spine and some of cover sun faded, corners mot rounded, formerly owned by Edouard Enay and with the Enay and Azadi bibliographic number. $33. Another copy. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, but spine torn at top, faded spine and edges of covers. $29.

Freundenkreises orientalischer Teppiche und Textilien in Norddeutschland. TASCHEN DER NOMADEN WEST-PERSIENS AUS DER SAMMLUNG BACH. (Nomadic Bags of Western Persia from the Bach Collection). n.d. (2006), 105 photographs mounted in a bound photographic album. An expansion of the book by Frauenknecht (Best of Bach). Most of the pieces are Shahsavan, but there are a few Bakhtiari, Qashqa'i, and Afshar bags. This was published in very small numbers. $178.

Freundenkreis orientalischer Teppiche und Textilien in Westfalen. FOTOKATALOG DER AUSSTELLUNG ORIENTALISCHER KNÜPF- UND WIRKTEPPICHE AUS WESTFÄLISCHEN PRIVATSAMMLUNG. (Photo Catalogue of Oriental Knotted and Embroidered Rugs from Westphalian Private Collections.) 1979,68 p., 113 black and white illus., 30 x 21 cm. A catalogue of mostly 19th century pieces at Greven in 1979. Almost no text; the illustrations often lack contrast. The pieces include bag faces, rugs, kilims, suzani and are from the Caucasus, Iran, Anatolia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China. 23 of the textiles are Baluch. Paper. Used, good condition. $53.

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Gans-Ruedin, E. CAUCASIAN CARPETS. 1986, 370 p., 170 pl., 160 in color, 26 x 25 cm. This Swiss rug dealer’s usual format: brief introduction, then plates with a brief paragraph describing the rug. Rugs are 19th & 20th century mostly; the ones earlier than this are from museums, and mostly were previously published. Large number of plates of commercially available rugs. Hard. New in shrink wrap. $183.

Gans-Ruedin, E. CHINESE CARPETS. 1982, 198 p., 80 illus., 60 in color, 24 x 25 cm. In format, like his other books; brief introductions to sections, then plates on one page with facing description on the other; many pictures, mostly of new Chinese rugs. Hard. New, in cardboard shipping box. $47.

Gans-Ruedin. THE GREAT BOOK OF ORIENTAL CARPETS. l983, 180 p., 80 color illus., 28.5 x 25 cm. The plates are of commercial, mostly early 20th century rugs; the text describes the rugs & offers some background & advice suitable for a beginner. Hardcover in dust jacket. New book, in shrink wrap. $57.

Gans-Ruedin, E. MODERN ORIENTAL CARPETS (also published as THE CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE TO ORIENTAL CARPETS). 1971, 431 p., 464 illus.and fig, 42 in color, 26 x 25 cm. The author was a Swiss rug dealer, and the text includes a certain amount of history, descriptions of weaving techniques and types of textiles, advice on buying, and some background on rug producing areas. Most of the book consists of pictures of rugs with comments about them or the area in which they are produced. 50 pages on Turkish, 30 on Caucasian, 200 pages on Persian, 40 pages on Turkmen, Afghan and Baluch, and smaller amounts on Pakistan, India, Tibet, China, East Turkestan, North Africa and the Balkans. Hardcover. Used, good condition, dust jacket good: tears, chips. This is the same book as "Connoisseur's Guide to Oriental Rugs." $35.

Gantzhorn, V. THE ORIENTAL CARPET. THEIR ICONOLOGY AND ICONOGRAPHY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE 18TH CENTURY. 1998, 532 p., 707 illus., most in color, 32 x 25 cm. A dissertation for Faculty of Cultural Studies, Tubingen; argument that Oriental carpets have Armenian & proto-Armenian origins, with the argument based largely on designs. Whether the argument is convincing or not, there are still a lot of illustrations for the money. Hard. New book. $42.

Gardiner, R.F. ART OF THE LOOM. A LOAN EXHIBITION OF ORIENTAL RUGS. 1973, 64 p., 26 illus., 23 x 15.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Thames Art Gallery, Ontario, of rugs from Canadian collections, with interesting commentary on each rug. Most of the illustrations are of Caucasian rugs, with smaller numbers of Turkish, Turkmen and Persian ones. Most of the rugs are tribal. Paper. Used, as new. $25.

Gardiner, R.F. ORIENTAL RUGS FROM CANADIAN COLLECTIONS. 1975, 176 p., 81 pl., 5 in color, 24.5 x 18 cm. Exhibition catalogue; detailed descriptions and comments on each rug; forward by Schurmann. 13 Turkish, about 25 Caucasian, about 20 Persian, a half dozen Turkmen and Baluch, and 10 flatweaves from various area. Technical analyses. Number 194 of 2000 copies. There is also a paperback edition, part of the 2000 copies. With loose sheet with corrigenda. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as so issued, New book. $58. Another copy. Paperback. Used, good condition, $43.

Gentles, M. TURKISH AND GREEK ISLAND EMBROIDERIES. 1964, Art Institute of Chicago, 53 p., 53 illus., 41 in color, 29 x 21.5 cm. 16th - 19th century embroideries whose collection was started by Burton Yost Berry while he was working as a diplomat in Istanbul in the 1930's. Hard. Very good in very good dust jacket. $43.

Gerstel, Sharon F. J, and Pitouli, Sofia, editors. WEAVING DREAMS. KILIMS FROM GERAKI, LACONIA. 2024, Benaki Museum, Athens, 284 p., about 140 color illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. Geraki was a major kilim-producing area in the Peloponnesus; nearly every family had a relative who was a weaver. This museum catalogue has illustrations, in good color, of 108 kilims from this town. The introductory chapters briefly describe the history of the town, from Neolithic times to now, archeological evidence for weaving, written sources for weaving in Byzantine and modern times, and a longer section based on interviews with weavers on how they learned, wool processing, spinning, dyestuffs and dyes, weaving, designs and the meaning of design elements. The illustrated kilims are mostly from the 1880’s to the 1930’s; there is one dated 1686 and there are modern ones. Kilims were produced for the market, and also to personal use: as elements of a dowry, floor coverings for the bedroom, living room and room with the fireplace, and for donations to churches. The best ones were treasured by families, which is why there are so many available for this exhibition and why many are more than 100 years old. Information for each kilim includes the design, the name of the weaver, date, current owner, size, material - usually wool, and dyes - for older ones, natural, weaving technique, and information about the weaver, the history of the kilim, and the designs. The designs are similar to others in the Balkans and to some Anatolian ones. Most are tree of life; the rest are a serrated diamond design called by the weavers the sun design, ones the catalogue calls abstract designs some of which are diamonds with projecting hooks, floral designs with naturalistic large flowers, and others, some of which come from pattern books. In English; there is a Greek version available from the Benaki Museum. Softcover. New book. $52.50.

Gervers, V. THE INFLUENCE OF OTTOMAN TURKISH TEXTILES AND COSTUME IN EASTERN EUROPE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO HUNGARY. 1982, Royal Ontario Museum, History, Technology, and Art Monograph 4, 168 p., 85 illus., 25.5 x 17.5 cm. A scholarly analysis of Turkish influences on Balkan textiles and costumes, with emphasis on Hungary. Paperback. New book. $43.

Gervers-Molnar, Veronika. HUNGARIAN DOMESTIC EMBROIDERY FROM THE 16th to 19th CENTURY, THE IPOLYI EMBROIDERY COLLECTION AT THE CHRISTIAN MUSEUM, ESZTERGOM / IPOLYI ARNOLD HÍMZÉSGYŰJTEMÉNYE AZ ESZTERGOMI KERESZTÉNY MŰZEUMBAN. 1983, 65 p., plus black and white plates of 95 embroideries, 23 x 16 cm. Text describes each of the embroideries and the history of embroidery production in Hungary, with both European and Turkish influences. 8 page English translation of the introduction, but not the descriptions of the embroideries. In Hungarian and, in part, English. New. Paperback. $65.

Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Textil-Kunst-Forschung / Butterweck, G. GEWEBT UND GEKNÜPFT I - III. ANTIKE TEPPICHE UND TEXTILIEN AUS OBERÖSTERRIECHISCHEM PRIVATBESITZ. (Woven and Knotted I-III: Antique Carpets and Textiles from Private Collections in Upper Austria). 2011, 116 p., about 200 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalog of shows in 2002, 2004, and 2008 by the Linzer Group of this Austrian rug society. The rugs and kilims are from Austrian private collections; most are 18th and 19th centuries. There is some emphasis on Turkmen rugs, especially for the 2008 show and which also has comments on some of the pieces. But there are also Persian, Turkish, Caucasian, Belouch and East Turkestan examples. Technical descriptions for most pieces. In German. Paper. $45.

Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Textil-Kunst-Forschung / Butterweck, G. GEWEBT UND GEKNÜPFT IV. ANTIKE TEPPICHE UND TEXTILIEN AUS OBERÖSTERRIECHISCHEM PRIVATBESITZ. (Woven and Knotted IV: Antique Carpets and Textiles from Private Collections in Upper Austria). 2010, 66 p., about 60 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalog of a show in 2010 by the Linzer Group of this Austrian rug society. About 1/3 of the examples are Chinese silk fragments from between circa 1000 and 1650 AD; nearly all the rest are East Turkestan rugs and come with comments. In German. Paper. $45.

Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Textil-Kunst-Forschung / Baumann, P., Butterweck, G. and Hoffmeister, P. GEWEBT UND GEKNÜPFT V. DIE PRACHT DER SALOREN. AUSSTELLUNG DER LINZER GRUPPE DER TFK IM SCHLOSS ZU ASCHACH. (Woven and Antique V. The Glory of the Salor. An exhibition of the Linzer Group of the Textil-Kunst-Forschung in the Schloss zu Aschach). 2013, 53 p., 41 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalog of a show in 2012 by the Linzer Group of this Austrian rug society. The examples are Salor: main carpets, engsi, juvals, torba; there are comments on each textile. In German. Paper. $48.

Gewerbemuseum, Basel / Kyburz, Gustav, Burkhardt, Willy, Gsell, Hans-Otto, Nabholtz-Kartaschoff, Marie-Louise and Naf, Gerd. ALTE TEPPICHE AUS DEM ORIENT. 1980,148 p., 45 color illus., 24.5 x 16.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue from this museum; most of the rugs are 19th century and are from Iran, the Caucasus, Anatolia, Turkmenistan and a few from East Turkestan and China; most are village and tribal. In German. Hardb. No dust jacket, as so issued. New book. $62.

Ghaleh, M.S. KLEINE GESCHICHTE ÜBER DIE ENTSTEHUNG DER PERSER-TEPPICHE (Brief History of the Origins of Persian Carpets). A series of small pamphlets from a dealer (Cyrus Verlag): each is 21 x 15, paper. In German. (There was an English edition). All have a map of rug weaving areas in Iran. The non-color illustrations tend to be of weavers, designers, scenery, looms. Rugs are mostly modern (that is, 3rd quarter 20th century) and are city rugs. The original series had 10 volumes. Used, good, $11 each; $31 for the set of 4.

1. Folge: Bachtiary-Gebiet (Bakhtiari district). 1971, 33 p, 15 illus., 8 in color.Text consists of one page each on the Bahktiyari region, Bibibaf rugs, Armanibaf, Tschalschotor, Zaman, nomads, and Isfahan, and comments on the rugs that are illustrated. Map.

2. Folge: Esfahan und sine umliegenden Provinzen (Isfahan & surrounding provinces). 1976, 49 p., 22 illus., 12 in color, 7 of the color illustrations are of complex floral design rugs; the rest of the illustrations are of Isfahan, buildings in Isfahan and rug designers. Text is on the history of Isfahan, biographies of the rug designer Hajji Abbas Karbassion & two of his assistants.on Nain, the Ali-Gapu palace, Nadjabad, and comments on the rugs that are illustrated. Map.

3. Folge: Ghom, Keschan, Arak, Schahsand, Weramin. 1979, 50 p., 22 illus., 10 in color. Most of the color illustrations are of complex floral rugs. Text is on Ghom, Keshan, silk and silk production, Arak, Shahsand, Weramin and comments on the illustrations. Map.

4. Folge: Hamadan, Malayer, Bidjar, Sandjan, Ghaswin. 1976, 50 p., 22 illus., 11 in color. Most of the color illustrations are of complex floral rugs. The text is on Hamadan, Teheran, Malayer, Zanjan, Qasvin, knots, kilims and nomads, and comments on each illustration. Map.

GHEREH. INTERNATIONAL CARPET AND TEXTILE REVIEW. A quarterly magazine published by Taher Sabahi, with scholarlly articles on carpets and textiles. The flavor is much the same as Hali, although not quite so glossy. Back issues of this magazine.
vol. 1, numbers 0 - 2, 1993, in Italian, bound in one hardcover volume, $60.
Contents include

number 0:
  I.C.O.C. 1993
  Sabahi: La conferenza internationale di Teheran
  Eiland: Un viaggio tra i Bakhtiari
  Tappeti dipinti
  Cohen: Comprare tappeti oggi
  Sabahi: Bakhtiari

number 1:
  Fisher: Le conferenze e le mostre del prossimo ICOC
  Sommer: Un viaggio in Kyrgyzstan
  Bier: Tappeti safavidi
  Sabahi: Un safavidi a Torino
  Faccioli: Il restauro dei tappeti orientali
  Klose: La datazione dei tappeti orientali
  Souresrafil: Ustad

number 2:
  International conference on Oriental carpets
  Novelli: Un'associazione al servizio del tappeto
  Sobhe: Teheran '93
  Bellini: La popolazione curda
  Levi: Tappeti curdi classici
  Eagleton: Uno sguardo sulla tessitura del cordestan
  Sabahi: I monte dei curdi
  Stanzer: I curdi di Guchan
  Papotti: Eredita dell'Islam
  Eiland: Tessille tappeti nell'antica Roma

Vol 2, numbers 3 & 4, 1994, in Italian, bound together in one hardcover volume, $60.

number 3:
  Novelli: I tappeti di Rodi
  Sabahi: Il tappeto di Pazyryk
  Parham: Origine del Pazyryk
  Rudolph: Costumi turkmeni
  Boralevi: Tesori del Kuwait

number 4:
  Sabahi: Istanbul '94
  Aslanapa: Tappeti ottomani
  Boralevi: Turchi in Italia
  Batari: Transilvani a doppia nicchia
  Enez: Uno studio sulle antiche Tinture
 

Vol 3, numbers 5 - 7, 1995, in Italian, bound together in one hardcover volume, $60

number 5:
  Stanzer on Moroccan rugs
  Bargna on African textiles
  Panto on Dogon textiles
  Klose on Ottoman court saddlecloths

number 6:
  Boely on rural Moroccan carpets
  Nicolosi on carpets of Rabat
  Sabahi on Nain carpets
  Curti on Japanese kesi
  Fiori on silk textiles in the Bishop's Palace of Novara

number 7:
  Sabahi on Ardabil
  Wearden on the Ardabil carpet
  Tanghe on Djulchir rugs
  Vivier on Tunisian costumes

Volume 4, numbers 8 - 10, 1996, available as a set, in a plastic/cardboard box, $60, or separately at $25 each. Issue 8 is in Italian but has an English supplement with the major articles in English; from issue 9 on the entire issue is in English.

number 8:
  Sabahi: ACOR 3
  Batari: Kula rugs, some technical characteristics
  Neumann and Helmecke: Ottoman treasures. Fabrics and embroideries in
    German collections
  Hassouri: Carpets as votive offerings
  Plus notices & reviews of exhibitions, auctions, books, in Italian.

number 9:
  Terry: Ashkhbad. First international symposium
  Tanavoli: The Persian use of masnads
  Youso: Treasures of Mongolia

number 10:
  Martin: Magic Philadelphia. Report on the 8th ICOC
  Deuss: A glimpse of Guatemala. A century of change in Maya weavings
    Sabahi: The Harsin mystery. A study of Lurs flat-weaving

Volume 5, numbers 11 - 14, 1997, available as a set, in a plastic/cardboard box, $60, or separately at $25 each.

number 11:
  Herrmann: Between Heaven and Hell. Observations on geometry in textile art
  Parham: Reciprocal trefoil designs
  Howe: The ICOC Washington tour. Plus news,
    exhibition, auction reports, book reviews

number 12:
  Felton: Jewish carpets
  Herrmann: Between Heaven and Hearth. Observations on
    geometry in textile art
  Bichler; The Orient in Vienna. 1873 & its message for today

number 13:
  Bohmer: Dyeing for colour. Natural dye reserach at Marmara University Istanbul
  Sobhe: From Persia with love. Arabzadeh's masterpieces
  Herrmann: Between Heaven and Hell. Observations on
    geometry in carpets and textile art, III

Number 14:
  Klose: Eagle Kazak. Design origin and evolution
  Torchia: Lorenzo Lotto
  Sabahi: TÜLÜ. Long-pile rugs of central Anatolia
 
 

volume 5: numbers 15-18; $25 each
  number 15, spring 1998
  Azadi: Azerbaijan-Caucasian Rugs
  Mancino: Treasures from Moscevaja Balka
  Pittenger: A Zodiac Animal Rug?
plus auction reports, exhibition notes, book reviews, etc.

number 16, summer 1998
  Schneider: Portugese Rugs
  Sabahi: Hamadan, part I
  Pinto: Castelo Branco. Portugese Embroidery from the 17th century to the present day

issue 17, autumn 1998
  Allen and Carriere: Classical Turkoman Yovals
  Sabahi: Hamadan, part II
  Mancino: Antinoe. The Treasures of Emperor Hadrian's City

issue 18, winter 1998/99
  Klose: Fragments with Animal Grotesque Design.
     Reconstruction of 16th Century Indian Carpets
  Lynton: Sari
  Hassouri: Malayer. Rugs from the Heart of Persia.

issue 36, 2004, includes
  Bier: Spanish and Mamluk Carpets. Comparisons of decoration and structure
  Horak: Late-antique textiles form Coptic Egypt
  Sabahi: Egyption bouclé textiles. Exploring the origins of the rug. New $25.

issue 37, 2004, includes
  Volker: The Mamluk carpets in the MAK collection of oriental knotted carpets in Vienna
  Taylor: A story of two safs from Turkestan to Vienna
  Miller: I.C.O.C. down under. September 2004 in Australia New $25.

issue 38, 2004, includes
  Sindermann and Bonani: Rugs from the treasury of Bijapur and Jaipur. Radio-carbon dating.
  Zollanvari: The carpets of the Shooli-Heiatdovood. A nomadic population from southern Iran
  Bier: Metaphors of poetry and power. Shawls from Kashmir and their copies. New $25.

Gilfoy, P.S. PATTERNS OF LIFE. 1987, Smithsonian Institution, 96 p., 56 illus., 36 in color, 25.5 x 17.5 cm. Catalogue on an exhibition of West African narrow strip weaving, at the National Museum of African Art, in Washington DC with an extensive 40 p. introduction on these textiles and their role in West Africa (and a 4 page bibliography). Paper, used, fine but bent corner, $24.

Gilles, R. THE HEAVEN IN A CARPET. 2005, 207 p., 79 illus., 74 in color, 30 x 23 cm. Exhibition catalogue of classic rugs: 15th - 19th centuries, from a variety of museum and private collections. The exhibition was organized by the Institute du Monde Arabe in Paris and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisboa. The selection of 56 carpets comes from the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin, the Metropolitan Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris and the Textile Museum in Lyon as well as carpets from the Gulbenkian Collection.The text includes articles by Gilles: Heaven in a Carpet; Lemaistre: Oriental Carpets in a Western Mirror; Khatibi: Carpets in the Oriental Imaginary; Spuhler: Western Collections; Kröger: Paris-Berlin-Lisbon: Several Carpets and Exhibitions of Carpets in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries; Leite: Calouste Gulbenkian; Schneider: Oriental Carpets in the 20th Century; Chiron: Carpet Restoration, and comments on the individual carpets which are illustrated. English edition; there are also French and Portuguese editions. Paperback. $100.

Gittinger, M. SPLENDID SYMBOLS. TEXTILES AND TRADITIONS OF INDONESIA. 1985 (reprint of 1979 ed., with more illus.), 243 p., 184 illus., 15 in color, 29 x 23 cm. A detailed description of Indonesian textiles, with sections on the various geographic areas, designs, and their use, both as clothing and in rituals. New. Paper. $51.

Gittinger, M. and Lefferts, H.L. Jr. TEXTILES AND THE TAI EXPERIENCE. 1992, 264 p., 200 illus., 24 in color, 29.5 x 23 cm. Textile Museum exhibition catalogue; exhaustive; covers Thai, Lao, Shan and southwest Chinese ethnic groups. New book. Paper. $30. Hardcover. $54.

Glass, J. PRECIOUS GEMS. 2007, Amadi Gallery, San Francisco 2007, 102 color illus., 52 p., 30 x 22.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Amadi Gallery, San Francisco, of small late 19th to early 20 th century rugs and textiles from the Clearlight collection. About a third are Persian tribal bags; a third Central Asian trappings and ornaments; the rest are Chinese, Anatolian and newer textiles including tiny Navajo and Mexican pictorial weavings. Paperback. $28.

Glassie, H. TURKISH TRADITIONAL ART TODAY. 1993, 947 p., illus., The author is a professor of folklore and Turkish studies; this book describes the many craftspeople he knows in Turkey: their life, what they do, what they produce, in incredible detail. Crafts include glass, ceramics, woodworking, and textile production. Hard. $43.

Godefoy, J. BEKNOPTE INLEIDING TOT DE KENNNIS VAN PERZISCHE TAPIJTEN (Brief Introduction to the Knowledge of Persian Carpets). Kosmos, Amsterdam, n.d (1934), 63 p., 27 figures, 23 x 15.5 cm. Despite the name, this a survey of Oriental rugs, from classic to modern carpets, although the focus is on Persian rugs. The illustrations are drawings, usually of a quarter of the rug, in fairly good detail. In Dutch. Hardcover.Used, fine condition in glassine dust jacket. $45.

Gombos, K. ASZKÉTÁK, DERVISEK, IMASZŐNYEGEK / ASCETICS, DERVISHES & PRAYER RUGS. 1984, 108 p., 50 bl & wh illus., 22 x 20 cm. A major exhibition catalogue of 166 17th - 19th century prayer rugs, from various Hungarian museums. Most are Turkish (including Transylvanian), but there are some Caucasian, and a few Persian, Baluch and East Turkestan. Good bibliography of Hungarian articles on rugs; in Hungarian, with an 8 page English summary. Paper. Used, as new condition. $38.

Gombos, K., Gombos-Farkasvolgyi, Z., & Thompson, J. ASZIAI NYEREGTAKAROK / SAMMLUNG ASIATISCHER SATTELDECKEN / ASIATIC SADDLE COVERS FROM THE COLLECTION OF NICOLAS M. SALGO. 1985, 76 p., 22 bl and wh illus., 24 x 17 cm. Exhibition catalogue of a private Washington D.C. collection of 110 saddle bags from China, Tibet, Persia and Afghanistan. Text in Hungarian and German; 2 p. English summary. Technical analyses. Paper. New. $52.

Gombos, K. RÉGI KOZEPAZSIAI SZŐNYEGEK / ALTE ZENTRALASIATISCHE TEPPICHE. 1979, 48 p., 26 illus., 23.5 x 17 cm. Exhibition catalogue to one of a series of 5 exhibitions at the Ferenc Nadasdy Museum in Sarvar between 1979 and 1983, parallel to the Textile Biennial in Szombathely; on 72 rugs from the Museum of Applied Arts; mostly 19th century; 8 pages discussing Turkmen rugs; then a list of the rugs, with technical descriptions. In Hungarian & German. Paper. Used, good condition. $31.

Gombos, K. RÉGI SZOVOTT KELETI SZŐNYEGEK ES HIMZESEK / ALTORIENTALISCHE WEBTEPPICHE UND STICKEREI. 1980, 56 p., 10 illus., 23.5 x 17 cm. Exhibition catalogue from the Savar Nadasdy Ferenc Muzeum on 81 Anatolian, Caucasian Persian, Turkmen, Yugoslav flatweaves & embroideries; text discusses flatweaves, and lists the textiles, with technical descriptions. The illustrations are of an Anatolian prayer rug, Siebenburger kilim, a Caucasian camel cloth, 5 Caucasian flatweaves, a Caucasian horse trapping and a Caucasian saddle cover. One of 600 copis. In Hungarian & German. Paper, used, very good, $25.

Gombos, K., Gombos-Farkasvolgyi, Z., & Thompson, J. ASZIAI NYEREGTAKAROK / SAMMLUNG ASIATISCHER SATTELDECKEN / ASIATIC SADDLE COVERS FROM THE COLLECTION OF NICOLAS M. SALGO. 1985, 76 p., 22 bl and wh illus., 24 x 17 cm. Exhibition catalogue of a private Washington D.C. collection of 110 saddle bags from China, Tibet, Persia and Afghanistan. Text in Hungarian and German; 2 p. English summary. Technical analyses. Paper. Used, very good condition. $52.

Gonick, Gloria. EARLY CARPETS AND TAPESTRIES ON THE EASTERN SILK ROAD. 2016, 192 p., 200 color illust., 30 x 23 cm. The Gion Festival in Kyoto happens once a year, and has been going on since 1300. The festival wagons are decorated with textiles, some going back to the 1300's. The textiles include European tapestries, Persian and Turkish carpets, Indian print cottons, Chinese silk embroideries and brocades, and the 57 textiles which are the subject of this book. They are 36 ink-printed wool tapestries and 21 wool piled carpets. Three of the latter have been radiocarbon dated to between 1293 and 1511 C.E. The author argues that they are Uyghur textiles from Gansu and Qinghai along the Yellow River in western China. The evidence for this attribution is similarity to other Uyghur textiles of this age in museums, and because of the designs of these textiles which are compatible with religious symbolism of Manichean and Tibetan Buddhist religions which were the religions of the Uyghurs in the 14th and 15th centuries. Section on the Festival, on these textiles including their history in Japan and their construction, on the Uyghurs and their descendants and on Manichaeanism and its ideology and symbols. Hardcover, $47.

G&ounl;n&uunl;l, M. TURKISH EMBROIDERIES. XVI -XIX CENTURIES. n.d.(1973), Touring & Automobile Club of Turkey!, 96 p., fig, 32 illus., 7 in color, 23.5 x 16 cm. Half the text is on the techniques used to embroider these 16 - 19th century embroideries, with figures showing the needle paths; the rest is on colors, motifs, types & purposes of various kinds of embroideries, and descriptions of the plates; many of the plates are of small pieces of the textiles, to show motifs; colors are good. Paper. Used, very good, bumped corner. $37.

Goodall, J.A. AN EXHIBITION OF ANTIQUE PERSIAN RUGS NOVEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 15, 1976 AT CAESAR SHEPHERD GALLERY). 1976, 36 p., 33 illus., 21.5 x 17.5 cm. Dealer exhibition catalogue (Caesar Shepherd Galley, Seattle) of 19th & early 20th century Persian rugs: Kurd, Kerman, Sarouk, Afshar, Qashqa'i, etc, all with fairly complex designs. The selection was designed to be a representative collection of several weaving districts and tribes, as well as varieties within groups. Almost no text; dimensions, ages & knot counts. The illustrations lack contrast. Paper. Used, as new, covers fading along edges. $40.

Görgünay, N. DO?U ANADOLU KÖY HALILARININ KAL?TE VE DESENLER? (Quality and Patterns of Eastern Anatolian Village Carpets). 1984, T. C. Tarim - Orman ve Koyisleri Bakanligi Teskilatlanma ve destikleme Genel Mudurlugu (Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Villages General Directorate of Organization and Support), 51 p ., 25 illus., 22 n color, 28 x 19 cm. On village Turkish rugs, and in Turkish by this professor and supported by the Turkish government. Pictures of Anatolian village carpets. Bibliography with some Turkish sources. In Turkish. Paperback. Used, very good condition, insides clean, cover fairly shiny, but one corner bent, dents on spine and a light "dup of 71011 W" written at the top corner of the front cover. $52.

Graf and Raaflaub AG. FLACHGEWEBE. 1978, 6 p., 4 plates of 27 pieces, 1 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. A dealer's small brochure, with examples of Azerbaijan, Turkish, Persian, and Caucasian kilims. Two pages of text on flatweaves in general. Paper. Used, as new. $28.

Graf and Raaflaub AG. TURKMENISCHE TEPPICHE. 1975, 6 p., 4 plates of 16 pieces, 1 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. A dealer's small brochure, with examples of 19th century Tekke, Salor, Saryk, Yomud and Tschoudor rugs and bags. Two pages of text on Turkmen rugs in general. Paper. Used, as new. $25.

Gregorian, A.T. ORIENTAL RUGS AND THE STORIES THEY TELL. 1957, 2nd ed.,enlarged, 3rd printing, 134 p., 49 illus., 23 x 15.5 cm. A dealer's introductory book, with first hand experience in Iran; long on romance and mystery, short on correct vocabulary (see "Cabistan" and "Yarmout"). Ex-library Colonel Jeff Boucher and with his bookplate. Hard. Used, good, dust jacket torn and worn. $27.

Gregorian, A. T. ORIENTAL RUGS AND THE STORIES THEY TELL. Nimrod Press, 1975, 3rd edition, enlarged, 132 p., 83 illus., 45 color illust., 23 x 15.5 cm. This, the 3rd edition of this popular book adds 32 color plates. A dealer's introductory book; romantic; with anecdotes of buying and travel in the Near & Middle East; the text is not always reliable; the rugs range from 18th century to modern. Paperback. Used, as new. Crisp, no internal marks, no spine creases, covers shiny. $33.

Gregorian, J. ORIENTAL RUGS OF THE SILK ROUTE. 2000, Rizzoli, 176 p., 148 illus., 138 in color., 28.5 x 23.5 cm. An introductory book, suitable for a beginner, mostly on modern rugs from Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India; sections on types of rugs, color, use in a house, designs, buying, care and repair, and with the usual Gregorian family charming anecdotes of traveling and buying in the Near and Middle East. Hard. $49.

Grote-Hasenbalg, Werner. DER ORIENTTEPPICH SEINE GESCHICHTE UND SEINE KULTUR. 1922, Scarabeus Verlag, three volumes. Volume 1: 237 p., 140 illus., 3 in color, 22 figures, 26 x 26 cm. Volume 2: title page, two pages listing the plates and 60 color plates, all tipped in, 26 x 26 cm. Volume 3: title page, two pages listing the plates and 60 color plates, all tipped in, 26 x 26 cm. The first version of this early book on Oriental rugs. The text covers briefly construction, care, repair, history of the Near and Middle East, and then in more detail rug weaving areas All rugs have to be before 1925, and most are labeled as 19th century with a few earlier ones from the 18th century and 17th centuries. There are 24 Turkish rugs (including one Mamluk rug), 19 Caucasian, 36 Persian, 29 Turkmen, and 14 from East Turkestan and China. The text on each plate gives the name, size, knot count, age of each rug. In German. Hardcover. Volume 1 is in fair condition: insides clean, front and back hinge weak, spine completely detached on one side and worn on the other, spine worn at top and bottom corners bumped, covers soiled. Volume 2 in good condition: plates are mounted on heavy stock and 4 sheets are detached, corners bumped and spine worn on one side and at top and bottom, covers soiled. Volume 3: good condition: plates are mounted on heavy stock, one sheet is detached, and others are partly detached, wear on sides of spine and at top and bottom, covers soiled. $120.

Grote-Hasenbalg, Werner. TEPPICHE AUS DEM ORIENT. 1936, 1st edition, Schmidt & Gunther, Leipzig, 118 p., 48 color illus., 23 x 17 cm. 22 page introduction to Oriental rugs; then plates of 19th century examples. There are 10 Anatolian, 9 Caucasian, 14 Persian, 11 Turkmen, 2 Samarkand, and 2 Chinese. In German. Hard. No dust jacket, as so issued. Paste down color plate on cover. Used, very good, hinges good, corners of cover slightly rounded, but each plate is labeled in ink with what kind of rug it is, and there is what seems to be the owner’s catalogue number written on the title page and front end paper. $28.

Grote-Hasenbalg., Werner. TEPPICHE AUS DEM ORIENT. 1936, 2nd edition, Schmidt & Gunther, Leipzig, 118 p., 48 color illus., 23 x 17 cm. The only changes are in the chapter on rug care and a different rug on the front cover. 22 p introduction to Oriental rugs; then plates of 19th century examples. There are 10 Anatolian, 9 Caucasian, 14 Persian, 11 Turkmen, 2 Samarkand, and 2 Chinese. In German. Hard. Paste down color plate on cover. No dust jacket, as so issued. Used, good, covers with sun fading on spine and back cover, corners slightly rounded; insides with an Enay/Azadi bibliographic number on front end paper, stains on front end paper which extend through the next 2 pages, Librairie H. Le Soudier, Paris booksellers sticker, plate 4 chipped at side but not affecting the image of the rug. $42.

Gump, Robert Livingston. CHINESE RUGS. 1926, 2nd printing, 1927, 24 p,. 25 illus., 20 x 14 cm. This is a brief chronology of Chinese rug styles from the Yuan dynasty, 13th century, on, and an advertising booklet for modern Chinese rugs sold by Gumps, the San Francisco luxury furniture and decor store. Paperback. Yellow wrapper. Used, fine condition, interiors and covers clean and unmarked. $28.

Gügel, E. and Wühr, R. ZWECK UND ZIER ANTIKE TASCHEN AUS DEM KAUKASUS UND NORDWEST PERSIEN. (Purpose and Embellishment. Antique Bags from the Caucasus and Northwest Persia). 2010, 87 p., 80 color illus., 21.5 x 30 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Traunstein, Bavaria, of 19th century bags and bag faces: saddle bags, mafrash, salt bags. Brief 8 pages introduction on geography, types of bags, and attribution. In German. Hardcover. $48.

Gürsu, N. THE ART OF TURKISH WEAVING. 1988, 199 p., 204 illus., 132 in color, 27.5 x 20 cm. A scholarly work on non-rug textiles, based on Topkapi, Victoria & Albert, Textile Museum, and other collections. Chapters on Ottoman fabrics and motifs, techniques and styles; separate chapters on 13-14th century textiles, on 15th, on 16th, on 17th, and 18th and 19th century textiles, on yastiks, on reciprocal relationships between Ottoman motifs and those of other countries, and on Ottoman motifs. Many illustrations. New but bumped corner and some wear along the edges. Paper. $40.

Hakimian, B. and S. / Antique Rug Studio. ANTIQUE AND SEMI-ANTIQUE EUROPEAN RUGS AND TAPESTRIES. n.d. (1990?), 146 p., 142 color pl., 28 x 21. 5 cm. Dealer's catalogue, mostly of Persian carpets, but with some Indian, Chinese, Caucasian, and Turkish examples; there are almost no European rugs; most of the carpets are ornate, floral-design ones. Paper. Used, fine condition. $36.

HALI (magazine) This is a list of what issues are available, with sometimes a list of the contents.

Hali, volume 1:2, number 2. Contents include articles on Turkish Landscape Carpets, 18th Century North-West Persian Garden Carpets, Large Medallion Suzani, Silk Carpets in the Modern World, and the Fisher Collection of Oriental Rugs Hali, volume 1:3, number 3. contents: Diyarbekirli: New Light on the Pazyryk Carpet; Zick-Nissen: Eine kunsthistorische Studie zum ältesten erhaltenen Knüpfteppich islamischer Zeit;: Erdmann: Die Beziehung der vorosmanischen Teppichmuster zu den gleichzeitigen Ornamenten; Mills: Early Animal Carpets in Western Paintings; Spuhler: Entwurfspraktiken safawidischer Hofmanufakturen am Beispiel der sogenannte Polenteppiche; Beattie: The Sheffield Exhibition of Vase-technique Rugs, 1976; Cammann: "Paradox" in Persian Carpet Patterns; Tschebull: The Development of Four Kazak Designs; Azadi: Some Methodological Aspects and Problems of Research into Oriental Carpets; Allgrove: The Qashqai of Iran; Ellis: The Rugs from the Great Mosque of Divrik; Dall'Oglio: Transylvanian Rugs; Tzareva: Saryk Tent Bags in the State Museum of Ethnography of the Peoples of the USSR; Whiting: The Dyes of Turkoman Rugs; Boucher: Baluchi Weaving of the 19th Century; Wegner: Some Notes on the Rugs of Baluchi Nomads and Related Weavers

volume 1:4, number 4. Out of stock contents: Dodds: Anatolian Kilims from the Sivas region - Two Aspects of the Small Pattern Holbein Carpets; Mills: Small Pattern Holbein Carpets in Western Paintings; and Pinner and Stanger: "Kufic" Borders; Gombos: The Turkoman Ensi in the Iparmüveszeti Museum; Rüters: Cleaning, Restoration and Storage of the Carpets of the Museum fur Islamische Kunst; Behar: The Cleaning and Care of Oriental Rugs; Elliot: Cleaning Woollen Rugs at Home; Steinert: Colouring antique Woolen Fabrics with Water- and Light-fast Colours; Hollatz: On Carpet Trails in the Nomad Areas of Central Asia; Dodds Allen Art Museum Rug Exhibition, Oberlin, Ohio

volume 2:1, number 5. Used, very good condition. $35 contents: articles on The Oriental Carpet in Islamic Art, Romanian Carpets, Toward an Understanding of Nomadism and Nomadic Rugs, The Lister Collection of Oriental Rugs at Westwood Manor, Wiltshire.

volume 2: 2, number 6. contents: includes articles on Sasanian Influence in the Silks of T'ang China, Weavers, Tailors and Traders: Medieval Islamic Textiles, The Hawley-Clark Beshir Prayer Rug, Anatolia: Continuity and Creativity

volume 2: 3, number 7. New, $30. Used, very good condition $20. contents: includes an article: The Pasha and the Magic Carpets - The story of Vitall Benguiat, The Triumph of Bad Taste: Persian Pictorial Rugs, and on the 2nd ICOC.

volume 2: 4, number 8. contents: includes articles on The Benguiats in the Davanzati palace, Carpet Trails in the Nomad Areas of Central Asia, Turkoman Rugs in the V&A,and the Albert Achdjian Donation to the Ethnographic Museum, Erevan

volume 3:1, number 9. New,$43. contents: articles on Caucasian Rugs in the Late Nineteenth Century, The Pasha and the Magic Carpets, Star Kazaks, Kerimov's Classification of the Rugs of Azerbaijan, On Collecting Baluch Rugs. Pre-Columbian Textiles. volume 3:2, number 10. contents: articles on The Textile Museum, Washington, Turkish Rugs in Hungary, Caucasian Rugs in the V & A, Pre-Columbian Textiles

volume 3:3, number 11. contents: articles on King Henry VIII of England and his Carpets; Torok Carpets of the Toros Mountains (Landreau, Yohe, Mott and Alexander); Swastika Kazaks (Gsell); hand-made carpets in Britain (Anderson); Harshang pattern carpets in the Musee des Arts Decoratifs (Bensoussan); and spelling foreign names and terms (Wertime)

volume 3:4, number 12. New, $43. contents: articles on The Beshir Carpets of the Bukhara Emirate, Knotted Persian Saddle-Covers, 'Lotto' Carpets in Western Paintings, The Moon-Shawls of Kashmir

volume 4:1, number 13. New, $79. contents: articles on Kilims in the Home, Small Yomut Tent-Bags; Harvey & Long: Turkoman Rugs in Iran fifty years ago; Achdjian: Some Flatweaves and Textiles in the Historical Museum, Erivan; Sassouni: Armenian Church Floor Plan; and on Mamluk rugs

volume 4:2, number 14. New, $79. contents: papers from the 3rd ICOC:Andrews: The Turkmen Tent; Housego: Some Flat Weaves of Azerbaijan; Ittig: A Group of Inscribed Carpets from Persian Kurdistan; Beattie: Hereke; Konig: Ersari Rugs - Names and Attributions; and David: Art of the Nomads (Persian); Doone: Tripod Looms.

volume 4:3, number 15. New, $79. contents: on Mughal carpets (Beattie, Ellis, Erdmann) and papers from the 3rd ICOC: Walker: Classical Indian Rugs; Miller: Dyes in Rugs from the Milas Area; Acar: Establishing the Cultural Context of a Group of Anatolian Cicim Prayer Rugs.

volume 4:4, number 16. New, $59. contents: papers from the 3rd International Conference on Oriental Rugs: Spuhler: on some Turkish carpets in the Berlin collection; Denny: Turkmen Rugs and Early Rug Weaving in the Western Islamic World; Eiland: Development of Village and Nomad Rug Designs; Khose: Deutung von Musterformen and Orientteppichen durch Verfolgung ihrer Wandlungen; O'Bannon: Baluch Rugs from Afghanistan; Grigg: Quadriga Silk from the Tomb of Charlemagne; Topalian: Rug Merchants in America.

volume 5:1, number 17. New, $49. contents: Boralevi: Turkish Carpets in the Bardini Museum: Ellis: Garden Carpets and their relation to Safavid Gardens; Bierman: The Significance of Arabic Script on Carpets; Yohe: Rugs of Morocco; Frauenknecht: Journey to North-west Persia; Selandia: Textiles from Kohistan and Nuristan; Vollmer: Chinese Tapestry Weaving-K'o-ssu; Unger: An Ancestor of the Mamluk Carpets

volume 5:2, number 18. New, $48. contents: Franses: Early Ninghsia Carpets; King, Franses & Pinner: Chinese Carpets in the Victoria & Albert Museum; Perrachon: The Vogue of the Chinese Carpet; Young: The Calligraphic Tradition in Chinese Carpets; Markrich: Reproductions from the Textile Museum; Ansari: The Modernization of an Ancient Craft; Ford: Modern Chinese Carpets A matter of aesthetics; Pinner: The Earliest Carpets; Khlopin: The Manufacture of Pile Carpets in Bronze Age Central Asia; Bensoussan: Melas Rugs from Asia Minor; Naf: Sofreh and Ru-Korssi; O'Bannon: Baluch Rugs from Afghanistan.

volume 5:3, number 19. New, $26. contents: articles include In Memoriam Lesley Pinner; four contributions on Oriental Carpet Structure; The Oriental Carpet in London and coverage of the 4th International Conference on Oriental Carpets

volume 5:4, number 20. New, $49. Used, very good condition, $23. contents: Dodds: Qashqa'i Khorjins in Philadelphia; Opie: Animal Head Designs in Lori / Bakhtiyari Weavings; Martin: Gabbehs on Fars; Tanavoli: Gabbeh; Frauenknecht: Anatolian Kilims; Dhall: Rugs of the Afghanistan Baluch and two articles on modern rugs: the ORRA 13th annual convention and Romanian kilims.

volume 6:1, number 21. New, $35. contents: Wilber: Heriz Rugs; Balpinar: Classical Kilims; Klose: Changing Patterns in Anatolian Carpets from Two Paintings in France and China around 1400; Farr: 19th Century Photographer; Bensoussan: A Conversation with Krishna Riboud

volume 6:2, number 22. New, $35. Used, good condition, $22 contents: articles include Tzareva: Salor Carpets, Kahlenberg: the Classic Navajo Blanket, Reimer: Observations on some minor features of Lotto Rugs, Eskenazi: 6 Anatolian Rugs in Italian Private Collections, Atil: Anatolian Civilization I: A Spectacular Series of Exhibitions in Istanbul; Atil: Antolian Civilizations II: Some Carpets from the 13th to 16th Centuries; The Al-Sabah Collection of the Kuwait National Museum; Ewaldsen and von Elsner: Rug Appraisals plus auction and exhibition news.

volume 6:3, number 23. New, $35. Used, very good condition, $27. Used, good condition, $23 contents: Gough: Dragon Sumakhs; Kerimov: Islimi; Stepanyan: Changes in Carpet Making in the Caucasus during the last Century; Sassouni: rugs with Armenian Inscriptions and Associated Designs; Stanzer: Portrait of an Austrian Collector; Gombos: Mor Dechy in the Caucasus 1884-1907; Effendiyev: Techniques and Methods of Carpet Restoration; Gassong: Odshak Bashi; Cleaver: An Introduction to Ainu Costume

volume 6:4, number 24. New, $35. Used, very good condition, $30. contents: includes Willis: Elveden Hall; A Guide to our New York Advertisers; King: Turkish Carpets in the V&A. History of the Collection; Franses and Pinner: Part I: The 'Classical' Carpet of the 15th to 17th Centuries; Rudner: Town Carpets from Pahlavi Iran; Scarce: The Role of Carpets within the 19th Century Persian Household: Klose: The Origin of the 'Serapi' Carpet Design; Ames: Lost Horizons: The Stylistic Development of the Kashmir Shawl plus auction and exhibition reports.

volume 7:1, number 25. New, $50. Used, very good condition, $22. contents: Langauer: Gossip and Green Tea (on Carpets from Afghanistan); O'Bannon: Carpets in the Dark (on the Mushwani tribe in Afghanistan; Eiland on The McCoy Jones Tribal Rugs at the M.H. De Young Museum, San Francisco; Mills on Coxon's travels in the Caucasus in 1883; Menzel and Menzel-Kopp: A Georgian Festive Carpet; and auction and exhibition reports.

volume 7:2, number 26. New, $27. Used, very good condition, $25. contents: includes Marechal: The Riddle of Catal Huyuk; Balpinar and Hirsh: Parmakli Kilims; Rageth on Karapinar multi-niche kilims; Waterhouse on using tribal weaving for interior design; Gombos on Azerbaijan embroideries; Loges: Rugs of the Choror; Bensoussan: The Masterweavers of Istanbul; Housego on Islamic exhibitions in Stockholm; Rogers: Iznik Pottery in the British Museum; and auction and exhibition reports.

volume 7:3, number 27. New, $50. Used, very good condition, $27. contents: Collins: George Hewitt Myers 1975-1957; Ross: The Rug Market at Merv (1918); Merechel: Portrait on an Ersari (in a Matisse painting); Tsareva: The Dudin Collection; two articles by Barry and Reid on Pre-Columbian Textiles; Gombos and Gombos on Oriental carpets in Transylvanian portraits; Ittig on a Persian pictorial carpet; Dall'Oglio and Dall'Oglio on early Anatolian carpets in a Swiss church; Marechal and Shaffer on the Guido Goldman ikat collection; and auction and exhibition reports.

volume 7:4, number 28. New, $27. contents: includes articles on Indian Arts; Ladik Prayer Rugs; Hammersmith Carpets

volume 8:1, number 29. Jan/Feb/Mar 1986. New, $60. Used, very good condition, $27. Used, good condition, $19. contents: Green: The Book of Books (British Library Catalogue); Shaffer: An Ardabil for the Eighties (on Kamil Aliev, a carpet designer from Azerbaijan); Mills: In His Father’s Footsteps (carpets in a picture of Edward VI); Sisson: Halley’s Comet in Art (in the Bayeux Tapestry); Whiting and King: A Renaissance Cope; Kennedy: Costume as Scenery (Japanese Noh costumes); Opie: The Tribal Road (South Persian rugs); Wilber and Milberg: Avar: a Small Family (Daghestan rugs); Ryder: Felt: Man’s Earliest Fabric, plus auction reports, book reviews, exhibition reviews.

volume 8:2, number 30. Apr/ May/June 1986. New, $60. Used, very good condition, $27. Used, good condition, $22. contents: Marechal: A Certain Little Shop (Liberty’s in London); Thompson: A Return to Tradition (Turkish Dobag rugs); Wearden: The Saz Style (16th century Sultan’s kaftans); Marechal: The Apocalypse of Angers (a European tapestry); de Unger: Budapest’s Belle Epoque; Bennet: Art for the Times: Vienna in the 1890’s; Central Asian Embroideries, plus auction reports, book reviews, exhibition reviews.

volume 8:3, number 31. July/Aug/Sept 1986. New, $60. Used, very good condition, $28. Used, good condition, $22. contents: Bennett: The Emperor’s Old Carpets (Museum fur angewandte Kunst in Vienna); Albegger: Graz 1936 (an exhibition); Stanzer: The Ottoman Connection (carpet manufacturing and collecting in Austria); Trimbacher: The Dorotheum (on this auction house); Mack: In Search of the Abstract (Kuba African textiles); Merechal: Eleven Centuries of Change (Leeds Castle); Petsopoulos: The Qajar Kilims of Sehna: Bennett: A Kind of Art (on the Bornet collection of South Persian Gabbehs), Petsopoulos:Beyshehir IX (?) (on an early Anatolian carpet), plus auction reports, book reviews, exhibition reviews.

volume 8:4, number 32. Oct/Nov/Dec 1986. number 32. Used, very good condition, $21. contents: Jacobs: A Rogue’ Progess (on Morier’s book: The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan); Bencard: Denmark’s Coronation Carpets (Polonaise carpets); Allan: From Oxus to Oxford (Turkmen carpets in Ashmolean Museum carpets); Hope: A Bizarre Twist (Oriental inspired silk brocades in the 17th century); Griffin: Fit for a King (French Savonnerie carpets); Adams: Splendors in the City of Silk (on the Musee Historique des Tissus, in Lyons), plus auction reports, book reviews, exhibition reviews.

Hali volume 9:1, number 33. January / February / March 1987 contents: Denny: Connoisseur’s Choice (on the Myers Couple-column prayer rug in the Textile Museum); An Obsessive Collector (Sigmund Freud’s Tekke bird asmalyk); Budapest and Vienna: A Special Report (on the 5th ICOC in those cities); Bennett: Spendors in the City of Silk, Part 2: 10 Safavid Masterpieces (10 carpets in the Lyons Musee Historique des Tissus); Bennett: Special Report: The Market in Oriental Carpes (on classical Turkish carpet sales in auction over the past decade).

Hali volume 9:2, number 34. April / May / June 1987 contents: Cohen: Connoisseur’s Choice (on an Indian embroidered floorspread in the A.E.D.T.A collection); Ryder: Wool Types; Shaffer: A Persian Collection (19th and early 20th century tribal and village rugs); Adam: La Vie Sans Bleu (a profille of Anne Rieger who supplies dyed wool to textile restorers in France); King: Treasures of the Topkapi Saray (costumes in this collection); Ribaud: China’s Burried Past (Han dynasty silks from Lan-lou and Lop-nor);Taylor: On the Shores of the Bosporus (on the Sadberk Hamm Museum in Istanbul); Bennett: Spendors in the City of Silk, Part 3: The Safavid Masterpieces (continuing the description of Safavid carpets).

Hali volume 9:3, number 35. July / August / September 1987 contents: Wilber: Connoisseur’s Choice (on the Hitti lattice Afshar from a private collection); Pinner and Boralelvi: A Giant Tekke Carpet; Hitcock: Fabrics for a Sultan (late 19th and early 20th century Indonesian court textiles); Bennett: The Marcy Indjoudjian Cope (a Safavid cope for an Armenian community); Adam: Timeless Exposures (Roland and Savina Michaud’s Asiatic photographs); Bennett: Spendors in the City of Silk, Part 4: The Remaining Classical Carpets (Spanish, Egyptian, Turkish, Indian, East Turkestan and Chinese Carpets); Bennett: The Myth of Mohtashem; Museum reviews - Spuhler on the Louisiana Museum in Denmark, Pinner on the Kestner Museum in Hanover, and Stargardt on Han bronzes.

Hali volume 9:4. number 36. October / November / December 1987 contents: Bartels:Connoisseur’s Choice (on a Konya rug from his collection); Flinn: Ziegler’s Man (early 20th century letters from a partner in this company); Dahmija: Jajim (Shahsavan); Daumas: The Magnificent Rochefort (on Pierre Loti); Taylor: The Early Collectors (on Aegean embroideries); Herrmann: A Great Discovery (The small silk Kashan in the Wher collection and related Safavid carpets); Museum review - The Textile Museum’s exhibition of Safavid and Qajar textiles, the Burns collection of Caucasian rugs and embroideries.

Hali. Volume 10, No. 1. Issue 37. January /February 1988. Articles: Mills: Connoisseur's Choice: The Ballard Ushak Prayer Rug Granlund: Bottiger's Legacy (Tapestries in the Royal Swedish Collections) Tanavoli: The Afshar: Part 1 - a Tribal History Mansel: Travelling Palaces (Ottoman Sultan’s Tents) Shakhberdyeva: The Ashkhabad Turkomans plus reviews of museum and dealer exhibitions, books reviews. etc.

volume 10:2, number 38. contents: includes articles on Carpets in Paintings; French Silks for the Ottoman Market; Spanish Rugs; The Vakiflar Carpet Collection; Mediaeval Figured Silks in the V & A

Hali. volume 10:3, number 39. May / June 1988. contents include articles on The Maastricht Fair Franses and Bennett: The Topkapi Prayer Carpets Diyarbekirli and Pinner: Four Rugs from Aksaray McDowell: Bess of Hardwick (16th century Hardwick Hall-Oriental Carpets and English Needlework Mills: Carpets in 17th Century Dutch Paintings plus reviews of museum and dealer exhibitions, books reviews. etc. New, $35.

Hali. volume 10:4, number 40. July / August 1988. contents: includes articles on Tanavoli: Connoisseur’s Choice (East Turkestan Carpet) McDowell: Elizabethal Embroidery at Hardwick Hall Tanavoli: Shahsavan Scissor Bags Crill: Indian Painted Cottons Bennett: Counting Knots: Some comments on modern Hereke weaving Markusen: One Man’s Ikat is Another Man’s Abr (Pip Rau’s collection of ikats and hangings) plus reviews of museum and dealer exhibitions, books reviews. etc. New, $40.

volume 10:5, number 41. Used, good condition, $20. contents: includes articles on Tibetan Tiger Rugs; Pre-Columbian Textiles; West African 'Kente' Cloths; Isfahan 'Strapwork' Carpets

volume 10:6, number 42. New, $35. Used, good condition $20. contents: Pinner with an overview of studies on carpets; McDowell on very early Egyptina weaving; Mellaart: Catal Huyuk; Pinner: Multiple and Substrate Designs in Early Anatolian and East Mediterranean Carpets. This is the 10 year anniversary issue.

volume 11:1, number 43. January / February 1989. contents: n   includes articles on Inscribed Bakhtiari Carpets; Blankets from the American Southwest; Early Chinese Silk Textiles; Oriental Carpets in Japan. Out of print. New, $30.

volume 11:2, number 44. April 1989. contents: Wolf: Connoisseur’s Choice (Uzbek silk hanging) Bichler: Carpets of the Big Horse (50 Chinese silk carpets commissioned in the 1930’s by a Chinese general and his officers in the Yarkand bazaar) Bennett; Carpets of the Khans, Part 2 (19th century inscribed carpets of the Bakhtiari Khans) Crill: A New Chronology (radiocarbon dating of Nepalese embroideries) Pickering: A Measure of the Man (Interview with Arthur D. Jenkins) plus reviews of museum and dealer exhibitions, book reviews, auction reports, etc. Out of print. New $40.

volume 11:3, number 45. June 1989. contents: Burns: Connoisseur’s Choice (16th century Anatolian star carpet) The Abegg-Stiftung, and Textile Conservation Tanavoli: Shahsavan Pile Carpets Kennedy: Sumba Toraja Lumpung: Early Indonesian Textiles from Three Island Cultures plus reviews of museum and dealer exhibitions, book reviews, auction reports, etc. Out of print. New, $32.

volume 11:4, number 46. August 1989. contents: Carswell: Connoisseur’s Choice (Indian painted textile from the Armenian Cathedral of St. James in Jerulsalem) Frenzy and Sobriety: Feuilles de Choux Tapestries Reid: The Age of the Viceroys (Colonial Peruvian textiles) Bennett: The Undiluted Vision (on Oriental Kilims) plus reviews of museum and dealer exhibitions, book reviews, auction reports, etc. Out of print. New, $32.

volume 11:5, number 47. October 1989. contents: Haslam: Connoisseur’s Choice (Donegal carpet designed by C.F.A. Foysey) Mackie; A Piece of the Puzzle: A 14th-15th Century Persian Carpet Fragment Revealed Levi-Strauss: Wings of Pashmina: Bird Imagery in Shawls Sienknecht: A Turkic Heritage: The Development of Ornament in Yomut C-Gul Carpets Adams: An Eastern Gift (exhibition at the Institute of the Arab World in Paris) plus reviews of museum and dealer exhibitions, book reviews, auction reports, etc. Out of print. New, $32.

volume 11:6, number 48. December? 1989. contents: includes articles on Chinese Influence on Islamic Carpet Design; Large-Scale 'Coptic'Hangings; Carpets of the Caucasus: Tradition and Technology plus reviews of museum and dealer exhibitions, book reviews, auction reports, etc. Out of print. New, $32.

volume 12:1, number 49. New, $35. contents: includes articles on Kain Prada-Indonesian Gilded Cloth; Tibetan Carpets; Nazca Textiles A Standardised Iconography

volume 12:2, number 50. Out of stock. contents: includes articles on Baluch Rugs-The Boucher Collection; Double-Sided Gabbeh; Kilims and the Goddess from Anatolia; Choosing a Conservator

volume 12:3, number 51. New, $35. contents: includes articles on Ottoman Children's Kaftans in the V & A; Turkish Domestic Embroidery; Persian Pictorial Rugs; Balpinar's 'Mural' Kilims

volume 12:4, number 52. contents: includes articles on Early Spanish Carpets at Vizcaya; Moj-Persian Tribal Flatweaves; Moroccan Tribal Weaves; Indonesian Textiles

volume 12:5, number 53. contents: includes articles on San Francisco Conference Preview; Seljuk Textiles; Origins of Persian Tribal Rug Design; New Acquisition at the Metropolitan Museum; Medieval Swiss Tapestries

volume 12:6, number 54. Used, very good condition, $21. contents: includes articles on Textiles in Mughal Miniatures; An Unusual Turkoman Chuval; Pre-Columbian Textiles; Peruvian Painted Textiles; The Development of Tribal Rug Designs; Amish Quilts

volume 13:1, number 55. Used, very good condition, $30. Used, good condition, $22. contents: includes articles on A Himalayan Banner; Oriental Carpets at Skokloster; Turkoman Aesthetics; The Perepedil Design; Santa Fe Tribal Arts

volume 13:2, number 56. Used, very good condition, $25. contents: includes articles on 6th ICOC; The McCoy Jones & Alexander Collections

volume 13:3, number 57. Used, very good condition, $40. Used, good condition, $35. contents: includes articles on Afshar Tribal Rugs; Donegal Carpets; Romano-Egyptian Embroidery; Mamluk Carpets

volume 13:4 number 58. contents: includes articles on Bronze Age Piled Weavings; Kum Kapi Prayer Rugs; Indonesian Textiles; 'Bellini', 'Keyhole' or 'Re-entrant' Rugs in Paintings; Song Dynasty Dyes

volume 13:5, number 59. Used, very good condition, $30. Used, good condition, $25. contents: includes articles on Baluch Tribal Rugs; Early Iranian Textiles from Shahr-i Qumis; Qajar Tents; Brooklyn's Paracas Textile; Azerbaijan Embroideries

volume 13:6, number 60. Used, very good condition, $30. . contents: includes articles on Italian Silks in Paintings; An English Carpet; Indian Textiles; Salor Turkoman Ensis; English Needlework Pictures

volume 14:1, number 61. Used, very good condition, $25. contents include Rageth: Connoisseur’s Choice, on an Anatolian rug Balfour-Paul, Jenny: Indigo in the Arab World Pal, Pratapaditya: Tibetan Religious Textiles Hall, Richard, and Pupko, Krys: The Acid Test, on cleaning two Safavid rugs inthe Poldi Pezzoli Museum and exhibition, book, and auction reviews.

volume 14:2, number 62. contents: includes articles: Crill: Vrindavani Vastra, Figured Silks from Assam; Tschebull: Zeikhur; Shaffer: The Boston Rug Party (1992 American Conference on Oriental Carpets); and notes on exhibition (Burns Kurdish rugs in Seattle, Sadberk Hanin Museum in Istanbul, Anglo-Saxon emboidery at the British Museum) and auction reports, gallery, marketplace and book reports.

volume 14:3, number 63. contents: includes articles: Wertime, Wright and Merrick: Three Silk Jajims, A Case Study of a Transcaucasian Silk Product; Tanavoli: Shisha Derma, Iranian 'Black and White' Textiles; Van Steen and Kykiardopoulos: Textiles of the Vlachs of Metsovo; and notes on exhibitions on Silk Jajims: A Case Study; Persian 'Black and White' Flatweaves; notes on exhibitions (Al-Andalus at Granada and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sichuan blue and white peasant embroideries at the Ashmolean Museum, pre-Columbian art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum) and auction reports, gallery, marketplace and book reports.

volume 14:4, number 64. August 1992. New, $42. Used, good condition, $25. contents: Paquin: Cintamani; Stone-Miller: To Weave for the Sun (Andean textiles at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts), notes on exhibitions (Parsons Todd's rugs at Maccullach Hall, Venetian and Ottoman elements in Greek Island embroideries at the Art Institute of Chicago, Abegg Stiftung, and Saltillo serapes on tour in the US)and auction reports, gallery, marketplace and book reports.

volume 14:5, number 65. New, $30. contents: Lamb, Venice: Connoisseur’s Choice, on a Sierra Leone ceremonial hanging Carpet Diplomacy (on the June Tehran carpet conference); von Wilckens: The Quedlinburg Carpet (a 13th century Lower Saxony pile carpet); Asafo! (Fante Flags), notes on exhibition (Ottoman Sultan tresures in Memphis, a new Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid, Thai and Laotian textiles at the Textile Museum, American Indian art at the National Gallery, Washington)and auction reports, gallery, marketplace and book reports.

volume 14:6, number 66. New, $30. Used, very good condition, $25. Good condition, $22. contents: Imaging Technology in Textile Analysis, Mackie: New on Old, Handmade Textiles in Fez; Bennett and Franses; The Buccleuch European Carpets and Others in the Oriental Style; Schlatter: A Clear Prospect (Ignazio Vok kilims), notes on exhibitions (Treasures of the New World in Brussels, pre-Columbian textiles in Berlin, tiraz textiles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), and auction reports, gallery, marketplace and book reports.

volume 15:1, number 67. New, $25. Used, good condition, $21. contents: Cole: Art from the Steppes, Chinese Rugs; Wolf: The People's Choice (100 Kilims exhibit at the Munich Volkerkunde Museum); Vogelsang-Eastwood: Unearthing History, Archaeological Textiles in Egypt; Crill: Embroidered Topography, Kashmir Map Shawls, notes on exhibitions (Oriental and European Silks at the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin, pr-Columbian textiles in Vienna and at the Art Institute of Chicago, Mughal Indian art at the Sackler Museum) and auction reports, gallery, marketplace and book reports.

volume 15:2, number 68. New, $30. Used, very good condition, $25. Used, good condition, $20. contents: includes articles on Special Preview - 7th ICOC, Hamburg & Berlin; articles on the Kirchheim: Orient Stars collection; Turkmen rugs at the Ethnographic Museum; Ottoman and Turkish textiles at the Altonaer Museum; classical carpets from the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg; David Collection; Berlin Museum turkmen rugs; Yayla

volume 15:3, number 69. New, $30. Used, very good condition, $25. Used, good condition, $20. contents: includes articles on Kaitag Embroideries from Daghestan/London; Ardabil Carpet

volume 15:4, number 70. New, $30. Used, very good condition, $25. Used, good condition, $22. contents: includes articles on Iconographic Origins of Kurdish Carpet Design; The Carpet Pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels; Carpets in Late 18th Century America; Spatial Dimensions in Pre-Columbian Textiles.

volume 15:5, number 71. New, $30. Used, very good condition, $25. contents: includes articles on the 7th ICOC

volume 15:6, number 72. New, $30. Used, very good condition, $25. contents: includes articles on Late Antique and Coptic Textiles: The Boston Collection; Cankiri Kurdish Divan Covers

volume 16:1, number 73. New, $36. Used, very good condition, $25. contents: includes articles on Medieval European Embroideries, Northwest Persian 'Animal and Tree' Carpets, Baluch Rugs in the V&A, Islamic Art in Venice, and Turkish Rugs in Hungary.

volume 16:2, number 74. New, $36. Used, very good condition, $30. Used, good condition, $25 contents: includes articles on ACOR II; Chicago Report; The Alexander Collection; and The European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht

volume 16:3, number 75. . contents: include articles on Lakai Textiles from Uzbekistan, New Asian Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum, Felts in Manichaean Miniature Paintings, Art from the Silk Road, and an Azerbaijan Pile Khorjin

volume 16:4, number 76. contents: includes articles on Baluch Tribal Rugs: Jerry Anderson Interviewed, Kashan Silk Rugs at the Metropolitan Museum, and Arab-Islamic Textiles: The Bouvier Collection

volume 16:5, number 77. Used, very good condition, $35. contents: Purdon: Gion Matsuri; Munkacsi on classification of Chodor ertmen-gul rugs; Rocklin: Water Symbolism in Nazca Textiles

volume 16:6, number 78. contents: includes articles on the Istanbul Conference on Turkish and Central Asian Carpets; Bhutanese Tunics; On the Road to Zacatala

volume 17:1, number 79. New, $32. contents: includes articles on Saltillo Serapes: History and Conservation, The Rug Market in Lhasa, Westphalian White on White Embroidery, and Sarab Carpets.

volume 17:2, number 80. contents: includes articles on Persian pictorial carpets; the Maastricht textile fair; Ziegler carpet cartoons

volume 17:3, number 81. contents: includes articles on Hispano-Moresque Textiles, Peruvian Mantles at the Metropolitan Museum, Kagizman Rugs from Northeast Anatolia, Reverse Sumakh Textiles, and Suzanis: The Vok Collection.

volume 17:4, number 82. New, $32. contents: Purdon: The First International Conference on Moroccan Carpets; Riboud: A New Group of Liao and Jin Dynasty Silks; review of an exhibition of post-conquest tapestries at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

volume 17:5, number 83. Used, fine, $35. contents: includes articles on Carpets from the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, A Baluch Community in Murghab Valley, Hong Kong's Chinese Textile Symposium, and Classical Carpets in the Bargello, Florence

volume 17:6, number 84. New, $29. Used, fine condition, $25. contents: Bier: Weavings from the Caucasus; Woolley: Egyptian Hangings of the 4th to 7th Centuries; Day: Chinoiserie in Islamic Carpet Design;

volume 18:1, number 85. New, $29. contents: includes articles on A Journey to the Oasis Towns of East Turkestan (Eiland); An Ilkhanid Tapestry Woven Roundel in the David Collection (von Folsach); Xinjiang Rugs (Taylor and Hoffmeister); carpets of the Parisian Avant-Guard (Sherrill)
volume 18:2, number 86. contents: includes articles on The Neutrogena Collection of Textile Art; Persian and Caucasian Saddle Bags from West Coast Collections; report on ACOR 3, Santa Monica

volume 18:3, number 87. contents: includes articles on Classical Carpets in the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Luna and Her Attendants - A Renaissance Tapestry; The Philadelphia ICOC - Exhibition Previews

volume 18:4, number 88. New, $32. contents: articles include Textiles in the Bargello Museum, Florence, The Ardabil Puzzle Unravelled, Mughal Prayer Rugs, Early Turkish Rugs at the TIEM, ICOC: Washington and New York

volume 18:5, number 89. New, $29. contents: Ramsey on Daghestan Dragon flatweaves; Callawy and Bergh: Ancient Andean Textiles at the Dumbarton Oaks; Kraak on Winterthur Museum's rugs; Balfour-Paul: The Traditional Use of Indigo in Southwest China; King: Historic Brunswick Textiles

volume 18:6, number 90. New, $29. . contents: includes articles on Cambodian Silk Ikat Cloths, Early Animal Rugs in Italian Renaissance Paintings, Heriz Carpets, and Turkish Carpets from the 13th-18th Centuries

volume 19:1, number 91. New, $130. contents: includes articles on the 8th ICOC: reviews of the exhibitions of Central Asian textiles, Maghreb rugs, Indian and European shawls, private collections; summary of the conference

volume 19:2, number 92. New, $32. Used, fine condition, $25. contents: Zeng: Silk Roundels From the Sui to the Tang; Eskenazi on a animal design Tibetan fragment; Torchia on Widner's Safavid and Mughal rugs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington; review of the exhibitions in New York and the TM for ICOC

volume 19:3, number 93. New, $29. contents: Mills: The Chihil Sutun "Para-Mamluk" Prayer Rug; Ellis on Lessing's Mamluk fragment; Hopkins on Baluch Prayer Rugs; Bunn: Kirghiz Felt Carpets

volume 19:4, number 94. New $24. contents: Blazek: Carpets of the Beni Ouarain and Related Moroccan Nomadic Tribes; Boely and Vivier: Moroccan Carpets at the MAAO, Paris; Gordeeva: Textiles in the State Historical Museum, Moscow; Winn on Turkmen horses.

volume 19:5, number 95. New, $23. contents: Kennedy: Liao Luxury Silks; Nabholz-Kartaschoff: Qalamkar-e Tasviri: Two Persian Figural Hangings with Religious Themes; Peers: Malagasy Lamba; Baginski & Shamir: The Earlier Ikat; Friedlander and Armsbruster: embroidered Torah covers; Baker: A Romanov Coronation Rugs; Cohen: Carpet Images in the Windsor Padshahnama; Walker on Mughal rug production

volume 19:6, number 96. New, $23. contents: Strock: Tapestry Panels from Southern Peru; Nilsson: Norwegian Pictorial Carpets; Felton: Bezalel Carpets; Rothberg: Arabachi

volume 20:1, number 97. New, $23. contents: Suriano: Mamluk Blazon Carpets; Vjueva & Kuznetsova: The Kremlin Iconostasis; Code: Baluch Style

volume 20:2, number 98. New, $23. contents: Takahara: Japanese Cotton Pile Rug; Isaacson on a Spanish armonial carpet with wild man imagry; Rageth: A Selendi Rug; Grioni: The Mortlake Tapestries of Bratislava

volume 20:3, number 99. New, $23. contents: Korolnik: Rehamma Carpets; Shalem: Early Islamic Audience-Hall Carpets; Crill: The Ikats of India

volume 20:4, number 100. New, $23. contents: Wertime: Primitive Pile Rugs and West and Central Asia; Eliand: Rethinking Kerman: A New Look at Some Safavid Carpets; Pinner: The Turkmen Wedding; Moraga: Chuspa Rituals and the Coca Cult in Pre-Columbian Andes; various authors on events during the last 10 years

volume 20:5, number 101. Used, very good condition, $17. contents: includes articles on Adat Textiles of Southern Sumatra: Asian Art in London: Classical Carpets: The Yerkes Collection: Oriental Carpets in Sweden

volume 20:6, number 102. New, $23. contents: Kaufman: a Sehna Pole-Medallion Rug; Adam: Japanese Folk Textiles in Tokyo; Pittinger: "Timuri" and "Baluch" Blue-Ground Prayer Rugs

volume 21:1, number 103. New, $23. contents: Kaffel: Marasali Prayer Rugs; Guy: India, Southeast Asia and the Textile Trade; Cole on the AORTA conference

volume 21:2, number 104. New, $23. contents: includes articles on the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection at Villa Favorita; Carbon-14 Dating of Turkmen Carpets; The Liestal Symposium; ICOC in Italy; The Palazzo Corsini Rank Badges

volume 21:3, number 105. New, $23. Used, fine condition, $21. contents: Day: Art Deco Masterpieces (Ivan Da Silva Bruhns); Klingner: Rugs and Flatweaves of the Northern Zagros; Balfour-Paul on Indigo techniques from Senegal and Mali; review of the 9th ICOC in Milano.

volume 21:4, number 106. New, $23. . contents: includes articles by Tanavoli on Carpets and Flatweaves from the Varamin Plain; Rivers on Kutch Embroidery; Rose on Stitched Inlay; Galloway on Arts & Crafts Textiles

volume 21:5, number 107. New, $32. contents: includes articles on Fifty years of the Pazyryk Carpet, Russian Printed Cottons in Central Asia, Classical Chinese Carpets, and The V&A Textiles, A Keeper's Perspective

volume 21:6, number 108. New, $29. contents: includes articles on the 9th ICOC Special Edition: Milan, Florence and Venice, The Bardini Collection, Sovrani Tappeti and La Sposa Turcomanna, Islamic Textiles in the Bargello Museum

volume 22:1, number 109. New, $68. contents: includes articles on The Dixon Collection, Yao Shamans' Robes, Madder Red, Domotex, Islamic Art at the MMA, Anatolian Carpets in the TIEM, Colour Blocks in Paracas Textiles, and Wiedersperg's Turkmens

volume 22:2, number 110. New, $29. contents: includes articles on Islamic Art in Germany; Hali Fair 2000; The RKO Family; Ait Bou Ichaouen Carpets; Embroidery in the Burrell Collection

volume 22:3, number 111. New, $29. contents: includes articles on Tapestries in the Burrell Collection, Khorasan Kurdish Rugs, Bijar Medallion Carpets, and Islamic Art in the David Collection

volume 22:4, number 112. New, $32. contents: includes articles on Monastir Prayer Rugs; Embroidered Samplers; Indian Trade Cloth; Islamic Steel in Oxford; Hali Fair Review; Paris Focus; Journey to the Karakorum Pass

volume 22:5, number 113. New, $75. contents: includes articles on The Pazyryk Felts; Ersari Rugs; Moroccan Shawls; Punjabi Phulkaris & Baghs; Caucasian Pictorial Rugs; Hemp & Ramie in Guizhou; Chinese-Style Bird Paintings in Persia

volume 22:6, number 114. New, $29. contents: includes articles on the Gulbenkian Museum: its Safavid and Mughal carpets, Islamic Textiles, Persian and Turkish Ceramics, Mamluk Glass and its Islamic Manuscripts

volume 23:1, number 115. New, $29. contents: includes articles on Sumbanese Lau Pahudu; Sehna Kilims; Anatolian Kilims; Bukhara Large Medallion Suzani; Domotex & Atlanta; Islamic Art in the L. A. Mayer Museum, Jerusalem

volume 23:2, number 116. New, $32. contents: includes articles on Ottoman Silks in the Orthodox World; Hali Fair Preview; Balinese Paintings; Kufic-Bordered Large-Medallion Ushak Carpets

volume 23:3, number 117. New, $32. contents: includes articles on Afshar Tribal Rugs; Indonesian Batiks in Amsterdam; Turkmen & Turkish Rugs in St Louis; Ecuadorian Ponchos; Spring Islamic Sales Review; Mughal Embroidered Niches; Ply-Split Braiding in Northwest India

volume 23:4, number 118. New, $29. contents: includes articles on Yoruba Textiles; Chahar Mahal Gabbehs; Hali Fair Review; Tianjin 'Deco' Carpets; Islamic Glass; Simple Weaves; Deccani Carpets; Anatolian Kilims in Ethiopia

volume 23:6, number 120. New, $29. content: includes articles on ICOC Morocco, Early Axminster Carpets, Erdmann Centenary, Chinese Textiles, Persian Nomadic Weavings, and Modern Anatolian Kilims and Felts

volume 24:1, number 121. New, $29. contents: includes articles on Burgundian Tapestries in the Historisches Museum, Bern, Turkish Textiles in Poland, Menderes Valley Carpets, ACOR 6 Indianapolis Preview, Domotex and Atlanta 2002, and Islamic Art in Alexandrian Collections

volume 26:2, number 134. 25th Anniversary Issue contents: Erber: Constantinople and beyond: Needlework in the Ottoman world; Cohen: The unusual textile trade between India and Sri Lanka: Chintz and block prints, 1550 - 1900; Jordan: Pinning down the asmalyk: An overview of one of the best known types of Turkmen animal trappings; Hunter: Tales of Burma in the golden age of Oz: A photographic journey through Myanmar; Reid: Victor and vanquished; The iconographic mysteries of a tapestry from pre-Columbian Peru; Whitman and Yao: Carpets at the Crossroads: Classical periods rugs from Xinjiang; Erduman-Calis and von Roques: The inner life of the word: The history and art of Arabic calligraphy across fourteen centuries; Dickinson: The 'Tail-eater': A possible origin of the Dragon and Pearl; Powell: From generation to generation: Anatolian nomad storage sacs; Franses: Tying the Knot: Jufti-knotted lattice carpets from Northeast Persia; Baker: Following Fashon: Qajar dress observed: Carpets and textiles in Qajar paintings; Martens: Lords of the dance: The dervish sikke.
volume 26:3, number 135. New, $25. contents: Schollay: on the Holgren-Spertus Collection of Indonesian textiles; Campbell: Pueblo Ceremonial Textiles 1840 - 1945; brief review of ACOR 7 and preview of ICOC down under.
number 135, separate 25th Anniversary Issue, contents: Erber: Constantinople and beyond: Needlework in the Ottoman world; Cohen: The unusual textile trade between India and Sri Lanka: Chintz and block prints, 1550 - 1900; Jordan: Pinning down the asmalyk: An overview of one of the best known types of Turkmen animal trappings; Hunter: Tales of Burma in the golden age of Oz: A photographic journey through Myanmar; Reid: Victor and vanquished; The iconographic mysteries of a tapestry from pre-Columbian Peru; Whitman and Yao: Carpets at the Crossroads: Classical periods rugs from Xinjiang; Erduman-Calis and von Roques: The inner life of the word: The history and art of Arabic calligraphy across fourteen centuries; Dickinson: The 'Tail-eater': A possible origin of the Dragon and Pearl; Powell: From generation to generation: Anatolian nomad storage sacs; Franses: Tying the Knot: Jufti-knotted lattice carpets from Northeast Persia; Baker: Following Fashon: Qajar dress observed: Carpets and textiles in Qajar paintings; Martens: Lords of the dance: The dervish sikke.

Hali. THE HALI INDEX. 1978 - 1989. 1990, 76 p. 31.5 x 22.5. This is the index to issues 1 - 48, volumes 1 through 11, with indices for authors, books, exhibitions, subjects, and pictures. Paper. New book. $40

Hali. THE HALI INDEX. 1997, 240 p., 31.5 x 22.5 cm. The index to issues 1 - 84, with indices for authors, books, exhibitions, subjects, and pictures. Paper. $74.

Hali. THE HALI INDEX SUPPLEMENT. 1996-2000 2001. The index to issues 85 - 115. Paper. New, but bumped corner. $30.

HALI Library Cases. If one is spending about $100 a year for current copies and a lot more for out of print ones, it may make sense to store them in a library case - that is, a box. Cases are available for each volume, with the volume number embossed on the spine. $40 each; specify which volume you want.

Hali and Marcusson, A. THE 1994 HALI ANNUAL CARPET AND TEXTILE ART. ASIA EUROPE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 1994, 248 p., illus., 32 x 23 cm. Essays on specialized topics of Asian, European and Western Hemisphere textiles. Asia: von Folsach, K.: Textiles and Society Mills, John: Love and Understanding. A Personal Choice from the Orient Stars Collection Simcox, J.: Tracing the Dragon. The Stylistic Development of Design in Early Chinese Textiles Franklin, F., and Swallow, D.: Identifying with the Gods. Burmese Court Costume Sandys, H.: Dyeing Under Fire. Part I: The Ikat Project Giles, R. and Williams, J.: Dyeing Under Fire. Part II: The Carpet Projects Ikat Chapans McLean, C. C.: Akbar’s Coutier. A Silk from Fatehpur-Sikri Editor’s Choice Europe: Volckaert, A.: Brussels Style. Pre-Renaissance Tapestries King, D.: Embroidery in Britain 1200 - 1750. Part I: The Middle Ages Levey, S.: Embroidery in Britain 1200 - 1750. Part II: The Post-Reformation Western Hemisphere: Donnan, C.: The Moment of Greatest Sanctity. A Pacatnamu Ritual Textile Moraga, V. and A.: From the Infinite Blue. Mapuche Textiles from Southern Chile Baer, J.: Seeing and Believing. Navajo Blankets Auction Review: Carpets at Auction. Paper. New, but back corner slightly creased and light slit in back cover damaged in shipping. $25.

Hali. SILK AND STONE. THE THIRD HALI ANNUAL. 1996, 228 p., illus., 32.5 x 23 cm. As glossy as its predecessors. Articles:
  Monuments of the Deccan. Islamic Architecture of the
     Central Indian Plateau (Michell)
  The Royal Murals of Rajasthan. Art in Peril (Bautze)
  The Message of Misfortune. Words and Images in Sa'di's Gulistan (Hillenbrand)
  Farangi Saz. The Impact of Europe on Safavid Painting. (Canby)
  The Chiselled Surface. Chinase Lacquer and Islamic Design (Crowe)
  China for Export. Export Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty (Sheaf)
  The Progress of Rama. The Ramayana in Khmer Bas-reliefs
    of the Angkor Period (Zephir)
  Ritual and Splendor. The Gold of Indonesia (Kartik)
  A Fearful Symmetry. The Mughal Red-Ground Grotesque Carpets (Steven Cohen)
  Meibutsu-Gire. Textiles in the Japanese Tea Ceremony (Best)
  The Emperor's Treasure House. 7th and 8th Century Textiles in
    the Shosoin (Alan Kennedy)
  Silk of the Northern Song. Reconstructing the Evidence (Vainker)
  All Excellent Qualities...Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Han (Michaelson)
Hardcover. New, in publisher's shrink wrap $27.

Hali. THE FOURTH HALI ANNUAL: FIRST UNDER HEAVEN. THE ART OF ASIA. 1997, 224 p., many illus. Same format as the earlier ones: advertising plus articles:
  Grube: The world is a garden: Decorative arts of the Timurid period.
  Hardy: Hydrid temples in Karnataka
  Mittersakschmoller & Leigh-Theisen: Patterns of life: A gateway to understanding Indonesian textiles
  Qiang: Public showcase, private residence: The early Tang tombs revisited
  Bruce: Sculptures to use: Classic Chinese furniture
  Franses: Gengruan rutan: Silk pile covers from western China
  Blair & Bloom: By the pen: Art of writing in Islamic Art
  Singer; The sublime image: Early portrait painting in Tibet
  Mowry: The quiet way: Korean celadons of the Koryo dynasty
  Schuldenburg: Court ladies, monks & monsters: Yamato-e painting of the 16-18th centuries
  Zebrowski: Glamour & restraint: Gold, silver & bronze from Mughal India
Hard. $30.

Hali, King, D., Pinner, R., and Franses, M. TURKOMAN RUGS IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. 15 p., 38 illus., 7 in color, 30 x 22 cm. A reprint from Hali, volume 2, number 4 of two articles: A History of the Collection by David King and The Turkoman Collection by Robert Pinner and Michael Franses. Paperback. Used, good condition, $28.

Hangeldian, Armen E. LES TAPIS D'ORIENT. Guy le Prat, n.d.(after 1959), 340 p., 330 illus., 40 in color, 27.5 x 22 cm. An introductory book with mostly 19th & 20th century examples. Many of the illustrations are from de Calatchi’s book. Plates are often out of focus. Translated from the Italian edition; the book was influential enough to be translated also for a German edition. In French. Hard. Used, fine condition, insides clean and unmarked; dust jacket very good: shiny but with small tears and wear along edges. $32.

Hansen, V. TEXTILA KUBER OCH BLIXTAR. ROLAKANETS KONST- OCH KULTURHISTORIA. (Textile cubes and lightning. The art and cultural history of Rolakan). 1992, 296 p., about 400 illus., about half in color, 31.5 x 24 cm. An exhaustive discussion of Swedish double interlocking tapestry weaves, with sections on their construction, use, production, and designs. The design section argues that the designs are influenced by ancient and medieval designs from China, Greece, Byzantium, Northern Europe. Extensive tables of design and border elements, materials, etc. In Swedish. Hard. Deluxe version, numbered, 1 of 50, quarter leather, marbled covers $155.

Harrow, L. THE BALLANTYNE COLLECTION. RUGS AND CARPETS FROM PERSIA. 1999, Interlink, 64 p., 34 color illus., 3- x 23. The rugs are late 19th century and 20th century ornate city rugs. The text focuses on the manufacture of these complex design rugs. Hardcover, in dust jacket. New book. $42.

Harrow, L. W. ORIENTAL RUGS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. 1982, 240 p., 215 color pl., 30 x 22 cm. Little text, almost valueless; the plates are dark and too green. About 3/4 of the rugs are Iranian, mostly ornate 20th/late 19th century; the rest are a scattering of Hereke silks, Turkmen, Baluch, Indian & Caucasian, mostly ornate. Hardcover, no dust jacket, as so issued. New. One of 1000 copies. $61.

Harrow, L. & Franses, J. THE RIVERBANK COLLECTION. SILK RUGS FROM TURKEY AND PERSIA. 1996, 64 p., 24 illus., 17 in color., 35 x 26 cm. This is a catalogue of 14 ornate silk rugs from Turkey & Iran; the text briefly describes, double spaced & with wide margins, silk rug production & the countries concerned; designers of the rugs are listed when known. Hard. Used, as new but not crisp; dust jacket as new. $26.

Haskins, J.F. IMPERIAL CARPETS FROM PEKING. 1973, University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, 50 p., 17 illus., 7 in color, 28 x 21.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue of 19th century Chinese carpets, exhibited in Pittsburgh and also at Duke. Most have inscriptions saying there were to be used in the royal palaces. This version has the added plate 15. New. Paperback. $49. 9

Haslam, M. ARTS AND CRAFTS CARPETS. David Black, 1991, 200 p., 141 illus., 81 in color, 31.5 x 24 cm. A detailed discussion of British Arts & Crafts rugs, with chapters and Morris, Morton's Donegal carpets, and the small independent weavers influenced by Morris; the author is an expert on the arts & crafts movement and the text is rich in details. Appendix with technical analyses. Hard. New. $73. Not the Indian reprint edition.

Hatzimichali, Angeliki. GREEK FOLK ART 1. THE GREEK FOLK COSTUME. COSTUMES WITH THE SIGOUNI. 1979, Milissa / Benaki Museum. 398 p., 380 illustrations, most in color, 30.5 x 24.5 cm. A detailed guide to costumes with the sigouni, a sleeveless winter cloak. The book covers the costumes of the following areas: Atalanti, Arachova, Sarakatsani, Florina, Eleusis, Tanagra, Hassia, Attica, Corinthia, Argos, Agianna, Edipsos, Paramythia, Souli, Pogoni, Dropolis, Garitsa. The author was a specialist in Greek costume and the examples are based on the collections of the Benaki Museum, supplemented by historic photographs and drawings, showing actual use in the early 20th and late 19th century. Hardcover in dust jacket, in case. New book. Case shows wear along top edge. $290.

Hawley, Walter A. ORIENTAL RUGS, ANTIQUE AND MODERN. 1937, Tudor Publishing Company, (1913 copyright), 320 p., 82 illus., ll in color, 28.5 x 20 cm. A standard early work. This is a reprint edition of the original 1913 edition, which means the rugs that are illustrated are 19th century or earlier. All major rug areas are covered, Contents include history of rug-producing regions, materials, dyeing, weaving, designs and symbols, classification of rugs and covers rugs from, Persian, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, India, China, kilims, and how to distinguish rugs.. Tudor reprints, unlike modern reprint, did not just photocopy a copy which may be more or less complete or more or less damaged. Hardcover, with dust jacket and in original case. The book is in very good condition: no internal marks or writing, hinges good, corners not bumped or rounded, no foxing, in the original decorated case. Case is in good condition: wear along edges and rubbed. Dust jacket with wear along edges, partly from being taken in and out of the box; several small tape repairs. It is unusual to find this book in its case. $69.

Hegenbart, H. ANATOLISCHE DORFTEPPICHE VOM ENDE DES SULTANATS (Anatolian Village Carpets from the Era of the last Sultan). 1996, 135 p., 64 illus., 62 in color, 28 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue of 34 rugs, Bieler Galerie in Vienna, of late 19th century/early 20th century Turkish carpets; an extensive introduction on designs & rug construction; technical analyses. The rugs are from Obruk,Bergama, Makri, Isiklar, Melas, Ezine, Yundag, Karakechili, Ladik, Kirshehir, ChiChi, Kuttahya, Konya, Yahyali, Avanos, Gelveri, Tashpinar, Urgup, Aksaray, Ortakoy, Gregli, Zara-Siva, Kenaliye, Anatolian Kurdestan, Shivas, Siirt. In German. Hard. Numbered, limited edition. $88.

Hegenbart, H. AUSGEWAHLTE ORIENTALISCHE GEWEBE (Exceptional Oriental Flatweaves). 1982, 45p., 17 laid-in color photos, 23.5 16 cm. Exhibition catalogue from the Barberis Gallery of 13 Turkish and 4 Persian flatweaves (including a horse trapping); numbered, limited edition; good colors, technical descriptions. The Turkish rugs are from Thrace, Balikesir (2), Aydin, Cumra, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Malazgirt, Erzurum, Narman, Kagizman, and Agri; the Persian ones are Shah-savan horse cover, Kurdistan, Sennah and Kori. They are dated as being 19th century. In German. Paper. New. $29.

Helfgott, L.M. TIES THAT BIND. A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE IRANIAN CARPET. 1994, 358 p., 23.5 x 16 cm. Scholarly: 70 pages of notes, bibliography & index, by a historian, tracing the changes in carpet manufacture & Iranian society, both nomadic and in the cities as factories were set up, as the West began importing carpets in the 19th century and during the evolution of the carpet trade in this century. Hardcover in dust jacket. New, but front cover scratched. $62.

Hempel, R. & Preysing, M.G. ALTE ORIENT-TEPPICHE. 1970, 44 p., 15 illus., 3 in color, 23 x 18.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue of the Museum fur Kunst u. Gewerbe, Hamburg, of their carpets. The illustrations are of 16th-17th century ones: Mamluk, Persian, Indian, Turkish and one Chinese. In German. Paper. New book. $28.

Herbert, J. AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK FOR BUYERS AND COLLECTORS. ORIENTAL RUGS. 1982, (rev. expanded ed), Macmillan, 176 p., 121 illus., 118 in color, 26 x 18 cm. A well-illustrated introductory book, by a Canadian rug dealer, mostly on Persian rugs, with smaller sections on Caucasian, Turkmen, Chinese, Pakistani & Indian rugs. The second edition is slightly larger than the first. Hardcover, in dust jacket. New book. $49.

Herbert, J. AFFORDABLE ORIENTAL RUGS. 1980, 160 p., 100 color pl., 26 x 18.5 cm. A sympathetic guide to modern rugs from China, Pakistan, India, Romania and Tibet; this is one of the few books specializing in this area. Hard. New. $33.

Heringa, R., Veldhuisen, H.C., Gluckman, D.C., and Carey, P. FABRIC OF ENCHANTMENT. BATIK FROM THE NORTH COAST OF JAVA. 1996, 240 p., 266 illus., 163 in color 31 x 24 cm. About a third of the book is a good discussion of Javanese batiks; the rest describes some 80 odd textiles from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, each of which has extensive comments on the textile itself, on who made it, and on who would wear it. Hardcover. $40.

Hermann, F. TEPPICHE AUS DEM ORIENT IN DER SAMMLUNG RIETBERGMUSEUM (Oriental Rugs in the Rietberg Museum’s Collection). . 1986, 59 p., 61 illus., 4 in color, 22 x 20.5 cm. Catalogue of Oriental carpets in the Museum Rietberg, Zurich; the rugs range from a Dragon carpet and a Lotto to 18th century Persian floral design rugs; the collection is divided evenly between Turkish, Caucasian, Persian, Turkmen, and East Turkestan. In German. New book. Paper. $34.

Herrmann, E. Exhibition catalogues from this rug dealer, all with good color, and generally very impressive rugs.

Herrmann, E. VON LOTTO BIS TEKKE. SELTENE ORIENTTEPPICHE AUS VIER JAHRHUNDERTEN. (From Lotto to Tekke. Rare Oriental Carpets from Four Centuries). 1978, 79 p., 80 rugs described, 52 in color, 31 x 22 cm. 16th-19th century rugs; descriptions in German; introduction by Thompson in German and English. This is the first of the 16 catalogues this very upscale rug dealer published. Hardcover. There was also a paperback version. New book. $99.

Herrmann, E. VON USCHAK BIS YARKAND. SELTENE ORIENTTEPPICHE AUS VIER JAHRHUNDERTEN. (From Ushak to Yarkand. Rare Oriental Carpets from Four Centuries). 1979, 169 p., 122 color illus., 31 x 22 cm. 17th-19th century rugs from Anatolia, the Caucasus, Iran & Turkestan. In German/English. This is the second of the 16 catalogues this very upscale rug dealer published. Hard. New book. $87.

VON KONYA BIS KOKAND. 1980, 196 p., 122 color illus., 31 x 22 cm. This is the 3rd catalogue from the noted dealer. 19th century rugs from Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia and China. In German/English. Hard. New. $127.

SELTENE ORIENTTEPPICHE/ RARE ORIENTAL CARPETS IV. 1982, 104 color illus., 31 x 22 cm. Good rugs; good color; technical analyses. In German/English. Hard. New book. $97.

SELTENE ORIENTTEPPICHE/ RARE ORIENTAL CARPETS V. 1983, 205 p., 96 color illus., 31 x 22 cm. Rugs from the 16th-19th centuries from Mamluk in the West to Chinese and Tibetan in the East; usual good color and interesting rugs. In German. Hard. New. $114.

SELTENE ORIENTTEPPICHE/ RARE ORIENTAL CARPETS VI. 1984, 225 p., 96 color pl., 31 x 22 cm. Essay by Meyers on Oriental rugs and abstract art; readers without German miss nothing; rugs are not as choice this year. In German. Hard. $123. Used, very good condition, sun fading on cover. $93.

SELTENE ORIENTTEPPICHE VII. 1985, 202 p., 92 color pl., 31 x 22 cm. 17th-19th century rugs; mostly Persian, Turkmen, Caucasian; smaller numbers of Turkish, Chinese, East Turkestan. Many are unusual. In German. New. $125.

SELTENE ORIENTTEPPICHE VIII. 1986, 268 p., 124 color pl., 31 x 22 cm. Mostly 19th century rugs, but also a 17th century silk Kashan. About half the rugs are Caucasian and Persian. In German. Hard. $173.

SELTENE ORIENTTEPPICHE IX. 1987, 228 p., 104 color pl., 31 x 22 cm. Most are 19th century, but with a number of 17th and 18th century Turkish carpets and embroideries. In German. Hardcover. New. $173.

SELTENE ORIENTTEPPICHE X. 1988, 272 p., 133 color illus., 31 x 22 cm. Usual good selection, and with a number of Tibetan rugs. In German. Hard. $178.

Herrmann, E, ASIATISCHE TEPPICH- UND TEXTILKUNST / ASIATIC CARPET AND TEXTILE ART. 1989, 160 p., 72 color illus. The fall l989 exhibition catalogue, with excellent examples of rugs. Hard. With separate, softcover English translation. $148.

Herrmann, E, ASIATISCHE TEPPICH- UND TEXTILKUNST BAND 2 (Asiatic Carpet and Textile Art). 1990, 183 p., 184 color illus., 31 x 22 cm. Most are 19th century; this collection includes some of the currently popular gabbeh rugs, and a relatively large proportion of suzani and embroideries. Hard. In German. New book. $130.

Herrmann, E, ASIATISCHE TEPPICH- UND TEXTILKUNST. Bd. 3. 1991, 175 p., 79 color illus., 31 x 22 cm. About 1/3 are Persian; there are 4 ikats. Hard. In German. $97.

Herrmann, E. ASIATISCHE TEPPICH- UND TEXTILKUNST. 4. 1992, 244 p., 112 color illlus., 31 x 22 cm. The usual good selection of 16th - 19th century rugs from Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, and China. Descriptions of the items, often with discussion of related rugs. In German. Hard. $262.

Herrmann, E. KAUKASISCHE TEPPICHKUNST IM 19. JAHRHUNDERT EIN BILDERBUCH (Caucasian Rugs in the 19th century, a Picture Book). 1993, 80 p., 60 color pl., 30.5 x 21.5 cm . This is what the name says; the text consists of a 1 page introduction, technical descriptions of the rugs, and a bibliography; the rugs are color, but the colors look faded for some; there is an attractive 1730 map of the Near East and Persia included in a pocket inside the back cover. In German. $98. Used, fine condition, $81.

Hildebrand, H. DER PERSISCHE TEPPICH UND SEINE HEIMAT (The Persian Rug and its Home). 1951, Verlag Leeman, Zürich, 68 p., 15 illus., 3 in color, 23 x 15.5 cm. An introductory book, about half on techniques of rug production: dyes, material, weaving, and half on the major rug producing areas of Iran. The author lived and travelled in Iran and his interest in carpet production means about half the pictures are of weavers and looms. A rare item. Paperback. In German. Used, good condition: dust jacket worn and chipped; insides in very good condition. $25.

Hillmann, M.C. PERSIAN CARPETS. 1984, 128 p., 36 illus., 23 in color. A guide to contemporary Persian carpets, by a carpet dealer & professor of Persian literature & culture. Modern carpets are discussed in terms of the recent cultural & historical changes that have occurred in Iran. Much more text and the text is worth reading, than plates. Maps; a justifiably (and fun to read) critical discussion of other rug books, with lists of plates of Persian rugs in other books. Hard. New book. $32.

Hoffmeister, P. TURKOMAN CARPETS IN FRANCONIA. 1980, Crosby Press, 105 p., 60 color pl., 33.5 x 24 cm. A lavish description of 2 collections, one of which was probably formed before 1914 and thus has rugs guaranteed to be older than that date. Good color. English/German text. Hardb. New book. $96. There was also a paperback version.

Hofrichter, A. ARMENISCHE TEPPICHE. Wien, 1937, Druck u.Verlag der Mechitharisten-Buchbruckerei, 90 p., 16 illus., 2 in color, 28.5 x 21 cm. 24 page introdution, mostly on Armenian rug groups followed by illustrations: 2 of design elements and 14 of rugs, sometimes only of part of the rug. The illustrations are drawings, not photographs. The rug range in age from around 1600 to 1850. Uncommon. In German. Paperback. Used, very good condition, ex-library Enay, with his name and the Enay and Azadi bibliography number in pencil on the front free-endpaper. $49.

Holt, R.B. RUGS ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL ANTIQUE AND MODERN. 1927, 3rd edition, McClurg, 208 p., 32 illus., 12 in color, 27 x 18 cm. An early American book, now largely of historical interest, although it covers not only the traditional rug weaving countries, but also the Balkans, France, England, Sardinia, the US etc. The 1st edition was published in 1901, so the rugs that are illustrated are 19th century. The3rd edition is larger than the 1st. and has some minor changes from the 2nd, 1908 edition. The 3rd edition was also reprinted as a Garden City edition in 1937. Hardcover. Used, good condition, hinges good, remains of bookplate inside front cover but insides clean and no other internal marks, slight foxing on end papers, slight wear along edges of covers, spine lettering faded, cover lettering no faded, ink stain on front cover, no dust jacket. $26. Another copy, 1901, 1st edition, McClurg, 167 p., 31 illustrations, 10 in color, 28.5 x 21 cm. This is number 17 of 100 copies printed on hand-made paper and signed by the author. Hardcover, used, very good condition, rebound in half green leather (i.e. leather spine and corners) with marbled paper sides and end papers; insides clean and tight. $98.

Homer, J.P.J. TRULY TRIBAL. 1988, 60 p., 54 color photographs, 21 x 15 cm. A dealer's catalogue of 19th century tribal Persian bags & rugs; good quality, and, like the rugs from Homer's earlier catalogues, picked up at local British sales. Each plates has age, size and prices. One of 200 copies. Spiral bound; paper, photographs tipped in. New book. $97.

Hopf, C. DIE ALTPERSISCHEN TEPPICHE. EINE STUDIE UBER IHRE SCHONHEITSWERTE. (Old Persian Carpets. A Study about their Aesthetic Worth). F. Bruchmann, 1913, 2nd edition, 39 p., 8 color plates protected by glassine sheets., 52 small bl & wh illus., 29 x 19 cm. The text is of little value, being introductory in content & mostly pointing out how beautiful the carpets are, which can be easily seen from the illustrations, which include the Ardebil carpet, Vienna hunting carpets, & a variety of good 18th & 19th century Persian rugs. The major value may lie in the fact the rugs illustrated are older than 1913. Hardcover, in brown wraps. Used, good condition. Complete, no internal marks. Seems to have been very poorly bound or exposed to moisture: pages wavy and sticking together at spine, glued, not sewn and the glue is week. Covers worn along spine and fading along edges. Wraps chipped and torn but showing no sign of water damage. $34.

Hopf, A. EINE SAMMLUNG EDLER ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHE. (A collection of Noble Oriental Carpets). 1961, 122 p., 56 color illus., 29 x 21 cm. A picture book of 18th and 19th century rugs, in good color, of Turkish, Caucasian, Persian, Baluch and Turkmen rugs. Many of the illustrations show only part of the rug. In German. Hardcover. Used, good condition but foxing on endpapers and front edge; dust jacket shiny but shipped and torn along top edge. $27.

Housego, J. TRIBAL RUGS. 1991, second edition, 177 p., 133 illus., 26 in color, 20 x 19 cm. A very nice little book with descriptions of the various Iranian nomads, including Turkmen & Belouch, and their rugs, bags, & horse trappings. The only change from the 1st edition is the bibliography is larger. Paper. $33.

Hubel, R.G. THE BOOK OF CARPETS. 1979 reprint of the 1971 ed., 238 p., 182 illus., 28 in color, 16 x 23 cm. This is a detailed and advanced introduction to rugs; when it first appeared, it was the best detailed general introduction to Oriental rugs; the black and white illustrations tend to be dark, but the text is what is valuable. Hard. New. $39.

Hubel, R. G. ORIENTTEPPICHE AUS 4 JAHRHUNDERTEN SAMMLUNG R. G. HUBEL 1965, Kunstverein Darmstadt, 61 p., 16 color tipped-in plates, 26 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue of 229 rugs from the Hubel Collection. Each rug has a brief description, and there are brief introductions to the major carpet weaving areas. There is a glowing foreword by Charles Grant Ellis printed inside the front cover: "Herr Hubel has been remarkably successful in gathering a wide selection of tribal weavings from all the areas that have been producing carpets over the past hundred years....Many pieces in this show may have been accepted primarily because the design itself or the type of weaving has seemed to demand inclusion, but in rug after rug the beautiful color scale native to that area presents itself in full glory....It is difficult to imagine any collector in America could exhibit in equal variety the tribal art of the East." In German. Paper. Used, as new condition. $54.

Hubel, R.G. ORIENTTEPPICHE UND NOMADENKNUPFARBEITEN VERGANGENER JAHRHUNDERTE SAMMLUNG R. G. HUBEL. (Oriental Rugs and Nomadic Textile from the Previous Centuries R. G. Hubel Collection) 1978, Staalisches Museum fur Volkerkunde Munchen, 65 p., 19 illus., 2 in color, 26 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Museum of Ethnography, Munich, of about 360 rugs from the Hubel collection. Each rug has a brief description, and there are brief introductions to the major carpet weaving areas. There is a glowing foreword by Charles Grant Ellis printed inside the front cover: "Herr Hubel has been remarkably successful in gathering a wide selection of tribal weavings from all the areas that have been producing carpets over the past hundred years....Many pieces in this show may have been accepted primarily because the design itself or the type of weaving has seemed to demand inclusion, but in rug after rug the beautiful color scale native to that area presents itself in full glory....It is difficult to imagine any collector in America could exhibit in equal variety the tribal art of the East." In German. Paper. Used, as new condition. $38. Another copy. Used, good condition. $24.

Hull, A. and Barnard, N. LIVING WITH KILIMS. 1988, 152 p., about 250 illus., about half in color, 26 x 25 cm. The orientation of the illustrations and text is toward the interior decorator; still, there are sections on construction, who makes kilims, as well as how to use them on floors, and hang them on walls. Paper, $26.

Hull, A. and Lyczyc-Wyhowska, J. KILIM. Thames and Hudson, 1993, 352 p., 649 illus., 370 in color, 33 x 25 cm. Many illustrations, although some are drawings of designs or enlargements of parts of rugs; there is an attempt to give distinguishing features of kilims from different areas; the emphasis is on Turkey, the Caucasus and Iran, but there are sections on North Africa and Central Asia as well as some advice on collecting (with a list of about 100 dealers in Europe, the US, New Zealand and Australia) and on new kilim production. This is a very good introductory book on kilims in these areas. Hard. $60.

Hyde, J.S., Harmer, J., Lorimer, M. & Pickering, W.S. eds. WINDOWS ON THE MAGHRIB. TRIBAL AND URBAN WEAVINGS OF MOROCCO. 1991, 46 p., 32 color pl., 28 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue, McClung Museum & Near Eastern Art Research Center; 20th century carpets, saddle bags, embroideries, clothing; text on weaving and embroidery in Morocco, and comments on the textiles. Bibliography. Paper. Used, fine condition, crisp, no internal marks but one corner slightly bumped. $44.

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International Conference on Oriental Carpets, Watson, C. (foreword). THE ORIENTAL CARPET IN LONDON 1983. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. 1983, 96 p., color illus., 30.5 x 21.cm. The program for the 4th ICOC, with 32 pages of text followed by 64 pages of ads The text part includes several pages each, with black and white illustrations on three exhibition, all of which had books based on them: Thompson: Carpet Magic - carpets from tents, cottages and workshops of Asia; Sylvester and King: The Eastern Carpet in the Western World - classic carpets in Europe, and Mills: Carpets in Paintings - a way of dating carpets, plu a two page essay by Ian Bennett: The Problems and Rewards of Collecting Oriental Rugs. The dealer’s ads are where the color illustrations are and is now the value that lies in this catalogue. Paper. Used, fine condition: insides as new, but back cover has been creased by opening along the spine, sun fading along edges. $24.

ICOC. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORIENTAL CARPETS SAN FRANCISCO 1990. 1990, 62 p., color illus., 30 x 21 cm. The program of the 6th ICOC. Brief descriptions of the exhibitions at the Asian Art Museum Fort Mason Center, Lewie Museum of Anthropology, University Art Gallery at SF State, M. H. de Young Museum, L A. County Museum of Art, abstracts of papers and the usual glossy ads of rug dealers planning to exhibit at the ICOC. Paper. New book. $31.

Ionescu, S. ANATOLIAN RUGS FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. 2017, 46 p., 20 color illus., 25.5 x 22 cm. Catalogue of a 2017 exhibition at Mirco Cattai, Fine Arts and Antique Rugs, in Milan. There are 12 rugs: 4 Lotto, 4 double-niche Transylvanian rugs, 1 single-niche Transylvanian rug, 1 column Transylvanian rug, a Ghoirdes and one Kula; the rugs are 17th or 17/18th century. Each rug is illustrated; the other 8 illustrations are of Transylvanian churches showing their rugs in situ. Colors are good. The text describes the role of such rugs in Transylvanian churches; comments on each rug and lists similar examples Paper. $48.

Ionescu, S. ANATOLIAN RUGS FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. 2022, 75 p., 55 color illus., 25.5 x 22 cm. Catalogue of a 2022 exhibition at Mirco Cattai, Fine Arts and Antique Rugs, in Milan. There are 23 rugs: Lotto, Transylvanian prayer rugs, Transylvanian double niche prayer rugs, Memling-type, small medallion or Tintoretto-type, Star Ushak, Bird, mostly 17th century with a few 18th century. Each rug is described, with references to similar types or previous publications. The text also describes each type of rug; there are pictures of rugs in situ in Transylvanian churches, and in various paintings. Paper. $58.

Ionescu, Stefano. THE TRANSYLVANIAN HERITAGE. OTTOMAN CARPETS 1450 TO 1750 - A NEW PERSPECTIVE. 2024, 336 p., 650 color illus. A survey of Holbein, Ushak, Lotto, White-ground Carpets, ‘Transylvanian’ rugs, based on carpets found in churches, Romanian museums, and private and museum collections in Turkey, Europe and America. There is some focus on the origins and evolution of patterns, and in dating, based on carpets in paintings, information from historical records, such as old inventories and Ottoman registers, and inscribed rugs that have been correlated with stylistic elements. For most rugs, the dating accuracy is down to a quarter of a century. The illustrations are of carpets in Transylvanian churches , reproductions from European paintings depicting such carpets, as well as Islamic and Ottoman miniatures. Hardcover. New. $180.

Iran Carpet Company. GETTING AQUAINTED WITH THE SAMPLES OF PERSIAN CARPETS. 1974, but this version was published after 1980, 2 volumes. Vol l: 235 p., 98 color pl., Vol 2: 236 p., 98 color pl., 30 x 21.5 cm. A glossy catalogue from this carpet manufacturer, published over the course of the years under a variety of titles: Masterpieces of Persian Carpet, Persian Carpet Appreciation, and in fact, this version has no English title page. Most of the rugs are floral design; the text describes the design, and provides technical data; there are also illustrations of the back of the rug, enlarged. In Farsi & English. Hard. Used, books are in very good condition; dust jackets are in good condition with chips, tears and wear along the edges. Both volumes: $210.

Irwin, J. & Hall, K. INDIAN EMBROIDERIES. VOLUME II OF HISTORIC TEXTILES OF INDIA AT THE CALICO MUSEUM. 1973, 324 p., 122 pl., 12 in color, 29 x 21.5 cm. Volume II of the series describing the Calico Museum's holdings. As important as volume I. Hardcover. New, but with dust jacket rubbed and worn along edges. $114.

Iten-Maritz, J. ENZYKLOPADIE DES ORIENTTEPPICHS. 1984, 3rd, expanded ed., 371 p., about 600 illus., about 100 in color, 31 x 23 cm. An encyclopedia, with maybe 1500 entries, from "Adana" and "Carpet Trading Co (PVT) Ltd" to "Yun" and "Zar". In German. Hard. Used, very good to fine condition but bump on bottom edge of front cover; dust jacket very good: rubbed, worn along edges; Textile Museum sticker inside front cover. $64.

Ittig, A. WOVEN DREAMS: ORIENTAL CARPETS / REVES TISSES: TAPIS D'ORIENT. 1994, 88 p., 84 illus., 16 in color, 28 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue of rugs from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; they range from Turkey to China; most are 19th or early 20th century; the text is good; there are interesting notes on the Museum's holdings, but most of the text consists of discussions of the individual pieces and the changes in production that have occurred in Oriental carpet production in the last 100 years. The color illustrations are 2 Ladik, Kula, Western Anatolia, 2 Sanandaj, Kerman, SW or S Persia, 2 Tekke, Uzbek, East Caucasia, NW Iran / Caucasus, Caucasian saddle cover. The black and white illustration are of a variety from various areas. Technical descriptions and references to related examples. Paper. $28.

Ivanov, S. V. and Antipina, K I., ed. NARODNOE DEKORATIVNO-PRIKLADNOE ISKUSSTVO KIRGIZOV. (Folk Decorative and Applied Art of the Kyrgyz). 1968, Izdatelstvo Nauka, 147 p. plus 12 color plates, 39 black and white illustrations, figures, 29 x 21 cm. A survey, in 8 sections, by a variety of authors, of carpets, bags, tent bands, reed screens, felts, embroideries, and metalwork, jewelry, wood work and saddlery. The color plates illustrate 48 textiles, most showing only part of the textile. Colors are good. This is one of the major books on Kirghiz folk art. The 8 sections are on ornamented felts, by Makhova and Cherkasova patterned mats, by Makhova patternless weaving by Antipina and Makhova pile weaving by Antipina embroidery by Chepelvetskaya metalwork by Ivanov and Makhova leatherwork by Aurbaes and Ivanov woodwork by Cherkasova In Russian. Paper. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, top of spine with a tape repair. $49.

Izmidlian, Georges. ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS TODAY. HOW TO CHOOSE AND ENJOY THEM. Hippocrene Books. NY, 1977, 128 p., 50 illus., 34 in color, 25 x 17 cm. Information on modern rugs, by a dealer, at an introductory level. The first third of the book focuses on buying, with what countries are making what kinds of rugs, advice on choising a rug and the person from whom to buy it, care, and what rugs are likely to be a good investment. The following section illustrates various rugs, Persian, Caucasian, Turkishhh and Turkmen, with comments on them pointing out their features. This is followed by a list of towns and areas and the types of rugs produced by them and then a glossary of terms. The author was also a major book dealer (Abington Books), under his alternative name: Jack Haldane. Hardb. New book. $48. There was also a paperback edition

Jacobsen, C.W. CHECK POINTS ON HOW TO BUY ORIENTAL RUGS. 1969,4th printing, 1973, 208 p., 60 illus., 24 in color, 26 x 18.5 cm. An update of his big book: Oriental Rugs, with focus on what to look for as defects in a rug and whom to buy from (a reputable dealer) and on changes in rug production since his earlier book. The style is Jacobsen's usual style. Hardcover in dust jacket. New, but slight shelf wear along edges of dust jacket and spine sun-faded. $28.

Jacoby, H. ARTISTRY IN ANTIQUE RUGS. ABOUT ORIENTAL CARPETS. N.d. (1920’s?), 26 color illus., 19 p., 27/5 x 20 cm. This, by the owner of the PETAG company, provides some background and advice on antique and modern carpets (antique carpets are no longer available in the Orient; they are all in the hands of international rug dealers), why modern (i.e. circa 1920 PETAG rugs) are not popular in Europe and are populalr in the US, the advantages of natural as opposed to aniline dyes, and some thoughts on care of rugs. The pictures, in good color, include old rugs: 16th through 18th century ones: Smyrna, Caucasian, Persian case carpet, and more modern (19th century ones: Ghiordes prayer rug, Kazak, Kuba, Khorassan, Feraghan, Yomud, Tekke, Beshir, Kashgar. Paper. Used, very good condition, but illustration on back cover detached ("Afghan", really an Ersari, and "Turkestan saddle bag", really an asmalyk), glassine dust jacket in fair condition, chips and tears. $42.

Jacoby, H. EINE SAMMLUNG ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHE. 1923, Scarabaeus Verlag, 140 p., 99 bl & wh illus., 51 pl., 4 in color, 31 x 24 cm. A book largely based on 47 classical rugs from the PETAG collection, dating from the 16th to 19th centuries. Heinrich Jacoby founded "PETAG" - the Persische Teppich-Gesellschaft - in 1911 as a reaction to the creation of the "OCM" - the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers - the rug company that started life in Smyrna but was in fact a British company. PETAG was the major importer of Persian rugs to Germany up to 1918, from its factory in Tabriz and from other weavers in that area. The excellence of its production meant that at times almost all Tabriz rugs were called "PETAG" rugs since this brand vouched for good quality. "PETAG" survived World War I pretty well and became a major source of supply for the rug retailers of central Europe - Austria, Germany and most of Switzerland. This book was an excellent publicity move by Jacoby to show off his company's strengths. In German. This came in both a cloth binding and a special quarter bound leather version with leather covering the spine and adjacent areas of the front and back boards. Hardback; leather binding. Hardback, leather binding. Used, fair condition, text is complete and unmarked, but leather spine is missing and covers are detached. With two sheets of notes, reputed to be by McMullan. In German. $35. Another copy, Schmidt and Gunther, Leipzig, N. d., red binding, used, good condition. Insides clear, back hinge partly cracked, front hinge weak, corners rounded, wear along spine with cloth torn at top of back and middle of front. $55.

James, H.L. RUGS AND POSTS. 1999, 2nd ed.,rev., 120 p., 96 color illus. 30.5 x 23 cm. Guide to modern Navajo rugs; organized around the posts where rugs were brought; there is a tremendous amount of information about the Navajo, the history of the posts, designs, weavers, prices. Bibliography. The first edition was an excellent book; the second edition is too; the revisions update prices and modern production. Paper. $27.

Janitsch, Julius. DER ORIENTALISCHE TEPPICH ALS VORBILD (The Oriental Carpet as a Model). Maruschke & Berendt, Breslau 1891, 21 p., no illus., 24 x 16 cm. There were not many books on Oriental rugs published before 1900 and this was the 20th. An essay and criticism of the current state of European/German carpet production, which is far from reaching the level of Oriental carpets. Softcover in wraps, used, very good condition, pages uncut, so this copy has never been read; wraps stained. In German. $71.

Jenkins, A.D. & Jones, H. McC. / The Textile Museum. RUGS OF THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF ARTHUR D. JENKINS H. MCCOY JONES. 1963, 31 p., 15 illus, 28 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Textile Museum, of rugs from the Jenkins and Jones collections. The text has paragraphs commenting about each rug, and also comments about these two collectors and their collections. Typescript. Paper, stapled gray wraps printed in red. New, but slight toning along edges. $31.

Jensen, I.L. KAUKASISKE TAEPPER EN DANSK PRIVATSAMLUNG / CAUCASIAN RUGS A PRIVATE DANISH COLLECTION. 1974, 67 p., 22 color pl., 21.5 x 15 cm. The text is an introduction to Caucasian rugs; the rugs themselves tend to be complex & the small illustrations do not reveal clearly all the details. In Danish/English. Hardcover. New in cardboard shipping box. $39.

Jerrehian, A.K. ORIENTAL RUG PRIMER. 1990, updated and revised. Running Press, 223 p., 50 color illus., 25.5 x 17 cm. This may be the best book of a person who intends to buy 1 or 2 rugs as floor covering. The author, a dealer, provides forthright advice on choosing, buying & caring for a new rug. There are minor changes from the 1st edition (1980), describing changes in modern production. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as so issued. New. $48. There was also a paperback version.

Jevremovic, G. AZERI FOLKLIFE CARPETS. 1992, 96 p., 46 color illus., 32 x 23.5 cm. A dealer's catalogue of modern Turkish pictorial carpets; these resemble in style and subject the naive paintings from Haiti or the former Yugoslavia; brief introductory text which is vaguely about the rugs. Hard. In English/German. $33.

Johnstone, P. GREEK ISLAND EMBROIDERY. 1961, A.Tiranti, London, 58 p plus 89 pl., 4 in color, 19 x 16 cm. A good description of Greek embroidery, with examples from the Victoria & Albert Museum and private collections.The text describes materials, stitches, colors, motifs and the productions of the various Greek island. Many of the illustrations are of details of the embroideries. Hard. Used, fine condition in a fine dust jacket. $51.

Johnstone, P. A GUIDE TO GREEK ISLAND EMBROIDERY. 1972, 111 p., 142 illus., 1 in color, 29.5 x 20.5 cm. A detailed discussion of examples of Greek embroideries, ranging from costume to scarves to bed tents to bedspread; from the Victoria & Albert Museum. Paper. Used, as new, but covers tanned. $33.

Jones, H. McC. THE ERSARI AND THEIR WEAVINGS. 1969, 14 p., no illus., 27.5 x 21.5 cm. This is the earlier of two publications with the same title; the text describes Ersari weaving, then lists & describes the rugs illustrated in this exhibition. Paper. Used, good condition, top corner creased, affected text pages, top of spine slightly bumped, stains on back cover, edges of pages beginning to tan. $43.

Jones, H. McC. TODAY'S COLLECTOR EXAMINES ORIENTAL RUGS. 1972, High Museum of Art, 32 p., 11 illus., 2 in color. An offprint describing some of H. McCoy Jones's rug exhibited at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, with brief descriptions of 71 rugs, an overview of rug weaving areas - with maps, and a page of advice for buying rugs which includes "it is a wise man who has his wife's approval." Paperback (stapled covers), fine condition, but spots on title page. $32.

Jones, H. McC. & Boucher, J.W. RUGS OF THE YOMUD TRIBES. 1976, International Hajji Baba Society, 128 p., 57 illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. One of the series of exhibition catalogues from this rug society; brief 4 page introduction; there is text describing each rug, mostly in terms of the colors; most of the examples are good 19th century rugs. Paper. New book. $29.

Jones, H.McC. & Boucher, J.W. TRIBAL RUGS FROM TURKMENISTAN. AN EXHIBITION FEATURING RUGS OF THE TEKKE, SALOR, SARYQ AND CHODOR OF THE TURKOMANS. 1973, 103 p., 48 bl & wh illus., 28 x 2l.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue from the 1973 International Hajji Baba Society; plates are sometimes dark. Paper, spiral bound, used, as new, but a page wrinkle, edges of pages beginning to tan. $28. Another copy. Used, good condition, no internal marks, but slight edgewear to pages. $25.

Jones, H.Mc., Yohe, R. S., and Boucher, J.W. PERSIAN TRIBAL RUGS. AN EXHIBITION OF VILLAGE AND NOMADIC WEAVINGS OF PERSIA CHRISTMAS 1971. 1971, Washington Hajji Baba, 112 p., 47 bl & wh illus., 28. 22 cm. An exhibition catalogue at the Cosmos Club, Christmas, of Persian tribal rugs from Washington collections. Examples are Kurdish, Qashqa'i, Afshar, Baluch, Shiraz. This is clearly a home-made job: the illustrations are pale and the text is typed, but the rug examples are good. Two maps: western Persia and a map of Iran showing where the major tribal groups are. Spiral bound. Rare. Used, near fine condition, no internal writing, corners not worn or bumped, but spot on front cover penetrating first two pages. $36.

Juster, Teppich. WIE WIRKT EIN ECHTER ORIENT-TEPPICH IN IHREM HEIM? (How Does a Real Oriental Carpet Look in Your Home?). N.d., (1930?), 22 p., 65 color illus., map, figures, 28 x 20 cm. A Hamburg rug dealer’s catalogue of 65 rugs and kilims, Persian, Caucasian, Anatolian, Chinese, Turkmen (which includes two Bokhara and two Belouch) and Chinese. Several of the illustrations show rugs decoratively laid out on top of each other and some only show parts of the rug. Juster seems to be fond of red-ground backgrounds. There is a price list inside the back cover: a 4.5 x 6 foot Kirman is 450 DM or probably about $200 at that time. Paper. Bound with a red string tied through a hole in the spine. Used, good condition, no internal marks, cover slightly soiled. $35.

Kaffel, R. CAUCASIAN PRAYER RUGS. 1998, 192 p., 170 illus., 160 in color, 34.5 x 24.5 cm. The author has a database of over 2000 Caucasian prayer rugs, and has used 97 of them as a base for this survey of rugs. There is an introduction on what is known about rug weaving and the rug trade in the Caucasus, and on the various types of prayer rugs. Hardcover. $117.

Kalman, M., and Brett, K.B. ORIENTAL RUGS. THE KALMAN COLLECTION. N. d. (post 1955), Royal Ontario Museum, 28 p., 13 bl & wh illus., 23.5 x 13 cm. Exhibition catalogue, from the Royal Ontario Museum, of 48 rugs from the Kalman collection; about equal numbers of Turkish, Caucasian, and Turkoman; mostly 19th century. Kalman lived 26 years in Cairo and started collecting there. When he moved to Canada he cut his collection from 95 rugs to around 45; he comments that it took time and experience to develop an eye for quality and all the rugs from his first 15 years of collecting he discarded. Paper. Used, good condition, ex-library Harvard College Library and with their library stamp embossed on the front endpaper. Inscription by Charles Grant Ellis inside the front cover "From Charles Grant Ellis" and his address, followed by a library stamp: "Gifts and Exchange Section Harvard College Library". Bumped corner and crease at top corner of front cover. Uncommon. $69.

Karabacek, Joseph, Dr.. DIE PERSISCHE NADELMALEREI SUSANDSCHIRD. EIN BEITRAG ZUR ENTWICKLUNGS GESCHICHTE DER TAPISSERIE DE HAUTE LISSE MIT ZUGRUNDELEGUNG EINES AUFGEFUNDENEN WANDTEPPICHS NACH MORGENLANDISCHEN QUELLEN DARGESTELLT. ( The Persian needlework of Susandschird. A contribution to the history of the development of the embroidered tapestry based on a Eastern tapestry). Leipzig, 1881, 208 p., fold out black and white and color illustration in rear, black and white frontispiece, figures, 25.5 x 17.5 cm. A discussion of a 14th century (or so Dr. Karabacek says), embroidered rug, with multiple saff-like panels. The textile is a needle-work textile on plain ground, similar to the high-warp (haute lisse) tapestry of France, and was developed in Susandsherd, in the provinces of Shusitan and Fars in Southern Persia. This is one of the earliest books on Islamic textiles, but as O’Bannon comments in his bibliography "now considered erroneous." This is the original; there are modern paperback reprints. Hardcover, gray paper over boards, black cloth spine, fair condition. Covers are worn at edges, water stains on end papers and 1st and last several pages, endpapers, which are not acid-free paper, are chipped, other pages on better quality paper but beginning to tan, front endpaper detached and hinge beginning to crack, no internal marks, formerly Enay’s library with "Enay - Azadi 308" lightly in pencil on front cover. $117.

Kelim-Connection, Koll, H. KULTKELIM, AUSGEWÄHLTE ANATOLISCHE FLACHGEWEBE. 1999, 145 p., 36 color illus., 31.5 x 22.5 cm. A catalogue of 19th century Turkish kelims, in good color; the introductory text discusses kelim designs and symbols with references to Mellaart; and also dyes, with articles by Harry Koll, Wolgang Borger and Dr. Manfred Bieber. In German, with a separate English translation of the text. Hard. $69.

Kendrick, A.F. and Tattersall, C.E.C. / Victoria and Albert Museum / Department of Textiles. GUIDE TO THE COLLECTION OF CARPETS. 1920, 2nd revised edition, Victoria and Albert Museum, 125 p., 47 black and white plates. The chief revision was the movement of a Turkish rug to the European section. 88 pages of text describing the rugs: Persian, Caucasian, Turkish, Central Asian, Chinese, Spanish, North African and European; then 47 plates of them. Includes a 5 page list of books on carpets in the museum library, and an appendix which lists the museum’s rugs, acquired between 1874 and 1919 and where they are mentioned int the guide. Hardcover. Used, very good condition. No internal marks, insides clean, hinges good, covers with one small wear spot on the back covers, corners not rounded. $32.

Kendrick, A.F. and Tattersall, C.E.C. / Victoria and Albert Museum / Department of Textiles. GUIDE TO THE COLLECTION OF CARPETS. 1931, third edition, Victoria and Albert Museum, 120 p., 52 black and white plates. 68 pages of text describing the rugs: Persian, Caucasian, Turkish, Central Asian, Chinese, Spanish, North African and European; then plates of them. The major changes since the 2nd edition has been the addition of plates and description added to the more important rugs. Hardcover. Used, good condition. Insides clean, but endpapers are browned, hinges are weak, corner rounded and 2 cm missing from top of spine. $31.

Kennedy, A. CENTRAL ASIAN IKATS. 1980, 21 p., 14 illus., 20 x 20.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue (Opatija Gallery), with both Kennedy's textiles and museum specimens. The text sections are brief but pithy, on the ikat technique, terminology, the geographic areas from where ikats come, how ikats are made, the ikat robe, designs, dating, and early Central Asian ikats. 23 item bibliography. Paper. Used, fine, no internal marks, covers shiny, but bumped corner. $32.

Kent, K.P. PUEBLO INDIAN TEXTILES. 1983, 118 p., 104 illus., 24 in color, 25.5 x 21 cm. An analysis of Pueblo textiles from 1540 to modern times, with a description of the Pueblo textile hold­ings of the School of American Research; methods of production; & types of textiles produced. Hardcover. New. $56.

Kerimov, L. AZERBAIDJAN HALSHASI / AZERBAIDZHANDSKII KOVER / AZERBAIJAN CARPET. 1985, 236 p., 164 color pl., 33 x 24 cm. A light survey of Azerbaijan carpets, illustrated in good Russian color; carpets from the 19th century to the present; text in Azerbaijan, Russian, and for descriptions of plates only, English. Hard. New. In case, but case worn. $67.

Kerimov, L., Stepanian, N., Grigoliya, T., & Tsitsishvili, D. RUGS AND CARPETS FROM THE CAUCASUS. THE RUSSIAN COLLECTIONS. 1984, Allen Lane / Aurora, 141 p., 127 illus., 99 in color, 29.5 x 22 cm. Examples of rugs & flatweaves, now in museums in Baku, Yerevan, Tibilisi, & Makhachkala; most have not been published before, so this is an interesting look at Russian collections. About half are 19th century; even they are attributed to specific villages, but with no supporting evidence. Printed in Austria, so the paper & binding are satisfactory; the colors still look off. Hard. New in shipping case. $53. There was also a softcover version.

Keshishian, M. GUIDE TO ORIENTAL RUGS. 1970, 134 p., 142 pl., 79 in color, 31 x 23 cm. An introductory book by a major Washington rug dealer, rich in anecdotes about his dealing with his Washington customers. A mix of tribal, village and city rugs, in good color. Fairly forthright comments based on his experience as a rug dealer. Hard. Used, near fine. Insides clean, not writing, dog eared pages, text block fairly tight, hinges good, corners not bumped or rounded, but light foxing on top edge. Inscription by Keshishian. Dust jacket good, shiny, but tear at top of spine and wear along top back edge. $27.

Keshishian, J. M. INSCRIBED ARMENIAN RUGS OF YESTERYEAR. 1994, 256 p., 106 illus., 96 in color, 31 x 23.5 cm. Brief sections on the author, collecting, and on Armenian rugs and their inscriptions. Most of the book consists of plates of rugs, with inscriptions and dates, from the Caucasus and Persia; most are 19th century. Hard. New. $75.

Khatibi, A. and Amahan, A. FROM SIGN TO IMAGE. THE MOROCCAN CARPET. 1994, 187 p., 77 color illus., 30.5 x 28 cm. A survey of Moroccan carpets, both new and old and both city and tribal; colors are good; a few of the illustrations are out of focus; the text describes carpet production and is interspersed with poems, musings on art, and folk stories. Hard. $99.

Kibek. TEPPICH-KIBEK ECHT-ORIENT. N.d., 98 p., circa 120 illustrations in color, 21 x 25 cm. A catalogue of the types of rugs this major German rug store and manufacturer offers: Afghan, Indian, Chinese, Persian, Balkan, North African and modern designs. No prices, but the catalogue lists the various sizes available for each type of rug. In German. Paper. Used, very good condition, foxing inside back cover. $28.

Kidder, Alfred and Crawford, M. D. C. ANCIENT PERUVIAN TEXTILES. 1945, Textile Museum, 20 p., 15 bl and wh illuss., 29 x 20.5 cm. A Textile Museum exhibition, organized by the Division of Intellectural Cooperation, Pan American Union, of 50 pre-Spanish textiles from coastal Indian cultures with pictures, sometimes of a detail, or 15 of them. Introductory texts on these Indians and their fabrics, followed by a catalogue which describes for each piece the design and weaving techniques. This copy belonged to Adele Weibel; she was the curator of textiles at the Detroit Institute of Arts for more than 20 years, and this copy has her extensive comments, and corrections, on the catalogued items. Paper. Stapled binding. Used, good condition writing as noted, spine torn at top down to first staple. $28.

Kielland, Thor. NORSK BILLEDVEV GJENNOM 400 AAR. 1540 - 1940. (Norwegian Pictorial Weaving through 400 Years). 1946, Kunstindustrimuseet i Oslo, 46 p., 16 p., 23 x 15.5 cm. The author was a director of this museum and the author of a more extensive 3 volume work on Norwegian tapestries. . This is a detailed guide to an exhibition of Norwegian folk tapestries. Most of the examples have religious content. The 24 page text discusses Norwegian folk weaving in detail. In Norwegian. Paper. Used, very good condition but last flyleaf with a small tear and folds, back cover rubbed and tanned along edges. $39.

King, D. / Spink and Son Ltd. TEXTILES FROM THE SANGIORGI COLLECTION. 1985, 62 p., 33 illus., 20 in color, 30 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue, with a three page introduction, and comments on each textile: previous owners, similar pieces, age, etc. The 35 textiles include Byzantine / Islamic 8th century sleeve panels, 11th - 17th silk textiles from the Near East, Islamic Spain, 15th century Italian silks and velvets, 15-17th century Turkish velvets, part of a 17th century Turkish banner, a 17th/18th century NW Persia / Caucasus embroidered cover, a 17th century Persian velvet, Italian embroidered silk covers, a pair of 1704 Greek epimanikia, a Lyon silk, a Chinese 18th century silk tapestry cushion cover, Peruvian / Bolivian archeological textiles. Paperback. New. $52.

Kirdok, M. "FETZEN." UNRESTAURIERTE KILIMS UND TEPPICHE AUS DEN VERGANGENEN JAHRHUNDERTEN. ("TORN". UNRESTORED KILIMS AND RUGS FROM PREVIOUS CENTURIES). 1991, 84 p., 16 color pl., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. 16 unrestored and fragmentary kilims from Anatolia, Persia & Thrace; estimates of age are from the 16th to 19th century. The examples are from Northwest Anatolia: Balikesir, Avunya; West Anatolia: Bergama, Afyon, Kutahya; Central Anatolia; Konya; South Anatolia: Mut; Southeast Anatolia: Maras, and a Thracian Saf and a Qashqa’i kilim. Brief text in German. Paper. $34.

Klimburg, M.  IKAT: TEXTILE ART FROM THE SILK ROAD. 1993, 167 p., 77 color pl., 5 bl and wh photographs, 25 x 26 cm. Exhibition catalogue: Kirdok; the photographs are 19th century, showing ikat use; the color plates are of examples, mostly early 20th century; the text describes the production of ikats, and their use in clothing. Hard. $73.  Used, fine condition, $79.

Klimtová, Z. ORIENTÁLNI KOBERCE Z ?ESKÝCH SOUKROMÝCH SBÍREK (Oriental Carpets from Czech Private Collections). 2004, 42 p., 30 color illus., 25.5 x 21 cm. 50 rugs from five private Czech collections exhibited at the Museum of West Bohemia in Pilsen. There are illustrations of 15 Caucasian, 3 Persian, 5 Turkish, 1 Baluch and 7 Central Asian rugs (3 asmalyks). Most are 19th century. The color is good. In Czech with a short English summary. Paperback. Used, fine condition. $60.

Kolahi, B, & Ceretto, E. KAZAK. 1995, 61 p., 20 illus., 19 in color, 28 x 21 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue of Caucasian rugs, with a nice variety of designs & in good color. Introductory text on construction, who made the rugs, and an argument that Caucasian rugs should be identified in terms of design & not in terms of a geographic area. In Italian. Paper. $49.

Kolahi, B., Ceretto, E. I GABBEH. 1988, Museo Nazionale della Montagna "Duca degli Abruzzi", 71 p., 53 color illus., 22.5 x 22.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Behrouz Carpets, of 19th & 20th century southwest Persian gabbeh rugs; text defines this type of rug & analyzes structure, dyes, & design elements. There are 19 Qashqa'i, 22 Lori, 1 Shouli, 7 Khamseh, and 4 unidentifiable Fars district. There are a number of lion rugs, others with floral designs, and some with the more common open fields. In Italian. Paper. $53.

Koll, H. DIE FARBEN MEINER TRÄUME. FRÜHE KELIMS AUS ANTOLIEN. COLORS OF MY DREAMS. EARLY KILIMS FROM ANATOLIA. 2011, 264 p., 211 color illus., 35 x 24.5 cm. A catalogue of 101 early Anatolian kilims, with brief comments about each one. Some were exhibited at the Museum Duisberg in 2011. Short introductory sections on aesthetics and conservation; bibliography. In German and English. One of 500 copies. Hardcover. $129.

Koll, H. and Steinbock, S. SCHÖNHEIT IST EIN FARBENSPIEL. TEXTILE KUNST DES ORIENTS AUS 2500 JAHREN (Beauty is a Play of Colors. Textile Art of the Orient over 2500 Years). 2016, Aachen, 192 p., 118 color illus., 30 x 30 cm. Another catalogue from Kelim-Connection. There are 64 examples of Anatolian kilims, mostly from the 1st half of the 19th century; none have been published before. Then 12 examples of spindles and beaters, some decorated, and between 50 and 250 years old. And then 8 Central Asian archeological textiles, with illustrations showing the entire textile and also details and back sides. The archeological textiles have been dated with C-14; their ages are between 700 BC and 1000 AD. The radiocarbon dates are presented elegantly as both a date range and a graph of probability versus time. In German. Hardcover. $110.

Konzett. ALTE UND ANTIKE KAUKASISCHE TEPPICHE. 1982, 41 p., 39 bl & wh illus., 21 x 15 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue; 19th century Caucasian rugs; minimal text. The examples are of Bordjalou, Fachralo, Karachof, Gendje, Lesghi, Konagkent, Moghan, Kazak, Karabegh, Erivan, Shirvan, Kuba, and three soumaks. Paper. Used, fine condition. $35.

Konzett. ANTIKE UND ALTE GASCHKAY-NOMADEN ALS KUNSTWERKE. (Old and Antike Qashqa'i Textiles as Art Works) 1980, 40 p., 49 bl & wh illus., 15 x 20.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of Qashqa'i rugs, flatweaves, and bag faces. Illustrations are dark. Pieces are late 19th / early 20th century. Technical descriptions. In German Paperback. Used, good condition: covers rubbed. $32.

Konzett Teppichkunst. PFERDEDECKEN UND SPEISETÜCHER. (Horse Covers and Sofrehs). Konzett Teppichkunst, 1983, 21 p., 21 illus., 19 in color, 21 x 14.5 cm. A dealer's catalogue of saddle covers and sofrehs; the saddles covers include 3 Turkmen, 7 Persian and 1 Chinese; there is 1 Turkmen camel trapping. The 7 sofrehs are all Baluch. Most are attributed to the 19th century. Text briefly comments on each texile. In German. Paper. New. $45.

Kopačkova, R. PERSKÉ KOBERCE (Persian Rugs). 1971, Národni Galerie v Praze, 24 p., 13 black and white illustrations, 24 x 17 cm. An exhibition catalogue at the Royal Summer Palace in Prague of 26 Persian rugs. The illustrations are of 2 Persian rug fragments from around 1600 (a Herat hunting carpet and a Central Iranian floral design one), 1 Northwest Persian embroidered fragment (also around 1600), 4 19th century Iranian rugs, 1 Kashan from around 1900, and a 19th century pictorial rug, possibly Kurdish with a variety of rural scenes: people resting under a black tent, plowing, camels, herding goats as well as animals and people in the major border. In Czech. Paperback. Used, good condition, no internal marks, pages slightly tanned. $35.

Kotai, J. KELETI SZONYEGEK (Oriental Carpets). 2015, 190 p., 158 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. A catalogue of rugs owned by a Hungarian collector. There are 65 Turkmen , 7 Baluch, 4 from the Bokhara area, 1 East Turkestan, 1 Tibet, 15 Persian (mostly tribal and village), 15 Anatolian, 33 Caucasian, and 4 North African rugs and kilims. The color is good; the rugs generally are of high quality although many are worn. The owner was born in 1940, and this is an interesting collection of rugs collected behind the Iron Curtain. The text, 7 pages, describes the collector and has comments about various Turkmen tribes and the other geographic areas and comments about some of his rugs; this part is in Hungarian and English. There are also 100 word descriptions of each rug, in Hungarian. Paperback. $69.

Krausse, H.-J. FRUHE TEPPICHKUNST. 1990, 49 p., 32 color illus., 24 x 17 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue; mostly 19th century; Persian, Caucasian, a few Turkmen & Baluch & 2 silk embroideries (a 19th century Turkish & 16/17th century Persian); the text describes the rugs in reference to other examples and provides references. There are 13 Caucasian rugs: a 17th century Caucasian dragon carpet fragment, and 19th century ones from Shirvan, Karabagh, Talish, Kazak, Leghistan, Kuba, Moghan and 3 bag faces attributed to southern Caucasian Shahsavan. There are 10 Persian bag faces, kilims, and rugs attributed to Varamin, Khamseh, Karadja, Shahsavan, Shushtar, and Baluch. There are 4 Central Asian bag faces and rugs: Yomud and Chodor. In German. Paper. New book. This seems to be the only new copy available on the internet in 2026. $29.

Kreissl, Rainer. ART AS TRADITION/ KUNST ALS TRADITION. ANATOLIA. Hirmer Verlag, 1995, 152 p., 100 color pl., 20.5 x 21.5 cm. This is one of three books, consisting mostly of illustrations, of some of the 1250 carpets and kilims given by Rainer Kreissl to the Náprstek Museum of Asiatic, African and American Culture, Prague. This book has 50 kilims and 50 carpets; the items are 18th and 19th century except for 12 rugs which are dated as 17th, or earlier. Kreissl worked for the Weinmüller-Neumeister auction house in Munchen; his collecting started in the 1960’s, a little before Anatolian kilims became so popular. Some of the kilims are attributed to specific areas: Silifke, Fethye, Askale, Aksaray, Karakrceli, Sivrihisar, Dosemealti, Konya, Kayser, Balikesir, Ermenek, Kutahya, Egret, Nigde, and Malatya based on similar examples in the rug literature or on where they were bought; most are simply labeled as Western, Central, or Eastern Anatolia. A few of the rugs have local attributions: Megri, Cumra, Salihli, Dosemealti, Konya, Cal, and Bergama; most are also labeled as Western, Central, Eastern or South Eastern Antolia. Several have been published earlier in Bruggemann and Bohmer’s "Yayla. Form und Farbe in turkische Textilkunst." Brief descriptions without technical analyses of each item. Hard. In English/German. New. $46.

Kreissl, R. GATES TO HEAVEN / HIMMELSPFORTEN. ANATOLIA. .1998, 175 p., 120 color pl., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. This is the second book, mostly illustrations, on the Anatolian carpets & kilims given by Rainer Kreissl to the Náprstek Museum of Asiatic, African & American Culture, Prague. There are 119 textiles, all prayer rugs or kilims and mostly rugs. The items are mostly 18th & 19th century. Specfic carpets are idenitified as coming from Gordes, Kula, Can, Manyas, Sandikli, Megri, Melas, Manastir, Akhisar, Ladik, Konya, Mucur, Cumra, Karaman, Kangal, Nigde, Kirsehir, Urfa, Bismil, Bergama, Kiraz, Karapinar and Yuntdag, but most are simply described as being Western, Central, or Eastern Antolia. There are brief descriptions and comments about each item. Hard. In English/German. $46.

Kreissl, R. INFINITE VARIETY. EXHIBITION OF 110 HISTORICAL ANATOLIAN PILE RUGS AND KILIMS / UNENDLICH VIELFALT. AUSSTELLUNG VON 110 HISTORISCHEN ANATOLISCHEN TEPPICHEN UND KILIMS. ANATOLIA. 2000, 160 p., 113 color pl., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. This is the third and last catalogue on the Anatolian carpets & kilims given by Rainer Kreissl to the Náprstek Museum of Asiatic, African & American Culture, Prague; the items are mostly 19th century, with a few earlier. There are brief comments and descriptions without technical analyses of each item; there are 3 Ottoman formal dresses. There is a short introduction by Kreissl on his history of collecting and a few comments on individual pieces. He also quotes a long review by Buddenberg which, while commenting that some of the rugs and kilims are extraordinary and splendid and others are utterly uninteresting, the value of Kreissl’s collection lies in the large number of carpets and kilims and the range of designs they exhibit. A few are identified as coming from specific areas, based largely on where Kreissl bought them; most are simply identified as Western, Central, or Eastern Anatolia. Hard. In English/German. $46.

Krody, S. B. EMBROIDERY OF THE GREEK ISLANDS AND EPIRUS REGION. HARPIES, MERMAIDS, AND TULIPS. Scala, 2006, 160 p., 30 x 22 cm. This catalogue was produced in conjunction with an exhibition of these textiles at the Textile Museum; the text is scholarly. Examples are from the 17th to 19th century, and produced by brides and their families for bridal dowries. They include embroidered bed tents, bed curtains, large covers, pillows, handkerchiefs and panels for women's clothing. Designs range from geometrical patterns to floral and animal motifs and are embroidered in a variety of techniques. Paperback. New. $55.

Kruse-Wormser, King, Thomas, Teppichhaus und Galerie Wormser. KAUKASISCHE TEPPICHE. TEPPICHE DES LEBENS. 1977, 70 color illus., 120 p., 30 x 20.5 cm. Wormser specializes in Caucasian rugs. This Nürnberg’s fancy catalogue of late 19th / early 20th Caucasian rugs, in good color, is divided into chapters on Kazak, Karabagh, Gendje, Talish, Shirvan, Baku, Kuba, and Daghestan examples. A few small pictures of the author’s travels in the Caucasus. In German. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as so issued, New book. $54.

Kühnel, E., & Bellinger, L. CATALOGUE OF SPANISH RUGS. 12th - 19th CENTURY. 1953, Textile Museum, 64 p., plus 24 loose plates and 1 sheet of technical descriptions, in a folder. A detailed analysis of the 24 Spanish rugs in the Textile Museum. This is one of the major collections of Spanish rugs. Paper. New book. $150.

Kuhnel, E. and Erdmann, Kurt. ORIENT-TEPPICHE. BILDERHEFTE DER ISLAMISCHE ABTEILUNG HEFT 3. 1935, 16 p. text, 46 plates, 5 in color, 19 x 12.5 cm. A guide to the carpets in Islamic Department of the Staatische Museen in Berlin, as of what was present before WW II. Many were destroyed by British bombing during WW II. 46 rugs, 15th to 18th century. The text is mostly a list of the rugs, with its origin, age, size, knot count, date acquired and from whom, colors and description of the design, a sentence or two about its type and similar examples, and references to the literature with earlier mentions or illustrations. Paper, used, good condition but some of the plates have a letter and number at the top (like "P-55"), the title page has "11a-16" at the top and two labels at the bottom. The front cover has three chips at the top and a large piece missing from the lower right corner and has a tape repair along most of the spine; the back cover is intact. $51.

KUNST DES ORIENTS HERAUSGEGEBEN VON ERNST KÜHNEL. Scholarly articles on aspects of Oriental art. Volume III, 1959. Articles: Erdmann, Kurt: Der Kargi Han bei Alanya Franz, Heinrich Gerhard: Pagode, Stupa, Turmtempel Cramer, Maria: Zur Ornamentik in koptischen Handschriften des 4. - 16. Jahrh. Ettinghausen, Richard: On some Mongol Miniatures Kühnel, Ernst: Malernamen in der Berliner "Saray" Alben Scheuneman, Brigette: Eine unbekannte Teppichgattung, p. 78 - 89 (An unknown type of rug, seen in a 17th century painting, with 10 illustrations and 1 in color of the reconstructed rug) Kühnel, Ernst: Buchanzeigen Used, as new $24. Volume IV, 1963. Articles: Brisch, Klaus: Mad?nat ?’in in der modernen Archäologischen Literatur spaniens: Ein Forschungsbericht Grube, Ermst J.: Raqqa-Keramik in der Sammlung des Metropolitan Museum in New York Erdmann, Kurt: Wenigen bekannte Uschak-Muster, p. 79 - 97 (Little known Uschak Patterns, 9 illustrations of rugs showing the symmetries in design) Diez, Ernst: Zur Kritik Strzygowskis Kühnel, Ernst, Brehm, Doris, Duda, Dorothea: In Memoriam Ernst Diez, 1878-1961 Kühnel, Ernst: Buchanzeigen Used, as new, $24.

Kunstindustriemuseet i Oslo. ROD TRAAD: DRAKT OG TEXSTIL (Red Thread: Clothing and Textile). AARBOK 1972 - 1975 (Yearbook 1972 - 1975). 1975, 206 p., black and white illus., 25 x 19.5 cm. The yearbook of the Museum of Applied Art in Oslo, with 7 articles: Sjovold, A. B., Om moter, drakt of Kunstindustrimuseet i Oslo / Fashion, Costumes and the Oslo Museum of Applied Art, p 7 - 28 For, T. S., Undersrkelser av koptiske vevteknikker / Examinations of Coptic Weaving Techniques, p 29 - 50 Bugge, A., Antependiene fra Giske og Kvernes / The Altar-clothes from Giske and Kvernes Churches, p 51 - 72 Fischer, E., Hoffet i haven och Salomos visdom / The Court in the Garden and the Wisdom of Solomon. p. 73 - 110 with 16 black and white illustrations; the article is about Norwegian tapestries depicting Solomon Halling, E., Gamle tepper - ny inspirasjon / Old Tapestries - New Inspiration, p 111 - 118 Lunde, D., Forsrk med korkje / Experiments with Ochrolechia tartaria. p. 119 - 130 This lichen produces a red dye which was used before madder and cochineal appeared on the market p 131 - 147. Sjovold, A. B., Laugshistorie omkring en brudekjole / A Bridal Gown involved in a Guild History. In Norwegian with English summaries. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, corners not bumped. $46.

Lamm, C.J. CARPET FRAGMENTS. THE MARBY RUG AND SOME FRAGMENTS OF CARPETS. Nationalmuseums Skrskftser. NS 7, 1985, 101 p., fig., 40 color pl., 21.5 x 21 cm. A expanded version of Lamm's 1937 article, with color plates. The Marby rug is 15th century; the other fragments are mostly from the same period. New book. Hard. $61.

Lanari, G. TAPPETI TURCHI DI VILLAGGIO (Turkish Village Rugs). 1994, 320 p., 295 color illus., 29 x 22/5 cm. A survey of Turkish village rugs, mostly 19th and 20th century, organized by geographic area. Many are from the author’s and Italian collections, but there are also examples from Turkish & American museums. The author divides Turkey into areas, with a listing of rug producing towns in each with their characteristics and with examples. The divisions are European Turkey (5 rugs), Bergama (6 rugs), Belikesir (11), Banderma (1), Southeast Turkey (19), Megri (8), Aydinali (2), Gordes / Kula (16), Central Anatolia (31), Konya (47), Kirshehir / Mucur (13), Mediterranean Coast (9), Cappadocia (30), Sivas (17), Caucasian area (7), Kurd (30), Istanbul (3). A very nice overview. In Italian. Hard. $94.

Landreau, A.N., and Pickering,  W.R. FROM THE BOSPORUS TO SAMARKAND: FLAT-WOVEN RUGS. 1969, 112 p., 113 pl., 9 in. color, 28 x 20 cm. A good exhibition catalogue, with an introduction to flat-weaves in general. From the Textile Museum. Paper. New, $24.   Used, hardcover, good condition in good dust jacket (chipped, torn, stained) $30.

Landreau, A.N. and Yohe, R.S. FLOWERS OF THE YAYLA: YORUK WEAVING OF THE TOROS MOUNTAINS. 1983, 112 p., 102 illus., 12 in color, 30 x 21.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue from the Textile Museum of these weavings, which gives first hand, chatty information about these nomads' way of life. Glossary of Turkish terms. Paper. New. $32.

Langton, M.B. HOW TO KNOW ORIENTAL RUGS. 1904, 1st printing, D. Appleton and Co., New York, (also 1906, 1908, 1920 ?, 1930 printings) 244 p., 20 illus., 12 in color, 19.5 x 13.5 cm. At the time, this was one of 4 American books on Oriental rugs. An early introductory book, useful for the illustrations and to reveal the state of knowledge, or lack of it, at the turn of the century. But the rugs that are illustrated are 19th century. The ones color are Ghirodes, Siraz, Kermanshah, "Royal Senna", Sarabnd, Ferghan, Kashan, Kazak, Kula, Bokhara, Peking and a Persian silk rug. The black and white illustrations are Khorsan, Daghestan, Chichi, Shirvan, Persian Kurd, Mossoul (Turkish or Iraqi Kurd?), Bergamo and Samarkand. Hard. Used, very good condition, owner’s signature and date on front endpaper (Mrs J. O. Reed December 1904), no other internal marks, hinges good, binding good, no foxing, corners very slightly rounded, lettering sharp, bright covers, book slightly cocked, $28.

Lanier, M.B. ENGLISH AND ORIENTAL CARPETS AT WILLIAMSBURG. 1975, 132 p., 57 illus., most in color, 29 x 21 cm. Descriptions of 49 items, 34 of them Persian, Turkish or Caucasian, & a discussion of their role in early American homes. Hardbound in dust jacket. New. $35.

Larson, Knut. RUGS AND CARPETS OF THE ORIENT. 1966 (English translation of 1962 ed.), Warne, 219 p., 140 illus., 24 in color, 26 x 19.5 cm. A general survey of rugs by a Swedish rug importer with a mixture of rug and flatweaves from Turkey, the Caucasus, Persia, Turkestan, India and China; most of the rugs are from the middle of the 20th century. The text is organized by country, and within countries by major rug producing areas. Hard. Used, very good in a plastic dust jacket, with chips. $28.

Larsson, L. CARPETS FROM CHINA, XINJIANG AND TIBET. 1988, 141 p., 176 illus., most in color, 26.5 x 23.5 cm. A general guide to Chinese and related carpets, with examples of 19th & 20th century rugs from a variety of Scandinavian & other museum & private collections. Bibliography. The rugs look good. Hard. $65.

Lederman, A.J., Walker, D. and Wolf, M. A SKEIN THROUGH TIME. 1996, 57 p., 42 color illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Hajji Baba Club, to coincide with the 8th ICOC; there is a brief, two page history of the Hajji Baba Club; then a catalogue of 45 rugs and textiles from member's collections. Technical analysis, where they were bought, where published previously (most have not been), or where other similar rugs, or for fragments where the rest of the fragments have been published. The pieces range from a circa 1800 Ladik prayer rug, to a 18th/19th century Chinese throne back, to a Choudor juval, to a 17th century Indo-Persian fragment, to a 19th century Kuba runner. Paper. New. $25.

Ledács Kiss Aladár and Szüts Béláné. ISMERJÜK MEG A KELETI SZ?NYEGET (AN INTODUCTION TO ORIENTAL RUGS). 1977, Gondolat, Budapest, 202 p., 228 illus, 42 in color. A guide to antique Oriental rugs, with examples from the 16th to 19th centuries. In Hungarian. Hardcover. Used, fine condition in very good dust jacket. $45.

Lefevre & Partners. CENTRAL ASIAN CARPETS. 8 OCTOBER 1976. 1976, 77 p., 36 illus., 3 in color, 28 x 22 cm. These are the Turkmen carpets from the October 1976 sale and include 2 from Khotan & 2 Uzbek susani, with three brief essays by Jon Thompson. . Rugs are mostly 19th century; Tekke, Yomut, Ersari, Chodor, Beshir. Hardcover in dust jacket. New book. $65.

Lefevre and Partners. THE PERSIAN CARPET. 1977, 77 p., 35 color pl., 28 x 22 cm. The illustrations are from the October 1977 sale and are 16th -19th century rugs; the text, by Jon Thompson, "The Anatomy of A Carpet" discusses aspects of Persian carpets. Hard. Out of print. New. $27.

Leitch, G.B. CHINESE RUGS. 1928, Dodd Mead, first printing, 171 p., 33 pl., 1 in color, 24.5 x l6.5 cm. There was a later printing in 1935. A standard early work on Chinese rugs, with chapters on the history of Chinese rugs, dyes, weaving, wool, symbolism, rug types, and buying a rug. Hardback. Used, very good condition, Gilt lettered spine. Gilt lettered front board with gilt medallion centerpiece. Deckle edged pages. No internal marks, hinges intact, covers with slight edgewear at bottom of spine, one corner rounded, front cover lettering bright, spine darkened. No dust jacket. $53.

Lerch, M. ALTE UND ANTIKE ORIENTALISCHE KNUPFKUNST. 1991, 64 p., 58 color illus., 24 x 17 cm. A Munich dealer's exhibition catalogue; most are 19th century; technical descriptions; no other text; 30 Caucasian; 20 Persian; the rest Turkmen & Baluch. The rugs are in good condition; many are ornate and particularly for the Persian, are city rugs; colors are bright. The Caucasian ones are Kazak, including a cloud-band Kazak, Gendje, Shirvan, Kuba, Karabagh; the Persians are Heriz, Shahsavan, Bakshaish, Sarab, Tabriz, Bidjar, Senna, Mahal, Ferahan, Afshar, Qashqa’i, Kerman; there are two Baluch and 5 Turkmen: Yomud, Tekke and Ersari. In German. Paper. $32.

Lettenmair, Josef Gunther. DAS GROSSE ORIENTTEPPICHBUCH. Verlag Welsermuhl. 1962, 1st edition, 376 p., about 200 illustrations, many in color, maps, 22.4 x 24 cm. A popular introductory book, with many editions, on Oriental carpets, with most of the book organized alphabetically. The color printing is good and so is the quality of the rugs, coming from such places as Adil Besim, Teppich-Engelhardt, Fohringer Orientteppichhaus, Moscow and Viennese museums. The maps, on endpapers, have red dots indicating the important rug centers. In German. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, no dust jacket, insides clean, hinges good, top edge of pages starting to tan, lettering on spine worn. $47.

Lettenmair, Josef Gunther. DAS GROSSE ORIENTTEPPICHBUCH. Verlag Welsermuhl. 1972, 4th ed.,455 p., 478 illus., 168 in color. An popular - it went through multiple editions - introductory book on Oriental carpets, with most of the book organized alphabetically. The color printing is good and so is the quality of the rugs, coming from such places as Adil Besim, Teppich-Engelhardt, Fohringer Orientteppichhaus, Moscow and Viennese museums. The maps, on endpapers, have red dots indicating the important rug centers. Hardcover. Used, good condition: front hinge cracked; inscription to Yohe by Price. No dust jacket. $44. Another copy. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, covers not worn, in fair dust jacket: tears and chips along edges and spine. $57.

Levi, A. ANTICA ARTE TESSILE / ANTIQUE TEXTILE ART. 2000, 63 p., 30 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue; minimal text, with brief comments on the rugs, which are mostly 19th century village: 6 Turkish (East Central, 3 Konya, Western, Kurdish), 6 Persian (Bakhshaish, Senneh, Tabriz, Jaf, Bakhtiari, Kirman), 6 Caucasian (3 Kuba, Talish, Karabakh, Shahsavan), 1 susani, 1 ikat, 5 Chinese, 1 Tibetan, 1 Indian, and 3 French. In Italian and English. Paper. $30.

Levi, A. ANTICA ARTE TESSILE II/ ANTIQUE TEXTILE ART II. 2001, 71 p., 34 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. A Milan dealer's exhibition catalogue; minimal text, with brief comments on the rugs, which are mostly 19th century village: 4 Turkish (Karapinar, 2 Central Anatolia, Malatya), 6 Persian (2 Bakhshaish, Serapi, Saujbulagh, Malayer, Kashan), 4 Caucasian (2 Kazak, Talish, Zakatala), 1 Ersari, 1 ikat, 7 Chinese, 1 Khotan, 3 Indian, 1 Berber and 6 French, Portuguese and Russian. In Italian and English. Paper. $30.

Levi, A. ANTICA ARTE TESSILE III/ ANTIQUE TEXTILE ART III. 2002, 84 p., 40 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. A Milan dealer's exhibition catalogue; minimal text, with brief comments on the rugs, which are mostly 19th century, mixed city and 19th village production: 1 18th century Ushak, 4 other Turkish, 10 Persian, 6 Caucasian, 1 Khotan, 1 Uzbek, 6 Chinese, 1 Indian, 2 North African, and 7 English and French. In Italian and English. Paper. $32.

Levi, A. ANTICA ARTE TESSILE IV/ ANTIQUE TEXTILE ART IV. 2003, 96 p., 36 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue; minimal text, with brief comments on the rugs, which are mostly 19th century city and village: 5 Turkish, 11 Persian, 7 Caucasian, 8 Chinese, 3 Indian, 3 North African, and 9 European. In Italian and English. Hardcover. $47.

Lewis, G.C. THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF ORIENTAL RUGS. 1945, 6th revised edition, 461 p., 112 plates, 32 in color, 22 x 16 cm. An introductory work, with multiple editions over a 40 year period since it was first published in 1911. The first third of the text is general: rug construction, dyes, symbolism, etc. The balance is a survey by country of what was being made in each district. Some of the text is now dated, but the book is a useful as a record of production in the first quarter of the 20th century and, of course, all of the rugs which are illustrated are now at least 100 years old. Readers will note the complaints that good rugs are getting hard to find, and are more expensive. Hardcover. Used, good condition, with stamps "file copy not to be removed from office" on front endpapers, hinges good, not much wear on covers; dust jacket fair: chipped, torn and worn along edges. $25. Another copy. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, clean, no internal marks, hinges good, cover with corners bent and no other defects. Dust jacket fair: chips and tears along edges, partly repaired tear along lower half of spine. $43.

Liberty Corporation. THE LIBERTY TEXTILE COLLECTION. n.d., 92 p., 46 pl., 45 in color, 24 x 20 cm. A catalogue of this corporate collection: most are 19th or 20th century, and range from a Senna kilim to an Uzbek ikat, to an Indonesian batik, to a Hausa blanket, to an Argentine string bag. The complete list of textiles: Senna kilim, Iranian horse blanket, Turkish grain sack, Afghan wedding shawl borders and saddle bag, Uzbek Ikat, Kazakh tent panel, susani, Romanian prayer rug, Punjab Phulkari, Indian ceiling embroidery and coverlet, Bhutal wrap, Burmese royal hanging, north Thai hill tribe costume pieces, Chinese mandarin robe and bed decoration, Korean embroidered panel, Japanese futon, Philippine geometric weaving and sash, Indonesian ikat, shawl, batik and ship cloth, Iban women's skirt, Tonga tapa, Congo kasai velvet, Hausa blanket, Coptic weaving, Berber textile, Georgia quilt, Navajo child's blanket, Cuna mola, Mexican embroidery, Peruvian pre-Columbian textile, folk textiles from Ecuador and Colombia, Argentine and New Guinea string bags, Peruvian festival embroidery. Text describes each textile. Paper. $26.

Loges, W. TURKOMAN TRIBAL RUGS. 1980, 117 color illus., 204 p., 27.5 x 24 cm. English version of the German ed., a good source on these rugs; characteristics of each tribe; good rugs; technical analyses; bibliography. New book, in shrink wrap. Hardb. $130.

Macfarland, A. O. GIFT OF THE ORIENT. 1938, 32 p., 9 black and white illustrations, fig., 21.5 x 14 cm. A small booklet, by the publisher of Oriental Rug Magazine, to be given out by rug dealers to their customers, and with the rug dealer’s name printed on the cover. The dealer in this case is John - Jacob Tufenkian and Co of Worcester, Massachusetts. One purpose was to aid a prospective buyer: "The following pages tell you how Oriental rugs are woven, the relative merits of the various types, how to distinguish one from another, the meaning attached to the distinctive designs, and many other interesting facts about them." Another purpose might have been to boost sales in the middle of the Great Depression. There is a section on Persian rugs and smaller ones on China, Russia (Turkman), Turkey and India. The illustrations are mostly of interiors; the figures are of design motifs. Paperback. Used, very good condition, but back cover chipped. $14.

Mackie, L.M. & Thompson, J. TURKMEN TRIBAL CARPETS AND TRADITIONS. 1980, 239 p., 95 color pl., 31 x 23 cm. A glossy exhibition catalogue with scholarly essays on history, ethno­graphy, the Turkmen tent, classification of the Ersari, dyes. In addition, there are detailed comments on the rugs, bag faces, asmalyks, camel wedding trappings, pole covers, ensis, and small pouches in the exhibition, grouped under the tribal groups to which the textiles are attributed: Salor, Saryk, Tekke, Chodor, Arabatchi, Imreli, Yomut, Ersari, and non-tribal rugs from Bukhara. Technical analyses of the illustrated items. Well up to the standard of other books from the Textile Museum. Hard. Used, very good condition: hinges intact, no internal writing or highlighting, corners not bumped, in a good dust jacket: slightly rubbed, worn along edges, 1 inch tear on top back near spine. $45. Anothery copy. New book in shipping case. $88.

MacLean, A. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF ORIENTAL RUGS IN THE COLLECTION OF JAMES FRANKLIN BALLARD EXHIBITED IN GALLERY 50 AND ON THE MAIN STAIRCASE FROM NOVEMBER 28, 1922 TO FEBRUARY 1923. 1922, Art Institute of Chicago. 90 p., 29 illus., 3 tipped-in in color, 25.5 x 17.5 cm. One of several exhibition catalogues of this major collection. 74 rugs, with descriptions mostly of the colors and design. Most of the examples are Turkish, but there are some Persian, Indian, Chinese & Caucasian; most are 16th - 18th centuries and represent a major collection of classic rugs, collected when they were still available and relatively inexpensive. The color illustrations are of details of the borders. Softcover. Good condition, ex-library Toledo Museum of Art Library. Insides clean and unmarked; covers worn along edges, ½ inch tears at top and bottom of spine, lower front cover folded. $28.

MacLean, A. & Blair, D. CATALOGUE OF ORIENTAL RUGS IN THE COLLECTION OF JAMES F. BALLARD. 1924, John Heron Art Institute, Indianapolis, 207 p., 107 illus., 1 in color, 31 x 22 cm. One of several exhibition catalogues of this major collection. This is of the rugs which did not end up in the Metropolitan Museum of Art; most of the examples are Turkish, but there are some Persian, Indian, Chinese & Caucasian; most are 16th - 18th centuries and represent a major collection of classic rugs, collected when they were still available and relatively inexpensive. Hardcover. this is the softcover version rebound in brown cloth, with title on the cover and spine. Used, fine condition, clean, no internal marks, binding tight, but one bumped and one rounded cover and fading along the top. $45.

MacMillan, S. GREEK ISLAND EMBROIDERIES. n.d., (1980), Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 72 p., 51 illus., 7 in color, 24 x 20 cm. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has one of the largest collections of Greek Embroideries in the US. The text mentions the collectors that assembled the collection and the use of embroideries in Greek houses and in Greek traditions and has a checklist of embroideries in the museum. Illustrations of 51 of the embroideries, sometimes details and a few of models clothed in costume, from Epirus and Ionian Islands, Northern Sporades, the Dodecanese. Paperback. New. $28.

Mahaval, Achmed. LES TAPIS PERSANS. (Persian Rugs). 1965, (1964 copyright), Klinkhardt and Biermann, 48 p.,19 illus., 6 in color, 19.5 x 11.5 cm. The French translation of the original German version. A small guide to Persian carpets with a third of a page to a full page describing the major rug producing areas in Iran, with illustrations of rugs from some of these areas; the rugs are city and village ones, and date from 1920 to 1950. In French. Hardcover. Used, as new in a very good dust jacket: worn along edges. $25.

Mahaval, Achmed. PERSERTEPPICH BREVIER. (Persian Rug Handbook), 1964 copyright, Klinkhardt and Biermann, 48 p., 19 illus., 6 in color, 19.5 x 13.5 cm. A small guide to Persian carpets with a third of a page to a full page describing the major rug producing areas in Iran, with illustrations of rugs from some of these areas; the rugs are city and village ones, and date from 1920 to 1950. In German. Hardcover. Used, very good in a good dust jacket: wear along edges. $32. Another copy, 1973, 3rd printing. Hardcover. Used, fine condition. $25.

Mahkamova, S. UZBEKSKIE ABROVYE TKANI. TVORCHESTVO NARODNIH KASTEROV UZBEKISTANA. (Uzbek Ikat Fabrics. Creativity of Folk Masters of Uzbekistan). 1963, Goslitizdat UZSSR, 56 p., 28 illus., 6 in color, 21 x 26 cm. A book on Uzbek ikats, with a few pictures of weavers and many illustrations of parts of ikats, to show the designs. In Russian. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as so issued. One of 1000 copies, but there are probably no other copies available for sale outside of Uzbekistan. Used, good condition: unread since many pairs of pages are were not clipped at the bottom and are still attached; but water stain along bottom edge, visible on endpapers. Front end paper with fold crease. Edges of pages beginning to tan. $38.

Makshimov, Vladimir Alexandrovitch, and Sorokin, Evgenii Konstantinovitch. THE KIRGHIZ PATTERN. KIRGIZ OYMOLORU. KIRGIZSKII UZOR. 1996, 208 p., cica 300 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. A survey of Kirghiz folk art. Not much text. Textiles include about 100 color illustrations of felts, reed screens, bags, costume pieces and yurt decorations. in Kirghiz, Russian and English. Hardcover. Used, as new, but corners rounded. $38.

Maktabi, Mohamed. OF SILK, WOOL AND COTTON. n.d. (2000), 80 p., 65 color illus., 33 x 23.5 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue of Turkish, Persian, Caucasian and Central Asian rugs and textiles. The Turkish rugs include a 16th century Lotto and 3 18th century village rugs; the Persian included both 19th century complex tribal rugs, and modern Persian floral design rug; the Caucasian are mostly 19th century; the Central Asian include 1 Khotan and 3 Turkmen rugs, plus 2 ikats and 4 suzani. There is almost no text; the colors are good. Paperback. $43.

Mallory, J.P. and Mair, V.M. THE TARIM MUMMIES. 2000, Thames and Hudson, 352 p., 190 illus., 13 in color, 26 x 18.5 cm. The Tarim mummies are among the most important archeological finds of the 20th century; this is an overview of them, by two noted archeologists. There are chapters on the history of the Tarim basin, on the archeological expeditions there, on the mummies (including their textiles), and on an argument that the mummies are early Indo-Europeans or Tocharians. Hard. New. $45.

Malmöhus Län Hemslöjdsförening. GAMMAL ALLMOSGESLÖJD FRAN MALMÖHUS LÄN. RÖDLAKAN FRAN WEMMENHÖGS, LJUNITS OCH HERRESTADS HÄRADER. HÄFTET 3. (OLD PEASANT CRAFTS FROM THE MALMÖ (SWEDEN) DISTRICT. TAPESTRY WEAVES FROM WEMMENHÖG, LJUNIT AND HERRESTAD PARISHES. VOLUME 3). 1924. 28 p., 52 illus., 32 in color, 31 x 24.5 cm. Despite the title, this is on 18th and 19th century peasant weavings, with traditional designs: animals, people, geometric designs, zig-zag designs. This volume is on examples from Wemmenhög, Ljunit and Herrestad parishes. This is an important reference for these textiles; the text describes each textile, with the weaver and date of weaving given if known. In Swedish. Paperback. Used, good to fair condition: cover detached (although present). $55.

Malmöhus Län Hemslöjdsförening. GAMMAL ALLMOSGESLÖJD FRAN MALMÖHUS LÄN. HÄFTET 1. (OLD PEASANT CRAFTS FROM THE MALMÖ (SWEDEN) DISTRICT. VOLUME 1). 1924. 34 p., 52 illus., 28 in color, 31 x 24,5 cm. Despite the title, this is on 18th and 19th century peasant weavings, with traditional designs: animals, people, geometric designs, zig-zag designs. This volume is on examples from Skyttis and Oxie parishes. This is an important reference for these textiles; the text describes each textile, with the weaver and date of weaving given if known. In Swedish. Paperback. Used, good to fair condition: water damage in top right quadrant resulting in waving paper and minor transfer of colors from the plates; no sign of mildew, and the bleeding does not make the illustrations illegible. $55.

Marg Publications. TREASURES OF INDIAN TEXTILES. 1980, 146 p., 89 illus., 35 in color, 33 x 24.5 cm. A survey of Indian non-rug textiles, based on holdings in the Calico Museum, Ahmedabad; articles on the museum, textile trade, resist-dye fabrics, pigment paintings, conservation, designs by Indian, Swiss & English authors. The chapters are Mulk Raj Anand: Introduction Marland Singh: The Story of the Calico Museum Dr. Moti Chandra and Dr. Saryu Doshi: Costumes through the Ages Pupul Jayakar: Indian Textiles through the Centuries MARG: The Romance of the Indo-European Textile Trade Alfred Buhler: Indian Resist-dye Fabrics Anand Krishna: Designs on Patkas Kay Talwar and Kalyan Krishna: Indian Pigment Pantings on Cloth Christopher Cornford: A Visiter views the Calico Museum of Textiles Grace Morley: The Calico Museum - Its Place among World Museums of Textiles O. P. Agrawal: Conservation of Textiles. Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, near fine, no internal marks, text block fairly crisp, corners rounded. Dust jacket good: small tear at top of front cover, edges worn. $85.

Martin, Fredrik Robert. A HISTORY OF ORIENTAL CARPETS BEFORE 1800 REPRODUCED AND PRINTED BY THE PRINTING OFFICE OF THE IMPERIAL-ROYAL AUSTRIAN COURT AND STATE IN VIENNA AGENT FOR THE SALE BERNARD QUARITCH LONDON. Vienna, 1906 /1908. 3 folios. Text folio: 159 p., 391 black and white illustrations. Plate folios: Part I: 16 loose plates, plates 1 - 16, black and white plates including a mounted color section in the same scale; Part 2: 17 loose plates, plates 17 - 33, black and white plates including a mounted color section in the same scale;black and white plates including a mounted color section in the same scale, 66 x 50 cm. The text folio was published in 1908; the plate folios in 1906. This history discusses carpets, both in situ and in paintings and in related art as of knowledge in early 1900. The chapters are on art during the Caliphate 632 - 1258; art during the domination of the Mongols 1258-1369, Timurid and Turkoman dynasty carpets 1396-1502, Safavid carpets 1502-136, silk and figural carpets, carpets in silk and gold sent by the Shah 1600-1650, Khurasan and Herat carpets 1500-1731, Southern Persian carpets 1500-131, 18th century Persian carpets, Indian carpet during Akbar and his successors, Turkestan and Central Asian carpets 1700-1800, Central Asia Minor and Armenian carpets, Turkish carpets from Asia Minor, Spain and other European copies, Oriental influences in Sweden and the manufacturing of carpets in the Orient. artin was a Swedish diplomat, scholar, collector, and art historian. The text is a result of 14 years study on Oriental carpets, including trips to the Middle East. Many of the plates in parts 1 and 2 are printed without the plate number; the plate numbers have been written in. The text volume pages are not bound. One of 190 copies with 10 printed in silk. Hardcover. Loose plates in a folder. Used, plate volumes, very good condition, insides clean. Plate pages are slightly larger than the folder and show signs of wear. Covers in very good condition, but darkened along edges. Text volume fair: Insides are clean but folio covers for the text volume lacks the spine and so are as loose as the pages. Plate pages are slightly larger than the folder cover and are chipped at the edges. $4000.

Martin, Heinz E. G. ORIENT TEPPICHE ERKENNEN - KAUFEN - ERHALTEN (Oriental Rugs. Understand - Buy - Get). 1984, Gondrom, M & N Verlag, 1981, 239 p., 100 color illus., 25 x 19.5 cm. A well-illustrated survey of Oriental rugs. This is a special printing for Gondrom’s series of books on antiques. Hardcover. As new in as new dust jacket. $30.

Mauch, Peter. AUS DEN GÄRTEN DES ORIENTS. TEPPICHE - BILDER EINER AUSSTELLUNG. (Out of the Garden of Paradise - Rugs - Pictures of an Exhibition). 1995, Busse Seewald, 158 p., 62 color illustrations, 21.5 x 15.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue from Eurotefa (European Trade Fair for Oriental Carpets) in Nurnberg. Brief text; most of this book consists of the plates of rugs, in good color. Most are 19th century; the largest number are Iranian, followed by Turkish, Caucasian, Turkmen, Chinese and Berber. The facing page lists the origin, age, size, and usually composition of warp, weft and knots, type of knot, knot count and color and number of strands of warp. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as so issued. Used, as new. $28.

Mazzini, Ferdinando. TAPPETI ORIENTALE. Societa Editrice Tirrena, Livorno, 1941, 2nd edition, 240 p., 6 color, 39 black and white illustrations, 24 x 17 cm. A popular Italian introduction to Oriental rugs, with general chapters on history, geography, materials, colors, dyes, designs, dating, value, formats, purchasing, care and then descriptions of major rug producing areas: Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan, India and China. This is the 2nd edition, number 704 of 1000 numbered copies; there were at least 8 editions of this work. Hardcover. Used, good condition: no internal marks, pages beginning to tan, hinges weak, corners slightly bumped; in fair dust jacket: extensive chips and tears, stained. $37.

McMullan, J.V. & Reichert, D.O. THE GEORGE WALTER VINCENT AND BELLE TOWNSLEY SMITH COLLECTION OF ISLAMIC RUGS. n.d.(1970), 169 p., 75 illus., 12 in color, 25 x 18 cm. Most of these were purchased in l893 and l897-l898; the rest were purchased by 1905, so nearly all are l9th century; most are village or nomadic rugs from Turkey, the Caucasus & Turkmenistan, with a few Persian. This is then an invaluable documented record of 19th century village and nomadic rugs. Paper. New, $26. Also, rebound, cloth binding: red with blue spine, $48.

Meister, P.W. and Azadi,S. PERSISCHE TEPPICHE. 1971, 247 p., 113 illus., 5 in color, 23.5 x 19 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Museums of Kunst and Gewerbe (Hamburg) and Kunsthandwerk (Frankfurt); most of the examples are from the 17th to 19th century. In German. Hard. There was also a paperback version. New, $51.

Meister, P.W., Erdmann, K. and Spuhler, F. KAUKASISCHE TEPPICHE. AUSSTELLUNG 17.11 - 16.12 1962. 1962, Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, 260 p., 123 illus., 1 in color., 21 x 15 cm. A major exhibition of Caucasian Rugs. One page forward by Meister, 4 page introduction by Erdmann and 5 pages on characteristics of the various Caucasian rug groups by Spuhler. Originally paperback. Hardcover; rebound in blue cloth. Used, fine condition. $49.

Mellbye, Karin. BILLEDVEVNINGEN I NORGE UNDER RENESSANSEN. (Picture weaving in Norway during the Renaissance) 1932, Kunstindustrimuseet i Oslo, 149 p., 33 black and white plates, 24 x 18 cm. 81 pages of scholarly text on tapestry weaving in Norway during the Renaissance, with bibliography. The plates have a description in Norwegian and German saying where the tapestry is located now, when made, age, materials, colors, inscription if there is one. Some of the examples are Swedish and Danish. In Norwegian. 12 page German summary. Hardcover. Original the original softcover book was rebound in red quarter leather with marbled covers, with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Used, fine condition, no defects, looks as new, text block fairly crisp but price and comment scribbled on endpaper inside front cover. $88.

Menendian, K. A. ORIENTAL RUGS. RUGS OF THE ORIENT AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS. n.d (post 1909; circa 1920?), 43 p., 17 bl & wh illus., 18 x 12 cm. A dealer's small brochure with a little bit of information on colors, looms, wool, sheep, the advantage of chemical washing, care of rugs and designs. There are also short paragraphs on some types of rugs; Sarouk, Kashan, soumak, Arak although this seem to be a trade name for modern Indian products, Bidjar, Meshed, Tabirz, Sarappi (Serapi), Iran which seems to comprise village production, Sinna, Shiraz, Kerman, Hamadan, Seraband, Lelehan, Mahal, Daghestan and Cabistan, Kazak, Chichi, Afghan, Kurd, Bokhara and Belouch. The illustrations are small, tend to be dark, but are at least as old as when this booklet was published. Paperback. Used, fine condition. $27.

Mera, H.P. SPANISH-AMERICAN BLANKETRY. 1987, 81 p., 24 color illlus., 28 x 2l cm. The first printing of a manuscript planned to be published in 1965, on weavings from the American southwest by Spanish settlers. The book describes the origins and history of these textiles, and shows links to Navajo, but not Pueblo weaving. Introduction by K.P. Kent, updating the text in terms of recent scholarship. The textiles are mostly 19th century. New. Hardcover. $66.

Il Mercante d'Oriente. GABBEH. TAPPETI TRIBALI DELLA PERSIA MERIDIONALE (Gabbeh. Traditional Rugs from Central Persia). 1988, 35 p., 18 color illus., 24 x 19 cm. Dealer exhibition catalogue of Lori & Qashqa'i gabbeh; 2 of the illus. are oil paintings similar to rugs. The text describes gabbehs, their construction and three tribes: Lori, Qashqa'i and Khamseh, that make them. In Italian. Paper. $32.

Il Mercante d'Oriente. SHAHSAVAN: MAFRASH AND KHORJIN. SACCHE DA TRASPOTO E DA SELLA DELLE TRIBU NOMADICCHE SHAHSAVAN. (Transport and Saddle Bags of Shahsavan Nomads) 1986, 108 p., 40 bl & wh fig, 62 color illus., 24 x 19 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of Shahsavan bags; the introduction describes the method of construction and symbols. Technical analyses. In Italian. Bibliography. New. Paper. $78.

Il Mercante d'Oriente. SUMAK CICIM ZILI. 1985, 98 p., 40 color pl., 24 x 17 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue; brief Italian text describing the techniques; then plates of Turkish, Caucasian, Persian (Shahsavan & Afshar) flatweaves. Technical descriptions of the pieces. The color is good. Paper. $34.

Mergen, S and Alantar, H. HISTORISCHE ANATOLISCHE TEPPICHE. 2003, Sentez Turizm Tic. ve San. A. ?, 112 p., 70 color illus., 34 x 24.5 cm. Illustrations of 49 Turkish rugs from a large variety of places with the facing page having comments about each one; the rugs range from the 1st half of the 18th century to 1950; half are from between 1900 and 1940; about a third are the last half of the 19th century and the rest either earlier or later. Places of origin of the rugs include Bergama, Milas, Çanakkale, Dö?emealti, Ladik, Kozak, Karakeçili, Yahyali, Sille, Kir?ehir, Keçimuslu, Yuntda—, Ezine, Burdur; the rugs include village and nomadic types as well as ones in Western designs for the export market. In German. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, but bumped spine. $58.

Merx, H.U. BELEGE. (Supporting Documents.) 1994, a box containing 62 loose folders, each with a bag (including 4 salt bags), rug, flatweave or in one case a horse or camel breast band illustrated in color, and comments about it, 24.5 x 17 cm. The author previously put out a bound catalogue; this is its equivalent. The Turkish, Persian, Caucasian and Turkmen pieces are mostly 19th century. Each piece is illustrated; comments on each. Most of the examples are Persian tribal or village pieces with emphasis on the Shahsavan and West and Southwest Iran. Textiles include these specific attributions: Lur, Veramin, Shahsavan, Qashqa?i, Mazandaran, Bakhtiari, Afshar, Kurd, Khamseh, Kaladj. Most of the rest are Caucasian: Kazak, sunburst Kazak, South Caucasus, Bordshalu, Kuba, Fachralo. There are 5 Turkish rugs or flatweaves: Konya, Eskisehir, Kurdish Anatolia, Yuncu and 6 Central Asian: Yomud, Ersari, Tekke, Uzbek, Belouch. In German. Paper in a box, as new, $52.

Merx, H.-U. TEXTILE KUNSTWERKE DER VOLKER MITTELASIENS . vol 1, 1991, 35 p., 17 color illus., 30.5 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue, of 19th century flatweaves, bags, and knotted carpets and horse trapping; Shahsavan, Southwest Persian, and a few Turkmen and Baluch; the textiles are definitely tribal and village production. In German. Paper. New. $38.

Meschoulam, E.M. ANTIQUE CARPETS / TAPPETI ANTICHI. 1998, 48 p., 46 color illus., 24 x 17 cm. A dealer's catalogue, of 18th and 19th century rugs, mostly Turkish and Caucasian, plus a few naturally dyed examples from his Amrapur collection; the text is on designs and is strange: "from any part 'may the wind come', the thunderbolt moves in a counterclockwise motion..." The rugs are good, however. In Italian/English. Paper. $30.

Meschoulam, F.S. IL TAPPETO CINESE. 1982, 50 p., 30 color pl., 28 x 19 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 19th & early 20th century Chinese & 7 East Turkestan rugs. Italian; short introduction in English. New. Paperback. $54.

Meschoulam, E.M. UN PO' DI TURCHI PIENI DI VITA.(A Little Bit of Turkish, Full of Life) 1991, 54 p., 43 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of Turkish rugs, mostly 19th century, and mostly village; references to similar examples; the text describes the pieces. The examples are from Ghiordes, Kula, Konya, Karaman, Karapinar, Mudjur, Kircheir, Ladik, Antalya, Makri, Melas, Bergama, Canakkale, and Yuruk areas. In Italian. Hard. New book. Edges of cover bumped in shipping. $58.

Mesciulam, L. TAPPETI E KILIM ANATOLICI DAL 600 AL 900 (Anatolian Rugs and Kilims from 1600 to 1900). n.d., 60 p., 24 color pl., 29.5 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue from Leone Mesciulam, the rug dealer, in Genova, of 24 Anatolian rugs & kilims from 1600 to 1900. Three, from Ladik, Ushak and Bergama are 17th century fragments; the other rugs and kilims are entire and are from Karapinar, Ladik, Smyrna, Ghiordes, Konya, Kömurdju, Megri, Melas, and Kirshehir. There is one early 18th century embroidery. Similar pieces in other books are noted. Italian/English text of not much importance. Paper. Used very good condition, $28. New. $37.

Meyer-Muller. DER ORIENTALISCHE TEPPICH. N. d., (post 1921, pre-1930), Orientteppich-Gross-Import Teppichhaus Meyer-Muller & Co. A. G. , Bern and Zurich, 44 p., text plus 16 hand-colored plates of picturesque Oriental scenery, many black and white illustrations of scenery, Meyer-Muller buildings, people and some rugs, 28.5 x 31 cm. The text has brief sections on manufacturing, buying, history, and decorating rooms, and a large section on a journey to Turkey. Rare book. Paperback, used, good condition, bumped corner, transparent tape repairs to top and bottom of spine, and to corner of front cover. $32.

Meyer-Punter, C. DER ORIENT-TEPPICH IN GESCHICHTE KUNSTGEWERBE UND HANDEL (The Oriental Rug in History, Art and Trade) . 1917, 88 p., 46 color illus., 23 x 16 cm. An introductory book, by a dealer, with illustrations of new (i.e. 1917) and old (i.e, 1850) Turkish, Persian, Caucasian and a few Turkmen rugs and thus is useful for giving a picture of what was being sold in the early part of the 20th century (ornate designs are desirable), and thus very useful for giving a picture of what was being sold in the early part of the 20th century, as well as dating 19th century rugs. The Meyer-Muller company was a major importer of Oriental rugs in the early 20th century. Much of this collection was sold at Christie's between l990 and 1992. In German. Hard. New. $26.

Meyer-Punter, C. MEISTERWERKE ALTPERSISCHER TEPPICHKNUPFEREI. 1921, 58 p., 12 color illus., 28.5 x 22.5 cm. A dealer's catalogue describing an ambitious project of reproducing 16 carpets from the Vienna book, in sizes suitable for rooms of less than palace size. The illustrations are of 12 of the models, and thus illustrate classic carpets from European collections. German/English/French text. Hard. New. $27.

Middleton, Andrew. RUGS AND CARPETS. 1996, 192 p., about 250 color illus., 30 x 23.5 cm. Middleton was a carpet collector, and was in charge of the carpet section of Bonhams auction house, in London. An introduction for the beginning collector of antique carpets, with a fairly detailed description of rugs producing areas, on a town-by-town or district-by-district basis; there are small sections on European carpets & Navajo blankets. The list of major museums includes the Hallwyllska Palatset Museum, but not the Textile Museum. Hard. $43.

Milanesi, E. THE BULFINCH GUIDE TO CARPETS. HOW TO IDENTIFY, CLASSIFY, AND EVALUATE ANTIQUE ORIENTAL CARPETS AND RUGS. 1993, 191 p., 360 illlus., 232 in color, 25 x 15 cm. A general guide to Oriental rugs, from the 15th century to the present, but with most examples stopping in the 19th century, so the focus tends to be on older rugs; since there average two illustrations per page, most of the illustrations are small. Hard. New, in new dust jacket. $43.

Milanesi, E. THE CARPET. ORIGINS, ART AND HISTORY. 1999, 200 p., 262 color illus., 32 x 24.8 cm. This is an introductory survey of Oriental carpets, although since the examples are 16th - 19th centuries (including the Ardabil carpet), it seem to be oriented toward beginning collectors who are rich enough to afford these old rugs. Most of the examples are from European collections. Hard. $44.

Milhofer, S. DAS GOLDENE BUCH DES ORIENT-TEPPICHS. DIE TEPPICHKUNST DER GEGENWART, WESEN UND TECHNIK. GESCHICHTE UND STILISTIK. (The Golden Book of Oriental Rugs. Contemporary Carpet Art.Character and Techniques. History and Stylistics). 1972. 4th expanded edition (1962 copyright), Fackeltrager Verlag, 468 p., ., 273 illus., 32 in color, 24 x 16.5 cm. Introductory book, with the illustrations mostly of 19th & 20th century examples. In German. Hard. Used, fine condition; dust jacket very good, shiny but worn along edges and with small chips and tears. $36.

Milhofer, S. A. TEPPICH ATLAS. CHINA. INDIEN. 1981, Fackelträger Verlag, 171 p., 68 color illus., 24.5 x 17 cm. 30 pages of introductory text on Chinese and Indian rugs and then the rest of the book consists of plates of rugs with a facing page discussing the rug. The illustrations of the Chinese examples are from Bausback, OCM, and Mori A.G. Basel, and range from 19th century to modern. The Indian ones are 4 17th century ones from Sarre and Trenkwald, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Metropolitan Museum followed by modern ones from OCM and and Mori A.G. Basel. In German. Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, as new. $38.

Milhofer, Stefan A. TEPPICH ATLAS. TURKEI KAUKASUS. 1979, Fackelträger Verlag, 168 p., 68 illus., 49 in color, 24.5 x 17 cm.30 pages of introductory text on Turkish and Caucasian rugs and then the rest of the book consists of plates of rugs with a facing page discussing the rug. The rugs are 19th and early 20th century examples. In German. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used, as new. $38.

Milhofer, S. A. DIE TEPPICHE ZENTRALASIENS. (Central Asian Rugs). 1968, Fackelträger Verlag,279 p., 108 illus., 12 in color, 23.5 x 16. 5 cm. Chapters on techniques, material used in rugs, dyes, design motifs, ethnography and history of this area, and types of rugs: Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Karakalpak, Belouch, and turkic people in East Turkestan. In German. Hardcover, used, as new, in very good dust jacket, slight wear at top of spine and along edges. $42.

Milhofer, S. THE COLOR TREASURY OF ORIENTAL RUGS. 1976, 134 p., 35 illus in color, 29.5 x 21.5 cm. An introductory book, with illustrations of 19th & 20th century rugs from Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia. Hardbound with dust jacket. New. $27.

Mills, J. CARPETS IN PICTURES. 1983, 56 p., 36 illus., 21 x 15 cm. A small monograph from the National Gallery, analyzing rugs in paintings in that museum, as a method for determining types and ages of classic rugs. This is slightly larger than the earlier 1975 edition. Paper. New book. $33.

Mirzakhanian, E. TAPPETI ANTICHI. 2 n.d. 1991, 76 p., 35 color illus., 30 x 25 cm. A Milan dealer's exhibition catalogue, of 18th & 19th century rugs; mostly Turkish, a few Persian & Caucasian; almost no text. There are 7 Caucasian rugs: Kazak, Baku, Karagashli, and an 18th century floral design fragment from Southern Caucasus; 19 Turkish carpets from Konya, Ghiordes, Ladik, Bergama, Mudjur, Yoruk, and a 17th century Ushak; 9 Persian rugs from the Heriz area. In Italian. Hard. $48.

Mitchell, Robert A., Furniture Co. SOME INTERESTING NOTES ABOUT ORIENTAL RUGS. N. d. 76 p., 23 black and white illlustrations, fig., 19 x 13 cm. Most of the text is identify to a 1903 book with the same title published by the Karagheusian importing firm, who allowed its retail rug dealers to use it with suitable revisions to give to their customers. The revision consists of a two page introduction describing the Mitchell Furniture company. Most of the text describes town and areas in Persia and Turkey, and what is being currently made (in 1903) in them. There are much smaller section on Turkmen ("Bokhara", Afghan- Kiva, Yamoud and Belouchistan) and the Caucasus. About half of the illustrations are of people and scenery. Useful for seeing what importers were saying about the rug trade at the turn of the last century. Paper. Used, very good condition, former owner’s signature on front end paper, light foxing on endpapers, covers clean, text block crisp so it looks like the former owner did not feel the need to explore the interesting notes about Oriental rugs. $67.

Mobil-Pfister A.G. ORIENTEPPICHE HEUTE. (Oriental Rugs Today). 1976, 74 p., about 200 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. A dealer’s guide for customers, with some background on rugs and including two pages on how they buy rugs, with pictures of bargaining and also pushing a Land Rover out of a stream and pictures of rugs in situ both in Asia and in Europe. Pictures of their stock in rugs from Turkey, Azerbaijan, North, Middle, South and East Persia. Afghanistan, Turkestan, India, China and North Africa. Colors are good. In German. Paper. Used, as new. $32.

Moheban, A. L. and Moheban, D. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANTIQUE CARPETS. TWENTY-FIVE CENTURIES OF WEAVING. 2015, 2 volumes, 336 p., 1100 color illus., 30.5 x 23 cm. More than 600 entries on rugs from Iran, Anatolia, the Caucasus, China, India, and Central Asia. The rug entries range from city to village to nomadic, to style and weaver. Each entry provides a photograph and information on the history, location, weaving period, technique, quality, design, coloration, size, and marketability of carpets produced. 8 maps. Appendices with supplemental information on dyes and dyeing, quality grading, knot weaving, and Islamic/ Gregorian calendar date conversions. Hardcover. 2 volumes, $250.

Molacek, Rudi, Wild, Thomas, Cole, Thomas, and Elwest, Felix. TIBETAN CARPETS THE RUDI MOLACEK COLLECTION. 2023, 2 volumes, 200 p., 330 illus., 300 in color, 31 x 22.5 cm. The Molacek collection consists of rugs, mats, seat and bench covers, and saddle covers. Volume one is on Tibetan rugs made by nomads and villagers and designed for sitting, sleeping, and horse riding, and for furnishing Tibet’s monasteries and temples. Volume two is on "Wangden" rural rugs, characterized by a specific weaving technique. There is some radiocarbon dating. New. Hardcover. $95.

de Molyn, J. C. M. and de Molyn-Groeneveld, J. OOSTERSE TAPIJTEN. 1966, 171 p., 77 illus., 6 in color, 24.5 x 16 cm. General guide to Oriental rugs, mostly classical and antique, from Anatolia, the Caucasus, Iran and Turkestan. The illustrations are sometimes four to a page so they may be small or part of a rug; examples are from the Rijksmuseum and other museum and private collections. Small type, so a lot of information. In Dutch. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, dust jacket in good condition: wear and tear along the edges. $43.

Morking, Lennart, ed. MATTOR FRÅN KAUKASUS. 9.10 1986 - 11.1 1987, (Rugs from the Caucasus 9.10 1986 - 11.1 1997). Stadmuseet, Malm?hus. 1986, Skånska Orientmatktlubben and Malm?hus, 33 p., 50 black and white illustrations, 29 x 21 cm. An exhibition catalogue of 44 Caucasian rugs from Swedish collectors, with a 19 page introduction construction, rug production earlier and now, collecting, and the various rug districts using 6 examples of rugs from the exhibition to illustrate this. These 6 rugs have illustrations large enough to see details; the rest of the illustrations are about 1 x 3 cm and really too small to be able to see much. Most of the rugs are 19th century. in Swedish. Paper. Used, as new. $43.

Moshkova, V. G. KOVRII NARODOV SREDNEI AZII (Tribal Rugs of Central Asia). 1970, 256 p., 99 illus., 14 in color, 35 x 26.5 cm. The original of one of the major Russian works on Central Asian rugs; the colored illustrations are drawings, so they lack photographic realism; many of the illustrations are of design motifs; the text describes the weavings of the various tribal groups in this area. Hard. Used, good, dust jacket worn & chipped. In Russian. $290. An English translation of the text appeared in segments in the Oriental Rug Review, vol 3(1) through 4(9); this complete run of this magazine costs $63.

Mukanov, M.C. KAZAKHSKIE DOMASHNIE KNUDOZESTVENNIE REMESLA. (Kazakh Artistic Domestic Handicrafts). 1979, 122 p., 82 illus., 57 in color, 30 x 21 cm. A discussion of Kazakh textile crafts: rugs, kilims, felts, embroideries, bags; mediocre color and the color illustrations are paintings, so details of knot density are missing. In Russian. Hard. Pages wrinkled as though stored in high humidity, or poorly bound. $43.

Mulder-Erkelens, A.M.L.E. OOSTERSE TAPIJTEN UIT DE SCHENKING VAN AARDENNE (Oriental Carpets from the van Aardenne Collection). 1977, 48 pg., 76 illus., 22 x 22 cm. Exhibition catalogue of the van Aardenne collection, at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; a good collection of 17th - 19th century rugs from Turkey to Turkestan. In Dutch. Paper. Used, good. $48.

Mumford, J. K. ORIENTAL RUGS 1st edition (1900 copyright), 284 p., 32 illus., 16 in color, 28.5 x 20 cm. This is one of the standard early works on Oriental rugs. The author was with Kent Costikyan, one of New York's major Oriental carpet importers and dealers, so he knew more about rugs than many other authors of that period. The plates illustrate rugs available at the turn of the century and are thus 19th century or earlier. Mumford's description of modern rugs (i.e. circa 1900) is thus useful, since these rugs are today's antiques. Attributions are not always accurate. There were four more printings before 1905, which were labelled as "editions" although only the 4th printing had changes in the text; the book was reprinted in the 1920's and 1980's. Index, and two folding maps.Hardcover. Used, good condition with original dust wrapper. Hinges are good, corners are bumped, and slight wear at top and bottom of spine, white lettering on spine worn off, lettering on front cover good, inscription in pencil on front endpaper, no other internal marks, no loose pages, top edge gilt. Dust jacket is in poor condition, with part of the front torn off, detached at front edge of spine, tears on spine and tears and chips on back; it is very usual to find a dust jacket on this edition. $48

Mundorff, Lettenmair, J. G., and Blitz, G. KLEINE ORIENTTEPPICHE-KUNDE. (Brief Oriental Rug Guide). No date (c. 1970), 72 pages, 23 illus., 19 in color, 20.5 x 10.5 cm. A pocketbook sized survey of rugs with the usual text on construction, designs, and characteristics of rugs from Turkey to Central Asia. In German. Paperback. Used, good condition. $33.

Murphy, V. and Crill, R. TIE-DYED TEXTILES OF INDIA: TRADITION AND TRADE. 1991, Rizzoli / Victoria And Albert Museum, 206 p., 88 color illus., 28.5 x 21 cm. This is a survey of tie-dyed textiles from the Victoria and Albert's collection, from Gujarat, Rapjasthan, South India, the Punjab, with text on indigenous traditions of production and use, the Bengal export trade, and European imitations. Hard. Used, as new, $41.

Mushkat, F., Beck, L, Dareshuri, N, Wertime, J. and Andrews P. WEAVINGS OF NOMADS IN IRAN. WARP-FACED BANDS AND RELATED TEXTILES. 2020, 420 pages, 210 illus., 200 in color, 36 x 25.5 cm. The publisher’s description is "There is a rich tradition of hand-woven bands made by the nomadic pastoralists of Iran. They have a large and detailed design vocabulary, and were executed using weaving skills that were not exceeded by any other weaving tradition. No study of nomadic life and weavings in Iran is complete without them. Among Qashqa'i tribal weavers in particular, the warp-faced bands used to attach loads to pack animals were a key symbol of their nomadic life. Bands illustrate a connection between and among groups of nomadic pastoralists, as great distances may have separated their ancestors for hundreds of years. Although the overwhelming majority of weavers were illiterate, they possessed a different form of literacy in which they were capable of transferring an image into a woven structure. This is the first book devoted exclusively to these weavings." Hardcover, $95.

Myers, D.K. TEMPLE, HOUSEHOLD, HORSEBACK: RUGS OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU. 1984, 111 p., 70 illus., 6 in color, 28 x 21.5 cm. A scholarly catalogue from the Textile Museum; chapters on archeologic and historic origins of Tibetan rugs, weaving techniques, symbols, designs and uses. Paper. New. $44.

Myers, D.K. TIBETAN RUG NEWS. 1984, 61 p., 32 fig., 21.5 x 14 cm. A booklet containing material reprinted from the Tibetan Rug Association Newsletter, vol 1 & 2. Articles on design, dyeing, dyes, conservation, production & current marketing. Index, glossary, map. Paper. New. $25.

Myers, D.K. and Bean, S.S. FROM THE LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON. TEXTILE ARTS OF BHUTAN. 1994, 248 p., 150 illus., 130 in color. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum; an exhaustive description of Bhutanese textiles: clothing, containers, covers, made of silk, cotton, nettle, wool and yak hair; sections on what is known about history of textile use and production; current use and production; weaving regions; looms. The illustrations show how beautiful Bhutanese brocades and supplementary warp patterns can be. Hard. $75.

Myers, H. ed. FOUR EXHIBITIONS AT ACOR IN SEATTLE. PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLECTIONS. AFSHAR RUGS. DIRECTIONAL RUGS FROM PERSIA. INTERNATIONAL IKATS. 2004, Oasis Rugs, 157 p., 105 color illus., 28.5 x 22 cm. Exhibition catalogue of the 7th ACOR in Seattle, with sections on Chilkat blankets, rugs from local northwest collections, Persian rugs with a definite bottom and top (usually prayer or pictorial rugs), and ikats from around the world. Short text on Chilkat robes, a longer essay by Froemming on the kyz gylam and kalkan gol of Uzbekistan; technical descriptions. Hardcover. New. $54.

Myers, Myrna. TEXTILES POPULAIRES JAPONAIS LA COLLECTION DE KATHERINE MERCK-PACKARD. 1982, Myrna Myers, 19 p., 17 plates, 4 in color, 21 x 15 cm. The collection consists of 19th century kimonos, futons, fisherman’s festival clothing, the dress of a fireman captain; some of the 38 illustrations show details of the textiles. One page introduction by Sachio Yoshioka on these popular textiles; 2 pages which list the costumes with information on designs, age colors, purpose, imagery and dimensions. In French. Paper. Used, as new. $28.

Myerscough, T.R. A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY GUIDE FOR ORIENTAL RUGS. 1983, Self-published, 245 p., 107 color pl., 23.5 x 20.5 cm. This follows the idea in Neff & Maggs of showing the back of the rug to see details of the weave. The 50 or so rugs are mixed, & include Indian, Pakistani & Romanian; most of the rugs are modern. Hard. Autographed by the author. New book. $48.

Nagel. Auction 319 2-4 June 1987. KUNST- UND TEPPICHE-AUKTION. About 5,200 items: silver, ceramics, Judaica, furniture, glass, jewelry, and 259 rugs, 82 illus, 26 in color. Used, good condition, $32.

Nagel Auction House. Sale 30T. 12 May 1998. Sammlerteppich - Spezialauktion. 423 items, 344 illus., 269 in color. Includes 91 books, 198 rugs and tapestries, and about 130 examples of Asiatic jewelry, metalware, furniture and New Guinea and Australian ethnographic art. Paper. New, $46.

Nahigian Brothers. THE CARE OF ORIENTAL RUGS AND OTHER FLOOR COVERINGS. 1932, 2nd edition, 16 p., 4 illus., 22 x 15.5 cm. A dealer's guide to carpet care. About half of the text is on rugs; the care part mentions removing shoes, but mostly suggests having Nahigian pick up (a nice picture of their 1930's delivery truck) and clean your rugs once a year and, if necessary, repair them. They will also appraise and store them, and give advice on using brooms, carpet sweepers and vacuum cleaners. Exotic item. Paperback. Used, fine condition, but tanning along edges of insides of the covers. $28.

Nahigian Brothers. THE CARE OF ORIENTAL RUGS AND OTHER FLOOR COVERINGS. 1934, 3rd edition, 24 p., 3 illus., 22 x 15.5 cm. A dealer's guide to carpet care. About half of the text is on rugs; the care part mentions removing shoes, but mostly suggests having Nahigian pick up (a nice picture of their 1930's delivery truck) and clean your rugs once a year and, if necessary, repair them. They will also appraise and store them, and give advice on using brooms, carpet sweepers and vacuum cleaners. The changes from the 2nd edition include a small section on rug-making countries. Exotic item. Paperback. Used, good condition, crease mark on the front cover, edges of cover worn, two stains on back cover. $28. Another copy. Hardcover. Used, fine condition, but owner’s bookplate inside front cover. $33.

Nahigian Brothers. ORIENTAL RUGS AND THE CARE OF FLOOR COVERINGS. 1939, 4th edition, 24 p., 3 illus., 22 x 15.5 cm. A dealer's guide to carpet care. About half of the text is on rugs; the care part mentions removing shoes, but mostly suggests having Nahigian pick up (a nice picture of their 1930's delivery truck) and clean your rugs once a year and, if necessary, repair them. They will also appraise and store them, and give advice on using brooms, carpet sweepers and vacuum cleaners. The only changes from earlier editions are a change inthe title, in pointing out the years of service done by an Oriental rug, make it superior in the long run, and a mention that they also sell broadlooms. Paperback. Used, fine condition, very slight edgewear. $38.

Nahigian Brothers. ORIENTAL RUGS IN THE HOME. A MONOGRAPH. 1913, Edition One. 82 p., 47 illus., 7 in color, 26 x 17.5 cm. A dealer's introductory guide to Oriental rugs: Turkish, Caucasian, Persian, Turkmen and Chinese; the book is now mostly valuable for the plates of rugs, which are at least 111 years old (and many are labelled as antique and so are even older). Some of the black and white plates are of scenery and people. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, text block tight, no internal writing, top of spine worn and showing slight water damage. $36.

Nahigian, Sarkis. THE SARKIS H. NAHIGIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION OF RARE OLD RUGS. 1929, 35 p., 10 black and white illustrations, 24 x 15.5 cm. An exhibition catalog at the University of Chicago. Brief introduction on the various rug weaving area and then descriptions (colors, material, knot count, age) of the 75 rugs exhibited. There was a later exhibition in Madison. Nahigian was one of the Nahigian brothers. a major rug dealer in Chicago. The rugs have dates ranging from the 16th tp 19th century. The ones illustrated are 19th century East Turkestan,19th century Senna kilim, 18th century Chinese, 18th century pictorial Kirman, 18th century Samarkand, 18th century Ladik, 17th century Kula, 19th century Kir-shehe, 19th century Ghiordes and 16th/7th century Ispahan. Paper. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, book plate, title paged, tanned, wrappers with very slight wear along the edges. $32.

Nasseri, G. S. PERSERTEPPICHE EINE BUCH FUR LIEBHABER / TAPIS PERSANS UN LIVRE DESTINE AUX AMATEURS. 1971, 2nd printing, 179 p., 69 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. This is the collection of Gholamali Seif Nasseri, of Teheran, some of which were destined for the Carpet Museum in Teheran. It is a collection of very fine, ornate Persian rugs, mostly floral design, but including some especially ornate Qashqa'i, Bakhtiyari, etc. tribal pieces, two Caucasian & a Turkmen. The text describes briefly each pieces, sometimes listing the weaver, former owner, and where the rug was bought. In German and French. Owner’s signature on endpaper; Nasseri’s signature and date (14.7.1974) on title page. Hard. Used, very good, no internal wear, pages clean, dust jacketwurn slightly along edges and with 2 cm tear on back at top. $69.

National Organization of Hellenic Handicrafts and Makris, Kitsos S. THE HANDWOVEN FABRICS OF THESSALY. 1961, 46 p., 20 color plates, 2 pages of text, 33.5 x 24 cm. This is publication number 1 from this organization and seems to be the only one they published. The illustrations are paintings, not photographs, so details of thread or knot count are not possible. The 38 textiles include piled carpets, kilims, bags, pillow cases, bed coves; many of the plates are of parts of the textiles showing details of designs. The examples look old, and at least certainly produced before 1961 when this book was published. Hardcover. Used, good condition, $32.

Natschläger, H. and Volker, A. KNÜPFTEPPICHE AUS CHINA UND OSTTURKESTAN (Piled rugs from China and East Turkestan). 1986, 75 p., 44 color illus., 28 x 23 cm. A catalogue to the holdings of the Austrian Museum fur angewandte Kunst; the examples are mostly 18th and 19th century, and include Chinese rugs and column rugs, plus 11 East Turkestan rugs, including 4 multiple prayer arch rugs. The text has brief introductions to Chinese rugs in general, column rugs, and to East Turkestan rugs plus technical descriptions of all the items. In German. Paper. $34.

Nekrasova, N.P. TEPPICHE UND TEPPICHERZEUGNISSE DER VOLKER MITTELASIENS UND TRANSKAUKASIENS. (Carpets and Carpet Products of the Peoples of Central Asia and the Transcaucasus). 1981, 24 p., 10 bl & wh pl., 14.5 x 20.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue, for 74 textiles, from the Staatliche Museen in Berlin. The pictures are dark, evenly distributed between Central Asian & Caucasian rugs. In German. Paper. Used, as new. $28.

Nekrasova, N., Brochu, N., Fee, S., Gervers, M., Allen, M. and Hardy, M. FROM ASHGABAT TO ISTANBUL. ORIENTAL RUGS FROM CANADIAN COLLECTIONS / D'ACHGABAT A ISTANBUL. LES TAPIS D'ORIENT DES COLLECTIONS CANADIENNES. 2014, 168 p., 96 illus., 93 in color, 22 x 22 cm. An exhibition catalogue of 75 rugs, bags, and animal trappings from the Textile Museum of Canada. The rugs are from the textile museum itself and from the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Nickle collection in Calgary, and 27 private collectors. Most are 19th century, most are village and tribal, although there is a circa 1500 Mamluk and a 17th century Isfahan lattice rug. Most of the catalogue consists of illustrations of the pieces with comments about them; there are also essays on Levon Babayan and other rug Canadian rug dealers, on the many sites of felt production in Asia and North Africa, on the textile holdings of the Royal Ontario Museum, on the start of the Textile Museum of Canada, and on Lloyd Erikson and his donation of textiles to the Nickle Collection. In English and French. Paperback. $38.

Nemati, P. RUGS AS AN INVESTMENT. 1980, 209 p., 102 illus., 101 in color, 31 x 23.5 cm. Despite the title, there is not much analysis of the investment return on Oriental rugs; this is really a beginner's guide to Oriental rugs, with more than its share of errors; what value there is lies in the plates, mostly of 19th century rugs. Hard. New book. $95.

Neugebauer, R. & Orendi, J. HANDBUCH DER ORIENTALISCHEN TEPPICHKUNDE. 1909, Hiersemanns Handbucher IV, 246 p., 157 illus., 16 in color, 24 x 16 cm. This is the first version of this book, which went through a number of printings and revisions. Orendi was a carpet dealer in Vienna. The book is an early general oriental rug book on classical and 19th century examples from main regions: Persia, Anatolia, the Caucasus, West and East Turkestan. Most pieces are from the Orendi inventory and the rest from various rug dealers and museums. Since the book was published in 1909, the rug examples have to be 19th century or earlier. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, insides clean, hinges good, cover with very very slight signs of wear on edges, lettering clean. No dust jacket. $48.

Neugebauer, R. and Orendi, J. HANDBUCH DER ORIENTALISCHEN TEPPICHKUNDE. 1922, Hiersemanns Handbucher IV, 246 p., 169 illus., 16 in color, 23 x 16 cm. This was a very popular, early book on Oriental rugs, with sections on classic rugs, construction and dyes, buying, but most of the text is organized around the many rugs which illustrate production in Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, etc. For each type of rug, information is given about the knot count, general sizes, type of wool, colors, and the price range, in DM. Since the book was published in 1922, all the rugs illustrated in it are now antique. In German. Hardcover. Used, very good, but scattered foxing on many pages; rebound in red cloth by Abington Books; cover is in very good condition. $36.Another copy, 1923 printing, hardcover, used, very good condition, top and bottom of spine slightly worn, no other defects on covers, insides clean, but owner’s name on front end paper. $42.

Neugebauer, R., and Troll, S. HANDBUCH DER ORIENTALISCHEN TEPPICHKUNDE. 1930, Hiersemanns Handbucher IV, , 111 p. text, plus 146 plates, 16 in color, 23 x 16 cm. A revision of the very popular edition by Neugebauer and Orendi. Sections on classic rugs, construction and dyes, buying, but most of the text is organized around the many rugs which illustrate production in Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, etc. For each type of rug, information is given about the knot count, general sizes, type of wool, and colors. In German. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used, fine condition, covers without defects, text block fairly tight, former owner’s bookplate on front endpaper. $38.

New England Rug Society, Tschebull, R., Mendenhall, B., Spurr, J,. Adelson, J., Hopkins, M., Saulniers, A. and Alimi, R. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD: ART AND FUNCTION IN TRANSPORT AND STORAGE BAGS. AN EXHIBITION OF BAGS FROM NEW ENGLAND RUG SOCIETY MEMBERS’ COLLECTIONS. 2004, 104 p., about 150 color illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. Illustrations in excellent color of 43 bags with separate illustrations of backs and details of the designs and weaving. Comments about each piece, including where previously published and a technical desciption; an introduction on bags by Tschebul; definition of terms associated with bags. Comments on the various pieces are by the various authors. Paper, spiral bound, cardboard cover in back, plastic sheet in front. The plastic sheet shows discoloartion along the edges. As new. $150.

Nygård, Lars N. and Eskeland, Jan. BALUCH. THE NOMADIC ART OF THE BALUCHI. 50 YEARS OF ENJOYING ORIENTAL CARPETS. 2023, 482 p., circa 300 color illustrations, 30 x 20.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue by two Baluch lovers, of 203 Baluch rugs, torbas, chanteh, bags, sofreh, salt bags, animal trappings at Blaafarvevaeret, the Museum of Royal Cobalt Mines in Modum, Norway. (There is also one 17th century Norwegian pictorial weaving.) Brief light-hearted introduction on how the two authors, one a carpet dealer, the other an engineer, came to love Baluch rugs, a two page essay by Unni Wiken on her experiences with Omani Baluch, and 4 pages on Baluch tribes by Claes-Göran Swahn. Most of the book however consists of illustrations of the rugs: one of the entire piece, and on the facing page where in Iran or Afghanistan it comes from, the tribe that produced it (sometimes), size. a brief comment, and often an illustration of a detail. Technical descriptions and references to the literature are at the end. In good color. English; no Norwegian. Paperback. $190.

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O'Bannon, G. W. FROM DESERT AND OASIS; ARTS OF THE PEOPLE OF CENTRAL ASIA. 1998, 114 p., 66 illus., 32 in color, 30 x 23 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Georgia Museum of Art / Gibbs Museum of Art, of the Tamor and Elaine Shah collection of Turkmen, Uzbek, Kirghiz, and Arab rugs, flatweaves, ikats, and a few pieces of jewelry; most pieces are late 19th-early 20th century; text describes the pieces (with technical descriptions), and provides introductions to felts, julkhirs, suzani and ikats, with a fair amount of detail; glossary of terms. Paper. New. $48.

O'Bannon, G.W. TRIBAL AND VILLAGE RUGS FROM ARIZONA COLLECTIONS. 1998, 116 p., 122 color illus., 30.5 x 23 cm. Exhibition catalogue for the 1998 AORTA convention; text describes the textiles in the exhibition, and also (by Amy Newhall) the history of the rug trade and collectors in Arizona. About 1/5 of the examples are Turkmen; 1/5 Baluch; smaller issues of Caucasian, mixed Persian, donkey and salt bags, Turkish, Sanjabi Kurd, Tibetan and Saudi Arabian. Paper. One of 1,000 copies. $40.

O'Bannon, G. THE TURKOMAN CARPET. 1974, 169 p., 49 fig, 24 color pl., 28.5 x 22.5 cm. O'Bannon was the assistant director of the Peace Corp in Afghanistan in the late 1960's; this is where his interest in Central Asian rugs started. This guide to Turkmen rugs is based on first hand experience; plates are mostly of modern rugs, that is up through the 3rd quarter of the 20th century, and before the Russian invasion. Hard. New: $84.

O'Bannon, G. and Omanova, A.., ed. THE KYRGYZ CARPET. 2000, George O'Bannon, two volumes; volume I: 119 p., 97 illus., 89 in color.; vol. II: 83 p., 49 color illus., 30.5 x 23 cm. This is O'Bannon's last work; it consists of a translation of the three most important works on the Kirghiz: two by Antipina (Characteristics of the Material Culture and Applied Art of the Southern Kyrgyz; The Decorative Arts of the Kyrgyz) and one by Beresneva (The Kyrgyz Carpet Collection in the State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow), plus O'Bannon's annotations and three short essays on Kyrgyz weavings. Antipina's articles provide the basic information about Kyrgyz weaving, on which everyone else relies; Beresneva's article describes one of the largest collections of Kyrgyz textiles in the former USSR; both were originally in Russian and hard to find, so this major work summarizes the most important information about Kyrgyz textiles. The illustrations are new, in good color, of rugs from Russian and private collections. This is an essential book for collectors interested in Kyrgyz textiles. Paper. New. One of 500 copies. $113.

O'Bannon, G.W. and Garr, R. TRIBAL TREASURES: CARPETS AND JEWELRY FROM CENTRAL ASIA. 1994, 24 p., 36 illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. An exhibition of 19th century Turkmen rugs and circa 1900 Turkmen jewelry; good pithy introductory text on the Turkmen, their carpets, designs, jewelry. Paper. 13 of the illustrations are of rugs or details of rugs. New. $24.

O'Bannon, G., Wood, W.A., Irons, W. & Mushak, P. VANISHING JEWELS: CENTRAL ASIAN TRIBAL WEAVINGS. 1990, 128 p., 44 color illus., 21.5 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Amstey collection, Rochester Museum & Science Center, with excellent articles on Turkmen ethnohistory, textile production & dyes, and an interesting selection of textiles. The textiles include 19th century main carpets, asmalyks, susani, door surround, bag faces, women’s cloak, horse cover, ensi, storage bags, and from Tekke, Yomut, Chodor, Ersari, and Baluch tribes. Paper. New, in shrink wrap. $34.

Obendiek, Helena. THE TARIM BASIN CARPET. China Heritage Arts Foundation, n.d.(1997), 121 p., 62 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. The author speaks Mandarin & Turkish; the text reflects in part a 3 month expedition to the Tarim basin, to survey local methods of natural dyeing, which includes recipes. The author also explains how, she, a woman, was able to interview Uighur male informants. There are also chapters on the history of textile production in this area based on archeological & Chinese historical sources; technological methods of production: looms, fibers; designs; and 12 examples of 18th-19th century rugs from the Peony collection. Good bibliography; lists of dye plants. One of 500 numbered copies. Paper. New. $55.

OCM / Oriental Carpet Manufacturers. KILIM II. 1986, 28 p., 75 color illustrations, 29.5 x 21.5 cm. This booklet was published by OCM for use by rug dealers, with the OCM name often replaced by the name of the individual dealer. It described kilims available at this time, mid-20th century, from OCM, as a wholesaler. The examples are from Morocco, Anatolia, Shah Savan tribes, Kurdistan, the Qazvin - Saveh - Veramin areas, Bakhtiari, Shiraz area, Afshar, the Khorassan area, Turkmen and Baluch. Brief descriptions of the production of each area, in English, French, and German. Each area has examples of a half a dozen examples. 3 maps. Softcover. Used, fine condition, $42.

OCM / Oriental Carpet Manufacturers. TIBET?. 1982, 19 p., 29 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. The Oriental Carpet Manufacturer's booklet on Tibet & Tibetan rugs, with illustrations of modern Tibetan rugs & 2 pages of illustrations on details of rug production, including use of a metal weaving rod. Map, chronology of Tibetan history. Paper. Used, as new. $31.

Oettingen, R. von. TEPPICH-KARTENWERK. n.d.(1910), 60 loose color pl., in original cardboard case with a snap closure, 18 x 21 cm. This is the precursor to Grote-Hasenbalg; illustrations of Oriental rugs, which half to be at least as old as the 19th century, and some are older. Each plate is labeled with what it is, what region it comes from and two of three sentences about it. Rugs are older Turkish ones, Anatolia, the Caucasus, Kurdestan, Central Persia, South Persia, East Persia, Turkestan, Baluchistan and China. Used, plates in very good condition; box with wear along top edges. $41.

Okumura, S. THE INFLUENCE OF TURKIC CULTURE ON MAMLUK CARPETS. 2012, 277 p., 133 illus., 105 in color, 30.5 x 22 cm. The text covers the history of the Mamluks with some emphasis on their relationships with Central Asian Turkic groups; designs and symbols in Mamluk carpets, again with focus on the influence of Turkic cultures on them; and then a catalog of 76 Mamluk carpets, with illustrations, comments and technical descriptions. This is now the best book on Mamluk carpets. The covers are scratched: a defect in production. Hardcover. $76.

Olçer, N. KILIMS. 1989, 208 p., 80 color pl., 28.5 x 21 cm. The text briefly describes kilims in the Museum of Turkish & Islamic Art, including a section on how kilims were collected for the museum. Most of the book consists of illustrations of kilims from this museum, with a suggestion on the origin of each kilim and technical description. The kilims are not dated; the author feels that accurate dating is too difficult. This is before the expansion of the use of radiocarbon dating.. This museum is one of the best in the world, and the kilims are good. The author was the director of the museum and is a specialist in ethnography, ancient art and the history of art. Hard. New, but dust jacket chipped and rubbed, as it came from the publisher. $44.

Olçer, N., and Denny, W.B. ANATOLIAN CARPETS. 1999, 53 x 45 cm. A big, glossy book of major rugs from the Turkish Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art. Hard. Boxed. $1100.

Opie, J. TRIBAL RUGS. 1998, 328 p., 356 illus., 291 in color, 12 maps, 31 x 24 cm. A big section on tribal life, tribal art, and the history of motifs; then sections on tribes & their weavings: Lur, Bakhtiyari, Kurd, Qashqa'i, Khamseh, Afshar, Baluch, Shahsavan, Turkish, Caucasian, Turkmen. The text reflects personal experience in the Middle East and extensive reading. Hard. New. $64.

Opie, J. TRIBAL RUGS OF SOUTHERN PERSIA. 1981, 223 p., 100 color pl., 30.5 x 22.5 cm. Most of the book is plates with facing text; the plates are divided into Qashqa'i, Khamseh, Lur, Bakhtiyari, Afshar, and uncertain rugs. The text describes the rugs, pointing out the details which define them as Qashqa'i, etc., and often locating the rug in a subtribe. The explicitness of this makes the book unusual and valuable. Opie made 8 trips to Southern Persia and the book reflects his first-hand experience. Bibliography; technical analyses. Hard. New. $92.

Oriental Rug Review Volume I is available, bound together with volume II, numbered edition, $180.

Orientations (Magazine). September 1994, volume 25, number 9. articles: Patricia J. Graham. Japanese Popular Ceramics in The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Richard L. Wilson. Ezara: Pictorial Plates from Seto Audrey Yoshiko Seo. Uematsu Eiji: Once More from the Beginning Victor Harris. Japanese Imperial Craftsmen of the Meiji Period John R. Finlay. Chinese Embroidered Mandarin Squares from the Schuyler V.R. Cammann Collection. Used, fine condition, $25.

Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie zu Wien. AUSSTELLUNG ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHE AUS EHEMALES KAISERLICHEM BESITZ. JUNI - SEPTEMBER 1920. (Exhibition of Oriental Rugs, formerly owned by the Emperor). 1920, Österreichische Verlagsgeselhschaft, 16 p. plus16 tipped in black and white plates, 18 x 13 cm. The text describes these 16th and 17th century rugs. This is one of the earlier publications on this major collection. Many of the plates only show part of the rug, which helps to make the details clear. Paperback. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, small chip at top of spine, covers beginning to tan. $28.

Ott, F. DER ORIENTTEPPICH, KUNSTWERK UND INSEL DER RUHE UND BESCHAULICHKEIT. (Oriental Carpets, Artwork and Island of Peace and Calm) N. d. (c. 1963), Hassler and Co, Aarau, Switzerland, 29 p., 8 black and white ink wash illustrations, not of rugs, loose booklet with 8 loose color plates of rugs, 29 x 22 cm. The text includes basic information on knots, materials, etc., and also 4 sheets of rug motifs and what the author thinks is the meaning of these designs and of colors. The loose sheets have tipped in pictures of a Kirman, Kashan, Bakhtiari, Afghan, Kum hunting carpet, Tekke Bochara, Kazak, and Meshkin and Zand runners; rugs look modern, i.e. mid-20th century. In German. Hardcover, in glassine dust jacket. Used, near fine condition, Enay & Azadi Bibliography catalogue number in pencil on the title page; dust cover very good with a neat repair on the back. $44.

Otten, P. CATALOGUS VAN DE TENTOONSTELLING VAN OOSTERSCHE TAPIJTEN IN HET RIJKSMUSEUM van 13 Juli tot 3 September. (Catalogue of an exhibition of Oriental Carpets in the Rijksmuseum). 1946, 56 p. of text plus 19 bl & wh plates, 19 x 13 cm. Exhibition catalogue of 17th - 19th century carpets, mostly Turkish, Caucasian and Persian, from Dutch collections. The text comments about classic carpets and then describes the examples. In Dutch. Paper. Used, good condition: the text block is fairly tight, cover in good shape; the text pages are brown; the plates are printed on glossy paper and are in good shape. $55.

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Sandoz Ltd, editor, Seiler, Kurt. PALETTE 35. 1970, 25.5 x 19 cm. This is the publication by the dyestoffs/chemical division of Sandoz, the Swiss chemical company. There are English, German, French, Italian and Spanish editions. Two articles on textiles: Stettler, Michael and Lemberg, Mechtheld: Textile Conservation in the Abegg Foundation, Berne, page 2 - 16, 22 illustrations, 4 in color. A description of the conservation department, and then a discussion of the conservation of the burial garments of a 13th century Spanish archbishop Overhaage-Bader, Heidi, page 17 - 27, 10 color illustrations. The author is an interior designed; there is some discussion of Caucasian carpets, but the major virtue of this article lies in the 10 examples of good 19th century Caucasian rugs. Paper. Used, very good condition. $30.

Papantoniou, I. GREEK COSTUMES. 1981, Peloponesian Folklore Foundation, 57p., 41 illus., 32 in color, 23 x 24 cm. 5 page text on costumes in general, describing the basic pieces; then pictures in good color of men and women dressed in the appropriate costume with a page describing the parts, including the names. Costumes are from Thrace, Macedonia, Epirus, Peloponese, Ionion Islands, Sporades, Attica, Boetia, Aegean, Cyclades, Crete, and Dodecanese. Paper. New. $24.

Parke-Bernet Galleries. AUBUSSON NEEDLEPOINT AND OTHER RARE RUGS ASSEMBLED BY OHAN BERBERYAN. sale 2244. Jan 4, 1964 75 items; 9 Oriental rugs, 3 illustrated; 66 European rugs, 39 illustrated, 1 in color. The color plate is of a George III Axminster carpet, a medallion example of Adam design, c. 1780.Used, good condition; no internal marks, comes with separate errata slip. $27.

Pavignano, C. ANTICHI TAPPETI D'ARTE. 1997, 93 p., 27 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue, from Moshe Tabibnia, in Milano of 60 rugs, of which 27 are illustrated; the illustrated examples include 5 Serapi, 7 other Persian, 4 Indian, 2 Ushak, 2 Caucasian sumaks, 2 Chinese, 1 Yarkand, and 4 French; almost all are 19th century. Brief introductions to rugs and these rug weaving areas. In Italian. Hard. $44.

Pavignano, C. KAZAK DEL XIX SECOLO. 1995, Moshe Tabibnia, 86 p., 34 illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue from Moshe Tabibnia, in Milano, of 52 Caucasian rugs, of which 34 are illustrated. The examples are of Kazak, Bordjalu, Farchalo, Lori Pambak etc. types, and are 19th century. In Italian. New book, in dust jacket. Hard. $72.

Pavignano, C. TAPPETI CLASSICI D'ORIENTE DEL XVI E XVII SECOLO. 1999, 79 p., 35 color p., 31 x 21.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue (Moshe Tabibnia) to go with the Milano ICOC; the examples include Transylvanian rugs, Ushaks, Lottos, two Persian and one Polonaise; the text describes the rugs, and lists similar examples; technical analyses; brief introductions on the various types of rugs. In Italian. Hardcover. In case. One of 1000 numbered copies. New book. $75.

Pazyryk Gesellschaft. Jahrbuch der Pazyryk Gesellschaft. Band 1. 1998, 164 p., bl and wh illus., plus 36 color plates, 24.5 x 19 cm. A publication of papers from the Pazyryk Gesellschaft; articles:
   Ahlheim: Verwendung als "turkmenisch" bekannter Muster durch Kurdinen Nordkhorasans am Beispiel einger Knüpfkunstwerke
  Böhmer: Farbanalysen an tibetischen Teppichen
  Brühl/Dörfler: Turkmenen aus der Sammler Brühl
  Buddenberg: Alte tibetsiche Teppiche - sammelnswert als frühe Handelsware
  Diehr: Form ohne Inhalt? De genuine Nommadenteppich als frühe Handelware: Überlegungen zur stammeskundlichen bedeutung von "entirely all-over" Belutsch-Teppichen
  Ingrami: Carpets - the Moscow Scene
  Jansen: Der Teppich - Gottfried Semper zur Textilen Kunst
  Klose: Die Beziehungen zwischen Manufaktur- u. ländlichen Teppichen u. ihre Munstertraditionen.
  Krausse: Harmonie u. Schönheit nomadischer Knüpfkunst am Beispiel einer Tekke-Torba
  Kreutz: Lineamente in der turkmenischen Teppichkunst
  Kümmerer: Wie kommt der Drache zu seinem dritten Auge?
  Markov: Die Turkmenen - Geschichte und Kultur
  Müller: Haute Couture für da Lieblingspferd
  Schienerl: Das Kannenmotiv
  Sindermann: Über die Herkunft der Spiralrankenteppiche der "Indo-Isfahan- Kontroverse"
  Suriano: The Fresco Paintings of Palazzo Castabili in Ferrara
  Tischer: Türen in Dialog
  Wackernah: Der andere Teppich
  Wild: Seltene Teppiche aus Tibet - Wangden Drumtze
Hardcover. One of 700 copies. New. $72.

Peebles, M. AT THE EDGE OF ASIA: FIVE CENTURIES OF TURKISH TEXTILES. 1983, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 12 p., 13 black and white illus., 25.5 x 21.5 cm. A small booklet to go with an exhibition of 49 Turkish textiles: woven silks: kaftans and other dress; embroidery and crochet work: sash, covers, napkins, costumes; block prints: kerchieves; decorative pices: belt buckles, head pieces; woven and knotted woolens: kilims, spoon cases, aprons. Ages range from 16th to 20th centuries and come from private collections, the LA County Museum, and Lowie Museum of Anthropology at Berkeley. The text describes the production and role of textiles in Turkey, has interesting comments on each of the pieces that are illustrated, and lists the textiles in the exhibition with what it is, where it comes from, age, size and lender. With separate errata sheet. Paper. New. $25.

Pekin, Ersu. TÜRKISCHE FLACHWEBSTOFFE UND TEPPICHE. 1988, Galeri Minyatur, 160 p., about 120 color illus., 23 x 16 cm. A guide to modern Turkish textiles: 39 flatweaves: kilims, bags and sacs and 31 rugs, saying where they come from and some with illustrations of details. In German. There were also Turkish, French, and English editions. Paper. Used, fine condition, no internal marks, text block crisp. $38.

Pereira, T. P. and Hallett, J. THE ORIENTAL CARPET IN PORTUGAL. CARPETS AND PAINTINGS, 15TH - 18TH CENTURIES. 2007, 198 p., 132 color illus., 28 x 24 cm. This book is the result of an exhibition of classic carpets and paintings with classic carpets, both from Portuguese collections, at the Museu National de Arte Antiga; Portugal has some 100 classic carpets mostly from Persia but some from India and Turkey and some 100 paintings of carpets from that time. The catalog includes both the carpets and also their representation in paintings; additional text on the museum, the carpet trade in Portugal, carpets occuring in paintings by three Portuguese painters, and inventories of classic carpets and paintings with classic carpets in Portugal. Paperback. One of 1000 copies. $142.

Petsopoulos, Y. KILIMS. 1979, 394 p., 422 illus., 72 in color, 26.5 x 25.5 cm. This is a detailed book on flatwoven rugs; the text is useful, and there are a large number of examples, with attributions to specific areas. The focus in on Anatolia, with smaller sections on the Caucasus and Iran. Winner of the Quatrefoil Award. Hardcover in dust jacket. New book. $81.

Petsopoulos, Y. ed. TULIPS, ARABESQUES AND TURBANS. DECORATIVE ARTS FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. 1982, Alexandria Press, 224 p., 206 illus., about 70 in color, 29 x 21.5 cm. A survey of Ottoman metalwork, ceramics, textiles, painting, calligraphy and architecture with articles by Petsopoulos, Raby, Grube, Goodwin, Allan, Carswell, Lowry and Denny. Hardcover. New. $92.

Pickering, W.S. and Yohe, R.S. "DON'T FORGET TO SMELL THE FLOWERS ALONG THE WAY" PORTRAITS OF JOSEPH V. McMULLAN. Near Eastern Art Research Center, 1977, 160 p., 18 color plates. Reminiscences about McMullan. Hardcover. One of 1200 numbered copies. With an inscription by Pickering. Used, very good condition, clean, no internal marks, but starting to yellow along the edges of the endpapers and covers, but not the insides; with water stains. $25.

Pietsch, Gregor U. VOM ZAUBER ALTER TEPPICHE. GESCHICHTE UND TECHNIK, MOTIVE UND MERKMALE DES ORIENTTEPPICHS ANHAND SCHÖNSTER BEISPELE. (The Magic of Old Carpets. History and Technique, Motives and Characteristics by Means of the Most Beautiful Examples). 1981, Bibliothek Rombach, 60 p., 90 illus., 46 in color, 32.5 x 23 cm. A general book on rugs, from Turkey to China. The illustrations are of rugs from the Thyssen Collection, museums in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfort a. M., Vienna, Stockholm, Nagel, and Dr. Hans-Dieter Grosspietsch, so most of the rug are 19th century and earlier. In German. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used, fine condition, but has a bookseller’s stamp on page two and what was the inside flap of the dust jacket - with a description of the book - is glued inside the front cover. $25.

Pinkwart, D. and E. Steiner. BERGAMA CUVALLARI. DECORATED SACKS OF THE YORUKS IN NORTHWESTERN ANATOLIA. 1991, 240 p., 282 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. A detailed book on these sacks, with discussion of their role in nomadic life, and distinguishing features of the sacks of the various tribal groups. In German, with English titles on the illustrations; separate 6 p. booklet with an English summary. Paper. $120.

Pinner, R. THE RICKMERS COLLECTION. TURKOMAN RUGS. 1993, 87 p., 63 color illus., 30 x 24.5 cm. The pieces in this collection were collected at the end of the 19th century in Turkestan; text describes Rickmers and his collection and the individual carpets. Paper. Used, fine condition. $42. New book. Paper. $64.

Pinner, R. and Denny, W.B. ORIENTAL CARPET AND TEXTILE STUDIES II. CARPETS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES 1400 - 1600. 1986, 306 p., many bl and wh illus., 25 x 18 cm. 22 articles on "Carpets of the Mediterranean Countries, 1400 - 1600", based on sessions from the 4th International Conference on Oriental Carpets, 1983, London. Mediterranean includes the Caucasus, as well as Turkey, Spain, Egypt. Articles:
Rogers: Carpets in the Mediterranean Countries 1450-1550;
Raby: Court and Export: Market Demands in Ottoman Carpets 1450-1550;
Inalcik: The Yürüks: Their Origins, Expansion and Economic Role;
Aslanapa: Early Ottoman Carpets;
Irwin: Egypt, Syria and Their Trading Partners;
Little: Data from the Haram Documents on Rugs in Late 14th Century Jerusalem;
Sassouni: Armenian Manuscripts of Cilicia: Sources for Rug Making during the Period 1450-1550;
Housego: Literary References to Carpets in North Africa;
Mills: Near Eastern Carpets in Italian Paintings;
Curatola: Four Carpets in Venice:
King: French Documents Relating to Oriental Carpets, 15th to 16th Century;
v. Willckens: Oriental Carpets in the German Speaking Countries and the Netherlands;
Pinner: Non- Spanish Carpets from the Mediterranean Countries in Spanish Documents of the 15th to 17th Centuries;
Ellis: On 'Holbein' and 'Lotto' Rugs;
Raby: Court and Export: Part 2. The Ushak Carpets;
Dall'Oglio: White Ground Anatolian Carpets;
Batari: White Ground Anatolian Carpets in the Budapest Museum of Applied Arts;
Boralevi: Three Egyptian Carpets in ltaly
Housego: 'Mamluk' Carpets and North Africa;
Denny: The Origin and Development of Ottoman Court Carpets;
Spuhler: 'Chessboard' Rugs;
Beattie: The 'Admiral' Rugs of Spain. An Analysis and Classification of their Field Designs. Hardcover. New. $80.

Pinner and Denny, W. ORIENTAL CARPET AND TEXTILE STUDIES III, 2. 1989 264 p., 391` illus., 16 in color, 25 x 18.5 cm. 25 papers, 17 from the 1986 ICOC in Vienna. Articles: Balpinar: A Discussion on Central Asian Turkmen Influence on Anatolian Kilims; Hirsch: Old Weaving Techniques in Anatolia; Bartels: Kufic or Pseudo-Kufic as Anatolian Border Design; Andrews: From Khurasan to Anatolia; Powell: An Argument for the Origins of Anatolian Kilim Designs; Andrews: Tent Screens to Kilims; Powell: A Reply to Dr. Andrews' Counter-Argument; Bruggemann: Carpets and Kilims -- a Contribution to the Problem of the Origin of Designs in Kilims; Daumas: The Reciprocating Triangle. A Fundamental Symbol in the Pattern of many Anatolian Kilims; Denny: Saff and Sejjadehi; Origins and Meaning of the Prayer Rug; MacAllan: The English East India Company and Its Role in the Carpet Trade of 17th Century India and Persia; Kopackova: Fragment of a Safavid Kilim in Prague; Azadi: The Goklan Turkmen and Their Carpets; Kerimov: Namazlyg or Mehraby -- Prayer Rugs; Alieva: The Syncretic Nature of the Ornamental System of Azerbaijan; Salmanov: Kalaghai: Silk Kerchiefs from Azerbaijan; Bieber: The Kavacik Project. A Contribution to the Conservation and Advancement of the Turkish Carpet Tradition in the Istanbul Region; Bohmer: Carpets from the Yuntdag Region in Western Anatolia; Dulkadir: The Sarikecili Tribe and Their Flatweaves; Amos: The Techniques of Chinese Tapestry Weave -Kesi (K'o-ssu); Scarce: The Tradition of Knotted Pile Carpets in Romania; Montgomery: The Significance of Indigo Blue in Near Eastern Carpets and Textiles; Day: Heraldic Devices of Turkish Peoples and Their Relationship to Carpets; Hoffmeister: Cleaning Carpets as an Aid to Preservation; Batari: Restoration of an Early Ottoman Carpet. Paper. New. $62.

Pinner, R. and Eiland. BETWEEN THE BLACK DESERT AND THE RED. 1999, 144 p., 100 illus in color. This is the catalogue of the Wedersperg Collection of Turkmen rugs in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The main carpets, chuvals, ensis, torbas and tent bands are choice; colors are good. The extensive text provides information on tribal groups: Salor, Saryk, Tekke, Eagle gul, Yomut, Chodor, Arabachi, Ersari, Kizil Ayak, and Beshir and on the individual textiles in this collection. Paper. New book. $30.

Pinner, R., and Franses, M. TURKOMAN STUDIES I. 1980, 288 p., 602 illus., 28 in color, 26.5 x 21 cm. A reference book on Turkmen and their rugs. The first part contains 10 translated articles by authors who studied the Turkmen and their rugs at the time of the Russian conquest; the second half contains essays on specific Turkmen rugs types The articles: Simakov, N. The Art of Central Asia (1883) Hopf, C. The Carpets of the Yomud (1902) Budukov, N. The Carpets of the Turkestan (1904) Moshkova, V.G. Tribal Gol in Turkoman Carpets (1946) Pomomaryov, G. The Motifs of Turkoman Carpets - Salor, Tekke and Saryk (1931) Markov, G.E. 6 Turkoman Carpets from the Museum of Ethnography in Leipzig (1962) De Bode, C.A. The Yamud and Goklan Tribes of Turkomania (1848) Hantzsche, J.C. Topography and Statistics of the Persian Turkoman (1862) Bookwalter, J. W. Among the Turkomans (1900) Jahn, K. On Rasid-ad-Din’s History of the Oguz and Turks (1967) and Pinner, R. and Franses, M. Two Turkmen Carpets of the 15th Century Whiting, M. C. Tent Bags and Simple Statistics Lownds, G. The Turkoman Carpet as a Furnishing Fabric Pinner, R. and Franses, M. Some Interesting Tekke Products and Their Designs 1. Four Unusual Tekke Carpets 2. The Bird and Animal Tree Asmalyks 3. The Animal Tree Ensi Franses, M. Embroidered Tekke Asmalyk Azadi, S. Asmalyk. Eine neue entdeckte Gattung, English summary Allgrove, J. Embroidered Patchwork Asmalyk Franses M. and Pinner, R. The Turkoman Khalyk Pinner, R. The Animal Tree and the Great Bird in Myth and Folklore Day, J. E. A Rare Turkoman Carpet Hard. New in shipping box. $98.

Pittenger, R. REPORTS ON THE TRIBES. "BALUCH" REFERENCES FROM THE PERSO-AFGHAN BORDERLANDS. 2003, 2nd printing, one of 100 numbered copies, 72 p., no illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. A compilation of all significant reports on rug-weaving tribes between Sistan and Herat - Mashhad from 1700 to now. The references come from various scholarly journals, from official British reports, from books and include quotes or a summary from these written sources. Paper. Spiral bound. $29.

Pittenger, R. & R. D. Mallary III. ORIENTAL RUGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF W. PARSONS TODD. 1992, 48 p., 28 illus., 6 in color, 28 x 21.5 cm. Todd was an early member of the Hajji Baba Club; these rugs range from 17th century Star Ushak to 19th century Turkoman; there are interesting commentaries on the rugs illustrated, with references to previous publications, when bought (if known), and to similar examples. The examples are the Star Ushak, a 16th -17th century Medallion Ushak fragment, the Jacoby re-entrant rug, 7 more Turkish rugs, 7 Caucasian rugs, 6 Persian rugs including 3 saddle rugs, and 4 Turkmen rugs. There is a full page bibliography. New. Paper. $40.

Ploier, H. GEWEBTE POESIE. (Woven Poetry) 1991, 237 p., 85 color illus., 30 x 21.5 cm. Konzett Galerie, 18th and 19th century Turkish kilims; text provides a long history of Turkey, Turkish art, kilims, symbols, and Mellaart's theory of the origin of design elements. As might be expected from their age, the older ones are often tattered. The kilims are attributed to Yünçü (many examples), Konya (many examples), and smaller numbers from Balikesir, Afyon, Konya, Mut, Sivrihisar, Karapinar, Hotamish, Reyhanli, Kütahya, Karaman, Çankiri, Manisa, Uçak, Aleppo, Aydin, Erzurum, and Obruk. Hard. $61.

Plötz, Robert, Dr. and Bieber, M. ANATOLISCHE DORFTEPPICHE UND FLACHGEWEBE. SAMMLUNG M. BIEBER. (Anatolian Village Carpets and Flatweavs. The M. Bieber Collection). 1980, Niederreinischen Museum für Volkskunde und Kulturgeschichte, 52 p., 13 color illus., 21 x 15 cm. An exhibition catalogue of 126 of Bieber’s Turkish rugs and flatweaves, mostly from the 1st half of the 20th century. The text describes briefly the production of rugs and flatweaves from the Dardanelles. Bergama, Kula and Ghiordes, Ushak and Antalya, Melas, Konya, Kayseri, Tashpinar and Yaylari, Sivas, and East Anatolia, with references to the rugs in the exhibition from these areas. A list of the rugs and kilims follows, with technical details. Paper. New book. $58.

Pohl-Schillings, H. AUSSERGEWOHNLICHE ORIENTTEPPICHE BILDER EINER AUSSTELLUNG II. 1988, 54 p., 52 color illus., 21.5 x 22 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue, Orientgalerie Brückenstrasse, Köln, of mostly 19th century Persian, Caucasian, Turkmen & Chinese rugs; most are Persian and most of these are tribal. There are one each Akstafa, Fachralo, Kuba, Caucasian saddle cover, Shirvan, Karabagh, Shahsavan horse cover, Bakhtiari, Lur, Senna, Zarand, Bidjar, Heriz, Haschtrud, Hamadan, Sultanabad, Ersari, Kashmir; two each Gabbeh, Ferahan, Koljai, and China; 3 each Veramin, Shahsavan, Yomud; 4 Qashqa’i; 5 Moghan and Baluch. In German. New book. Paper. $61.

Pohl-Schillings. AUSSERGEWOHNLICHE ORIENTTEPPICHE.(Selected Oriental Rugs) III. 1989, 98 p., 46 color illus., 22 x 22 cm. Dealer's catalogue; most of the items are early 20th century Persian tribal rugs & bags; the text describes each piece, sometimes with reference to similar pieces in other books; sometimes with technical descriptions. There are 5 Caucasian: Lambalo, Karadagh, 2 Kazak, and Shirwan; 1 Tekke; 2 Susani: 2 Chinese and the rest Persian: 4 Shahsavan, 4 Saudjbolagh, 3 Veramin, Karadagh, an S-design Azerbaijan, Senneh, Baluch, Zarand, 4 Bidjar, Hamadan, 2 Khamseh, 3 Luri including 2 gabbehs, 2 Afshar, Kakaberu, Shekalu, 2 Bachtiari, Khorrassan Kurd, Ghashgai, Malayer, Ghoum, 2 Sultanabad, Faraghan, and 2 Chinese. In German. Paper. $28.

Pohl-Schillings, H.E. AUSSERGEWOHNLICHE ORIENTTEPPICHE (Selected Oriental Rugs) IV. n.d. (1990), 90 p., 42 color illus., 22 x 22 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue; text describes the pieces, most of which are Persian. There are 6 Caucasian: 3 Kazak, 1 each Kuba, Daghestan, Karabagh; 6 Chinese; 2 susani, and the rest Persian: 2 Shahsavan, 7 Bidjar, 3 Bakhtiari, Meschkinshar, Saudjbolagh, Neiriz, Afshar, Haschtrud, 2 South Persian gabbeh, Lur, 2 Isfahan, Khorassan, Malayer, Senneh, Kemereh, 2 Faraghan, In German. Paper. $26.

Pohl-Schillings, H.E. AUSSERGEWOHNLICHE ORIENTTEPPICHE (Selected Oriental Rugs) V. n.d. (1991), 90 p., 42 color illus., 22 x 22 cm. A dealer's exhibitiion catalogue; text describes the pieces, most of which are Persian. About 1/4 are flatweaves. There are 5 Caucasian: 5 Kazak, 2 Fachralo, 2 Kuba, 1 Shirvan, ; 1 Tekke; 4 Chinese; 1 Central Asian embroidery, 1 Timuri and 3 Baluch. The rest are Persian: 2 Shahsavan, 4 Moghan, 1 Khamseh, 2 Northwest Persian, 2 Bidjar, Qashqa’i, 2 Afshar, Kalardascht, Veramin, Kakaberu, Kolyai, Gherus, Hamadan, Malayer, and 5 gabbeh: Luri, Yalame, and 3 Qasqa’i. In German. Paper. $26.

Pohl-Schillings. H.E. AUSSERGEWOHNLICHE ORIENTTEPPICHE.(Selected Oriental Rugs) VI. 1992, 86 p., 40 color illus., 22 x 22 cm. Exhibition catalogue from a dealer; 3/4 Persian; 3 ikats & suzani; the rest Caucasian. Most are tribal and most are late 19th / early 20th century. There are 7 Caucasian: 3 Kazak, Gendje, 2 Kuba, Shirvan; 2 Uzbek ikats and 1 suzani. The Persians are 2 Khamseh, 2 Veramin, Sandjabi, Neiriz, Khorassan Kurd, 4 Qashqa’i including a lion rug, 3 Luri, 2 Northwest Persia, 1 West Persian, Bakhtiari, 2 Malayer, Mir, Mianeh, Gerus, Heriz, Isfahan, Paradombeh, Senneh, Lilihan, Kashan, Mohadjaran, and Sultanabad. In German. Paper. $32.

Pohl-Schillings, H. AUSSERGEWOHNLICHE ORIENTTEPPICHE (Selected Oriental Rugs) VII. 1993, 82 p., 40 color illus.,22 x 22 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue with mostly 19th century pieces; about 3/4 are Persian, mostly tribal; the rest are Caucasian, Turkestan, Chinese, susani & ikats; the text describes each piece and mentions related pieces in other books and articles. There are Caucasian: 2 Shirvan, Kazak, an Azerbaijan flatweave, Verneh, Konakgend; 3 Tekke, Yomud, Lori Pampak; 1 Baluch; 2 Chinese, 1 suzani and 2 Central Asian ikats. The rest are Persian: 2 Shahsavan, Mianeh, Northwest Persia, Sarab, 2 Afshar, Tekab, Abadeh, 3 Qashqa’i gabbehs, Khamseh, 2 Mehraban, Lambaran, West Persia, Bidjar, Endjelas, Lilihan, 3 Feraghan, and 2 Saruk. In German. Paper. Used, very good: bumped corner, slight scuffing on covers; no internal marks. $51.

Pohl-Schillings, H.E. and Ford, P.R.J. PERSISCHE FLACHGEWEBE (Persian Flatweaves). 1987, 112 p., 46 color pl., 22.5 x 22.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 19th and 20th century Afshar, Shah-savan, Luri, Qashqa'i and Kurdish kilims. In German. Hard. Used, fine condition, $39. Another copy, new book. $59.

Pohl-Schillings, H., Najmadbadi, S. and Meyer, H. PERSISCHE FLACHGEWEBE. BILDER AUS IRAN / PERSIAN FLATWEAVES. PICTURES FROM IRAN. 1994, 207 p., 57 color illus (rugs), 28 bl and wh photographs of Iranians, scenery and architecture, 28.5 x 24.5 cm. Dealer's catalogue of mostly NW and SW Persian flatweaves; most are 19th century; the accompanying text describes them; there are essays on the physical geography of Iran, the ethnic groups that live there, and a very brief overview of Iranian art; the photographs are by Iranian photographers, and are very good. Hard. $98.

Poinssot, L. and Revault, J. TAPIS TUNISIENS. II. TAPIS BÉDOUINS A HAUTE LAINE (Bedouin Rugs with Long Pile). 1950, Horizons de France, Paris, 70 loose plates, 4 in color, with a 27 page booklet, all in a folder. The booklet describes weaving and motifs; the plates are of rugs or of design motifs. In French. Hardcover folder with loose plates and a paperback booklet. Used, the folder has foxing on the back cover and wear at corners and along the spine; booklet and plates are in good to very good condition. Rare, $137.

Polychroniadis, H. ELLHNIKE KENTHMATA / GREEK EMBROIDERIES. 1980, Benaki Museum, 118 p., 134 illus., 12 in color. Catalogue to Greek embroideries in the Benaki museum; the text describes, in small print, types of embroideries, their uses, and designs; the illustrations are mostly of the embroideries themselves, not the clothing & bedspreads on which they are. Paper. Used, as new. $34.

Pope, Annemarie H. and Chaztimichali, Angeliki. GREEK COSTUMES AND EMBROIDERIES FROM THE BENAKI MUSEUM, ATHENS. 1959, Smithsonian Institution, 39 p., 20 black and white photographs, 25 x 16.5 cm. Catalogue to a Smithsonian Institute exhibition. 8 page introduction by Chatzimichali on Greek handicrafts: costume, weaving, embroidery, lace-making, pottery, metalwork and woodwork, followed by pictures of Greeks in traditional clothing, detailed descriptions of 20 costumes, and a list of the 248 items in the exhibition. Paperback. Used, very good condition, but darkening on edges of covers. $37.

Pope, A.U. and Ackerman, P. A SURVEY OF PERSIAN ARTS. CARPETS. 1964 (1981 printing), vol VI XA, p. 2257-3465, 53 fig., vol XII, pl. 1107-1275,63 in color, 30.5 x 23 cm. A reprint of the original edition, on classic carpets. Hard. Both volumes, $225. The other volumes in this series are also available.

Pope, Arthur Upham. CATALOGUE OF A LOAN EXHIBITION OF EARLY ORIENTAL CARPETS FROM PERSIA, ASIA MINOR, THE CAUCASUS, EGYPT AND SPAIN. 1926, Art Club of Chicago, 132 p., 47 illus., 4 in color, 31 x 23 cm. Exhibition catalogue of 50 carpets, mostly 16th -18th century. Half of the catalogue is text: description of the colors of the rugs and then comments about them. Rugs were from Mrs. Edith Rockefeller, James Ballard, and a number of important American and European rug dealers: Altman, Beghian, Bernheimer, Bohler and Steinmeyer, Costikyan, Kent Costikyan, DeMotte, Duveen, French and Company, Indjoudjian, Kelekian, Robinson, Stainton, Stora, and Parish Watson. Paper. Used, fine condition, no internal marks, text block fairly tight, paper cover is slightly larger than text pages and is bent along the edges. $57.

Pope, A. U. THE MYTH OF THE ARMENIAN DRAGON CARPETS. Jahrbuch der asiatischen Kunst, II, 1925, p. 147 - 158, 6 black and white illus., fig., 31.5 x 23. 5. An article summarizing the 7 main arguments for an Armenian origin of Caucasian dragon carpets, and finding none of them conclusively. Pope argues for a general Caucasian origin. Paper. Used, poor condition: the back cover, most of the spine and the first 102 pages of this issue are missing, edges of pages are worn, but Pope’s article is intact as well as others, in German, before and after his article. $38.

Pope, A. U. ed. PERSIA. In The Open Court, Second Monograph Series of The New Orient Society of America Number One, volume 47, number 920, 1933. 64 p., 11 bl and wh illus., 23.5 x 16 cm. Eight articles on aspects of Persia: Pope: The Arts of Persia; Ross: Persia's Contribution to Literature; Binyon: Persian Painting; Pope: The Potter's Art in Persia; Ackerman: The Fine Fabrics of Persia; Brousset: The Role of Iran in the History of Asia; Pope: Persia's Influence in the Arts of Other Lands, and a review by Ackermann of Wilson: Persia Today. Paper. Used, good condition, $44.

Posth, M. GESAMMELTE SCHÖNHEIT / COLLECTED BEAUTY. TEPPICHE UND KELIMS AUS ANATOLIEN / RUGS AND KILIMS FROM ANATOLIA. 2014, 224 p., 94 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. A collector's book of his Anatolian rugs and kilims. Dr. Martin Posth was on the board of Audi, and director of the Chinese branch of Volkwagen; this probably had an impact on his ability to buy particularly choice rugs and kilims. The rugs and kilims are 19th century, in good condition and depicted in good color; maps showing where the textiles originated; a brief introduction; glossary, and bibliography. One of 100 numbered copies. New, but corners bumped in shipping. $123.

Powell, J., Gülgönen, A., and Özen, ?. 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY ANATOLIAN KILIMS. THE BRIGITTE AND AYAN GÜLGÖNEN COLLECTION / 18. VE 19. YÜZY1L ANADOLU K¤L¤MLER¤. BRIGITTE VE AYAN GÜLG*Ouml;NEN KOLEKS¤YONU. 2006, 87 p., 54 color illus., 32 x 24 cm. A brief introduction by Powell, brief essay by Özen, a longer one by Gülgönen on his collection and esthetic sense; then plates of 35 early 19th century kilims, in good color. Paper. New. $58.

Prammer, N. and Hirsch, U. FRÜHE ANATOLISCHE KELIMS. EARLY ANATOLIAN KILIMS. SAMMLUNG / COLLECTION PRAMMER. 2006, 163 p., 64 color illus., 24 x 33.5 cm. Brief introduction on the collection and on the history of kilim collecting over the past 30 years (the message is that old kilims are now hard-to-find). The examples are 18th century (or earlier) and early 19th century; many are fragmentary. Hardcover. New. Boxed, numbered edition, $145. Regular edition, $115.

Purdon, N. CARPET AND TEXTILE PATTERNS. 1996, 144 p., 271 color illus., 28.5 x 22 cm. This can serve as an introductory book on textiles, mostly Asiatic; the illustrations are mostly of Asiatic textiles: rugs, embroideries, clothing, from 16th century Safavid rugs to 20th century ones; there are also a few American ethnographic textiles & European carpets; the focus is on design elements; there is not much text. Hard. $32.

Pushman, Garabed T. ART PANELS FROM THE HANDLOOMS OF THE FAR ORIENT AS SEEN BY A NATIVE RUG WEAVER. R. R. Donnelley and Sons, 1904, 4h ed. A copy, with Fritz and LaRue, 1124 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia on the front cover and the cover title changed to "A HAND-BOOK FOR LOVERS OF ORIENTAL RUGS" (the title page says the same and the publisher is changed to Fritz and LaRue) and with all referencs to the Pushman Brothers replaced by references to Fritz and LaRue instead, paper, used, very good condition, insides clean, covers and spine intact; Pages and covers are untrimmed. $32.

Pylkkänen, Riita and Amberg, Anna-Lisa. RYIJY RUGS FROM FINLAND. 2000 YEARS OF TEXTILE ART. 1979, 32 p., 16 black and white illus., 23 x 17 cm. Catalogue of a traveling Smithsonian exhibition organized by the Finnish Society of Crafts and Design. Essays on the history of these rugs from the 15th century on by Pylkkänen, of the National Museum of Finland, and on modern production, including a discussion of some of the examples by Amberg. 7 of the rugs are from 1799 to 1825; the other 23 were designed and woven in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Paper, used, fine condition, no internal marks, covers slightly rubbed. $48.

Rageth, J., ed. ANATOLISCHE KELIMS.DIE VORTRAGE. 1990, 151 p., 191 illus., 1 in color, 21 x 29.5 cm. The papers from the 1990 symposium, in Basel; articles in English by Mellaart, Petsopoulos, Andrews, Balpinar, and in German by Bohmer, Wolff, Hirsch, Bruggemann, and Rageth, on flatweave use in Anatolia, use of natural dyes from insects, motifs, and Mellaart's controversial archeologic theories. Titles are Bartels: Eröffnungsvortrag aus Anlass der Ausstellung "Fr¨u;he Formen und Farben", Gewebe aus Anatolien im Museum im alten Zeughaus, Liestal. (Opening Lecture on the occasion of the exhibition "Early forms and colors", weavings from Anatolia in the Museum im alten Zeughaus, Liestal) Mellaart: The earliest Representation of the Goddess of Anatolia and her Entourage. Petsopoulos: Kilims, a 10th Anniversary Reappraisal B¨o;hmer: Insektenfarbstoffe in anatolischen Kelims und anderen Textilien (Insect derived dyes in Anatolian kilims and other textiles) Andrews: The Context of Flatweaves in Anatolia Balpinar: Multiple-niche Kilims within their Historical Context Wolff: Über das Sammeln von Kelims (on the collection of kilims) Hirsch: Zum Widergeburtsmotiv im anatolischen Kelim (On the rebirth symbol in Anatolian kilims) Br¨uggemann: Der Ursprung des Lotto-Musters - eine Stilanalyse (The origin of the Lotto design - a style analysis) Rageth: "Gebets-Kelims", frühe Sinnbilder des Kosmos? (Prayer kilims - early symbols of the Cosmos?). Paper. One of 500 copies. $67.

Ramirez, F. & Rolot, C. TAPIS ET TISSAGES DU MAROC. 1995, 192 p., 120 color illus., 19 x 12.5 cm. A well-illustrated survey of Moroccan rugs; most look modern; the text is in a common flowery French style. There are sections on rugs from the Middle Atlas, High Atlas, Haouz and the Atlantic Plain, Rabat and Mediouna; in French. Paper. $24.

Raphaelian, H.M. RUGS OF ARMENIA.THEIR HISTORY AND ART. 1960, 87p., 32 plates, 29 x 22.5 cm. A book, by a dealer, loosely on Armenian rugs (including the Ardebil carpet and Holbein rugs), Armenian dealers, the history of rug production, and Armenian design elements. Hard, used, good condition, no internal marks, some stains from glue? inside covers, dust jacket chipped & torn at top. $38.

Rasekhschaffe-Aras, A. and Barmann, M. BILDER AUS DER TRAUMENDEN WELT. PERSISCHE TEPPICHKUNST AUS VIER JAHRHUNDERTEN 1993, 252 p., 124 color illus., 33.5 x 25 cm. The subtitle is "Persian Rugs from 4 Centuries"; most of the centuries are 19th, and "Persia" includes the Caucasus, Bokhara (a susani), and China (2 saddle-covers). The rugs tend to be ornate; they range from a fairly garish one with illustrations of Persian notables to handsome Kurdish and Qashqa'i tribal pieces; there are a large number of saddle covers. The format of the book is plate plus facing text; the facing text consists of quotations from writers and poets such as Goethe, Paz, Borges, the Thousand and One Nights on gardens, love, etc.; there are also scattered pages on rugs as poetry, as gardens. In German. Hard. New. $87.

Rautenstengel, A. and Azadi, S. STUDIEN ZUR TEPPICH-KULTUR DER TURKMEN. 1990, 161 p., 73 illus., 61 in color, 30.5 x 22 cm. Two essays: on Eagle gol carpets, and ones attributed to the Goklan. The titles are "Turkmen Main Carpets of Different Tribes With 'Eagle'- and Dyrnak-Göls - A Comparison of their Structure and their Decoration" and "Göklan-Turkmenen und Ihre Teppiche". One of 500 numbered copies. First essay is in German/English; the second in German. Hard. $79.

Rautenstengel, A., Rautenstengel, V., Andrews, P. A., Azadi, S., and Isaacson, R. SKETCHES FROM THE STEPPES OF CENTRAL ASIA. 2013, portfolio with 7 folders, 109 p., 22 pl., map, 46 x 32 cm. This comes from and is an expansion of the Turkmen exhibition at the Stockholm ICOC. It consists of 7 folders with a variety of articles on Turkmen topics and 13 large foldouts of tent-bands in full size (the entire length is 13 meters long). Articles are a preface by the Rautenstengels, The Golken; an historical synopsis by Andrews; A visit to the Goklan by Andrews; Golkan Turkmen, Notes of the history of the Goklan tribe by Azadi; Early European geographical cartography from sketches collected by Anthony Jenkinson (1525 - 1611) in the steppes of Central Asia by the Rautenstengels; An introduction to the variety of Turkmen weaving by Isaacson; Two 19th century sketches from the steppes of Central Asia, by Isaacson; Groups of "Eagles" that have not flown away - A comparison of structure and ornament in the weavings of different Turkmen tribal groups in Central Asia by the Rautenstengels; No. 4 Ag Yup, "Eagle"-gol Group I; No. 4a Ag Yup, "Eagle"-gol Group I; No. 10. Ag Yup, "Eagle"-gol Group II; No. 16. Ag Yup, "Eagle"-gol Group III by the Rautenstengels; and Structure tables of Hali, Palas, Aq Yup, and smaller pile weave pieces in "Eagle"-Gol Groups I, II, and III by the Rautenstengels. One of 150 numbered copies. Hardcover. $430.

Reichel, Helmut. BERÜHMTE ORIENT-TEPPICHE AUS HISTORISCHER SICHT. (Famous Oriental Carpets from an Historical Perspective). 1969, Rheinberg, 307 p., 100 illustrations, 40 in color, 27 x 19 cm. On antique carpets and classic carpets, mostly from museums, but also on 19th century ones, mostly from the Hubel and Robert Akeret collections. A lot of the book consists of full size plates with a facing paragraph on the rug. In German. Hardcover. Used, fine condition, no internal marks, hinges good, covers not bumped or rounded, in a good dust jacket with wear and three small tears along the edges. $58.

Reinisch, Helmut. GEKNÜPFTE BILDER. NOMADENTEPPICHE AUS DEM ORIENT. (Woven Pictures. Nomad Rugs from the Orient). N. d., Kulturhaus der Stadt Graz, 14 p., 24 illus., 9 in color., 30 x 21 cm. This Austrian rug dealer’s brochure to an exhibition of 66 nomadic rugs: mostly Persian, but some Caucasian, Anatolian and Central Asian. The black and white pictures are small; the color ones are in good color and take up the entire page. List of the rugs, with sizes, where they come from and age. In German. Paper. Used, as new. $68.

Reinisch, H. SADDLE BAGS / SATTEL TASCHEN. 1985, 141 p., 70 color illus., 29.5 x 32 cm. 40 pages of text analyzing saddle bags from different geographic areas; then plates of Persian, Caucasian, Turkmen, Turkish, East Turkestan & Indian saddle bags. The Turkish bags are from West Anatolia, Melas (2), Bergama, Yuncu, Sivrihisar, Ghiordes, Kirshehir, Turkish Kurd, Malatya (2), and the Turkish / Caucasian border area. Persian ones are from Northwest Persia, Shahsavan, Bijar, Varamin (3), Kurdish areas, Ferahan, Bakhtiyari, Qashqa’i (2), Basseri, Khamseh, Kirman, Afshar, Guchan (7), Gabbeh (4), and somewhere in Persia probably (2). There are 3 Caucasian ones, 2 Baluch, Yomud, 2 Ersari, Tekke, 2 East Turkestan, India, and some others whose provenance is not clear. In German and English. Hard. New. $61.

Reinisch, H. VON BAGDAD NACH STAMBUL. 1983, 60 p., 47 color illus., 30 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of antique Kurdish, Anatolian, Qashqa'i and Afshar rugs. The short introduction manages to refer to or quote Karl May, Wittgenstein, Jung and Rene Magritte. German/English. Hard. New. $41.

Reuben, D.M. GOLS AND GULS. 1998, 103 p., 82 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue of 18th & 19th century Turkmen rugs, with a short introduction on evolution of designs. Paper. $125.

Alexander H. Revell and Co. RUGS AND CARPETS FROM THE ORIENT. N. d. (1913), 85 p., 27 illus of rugs, 1 in color, 23 x 15.5 cm. On the one hand, this booklet, by a rug importer, is long on romance, as is true of many other books from this period; on the other hand the author has some first hand experience in the Orient, there is a fair amoung of useful information, the pictures illustrate rugs available at the time, there is a charming photo of a rug being sold in Istanbul with everyone and his cousin and brother and uncle in the picture, other pictures of scenery, and there are 2 pages of tables of rug types. There are other versions of this book. It was published by H. B. Claflin Co, who then sold it to other rug dealers who then published it with their name. We know of 4 other dealers who used it and there are no doubt more. Paper. Used, very good condition. Insides clean, spine with very slight wear at top and bottom, corners bumped and former owner’s name written on front cover. $31.

Revell’s. RUGS AND CARPETS FROM THE ORIENT. N.d. but after they moved from Wabash and Adams to Adams and Lake, 66 p., 67 illus., 1 in color, 23 x 15.5 cm. The text is still that of the original publication by H. B. Claflin Co, but the illustrations of rugs are new. Paper. Stapled. Used, fine condition, no internal marks, corner not bumped, no foxing. $35.

Review Publishing Co. HISTORY AND MANUFACTURE OF FLOOR COVERINGS. 1899, 98 p., fig., 19 x 16.5 cm. The Review Publishing Company published three trade magazines, on carpets, upholstery and furniture. The purpose of the book was to give some background to people making or selling these textiles, hence chapters on the history of carpet making in Great Britian, the carpet industry in the US, Oriental rugs, Savonnerie and Aubusson, chenille, Brussels and Wilton, printed tapestry, Axminster, Smyrna carpets (i.e a chenille Axminster), Ingrain and Venetian and Dutch carpets, straw carpets, cocoa matting, floor oil cloth, linoleum, animal skin rugs, and looms. The type face is small so there is a fair amount of information. Some of the figures are of Oriental rugs. Hardcover. Quarter leather. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, slight wear top and bottom of spine and corners, book smells musty. $32. There is a modern paperback reprint.

Review Publishing Co. ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS. 1904, 116 p., 52 illus., 24.5 x 16 cm. An introductory book, now mostly of use for the illustrations of rugs from the 19th century & for the synthesis of what rug dealers were saying about rug production at that time. There is a short chapter on why not to buy rugs at most auctions and trade sales, and instead go to established dealers. There are chapters on Persian (the largest), Turkish, Caucasian, and Turkestan (with brief mentions of East Turkestan and Baluch), but not Chinese. Hard. Used, good, wear along edges of covers and cracked binding after title page. $31.

Review Publishing Co. ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS. 1910, 2nd ed., 199 p., 118 illus., 24.5 x 16 cm. An introductory book, now mostly of use for the illustrations of rugs from the 19th century & for the synthesis of what rug dealers were saying about rug production at that time. There are chapters on Persian (the largest), Turkish, Caucasian, and Turkestan (with brief mentions of East Turkestan and Baluch). The changes from the 1st edition is greater coverage of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese rugs, more illustrations. Hardback. No dust jacket.. Used, near fine condition, owner's bookplate and signature inside coverbut spine and edge of back cover sun faded and lettering on spine worn, very slight wear top and bottom of spine, insides clean, hinges good, lettering on front cover sharp. $51.

Riccardijn, P. PERZISCHE TAPIJTEN. (Persian Rugs) N.D (1920-1930's), 30 p., 9 black and white / sepia illus., 13 x 19.5 cm. A small guide to Persian rugs, with examples dated to the 17th / 18th centuries. Rare. In Dutch. Paper. Used, good condition, spine worn, foxing. $27.

Richardson, D. and Richardson, S. QARAQALPAQS OF THE ARAL DELTA. 2012, 480 p., 1032 illus., 256 in color, 31 x 26.5 cm. The Qaraqalpaqs are a Turkic minority inhabiting the huge southern delta of the former Aral Sea; this book focuses on their textiles, costumes, weavings, jewelery, and furnishings. Illustrations are taken on location in the yurts in which the Qaraqalpaqs once lived and from museum collections in Qaraqalpaqstan and Russia, many of which are previously unpublished. Hardcover. New. $240.

Richardson, O. W. and Co. ABOUT RUGS. 1929, O. W. Richardson and Co., Chicago, 29 p., fig., 24 x 16 cm. This rug and furniture dealer’s flowery advice to prospective buyer: two pages each on Persian, Turkish, Turkman, Caucasian, Afghan (including Baluch), and Chinese rugs, heavy on the meaning of symbols; two pages on knots, rug care, rugs as decorative objects, and on Richardson’s rug department: "To enter Richardson’s, is to wander into a Far Eastern Bazaar...." There are illustrations of rugs, but they are drawings and not clear. Softcover. Stapled. Used, good condition: insides clean, covers bumped and some wear along the spine, former owner’s bookplate. $27.

Ripley, M.C. THE ORIENTAL RUG BOOK. 1904, Stokes, 1st edition, 310 p., 52 pl., 8 in color. An early introductory book on Oriental rugs, with a flowery, romantic text; useful mostly for the illustrations of rugs which were old in 1904 and so 19th century antique rugs. Several of the plates are of Benguiat rugs. This is the first edition; there are several later reprints. Hardcover, fine condition in the original fine dust jacket. It is unusual to find copies with any remnants of the dust jacket left, and a copy with the dust jacket intact, no tears or chips is very, very unusual. Book has slight foxing on all edges, no internal marks, hinges good, corners not bumped, very slight wear at top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket with slight wear at top of spine. $42.

Roalfe, W. Robert. COLLECTORS’ CHOICE. 1973, Samarkand Gallery, 29 p., 47 illus., 46 in color., 23 x 20 cm. This was a show at the Samarkand Gallery for a week in March in 1973, of 46 rugs owned by California collectors. It was designed to be a field trip after a series of lectures on rugs at the International Institue of San Fransicso, so attendees could feel and examine rugs. To some extent the rugs were to reflect what was avaible and being purchased by collectors. The show has multiple rugs from Christopher Alexander, W. Robert Roalfe, and Mr & Mrs. Thomas Ford, and smaller numbers from Cathryn Marcho, Mrs. B. Buchram, C. C. Frederick, Philip Baity, Mary Louise Stauffer, Ms. M. Sanborn, Robert White, Sharon Greene, Kay Allen, and R. Bryan Steele. Colors are good. Most of the rugs are 19th century and village or nomad production. There were 9 Turkish, 14 Caucasian, 6 Persian, 10 Turkmen, 2 East Turkestan, 2 Chinese, 2 Baluch, and a Balkan kilim. Technical descriptions. Paper. Used, good condition, but water damage: middle edge of back cover and previous two pages wrinkled and lightly stained, and earlier pages wrinkled. $37.

Roberts, E.H. TREASURES FROM NEAR EASTERN LOOMS. 1981, 73 illus., 8 in color, 28 x 21.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue of 72 textiles from the Roberts collection of Persian, Turkmen, Caucasian & Turkish textiles, mostly 19th century. Short essays by Pickering and Yohe on Roberts himself, and Mackie on the history and function of carpets. The bulk of the text, description and comments on the rugs and discussion of the major rug weaving areas, is by Roberts. Roberts started collecting the 1960's and started with Turkmen rugs, since they available and relatively inexpensive, so about half of the items are Turkmen rugs and bags from Salor, Saryk, Tekke, Yomud and Ersari tribes. Paper. New. $37.

Robinson, George. CARPETS AND OTHER TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS. 1972, Textile Book Service, 2nd revised edition, 293 p., fig., 22 x 14.5 cm. This is a technical work on machine-made carpets. From the dust jacket: "a description of the processes and machinery of carpet manufacture, the construction and different types of carpet, and the methods of testing. A background of information on the properties of natural and man-made fibers used in carpet manufacture is also included." Hardcover in dust jacket Used, fine condition, insides clean, text block fairly tight, covers rubbed. $44.

Robinson, Vincent J. EASTERN CARPETS. 12 EARLY EXAMPLES WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTICES BY VINCENT J. ROBINSON AND A PREFACE BY SIR GEORGE BIRDWOOD, C.S.I., M.D. PRINTED IN COLOURS BY WILLIAM GRIGGS AFTER WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS BY E. JULIA ROBINSON. 1882, Henry Southern and Co., London, 12 color illus., 12 page preface by Birdwood, followed by plates and notes, 51 x 38 cm, The rugs are from Robinson’s, Birdwood’s and other English collectors’. The attributions and dates are no longer reliable, but we do know the rugs predate 1882. The attributions are Sarakhs, Shiraz, Bagdad, Mashad, Kurdistan, Gherous, Afganistan, modern Indian, Alcaraz, Mongolian, Polish and Eastern. Both the color plates and notes have bled through onto the facing blank page. Hardcover. Used, good condition, insides clean, front end paper wrinkled, covers darkened and some water stain splotches , spine torn at front or back edges for about a third of the length, back hinge weak. $490.

Rodee, M. WEAVING OF THE SOUTHWEST. 1987, 1st edition, 248 p., 548 illus., 194 in color, 30 x 23.5 cm. Copiously illustrated, with material from the Maxwell Museum; some Pueblo, Rio Grande, Mexican, but mostly Navajo; some text, but the book is dominated by the illustrations of textiles; about 20 pages at the end is devoted to modern weaving, including descriptions and illustrations of some of the more important weavers and some of the contemporary trends in weaving. New. Hardcover. $38.

Rogers, J.M. ed. THE TOPKAPI SARAY MUSEUM. CARPETS. 1987, 248 p., 98 color illus., 30.5 x 23 cm. A scholarly guide to carpets; about half are Turkish; the rest, Persian & Caucasian. Most are 19th century, but there are a few earlier ones; most are ornate. Text describes the carpets, Ottoman carpet workshops, & how the Persian ones ended up in Turkey. Hardb. Used, as new condition in as new dust jacket and as new slipcase. $56.

Rossetti, B. DIE TURKMENEN UND IHRE TEPPICHE. EINE ETHNOLOGISCHE STUDIE. (The Turkmen and their carpets, an ethnographic study). 1992, 278 p., 11 bl. and wh., 16 color illus., fig, maps, 24 x 17 cm. Sections on the history of the Turkmen, their economy, the role of women in weaving, religion, political organization; and about half on rugs and their design motifs. In German. Paper. $54.

Rothberg, Michael. NOMADIC VISIONS: TRIBAL WEAVINGS FROM PERSIA AND THE CAUCASUS. 2021, 320 pages, c. 300 color illustrations, 32 x 26 cm. The Michael and Amy Rothberg Collection of knotted-pile tribal and nomadic bags and other small format pile weavings, among them many pieces made for women's dowries and other ceremonial functions, is very good: high quality and a large number of them. The collection has been assembled over the past four decades and documents the range of 19th century pieces from the Transcaucasus and Iran. Part of this collection was shown at Sotheby's in Los Angeles in an exhibition during the American Conference on Oriental Rugs in January 1996. The collection includes textiles from the Transcaucasus region, as well as from the Shahsavan, Kurdish, Varamin region, Qashqa'i, Khamseh, Luri, Bakhtiari, Afshar and Baluch tribes of Iran. Most of the book consists of plates of 205 pieces with brief comments on the facing pages; there are also brief introductions to the various areas, and a longer introduction on nomadism, nomad weavings, and motifs. Most of the textiles are the Rothberg’s, but they are supplemented with ones from other collectors. The colors are similar to their appearance at the Hali Fair Exhibition website: they appear a little dull, which may or may not reflect the age of the bags. New. $80. New, but corners rounded in shipping from the publisher, $70.

Rowe, A. P. WARP-PATTERNED WEAVES OF THE ANDES. Textile Museum, 1977, 119 p., 138 illus., 8 in color, 21.5 x 28 cm. A survey of types of weaving construction of Andean textiles, mostly pre-Columbian, well illustrated with textiles and with details of the weave. Scholarly. Paper. Used, very good condition but bumped corner. $37.

Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney / Oriental Rug Society of New South Wales. FLOWERS OF THE LOOM. PLANTS, DYES AND ORIENTAL RUGS. 1990, 59 p., 29 color illus., 25 x 25 cm. Exhibition catalogue; mostly 19th century rugs, kilims and embroideries, with text on classification & designs, and major sections on dyeing and sources of dyestuffs. The rugs are Lori, Khamseh, Chahar Mahal, Shirvan, Afshar, Kurd, 2 Sarouk, Isfahan, Kerman, Baluch, Konya, 2 Kuba, Ersari, Yomud; bag faces are Afshar and Qashqa’i; and in addition there are an Uzbek susani, Konya kilim, Sennah kilim, and an Ottoman embroidery. Paper. New. $27.

Runge, T. ONE WOMAN, ONE WEFT. RUGS FROM THE VILLAGES OF HAMADAN. 2002, 152 p., 165 illus., 155 in color, 30.5 x 24.5 cm. 2/3 of the book consists of illustrations of 75 Hamadan rugs, front and a small detail of the back; the rugs are attributed to specific areas. The introductory text describes the sociology of rug production in this area, based partly on letters from Hamadan by Clara Case Edwards (A.Cecil Edwards' wife), and then goes over rug types from the various villages in the Hamadan area; the text is interesting. The author argues, successfully, that among the huge production in this area are many good rugs, and also that they are undervalued. Technical descriptions. Hardcover. New $61.

Russ, Helmut. DER KNÜPTEPPICH. FACHKUNDE FÜR DEN TEPPICH-KAUFMANN. (The Oriental Rug. Expertise for the Carpet-buyer). 1983, Busse, 114 p., 264 illus. A book probably directed to a rug buyer in a store, but the large number of illustrations of choice rugs makes it valuable to everyone. Sections on rugs from NW Persia and Axerbaijan, Kurdish areas, Baktiari, Khorasan, Ferahan, Hamadan, Central Persia, Turkey, the Caucasus, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, China (including Tibet and East Turkestan), Marocco, and the Balkans. In German. Hardcover, no dust jacket as so issued, used, as new. $35.

Ryan, J. TRIBAL AND TRADITIONAL TEXTILES. 1978, National Gallery of Victoria, 51 p., 43 illus., 1 in color, 23 x 22 cm. Exhibition catalague, National Gallery of Victoria (Australia), of 86 textiles. The textiles range include a Chinese 18th century cushion cover, Indonesian ceremonial cloths and clothing, Uzbek camel trapping and clothing, Pushtun embroidered purse, a 19th century Navajo blanket, Peruvian archeological textiles, Yugoslav costume pieces and Italian 16th - 18th century embroideries. The text provides background for the textiles. Paper. Used, as new. $27.

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Sabahi, T. ABE DEL TAPPETO ORIENTALE (ABC of Oriental Rugs). 1991, 239 p., 326 color illus., 24 x 17.5 cm. A dictionary of Oriental rug terms, from Abadeh to Zir Khaki, with an 70 p introductory section on designs, construction, dyes. The illustrations are small, and of parts of rugs. Colors are good. In Italian. Paper. New $72.

Sabahi, T.  CHINA. ANTIQUE RUGS OF THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE / ANTICHI TAPPETI DAL CELESTE IMPERO. 1998, 144 p., 94 illus., 87 in color, 31 x 24.5 cm. Chapters on the history of rug production (based in part on archeological textiles), techniques, symbolism of designs, and commercial production in the 19th/20th centuries, followed by plates of 42 rugs from a travelling exhibition of dealer's 19th and early 20th century rugs. The color is good. In English/Italian. One of c. 600 copies, autographed. Hard. $139.

Sabahi, T. KILIM TESSUTI PIANI D'ORIENTE.(Kilims, Woven Planes of the East) 2009, Electa, 353 p., circa 500 color illus., 32 x 25 cm. The text has a history of flatweaves from the 5th century B.C. (fragments from archological sites) to the 19th century, and the usual section on materials, construction, designs and symbols. But most of the book consists of pictures of 19th century flatweaves from Iran, Turkey, the Caucasus, India, Morocco and Tunisia. In Italian. Hardcover in a box. $96.

Sabahi, T. UNA PREZIOSA COLLEZIONE DI TAPPETI ANTICHI DELL' ANATOLIA. n.d. (1994), 81 p., 40 color illus., 28 x 20.5 cm. 19th century Western and Central Anatolian village rugs; text mostly describes the rugs; technical descriptions. In Italian / English. Paper. Out of print and this is the only copy available on the internet in 2024. $57.

Sabahi, T. QASHQAI. TAPPETI TRIBALI PERSIANI. 1989, 216 p., 112 color illus., 29 x 22 cm. Text on the history & culture of the Qashqa'i, and on their rugs; then 100 examples of rugs and bags, mostly 19th or early 20th centuries. In Italian. Hardcover in dust jacket. New book. $172.

Sabahi, T. SAMARKANDA. TAPPETI DALLA VIA DELLA SETA. CARPETS FROM THE SILK ROAD. 1995, 136 p., 42 color illus., 72 illus., 64 in color., 30.5 x 24.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue of East Turkestan rugs drawn from four Italian dealers; essays on the geography & history of the area, on Sinkiang textile production and history and on characteristics of rugs from Kashgar, Yarkand, and Khotan. The rugs range in age from late 19th century, in traditional designs, to the 1940's, where the designs show Chinese and French floral influences. In English/ Italian. New book. Hardcover. $112. Paperback. $96.

Sabahi, T. SHAHSAVAN JAJIM. 1998, 142 p., 97 illus., 96 in color, 31 x 24.5 cm. Sections on Shahsavan subgroups, their tent, weaving traditions (including piled rugs), designs, jajims themselves, and then plates of 42 examples. Good color. English text only. One of 500 numbered copies. $160.

Sabahi, T. SUMAKH. TAPPETI PIANI A TRAMA AVVOLTA. WEFT WRAPPED FLATWEAVES. 1992, 133 p., 88 illus., 48 in color, 31 x 24.5 cm. A dealer's catalogue; 46 p introduction on sumakhs, then plates of 19th and early 20th century examples. In Italian and English. Paper. Out of print. New but bumped corners, $90.

Sabahi, T. TAPPETI D'ORIENTE. 1986, 463 p., about 400 color illus.,35 x 24.5 cm. A general guide to rugs, with emphasis on older ones, from Turkey to China with brief mentions of North Africa and the Balkans; a lot of detail; most of the illustrations are of parts of rugs, to illustrate points in the text; glossary; 3 page bibliography in small print; list of important museums and rug societies. In Italian. Box. Hardb. Out of print. $189.

Sabahi, T. TÜLÜ. LONG-PILE RUGS OF CENTRAL ANATOLIA. 1997, 63 p., 58 illus., 56 in color, 28.5 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue with 38 Anatolian examples; the text describes their characteristics, and ties them in with other examples from Persia and the Caucasus, and an Egyptian example from the 18th dynasty (circa 1400 B.C.) now in the Egyptian Museum in Turin. Hard. New, but with edges and spine bumped from shipping. $61.

Sabahi, T. VAGHIREH MODELLI PER LA TESSITURA DEI TAPPETI (Vaghireh, Patterns for Carpet Weaving). 1987, 95 p., 48 illus., 23 in color, 29 x 22 cm. Describes and discusses the use of these sampler rugs, to be used a models for complete rugs; examples are 19th and 20th century Persian and Turkish. Hard. In Italian. $55.

Sadighi, H. and Hawkes, K. GABBEHS. STAMMESTEPPICHE DER BERGNOMADEN AM ZAGROS (Primitive Rugs of the Mountain Nomads of the Zagros). 1991, 212 p., 70 color pl., 33.5 x 23.5 cm. A dealer's guide (Galerie Neiriz) to these rugs. In German and English. Hard. $119.

Sadighi, H. and Hawkes, K. KELIMS DER NOMADEN UND BAUERN PERSIENS. (Kilims of the Nomads and Peasants of Persia) 1990, 170 p., 70 color pl., 30 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Galerie Neiriz, of Persian kilims; most are 19th century, in good condition; colors are good. In German. One of 1,000 copies. Hard. $95. Used, very good, corners bumped; dust jacket good, worn along edges and spine, $88.

Galerie Sailer. ANTIKE TEPPICHE UND TEXTILKUNST. 1983, 36 p., 16 color illus., 27 x 21 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue of a small, choice collection of textiles, including a 17th/18th century Persian garden carpet from the Sarre collection; most are 19th century: 6 Turkish, 4 Caucasian, l Turkmen, 2 East Turkestan, 2 Persian, l Tunisian. Good colors. In German. Paper. $26.

Sakisian, A. LES TAPIS A DRAGONS ET LEUR ORIGINE ARMENIENNE. (Dragon carpets and their Armenian origin) Offprint from the revue Syria, 1928, p. 238-256, 6 illus., 28 x 22.5 cm. An argument that 16th - 18th century dragon carpets from the Caucasus were made by Armenians. In French. Paper. Used, fine, pages still uncut so never read, pages next to covers tanned. $52.

Sanchez Ferrer, J. ALFOMBRAS ANTIGUAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE ALBACETE (Antique Carpets from the Province of Albacete). 1986, 510 p., 99 illus., 33 in color, 22,5 x 16 cm. Doctoral thesis; an exhaustive scholarly analysis of Albaceten carpet production with special reference to the 16th & 17th centuries, for which there are some data, including costs and numbers produced, in municipal records; the plates are of all known examples of carpets from this area, from the 12th century on. Paper. In wraps. In Spanish. Used, very good but ex-Library of Congress duplicate in good wraps. $66.

Sarkisian, H.M., Robinson, P., and Hedlund, A. CAUCASIAN TEXTILES 16TH - 20TH CENTURY. 1979, 31 p., 32 bl & wh illus., 15 x 23 cm. Exhibition catalogue, University of Colorado Museum, of some of Sarkisian's 19th Caucasian rugs, with one 16th century one, with comments on rugs from these areas. Paper. Used, very good condition. $38.

Sarkisian, H.M. & J. Hoag. TEXTILES OF EASTERN PERSIA & CENTRAL ASIA. 1980, 12 p., 13 bl & wh illus., 23 x 23 cm. Exhibition catalogue, University of Colorado Museum, on some of Sarkisian's 17th - 20th century rugs, with comments by him on his rugs from these areas and comments on the history of Turkmen rugs by Hoag. Sarkisian was a 3rd generation rug dealer in Denver. Rugs are from Persia, Turkmen areas, and East Turkestan; there is one Safavid velvet. The illustrations are Yarkand, Beluch, Herat (17th century), Kashgar (18th century), Khotan (18th century), Safavid velvet detail, Meshed detail, Kirman brocade, Yomud asmaluk, Ersari detail, and Yomud. Paper. Used, good, $24.

Sarkisian, H.M, Robinson, P.,and Jankowski, J. ASIA MINOR TEXTILES. 17TH-19TH CENTURIES. N.d. (c. 1979), 32 p., 28 black and white illus., 15 x 23 cm. One of a series of exhibition catalogues, University of Colorado Museum, on some of Sarkisian's 17th - 19th century rugs, with comments by him on his rugs; a brief three page essay by Robinson on the history of Turkish rug production and a brief three page history of Turks in Anatolia by Professor Jankowski. Paper. Used, as new. $38.

Sarkisian, H.Medill, Robinson, P.,and White, Alice. WESTERN PERSIAN TEXTILES. 18TH - 20TH CENTURY. N. d. (1980?), 39 p., 37 bl and wh illus., 15 x 23 cm. Exhibition catalogue, University of Colorado Museum, on some of Sarkisian's 17th - 20th century rugs, with comments by him on his rugs from these areas. Tabriz, Fereghan, Shiraz, Kashan, etc. Essays, in small type, on the history of Persia, history of rug production in Persia, and on the textiles in the exhibition by Alice White. Paper. Used, very good condition, insides clean, but corners bumped. $33.

Sarre, Friedrich with an introduction by Wilhelm Bode and a foreword by A. von Scala VIEUX TAPIS D'ORIENT: publié par le Musée impérial royal autrichien d'art et d'industrie de Vienne: complement de l'ouvrage Tapis d'Orient, paru de 1892 à 1896 sous la direction du Musée imperial royal de commerce de Vienne; avec préface par A. von Scala. 1908, Karl W. Hiersemann Leipzig chromolithographs tipped onto printed sheets, 66 x 54 cm. This is the early catalogue of rugs in the Vienna Museum of Applied Art. Sumptuously produced pictorial survey of mostly Persian carpets described and shown in very fine color. Number 317 of 400 copies; there were French, German, and English editions. Hardcover, quarter leather. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, no foxing, cover has some wear along edges, some rippling on front cover, spine split at bottom 2 cm front cover but cover is not detached at this point. $1950.

Schaber, W. AUS DER WELT DES KELIM. THE WORLD OF THE KILIM. 1984, 63 p., 38 color illus., 27.5 x 21.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue (Sailer Gallery) of flatweaves; about half are Peruvian (archeologic) and early 19th century Swedish; the rest Persian, Turkish, Caucasian, Turkmen and Navajo. Brief paragraphs describing each textile. In German and English. Hard. $44.

Schaber, W. & I. Sailer. GALERIE SAILER. 20 YEARS IN SALZBURG / 20 JAHRE GALERIE SAILER IN SALZBURG. 1996, 69 p., 33 color illus. Dealer's exhibition catalogue, celebrating 20 years of business, with both plates showing the insides of various exhibition halls & business sites and then some of the author's favorite textiles; about half of the textiles have been published previously, although some not since Martin's book. The 20 textiles are 4 15th - 16th rugs: a Mamluk and 3 Turkish rugs, 2 17th century embroideries, one Safavid and one Turkish, 11 19th century rugs from Iran, Turkey, the Caucasus, Turkmenistan and China, 2 Nazca textiles and 1 Bakuba one. Paper. $51.

Schlamminger, K. & Wilson, P.L. PERSISCHE BILDTEPPICHE / WEAVER OF TALES. 1980, 198 p., 80 color pl., 29 x 25 cm. Modern pictorial Persian carpets, from garden carpets to portraits of Nader Shah to lion rugs. Good illustrations, and the rugs have a certain strange charm; the text provides the cultural, historical or literary background to the examples. German/English. Hardcover. New in cardboard shipping case. There was also a paperback edition. $66.

Schloss Halbturn. KUNST DES ISLAM. 1977, 96 p., 34 illus of rugs, 23 in color, also illustrations of ceramics, metalwork, 24 x 20.5 cm. Articles by Mrazek, Hein & Volker on rugs in the Vienna Museum for Applied Art, the history of rugs in the Middle Ages, and rugs of the Timurids; comments on the individual rugs, most of which are 15th - 18th century. The individual essays are Mrazek: Die orientalische Sammlung im Osterreichischen Museum fur angewandte Kunst Hein: Die Geschichte des Teppichs im Altertum und Mittelalter Heim: Das Teppichdepot in den Schatzhausern der Fatimiden (969 -1171 n. Chr.) Volker: Zur Geschichte der Sammlung orientalischer Tepiche im Osterreichsichen Museum fur angewandte Kunst Volker: Erlauterungen zu den technischen Angaben der Knuptteppiche in den Katalogexten Heim: Farben, die beim tTeppichkunupfen verwendet vereden. Volker: Katalog der Teppiche Hein: Turkische und persische Keramik Katalog der Keramik Hein: Islamische Glaser Hein: Islmaische Metallarbeiten Katalog islamischer Glaser und Metallarbeiten Hein: Historischer Uberblick, ZeittafelIn German. Paper. Used, fine condition, no internal marks, slight edge and spine wear. $34.

Schlosser, I. TAPIS D’ORIENT ET D’OCCIDENT. 1962, Office du Livre, 336 p., 251 illus, 16 in color, 24 x 17.5 cm. This is the French translation of Schlosser’s original German book. There was also an English translation. Schlosser was a director emeritus of the Museum fur angewandte Kunst, in Vienna, so the text is reliable. A good introductory book; the illustrations range from the Pazyryk Carpet, 5th century B.C., through modern; about half of the illustrations are of rugs pre-dating 1800. The book covers also Spain, France and England. Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, very good condition, insides clean. hinges good but slight foxing on top edge; dust jacket good, wear along edges, and torn at top and bottom along front edge of spine. $25.

Schumann, C.-W. and V. Gantzhorn. 99 TEPPICHE/RUGS . 1993, 192 p., 112 illus., 109 in color, 30.5 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Krefeld Museum of a collection of gabbeh rugs, nearly all Persian, but a few Belouch and Tibetan; in abstract designs: checkerboards, horizontal strips, linear diamonds, etc. The text describes gabbeh rugs in general and these in specific; technical descriptions. In German/ English. Hard. $81.

Schumann, C.-W., Tietzel, B., Brues, E. and Gasthaus, R. TEXTILIEN AUS ALLER WELT. 1986, 92 p, about 250 illus., 26.5 x 20.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Deutsches Textilmuseum and Schloss Rheydt of non-rug textiles from Africa, Indonesia, Persia, India, Turkey, Central Asia, the Philippines, China, Japan, Peru and the Balkans. Brief descriptions of all items. In German. Paper. $26.

Schürmann, U. ANALYSIS OF CAUCASIAN RUGS. N. d., a 6 page fold out sheet, with a map of the Caucasus on two pages of the back, 25 x 17 cm. This compares rugs from the Kazak, Karabagh, Gendje, Talish, Moghan, Kuba, Shirvan, Baku, and North Caucasian districts, with respect to warps, wefts, ends, side edges, knotting fineness, height of pile, feel, colors & designs. Paper. Used, very good condition, but bumped spine. $51.

Schürmann, U. CENTRAL ASIAN RUGS. 1969, Verlag Osterrieth, 176 p., 100 color pl., 29.5 x 23 cm. The text analyses rugs types and gives a historical background of the area; the plates are in good color and are of 19th century pieces. Hardcover with dust jacket. New book, in cardboard shipping box. $185.

Schürmann,U. KAUKASICHE TEPPICHE. Klinkhardt and Bierman, n.d. (1961), 128 p., 95 illust., 56 in color, 26.5 x 18 cm. 16 page introduction on structure, rug handle of the various districts, dyes, symbols, dating (and with an illustration of the numbers); the rest of the text consists of brief introductions to the various districts: Kazak, Karabagh, Gendje, Talish, Moghan, Kuba, Dagestan and Leshgi, Derbend, Schirvan, and Baku, plus brief comments on individual rugs. The rugs are 18th and 19th century and come from the Schürman company, other rug dealers, and private collections. In German. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, $51.

Schürmann, U. ORIENTAL CARPETS. 1979, Octopus, 247 p., 124 color pl., 29 x 26 cm. A picture book of good, mostly 19th century rugs, selected by this noted author. This is an expanded version of the first, 1966 edition; the rugs are printed on a white background instead of the black background of the 1st edition, which makes the color contrast different. Hard. New in shrink wrap. $66.

Schürmann, U. THE PAZYRYK. A 2500 YEARS OLD KNOTTED RUG FOUND IN AN ICEGRAVE IN THE ALTAI, ITS USE AND ORIGIN. n.d.(l983?), 48 p., 44 illus., 6 in color, 26.5 x 21.5 cm. A monograph on the use & origin of this rug, delivered originally to a symposium of the Armenian Rugs Society, in 1982. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as so issued. New book. $48.

Schürmann, U. TEPPICHE AUS DEM ORIENT. 1976, 2nd printing, Hasso Ebling Verlag, Luxembourg, 224 p., 100 color plates, 30.5 x 22.5 cm. There is a 48 page introduction but basically this is a picture book of 16th to 19th century rugs from Schürmann’s and others’ collections and from Anatolia (22), Egypt (1), the Caucasus (32), Iran (13), Baluch (2), Turkestan (17), East Turkestan (2), India (2) and China (6). In German. Hardcover in dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover. Used, fine condition: clean, firm binding, in very good dust jacket, some wear along the edges. $38.

Sevi, D. TAPPETI ANATOLICI DEL XIXe SECOLO. 1985, 88 p., 30 color pl., 30 x 21.5 cm. This is the 3rd catalogue from this Milan rugs dealer, & the 1st which was bilingual; the introductory essay, by Boralevi, on Anatolian rugs, is not useful. Most of the rugs are village rugs and are dated as 19th century. There are 3 Kula, 1 Demirdji, 3 Ghiordes, 3 Makri, 2 Melas, 2 Bergama, 1 Hereke, 1 Panderma, 1 Ushak, 2 Konia, 1 Mudjur, 7 Kirshehir, 1 Yatak, 1 Yoruk, and 1 Sivas. Italian/English. Hardcover. New, but dust jacket worn along edge in shipping from the publisher. $32.

Sevi, D. TAPPETI CAUCASICI DEL XVIII E XIX SECOLO. 1983, 64 p., 24 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of 19th century Caucasian rugs. There are 3 Kuba, 2 Chichi, 2 Perpedil, 1 Seichur,1 Marsali, 4 Shirvan, 1 Daghestan, 4 Chila, 1 Surahani, 2 Karabagh and 3 Soumak. The rugs are in good condition and the quality is good. In Italian. Out of print. Paper. $28.

Shaffer, D., Cole, T., Mallary, D., and Sorgato, D. BALUCH. 2007, 225 p., 104 color illus., 30 x 24 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Sorgato, with brief essays by Shaffer, Cole, and Mallary; most of the book consists of the plates, in good color, of the 100 examples, with brief comments on each. Technical analysis, but not with knot counts. Hardcover. New book. $154. Another copy, new but corner bumped in shipping. $120.

Shankar, A. and Housego, J. BRIDAL DURRIES OF INDIA. 1997, 196 p., 152 illus., 55 in color, 26 x 21 cm. Extensive text on the history of dhurries, techniques of weaving, and the designs. The examples are all modern: 1970 to 1990, and include a variety of geometric, floral, and animals designs; specific dhurries are attributed to specific villages. Hardcover. New. $26.

Shefizade, M. Ali. ORIENTAL CARPET MANUFACTURE AND EXPORTATION. N. d., 27 p., 24 color illus., 15 x 17 cm. A small brochure by the this Istanbul dealer, showing examples of Hereke silk rugs. One page introduction on Hereke rugs. Design name, knot count, size, and weaver’s name if known listed for each rug. In English and Turkish. Paperback. Used, good condition. $34.

Sienknecht, H.C. GROSSE TASCHEN. KLEINE TASCHEN. MINIATURKUNST DER TURKMENEN AUS DER SAMMLUNG HCS (Large Bags. Small Bags. Miniature Art of the Turkmen from the Sienknecht Cllection). 1997, 106 color photographs, mounted in a photo album, photographs are 15 x 10 cm. The exhibition catalogue of the 1997 exhibition of 100 pieces from the Sienknecht collection of Turkmen tschowals, torbas, ok bash, mafrash, ensi, tent bands;pieces are from Salor, Saryk, Chaudor, Ersari, Adler II, Karadashli, Yomud und Tekke. The exhibition was sponsored by the Freundeskreises orientalischer Teppiche und Textilien in Norddeutschland. The format is two photographs on one page, and on the facing page card giving the Turkmen tribe, the type of textile, the size and the knot count. One of 160 copies. 150 copies printed in 1997; 10 more in 2011. $210.

Simcox, J. & Schaber, W. CHINESE TEXTILES. 960 -1860 A.D. 1991, 67 p., 16 color illus., 30 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Spink & Son and Galerie Sailer, three page introduction on Chinese textiles, then illustrations of rank badges, kesi textiles, religious textiles. In German & English. Hard. $48.

Sjøvold, A.B. NORWEGIAN TAPESTRIES. 1976, 88 p., about 150 illus., 20 x 14 cm. The author is the head of the textile department of the Museum of Applied Art, Oslo; the book is a detailed description and discussion on medieval & renaissance tapestries from Norway. Paper. New book. $33.

Skaff, S. J.. and Macfarland, A.O. GIFTS OF THE ORIENT. 1949, 28 p., 6 sepai illus., fig, 21 x 14 cm. This was written by and the copyright to MacFarland, publisher of Oriental Rug Magazine, and licensed? sold? to rug dealers who could then put their name of the copy and distribute the booklet to customers. In this case the rug dealer is S. J. Skaff, of Detroit, Michigan. The focus is on how rugs will fit in the home so the sections on types of rugs from Persia, China, Turkey, the Caucasus, Turkestan, and India describe how the colors, wool and designs harmonize with the customer’s choice of furniture and other belongings. Hard. The booklet is a paperback, in used, fine condition, looks new and somewhat crisp; it comes in a quarter leather box, with gilt lettering "Oriental Rugs 1949" on the spine and bookplate inside the cover. $32.

Sommer, J.L. THE KYRGYZ AND THEIR REED SCREENS. 1996, 168 p., 178 illus., 21 in color, 30.5 x 22 cm. This is now the definitive book on reed screens, in English. Contents include reprints of articles on reed screens, yurts, and Kirghiz culture by Antipina, Akmoldoeva, Makhova; Antipina's field photographs of screens from the 1950's; and a catalogue to the Sommer/Krieger exhibition at the 8th ICOC. Hard. $44.

Sopp, J.C. AN INTRODUCTION TO ORIENTAL RUGS. 1934, 68 p., 6 plates, 5 of rugs, 1 of designs, 20 x 13 cm. An introductory book, with reasonable and only somewhat romantic information on weaving, wood, dyeing, rug names, with the purpose of giving advice on what rugs to buy and how to display and care for them. The author has at least been to Lebanon, since she tells an anecdote about dyeing there. Privately printed in Ithaca, and not common. Hard. No dust jacket. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, insides clean, hinges good, covers very slightly rubbed. $29.

Sorgato, D. GABBEH. 1999, 94 p., 42 color illus., 21 x 15 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue of Gabbeh rugs; Lori, Bakhtiari, Qashqa'i origins. Colors look good. Brief comments on each textile; technical analysis. Most are labelled as late 19th or early 20th century. Paperback. $43.

Sorgato, D, and di Prima, M. TACHEH. 2006, 127 p., 81 color illus., 30.5 x 22. 5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalog of these distinctive Southwest Persian bags, used as sacks to be used for transporting goods. Brief text. In Italian / English. Hardcover. $73.

Sotheby's. TURKMEN AND ANTIQUE CARPETS FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. AND MRS. JON THOMPSON. Sale 6518, December 16, 1993. 81 illus., 72 in color, 27 x 21 cm. A major sale catalogue of classic carpets. 81 items: 62 18th and 19th century Turkmen rugs, tent bags, engsi, along with 2 17th/18th century Chinese, 11 15/17th century Turkish, 5 17th/18th century Caucasian, and 1 possible Indian. The comments on rugs are by Thompson. Softcover. New book. $62.

Sotheby's sale 7190. THE SAILER COLLECTION. 1998, 92 items, 72 color illus. The Sailers closed down their gallery in Salzburg in 1988; this is the end of their stock. This serves then as a sort of catalogue from this rug dealer. About half are Turkish kilims, mostly 18th and 19th centuries; there is an unusual 14th-15th century one (based on C-14 dating) from East / Central Anatolia as well as suzani, 2 Tadjik kilims, and Caucasian embroideries, rugs and kilims. The Turkish kilims that are illustrated are a 16th - 17th century Ottoman workshop kilim, and village or nomad kilims from Balikesir, Konya (3 kilims), Karapinar, Sevas (3), and simply Central Anatolia (26 kilims). There are about 20 rugs, mostly 19th century or earlier: a 16th-17th century Lotto, a 17th century Oushak medallion carpet, 17th century carpets from Aksaray, and East Central Anatolia (with references in the description to similar pieces in the Kirchheim and Alexander collections), 3 Konya, a Yomud main carpets, Caucasian carpets from Kuba, Talish, Kazak and Shirvan. Paper. New. $23.

Sotheby’s New York sale NO 8532. 5 March 2009. CARPETS FROM THE BARBARA ZIDELL SEDLIN FAMILY COLLECTION INCLUDING PROPERTY FROM THE GORDIAN KNOT, LTD. AND ARTTREASURY, INC. Sedlin bought her first rug in 1963; her interest expanded and she founded her textile gallery: The Gordian Knot in 1973, and it an later Art Treasury, became and interesting source for rugs and textiles. The sale has a variety of tribal, village and city rugs from Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Turkestan, and a small selection of European and one Jerusalem carpet. 130 items, all illustrated in color. Softcover. New book. $39.

Sotheby’s London. Sale Calatchi. LO 00543. 4 October 2000. THE ROBERT DE CALATCHI COLLECTION OF FINE ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS. 146 items, 104 color illustrations. These are rugs from the noted Parisian dealer. There are 26 rugs from Northwest Persia: Senna and Kurdistan; a mix of high quality Caucasian rugs from the 17th and 18th century (both Kuba) to early 20th century; a 16th century Isfahan carpet fragment introducing the section on Persian rugs; some Turkish and Chinese. Softcover. New book. $25.

Sotheby’s London. sale Forever. LN 8325. 29 May 1998. The Bortz Collection. 54 items, 47 color illustrations. These were collected over a 12 year period and include a number of 17th through 19th century rugs and flatweaves. The highlights are a circa 1800 Chelaberd, one of 4 related examples; a pre-18th century 10 niche kelim saft, with one other similar complete example; and 7 pre-18th century Turkish kelims. There are also 19 Caucasian rugs, 7 Turkish rugs, 7 Jaff Kurd bags and bag faces, 6 other Persian rugs, and 7 examples of Swedish rollakan weavings. Softcover. New book. $25.

Souresrafil, S. PATTERN HISTORY OF HAMADAN CARPET. A GLANCE ON THE CARPETS OF MALAYER, TUSERKAN, NAHAVAND, ASAD ABAD. 1996, 220 p., 327 illus., 224 in color, 32 x 25 cm. A detailed survey of village and city rugs from this area, with most of the examples being modern production. In Farsi, with a 16 p. English summary; title to plates are in Farsi and English. New. Hardcover, with dust jacket, but the dust jacket is worn along edges and the binding is mediocre. $120.

Spallanzani, M. ORIENTAL RUGS IN RENAISSANCE FLORENCE. 2007, 295 p., 101 illus., 94 in color, 31 x 21 cm. Questions about classic carpets: how old are they, where were they produced, what was the market for them are now being answered by studying documentary and pictorial evidence in European archives. This book describes the rug market in Florence in the 1400 and 1500's; how rugs were imported and distributed, the range of customers who bought them, what the prices were. This was done by studying inventories, letters, bills of lading, excise records. The plates are of rugs themselves and also rugs in contemporary paintings, mainly Florentine. This is then a serious effort to provide hard data for classic carpets. Hardcover. $149.

Spallanzani, M. RUGS IN LATE MEDIEVAL SIENA. THE BRUSCHETTINI FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC AND ASIAN ART. TEXTILE STUDIES II. 2014, 165 p., 48 color illus., 31 x 21 cm. One way to determine the age of classic rugs is to look for them in paintings and assume the rug type is at least as old as the painting. Numerous rugs have been depicted in 14th and 15th Sienese paintings; this book uses Sienese archival sources to show that most of the rugs in these paintings, while looking like rugs from the Near East, were made locally in Siena. Hardcover. $102.

Spink and Son. ISLAMIC TEXTILE DESIGN. ISLAMIC TEXTILES AND THEIR INFLUENCE IN EUROPE. 1983, 24 p., 30 illus., 19 in color, 23 x 24.5 cm. 57 of Spink and Son's stock exhibited in June 1983; the text describes each textile. The influence part of this catalogue is accomplished by showing European textiles similar to the Asiatic ones. Textiles range in age from the 17th century to the 19th; most are towards the older end of this range. Asiatic textiles are Indian, Ottoman, Persian and Uzbek; the textiles include brocades, velvets, floorspreads, tent hangings, cushion covers, shawls, coats and ikats. Paperback. Used, fine condition but pages 5 and 19 have a wrinkle reflecting a defect in printing. $44.

Spuhler, F. CARPETS FROM ISLAMIC WORLDS. 2012, 186 p., 140 color illus., 24 x 31 cm. This covers rugs from the al-Sabah collection, consisting of examples from the 16th to 19th centuries. The first chapter of the book, however, is on pre-classical carpets made during the Sasanian period (second to sixth centuries AD), and will thus help to fill in the knowledge of textile development between the the Pazyryk carpet (circa fifth century BC) and the first Seljuk carpets (circa thirteenth century AD). Hardcover. $55.

Spuhler, F. ISLAMIC CARPETS AND TEXTILES IN THE KEIR COLLECTION. 1978, Faber & Faber, 251 p., 151 illus., 49 in color, 28 x 22 cm. A detailed description of the rugs, brocades, velvets, and other textiles from this famous collection; the strongest areas are 16th - 17th century Persian, but there are examples from Turkey, the Caucasus, India, Egypt and Moorish Spain. Hardcover in dust jacket. New book. $74.

Spuhler, F. PRE-ISLAMIC CARPETS AND TEXTILES FROM EASTERN LANDS. DAR AL-ATHAR AL-ISLAMIYYAH. THE AL-SABAH COLLECTION, KUWAIT. 2014, 160 p., 112 color illus., 28.5 x 22.5 cm. As might be expected, these textiles are fragments; they include Sassanian carpets and flatweaves and a variety of Sogdian textiles. They come from Central Asia or China and Eastern Iran and range in age from 4th to 12th centuries, as determined by radio-carbon dating. The text describes the textiles in the context of history of art in Sassanian and Sogdian cultures. Hardcover. $55.

Spuhler, F. TEXTILE FRAGMENTS / TEXTILE FRAGMENTE. 1988, 52 p., 48 color illus., 28 x 19 cm. Exhibition catalogue from Sailer of 17th -19th century textiles, rugs and kilims, of which only beautiful fragments remain; most are Turkish. Text describes each fragment. The rugs are a 17th century Moghul, 17th century Polonaise, 18th century South Caucasian, 18th century Harshang design from Azerbaijan, 16th century star Ushak, 17th century Transylvanian, 18th century Konya prayer, 18th century Ladik prayer, 18th century Muçur, 18th century Central Anatolia, two 18th century Konya, and 18th century West Anatolia. The kilims are all 19th century (or maybe earlier): two Central Anatolia, one Western Anatolia, Karapinar, four Konya, Balikesir, and Kütahya. Each fragmnent is illustrated together with a separate enlargement of a detail. German/English. Paper. $52.

Spuhler, F., Melbye-Hansen, P. & Thorvildsen, M. DENMARK'S CORONATION CARPETS. 1987, 94 p., 17 color pl., 25 x 18 cm. A book describing 7 carpets: 2 Polonaise and 5 chenille. The Polonaise rugs have been used less than 6 times and are thus in excellent condition; the plates show how brightly colored Polonaise rugs were when new. The text is an ideal example of what a text should be; it uses company archives and royal records to trace these rugs back to their origin, around 1666, in Iran. Fascinating little book, even for people who are not interested in, and also can not afford, Polonaise rugs. Hard. New. $38.

Spuhler, F., Köig, H., & Volkman, M. OLD EASTERN CARPETS / ALTE ORIENTTEPPICHE. 1978, 263 p., 114 illus., 80 in color, 28 x 22 cm. A very well done exhibition catalogue for the Staatliche Museum für Völkerkunde, München; rugs from the 16th century (Mamluk) to the 19th century (Chinese) and between in both time and area. English/German text. Hard. New, in cardboard shipping box. $50.

Stahl, S. ALTE KELIMS / ESKI KILIMLER. 1990, 112 p., 69 illus., 42 in color, 21 x 20 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Museum Nienburg, of 110 Turkish flatweaves: both large ones & bags & bag faces, mostly from the late 19th & early 20th centuries; the text describes methods of construction (with figures), dyes, use, and design elements. There are often several kilims in an illustration. The illustrated examples are Coptic 6th century (1, fragment), Anatolia (2 fragments, Middle Ages from the church treasury in Halberstadt), Thrace (3), Dazkiri (1), Bergama (2), Yagcibedir (2), Balikesir (2), Diyarbekir (2), Ayden (3), Reyhanye (3), Sivrihisar (1), Adana (3), Nigde (2), Konya (4), Obruk (1), Paspinar (2), Malatya (3), Silifke (5), Mut (5), Alanya (3), Yuncu (2), Sivas (8), Kirsehir (1), South Taurus (2), Kayserie (3), Golmurge (1), Anatolia (1), Erzerum (1), Gaziantep (4), Ufra (3), Adiyaman (1), Kurd (1), Kagizman (1). In German & Turkish. Paper. New, but bent corners from shipping. $26.

Stankov, Dimitir. Chiprovski Kilimi. (Chiprovski Kilims). 1960, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofiya, 379 p., 117 illus., 10 in color, 330 figures of design elements, 28.5 x 21.5 cm. One of four major books on Bulgarian kilims, with a history of production of kilims from this area along the western border of Bulgaria near the Serbian Pirot area, a discussion of design elements, and then many plates of kilims from this area. Three of the kilims are dated as 17th century; there are about 20 listed as 18th, and the rest are 19th century or early 20th century. In Bulgarian; 6 page French summary. One of 1000 copies but extremely rare outside of Bulgaria. Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, fine condition, dust jacket in good condition: chips, tears. $180.

Stankov, Dimitir. Chergi i Kilimi. Bulgarsko Khudoshestveno Nasledstvo(Rugs and Carpets. Bulgarian Artistic Heritage). 1975, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 532 p., 344 illus., 46 in color, 27.5 x 22 cm. One of four major books on Bulgarian kilims. A large survey of mostly 19th and early 20th century Bulgarian kilims from Chiprovski, Kotel, Samokov, Pernik, Gabrovo, Yambol, Koprivshtitsa and elsewhere in Bulgaria. Examples are from various Bulgarian public and private collections. In Bulgarian with a 39 page French summary and translation of the information about the plates. One of 2500 copies but extremely rare outside of Bulgaria and maybe rare inside Bulgaria, too. Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, fine condition, dust jacket in good condition: chips, tears. $180.

Stanzer, W. KORDI. LEBEN KNUPFEN WEBEN DER KURDEN KHORASANS / LIVES RUGS FLATWEAVES OF THE KURDS OF KHORASAN. 1993, 2nd edition, 248 p., 98 color illus., 29 x 23 cm. Stanzer has travelled in this area; the textiles are from the Adil Besim Galleryl and both Besim and his partner also travelled in this area. The book is on this group: how they got there, recent history, nomadic life style, rug production, tribal subgroups. The section on the recent history discusses how the impacts of Turkmen raids, forced settlement by the government, droughts and hard winters have affected nomadism and types of rug production. The replacement of camels by trucks, for example, has wiped out the production of camel trappings. Very detailed; good color, 19th to mid 20th century rugs. The revisions for the second edition consist of a report of a field trip in 1992, confirming, or not confirming some of the attributions. In German and English. Hard. $215.

Steffan, R. KELIMS AUS ANATOLIEN UND DEM KAUKASUS. (Eye-catching Kilims from Anatolia and the Caucasus) 1996, 40 p,. 22 color pl., 22.5 x 17 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Stiftung St. Gallen Museen, of Anatolian and Caucasian kilims, from the collection of the St. Gallen Sammlung fur Volkerkunde (Collection of Ethnographic Art); the examples are 19th and 20th centuries. Introductory section on construction techniques and motives (with figures). In German. Paperback. New, but bumped corners. $27.

Steiner, E., Pinkwart, D., and Ammermann, E. BERGAMA HEYBE VE TORBA. TRADITIONELLE TASCHEN DER YÜRÜKEN NORDWEST-ANATOLIENS / TRADITIONAL BAGS OF YURUKS OF NORTHWEST ANATOLIA. 2014, Pazyryk Society, hardcover, 387 pages, 139 color plates, 29.5 x 21 cm. The authors' description is "1,750 pictures on 139 color plates, with map, statistical surveys on tribal or regional origin and techniques of the documented bags, on the distribution of the main designs and information on the characteristics of the bags backsides." Text in German and English. New but corners slighly bumped in shipping from publisher. Hardcover. $145. Another copy, new but damanged in shipping: corners bumped, back cover creased, about half the pages bumped along the side. $82.

Sterner, Maj. ORIENTENS MATTOR OCH DERAS VARD Orientens Mattor och Deras Vard (Oriental Carpets & Their Value). 1944, Bonniers, Stockholm, 260 p., 166 illus., 12 in color, 22 x 15 cm. An introductory book; half on Persian, the rest on other areas; 19th & 20th century examples; many from Swedish collections. In Swedish. Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, very good, no internal marks, hinges good, but front end paper with clipped corner, covers intact, no bumped corners or wear; dust jacket good, chips and tears along edges, protected by mylar sleeve. $43.

Sterner, M. & Kinch, J. ANTIKA ORIENTALISKA MATTOR I SVERIGE. (Antique Oriental Carpets in Sweden) 1937, Natur och Kultur, 214 p., 151 illus., 11 in color, 24.5 x 16.5 cm. A survey of Oriental rugs, with Swedish examples; many are 19th century. In Swedish. Hard. This seems to be the original paperback rebound in quarter leather with 5 raised bindings and with marbled covers; title and authors in gilt on the spine. Used, near fine condition, insides clean, hinges tight, owner’s bookplate, leather is worn. $48.

Stingl, R. and Kortenkamp, B. DOKUMENTE. ANATOLISCHE FLACHGEWEBE. 1989, Sizma Kunst und Kelims in Nuuml;rnberg, 50 p., 17 color pl., 25 x 18 cm. Dealer's catalogue of 17 Anatolian kilims, ranging from 18th/19th centuries to mid 20th century; they are in good condition, with comments about each example. The kelims are from Aydinli, Konya-Nigde-Taspinar area, Afyon, Aydin, Kutahya, Obruk, Cukurciman-Konay area, Kecimushinein and Ankara in Central Anatolia, Van, Malatya, Sivas, in Eastern Anatolia, Mut in Southern Anatolia, and Bergma in Western Antolia. In German. Paperback. This seems to be the only copy available on the internet, in 2023 and the rug dealer who published this seems to have closed down. Used, very good condition. $41.

Stone, P.F. ORIENTAL RUG LEXICON. 1997, 268 p., 47 color illus, circa 600 black & white illus & figures, 28.5 x 22 cm. A dictionary: items include towns and geographical areas with descriptions of types of rugs woven in them, design elements, ethnic groups, technical terms having to do with weaving & fibers, famous rug people, and famous rugs. Mostly Oriental rugs, but some items on Navajo blankets & European textiles. This is the 1st edition; there is a revised edition printed later. Hard. New in shrink wrap. $65.

Stone, P. F. TRIBAL AND VILLAGE RUGS. THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO DESIGN, PATTERN, AND MOTIF. 2004, 351 p., circa 1600 color illus. A detailed discussion of motifs, with a huge number of examples. The motifs are arranged by regional and tribal areas: Anatolia, Baluch, Caucasus, Kurd, other Persian tribal, and Turkmen. Analysis of the motifs may be useful in identifying tribal origin, but the discussion illustrates also how motifs flow and are changed from area to area. This book may help rug lovers focus on specific designs, instead of the entire rug. Paperback. $47.

Stone, P.F., et al. MIDEAST MEETS MIDWEST. ETHNOGRAPHIC RUGS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. 1993, 178 p., 65 color illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. Ethnographic rugs: Baluch, Caucasian, Persian, Turkish, Turkmen at the ACORII convention, with articles, mostly brief, by Bardofsky, Boucher, Burns, Eiland, Franke, Klingner, Opie, Silverman, & Stone on the rugs and the exhibition. Title of the essays: Eiland: Selecting rugs for exhibition; Silverman: Towards a definition of "ethnographic rugs"; Stone: Standards of attribution; Boucher: The Baluchis and their rugs; Burns: Caucasian carpets; Klingner: Kurdish rugs; Opie: Degrees of "tribalness" in Persian tribal weavings; Bardofsky: Turkish tribal textiles; and Franke: Turkoman weavings. Colors are good; binding is not; the spine is thicker than the pages. Paper. $37.

Straka, J.M. & Mackie, L. THE ORIENTAL RUG COLLECTION OF JEROME AND MARY JANE STRAKA. 1978, 136 p., 129 illus., 73 in color, 28 x 21.5 cm. Strong on Turkmen, Caucasian & village rugs; many are unusual or unique, so the catalogue is interesting. One of 2500 copies. New. Paper. $32. Used, very good condition. $24.

Sylvester, D., Mills, J., & King, D. THE EASTERN CARPET IN THE WESTERN WORLD. 1983, 116 p., 123 illus., 23 in color, 29.5 x 21 cm. Hayward Gallery exhibit; essays on rugs in western paintings, on the rugs in the catalogue, and a reprint on rug making from the McMullan Arts Council book. Most of the rugs are old, and their number is impressive, as is the description of the impact of Oriental rugs on Europe in the 15th - 17th centuries. Pictures are small. New. Paper. $29.

Sylwan, Vivi. SVENSKA RYOR. 1934, 141 p text, 175 illus.,77 in color, 32 x 25 cm. This is the standard early work on Swedish rya rugs, with many examples of 17th and 18th century rugs. The text describes the history of production, before and after 1700, materials and designs. The rugs have technical descriptions, including where they come from in Sweden and age - and for some of them the date of production is woven into the rug. In Swedish, with captions to plates also in English. Hardcover, quarter leather binding, marbled cover, used, fine condition, insides clean and tight, hinges good, no foxing, but leather is worn. $114.

Sylwan, V. WOOLEN TEXTILES OF THE LOU-LAN PEOPLE. 1941, 127 pages, 19 plates, 30 x 22 cm. This is the 1941 Report of the Scientific Expedition to the North-western Provence of China (Sino-Swedish Exped) Publ 15. VII Archeology 2. This is one of the reports of 1934 Hedin/Bergman expedition to East Turkestan; the textiles come from 2 graves and consist of leather footwear, woven and pleated clothing, as well as miscellaneous ornaments and baskets. The graves date somewhere between 2000 BCE to 100 Common Era. The text is exhaustive in describing these textiles and comparing them to others excavated by Sir Aurel Stein, and to other primitive textiles. In English. Hardcover. Original edition, not the modern reprint. The original may have been a paperback; this is bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Used, very good condition, insides clean, but foxing on edges of cover and on endpaper. $175.

Tabibnia, M. and Marchesi, T. INTRECCI CINESI. ANTICA ARTE TESSILE XV - XIX SECOLO. (Chinese Interweavings. Antique Textile Art XV - XIX Centuries.) 2011, 272 pages; 67 illus. in color, 72 photographs, 31 x 21.5 cm. Rugs are from China with a few from the East Turkestan region; most are attributed to the 18th and 19th century. There are some comparisons to Chinese ceramics and non-rug textiles. One essay on the Chinese cultural influences on West society from 16th Century to the end of 18th Century. The book includes a scientific study on antique Chinese dyes that explains the topic of the colour variations from red to yellow. In Italian. Paperback in wrappers. $92.

Tabibnia, M., and Thompson, J. MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF CARPETS. 2006, 287 p., numerous color plates, 34 x 29 cm. Resulting from an exhibition of 30 classical carpets: Turkish, Persian, Mamluk and para-Mamluk, Caucasian and a Ming carpet. The text, by Thompson, comments on the carpets, and uses them as springboards for discussing 15th century Turkish carpets and their descendents; the Mamluk carpet problem; early and late Safavid carpet production, and Caucasian classic carpets. Hardcover. In a slipcase. $390.

T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanli?i / The Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture. . TURKISH HANDWOVEN CARPETS / TÜRK EL DOKUMASI HALILAR. KATALOG / CATALOG NO. 1. 1987, 3rd printing 1998 209 p., 300 illus., 200 in color. A catalogue, illustrating 200 13th -20th century Turkish rugs, as full page illustrations, and then small illustrations of modern rugs being copied from the older ones. Valuable for the large number of illustrations. Almost no text but in English and Turkish. Paper. New but covers rubbed. $77.

T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanligi / The Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture. TURKISH HANDWOVEN CARPETS / TÜRK EL DOKUMAS1 HAL1LAR. KATALOG / CATALOG NO. 2. 1987, 3rd printing 1998, 205 p., 300 illus., 200 in color, 33.5 x 23 cm. A catalogue, illustrating 200 13th -20th century Turkish rugs, as full page illustrations, and then small illustrations of modern rugs being copied from the older ones. Valuable for the large number of illustrations. Paper. Almost no text but in English and Turkish. Paper. Used, fine condition: no internal marks, text block tight, but covers rubbed, scratched, worn corner. $26. New. but covers rubbed. $75.

T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanli?i / The Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture. . TURKISH HANDWOVEN CARPETS / TÜRK EL DOKUMASI HALILAR. KATALOG / CATALOG NO. 3. 1987, 3rd printing 1998 205 p.,about 300 illus., 200 in color, 33.5 x 23. As with the earlier two volumes, these catalogues illustrate 17th - 19th century rugs from museums and private collections as full page illustrations, with a smaller illustration in black & white pointing out design elements, and another illustration showing part of a charted design of a modern copy. Almost no text, but in English and Turkish; valuable for the large number of illustrations. Paper. New but covers rubbed. $75.

T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanli?i / The Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture. . TURKISH HANDWOVEN CARPETS / TÜRK EL DOKUMASI HALILAR. KATALOG / CATALOG NO. 4. 1987, 3rd printing 1998, about 300 illustrations, 200 in color, 33.5 x 23 cm. As with the earlier volumes, these catalogues illustrate 17th - 19th century rugs from museums and private collections as full page illustrations, with a smaller illustration in black & white pointing out design elements, and another illustration showing part of a charted design of a modern copy. Almost no text, but in English and Turkish; valuable for the large number of illustrations. Paper. New but covers rubbed. $75.

T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanli?i / The Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture. . TURKISH HANDWOVEN CARPETS / TÜRK EL DOKUMASI HALILAR. KATALOG / CATALOG NO. 5. 1995, about 300 illustrations, 200 in color, 33.5 x 23 cm. As with the earlier volumes, these catalogues illustrate 17th - 19th century rugs from museums and private collections as full page illustrations, with a smaller illustration in black & white pointing out design elements, and another illustration showing part of a charted design of a modern copy. Almost no text, but in English and Turkish; valuable for the large number of illustrations. Paper. New but covers rubbed. $75.

Talwar, K. and Krishna, K. INDIAN PIGMENT PAINTINGS ON CLOTH. 1979, 284 p., 126 illus., 14 in color. Volume III of the series describing the holdings of the Calico Museum. Contents: I. Temple Hangings of the Vallabhacharya Sampradaya, II. Jain Patas, III. Phadas and Panchangas of Western India, IV. Orissa Patachitras, V. Cloth Paintings of Nepal, VI. Other Regional Styles of Painting on Cloth. Out of print. Hardb. New, but dust jacket tattered. $95.

Tanavoli, P. LION RUGS FROM FARS. 1978, Sanat Roos Press, 154 p., 50 color illus., 28 x 22 cm, More Lion rugs. Text in English (trans. Crook & Wertime) and Farsi. New. $115.

Tanavoli, P. PERSIAN FLATWEAVES. 2002, 350 p., 244 color illus., 28 x 22 cm. An extensive survey of Persian flatweaves of all areas in Iran and all types of flatweaves. The information is based on Tanavoli's personal knowledge and on wide reading in the European and Iranian literature. The first part of the book is a history of flatweave production, showing examples from Safavid times and pointing out the extensive trade in flatweaves. The second part provides examples, largely 19th century, of flatweaves. Areas covered include Azerbaijan, Khamseh area, Kurdistan, the Alborz foothills, Mazanderan along the Caspian, the Northeast, Bakhtiyari, Loristan, Khuzistan, Fars, Kerman and Sistan. Multiple examples are presented for some 60 different areas and towns of all types of flatweaves: weft-faced ones and with with various kinds of supplementary wefts. This will be the definitive book on Persian flatweaves. Hardcover. $49.

Tarlanov, M. LYATIF KERIMOV. 1953, Izdatelsvo Sovetskii Hudozhnik, 48 p., 35 illus., 12 in color, 26.5 x 21.5 cm. A book on this noted Azerbaijan rug designer and author of many books on Caucasian rugs, with 12 examples of his rugs. 5 are portraits of Azerbaijan notables. Only one is in what might be a typical Caucasian design. In Russian. Cardboard covers. Used, very good condition in a good dust jacket with wear and tears along edges. The page before the title page has inscriptions and signatures of 10 individuals. $59.

Tattersall, C. THE CARPETS OF PERSIA. 1931, Luzac & Co, 52 p. text plus 32 plates, 18 x 12 cm. To go with the International Exhibition of Persian Art, Royal Academy; chapters on hand-made carpets in general, how rugs are made, designs & dyes, classification of Persian carpets, dating, and defects (chemical washes, cuts & tears, bad wool, etc); the illustrations range from the Ardabil carpet to modern Afshar. Hardcover. No dust jacket Used, very good, insides clean, corners slightly rounded, no foxing. $30. There was also a paperback version.

Taylor, R. EMBROIDERY OF THE GREEK ISLANDS AND EPIRUS. 1998, Interlink Books, 192 p., 111 color illus., 28.5 x 22 cm. This is the most complete book on these textiles; the author is a collector, contributor to Hali, and wrote the Greek Island part of the British Museum?s 5000 Years of Textiles. Sections on the various islands: Cyclades, Dodencases, Sporades, Northern Islands, Crete, Ionian Island, and Epirus and on techniques, materials, imagry and patterns, and history. Hardcover. New. $59.

Taylor, R. OTTOMAN EMBROIDERY. 1993, 221 p., 147 color illus., 28.5 x 22.5 cm. A good book on Ottoman embroidery with major focus on textiles in the home, but with some discussion of court costumes, embroidered tents, and textiles used in court rituals; sections on materials, designs and techniques; the text reflects a lot of reading, collecting, and looking at these textiles. Hard. $52.

Teppich-Kibek. ECHTE ORIENTALISCHE TEPPICHE BRÜCKEN UND VORLAGEN (Genuine Oriental Rugs: Bridges and Production). 1958, 232 p., 172 color illus., 21.5 x 15.5 cm. A German dealer's book: one page of advice on purchasing and then plate after plate of rugs. About half are Persian, the rest Caucasian, Turkish and Turkmen; plates may only show a fourth of the rug. The rugs look modern, i.e., now 50 years old and almost semi-antique. Hardcover. Used, good condition. $29.

Textile Museum. DRAGON RUGS. A LOAN EXHIBITION FROM AMERICAN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS. 1948, Textile Museum, 13 pages, 2 black and white illustrations, 23 x 15 cm. 27 17th through 19th century Caucasian Dragon rugs, from 8 museums and 9 individuals. The two illustrations are 17th century ones from the Textile Museum. and Dumbarton Oaks. Three page introduction on previous displays on dragon rugs, followed by a list of the rugs, with their age, owner, and when previously published. Paper. String binding. New. $29.

Thacher, Amos Bateman. TURKOMAN RUGS. 1940, E. Weyhe, red cloth, 155 p., 55 bl & wh pl., 26 x 19.5 cm. At the time this was written, the only major books on Turkmen rugs were Bogolyubov and Clark, so this is one of the early books on Turkmen rugs. Most of the examples are from collections of Hajji Baba Society members. The illustrations tend to be dark. This is also a modern reprint; this is the original edition. Hardcover. Used; fine condition, with bookplate of J. Lawrence Campbell. $68. Another copy, used, fine condition, with the bookplates of Amy D. Underwood and an inscription by Thacher: "To Amy Underwood with the seasons greetings from Amos Thacher Jan 2, 1940", in tan cloth specially bound for members of the Hajji Baba club, and numbered: 30. $140. Another copy, hardcover. New book. 1978 reprint, Holland Press. New $44.

Thompson, J. SILK, CARPETS AND THE SILK ROAD. 1988, 95 p., 84 color illus., 30.5 x 22 cm. An exhibition catalogue for the NHK Culture Center; sections on silk production, the silk road, and carpets, ikats, embroideries from Turkestan, East Turkestan, India, Iran, Turkey and China. Many of the examples are pre-20th century. Colors are good. Hard. New book in cardboard shipping carton. $77. Another copy . Used, very good condition in a very good dust jacket. $57.

Tietzel, B. PERSISCHE SEIDEN (Persian Silks). 1988, 158 p., 282 illus., 8 in color, 23.5 x 16.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Deutsches Textilmuseum, Krefeld, of their 16th-18th century Persian silks. Generally 2 illustrations per page, with a section of the fabric, and technical descriptions. In German. New book. Paper. $30.

Tiffany Studios. THE TIFFANY STUDIOS COLLECTION OF NOTABLE ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS. 1907, 92 p., 30 illus, 1 in color, 23.5 x 16 cm, top edge gilt. A catalogue of rugs available from Tiffany's; most are 19th century (and from the date of publication, none can be later than 1907), but there are some from earlier centuries. Comments about each rug, mostly on the design and colors but occasional extended comments on the rug type. More than half are Chinese; the rest are Turkmen, Herat, Feraghan, a Polonaise, Caucasian and Turkish prayer rugs. Number 115 of 500 copies. Hardbound. Bound in light green polished paper spine and dark green printed boards. Very good condition. Text block somewhat crisp, front cover lettering rubbed, clean, no internal marks, corners slightly rounded, slight wear along edges and ends of spine which have removed the green color. Book smells musty, no foxing or water damage. $140. There are a number of softcover and hardcover modern reprints.

Tiffany Studios. THE TIFFANY STUDIOS COLLECTION OF NOTABLE ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS. 1906, 92 p., 30 illus, 1 in color, 23.5 x 16 cm, top edge gilt. 112 p., 31 illus., 1 in color, 23.5 x 16 cm. A catalogue of rugs available from Tiffany's; most are 19th century, but there are some from earlier centuries. Comments about each rug, mostly on the design and colors, but occasional extended comments on the rug type. . Chinese, Persian, Turkish, Turkmen, Caucasian, and a Mamluk (labeled as Damascus Caliphate. Number 398 of 500 copies. . Hardbound. Bound in light green polished paper spine and dark green printed boards. Good condition. Text block somewhat crisp, page 61 has a chip along the edge, the last plate, "Mongolian Rug - Samarkand Weave" has some of the design traced in ink, has owner’s signature and date, no other marks. Scratches on front cover, slight wear along edges of spine which have removed the green color. Book smells musty, no foxing or water damage.. $165.

Tiffany Studios. THE TIFFANY STUDIOS COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CHINESE RUGS. 1908, 96 p., 33 plates, 1 in color. The text describes Chinese rugs: when they were produced, dyes, materials, designs, and the specific rugs illustrated in the book, and is thus a general history of Chinese rugs; the text is prolix compared with current books; a major value is that the illustrations are of rugs which predate 1908 and are thus antique. Number 458 of 1000 copies. Presented by Tiffany to Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormick in November 1908; bookplate of McCormick himself. McCormick was one of the sons of the McCormick who invented the mechanical reaper. McCormick became the president of the International Harvester Company and was one of the rich aristocracy that flourished around 1900. One of his brothers married into the Rockefeller family. Hardcover, dark blue cloth, decorated endpapers. No dust jacket. Very good condition, small amounts of wear on the covers, lettering on the cover slightly worn, spine lettering sharp, hinges tight, corners not bumped. $105. This was reprinted by C. E. Tuttle in 1969.

Tokatlian, A. SOIES DE PARADIS (Silks of Paradise). 2008, 120 p., 51 color illus., 30.5 x 25 cm. A catalogue of textiles, including clothing, hangings and rugs, mostly Turkish, Persian, and Caucasian, from the Musée de Tissus de Lyon. They include a 14th century Mamluk shirt, a 17th century silk brocade rug from Azerbaijan, 16th century Ottoman kaftans, and an 18th century sanctuary curtain from Kashan. Hardcover. $69.

The Toledo Museum of Art. A LOAN EXHIBITION OF ORIENTAL RUGS. JANUARY NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN. 1937, 20 p., 16 illus., 23 x 16 cm. 28 rugs, from the 16th to 18th centuries, loaned from the Textile Museum, the Ballard Collection, Central Museum in Brooklyn, Detroit Institute of Arts, Arthur Dilley, Joseph V. McMullan, Mrs. John D. McIlhenny, and Harold I. Olivet. There is a brief introduction, then descriptions of the colors and designs of each rug. The illustrations are small and are of only a fourth of each rug. Rare; number 1071 in O'Bannon's bibliography. Paperback. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, no tears or chips, no foxing, edges of cover slightly tanned. $160.

Train, J. ORIENTAL RUG SYMBOLS. 1997, 136 p., 300 line drawings, 37 color illus., 25.5 x 18.5 cm. This is what the name says: drawings of symbols from Persian, Caucasian, Turkmen, Turkish and Chinese rugs, with their names and meanings. The illustrations are of some of the great rugs: Ardabil, Pazyryk, Seley carpets, etc., plus some good 19th century ones. Hard. New. $44.

Trilling, J. THE ROMAN HERITAGE. TEXTILES FROM EGYPT AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN 300 TO 600 AD. 1982, 112 p., 131 illus., 8 in color, 28 x 21.5 cm. Scholarly catalogue, from the Textile Museum, on these coptic textiles. Articles: Trillling: Textiles with patterns in wool and silk (with a structural analysis by Anne. P. Rowe) Trilling: Resist-dyed textiles Appendix 1: The Development of Iinterlace and related patterns Appendix II: De Carbonnel: Remounting of the Tapestry Cat. l. Paper. New. $20.

Trilling, J., Hattox, R., & Markrich, L. AEGEAN CROSSROADS. 1983, 150 p., 94 illus., 24 in color, 27.5 x 21.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue of Greek Island embroideries, from the Textile Museum, with essays on foreign influences on the motifs in them; a concise history of Greece; and a study of the West European influence leading to a revival of interest in these textiles. Paper. New, $20.

Trimbacher, P. TURKISCHE HANDWEBEREI /TURKISH HANDWEAVING. 1983, 56 p., 26 color illus., fig., 24 x 15 cm. Exhibition catalogue from Schloss Plankenstein, of Turkish flat-weaves, with a number of short essays, loosely based on the exhibited textiles. The kilims are mostly 19th century and are Aydin, Nigde, Balikesir, Konya, Bergama, Erzerum, Kutahya and Sarkoy types from the Balkans. Text in German, and somewhat shortened, in English.The German section includes a long essay on structures in an attempt to introduce the terms used in Emery's book to a German audience. The text is in both languages in the sections arguing the Pazyryk carpet was made in western Persia, on origins and interpretation of patterns including Lotto, Chintamani, bird Ushak designs, on when and where cartoons are used in weaving carpets, and on three specialized pieces of clothing from rural Turkish areas. New. Paper. $24.

Trimbacher, Peter. AN UPDATED HISTORY OF ANCIENT RUGS. NEUE KUNSTGESCHTE DER TEPPICHE. 1988, Verein fur Kunst und Kulturvaranstaltungen Plankenstein, 164 p., circa 100 black and white illus., fig, 6 maps, 21 x 14.5 cm. A general text on the development of Oriental rugs from the Pazyryk carpet to 1900 in 38 chapters. Some of the chapters deal with specific rug types or areas. The type is small so there is a lot of information. Bilingual English / German. Paperback. Used, as new, looks unread. $42.

Troll, Siegfried. ALTORIENTALISCHE TEPPICHE. OSTERREICHES MUSEUM FUR ANGEWANDTE KUNST (Old Oriental Carpets. Austrian Museum for Decorative Art). 1951, Verlag des Osterr. Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, 16 p. plus 45 black and white plates, 23 x 15 cm. A discussion of 32 16th and 17th century carpets in this Vienna museum. The rugs are Persian, Turkish, Caucasian, Indian and Mamluk. The plates are of the entire carpets and details of them. In German. Paper. Used, very good condition, insides clean and tight, chip on back cover, Enay-Azadi 595 written on front cover. $32.

Trybiarz, A. RUGS AND ART. TRIBAL BIRD RUGS AND OTHERS: A BUENOS AIRES COLLECTION. ALFOMBRAS Y ARTE. ALFOMBRAS TRIBALES DE AVES Y OTRAS. UNA COLECCIÓN DE BUENOS AIRES. 2017, about 250 color illus., 272 p., 31.5 x 24.5 cm. The author is an Argentine architect and artist, which is probably why he both wrote the text and did the layout. This is his collection of 150 tribal rugs, mostly Qashqa’i and Khamseh, with smaller number of Afshar, Shikli Kazak and other Caucasian rugs with a keyhole design. The rugs are all piled and do not include bags; they are late 19th or early 20th century when tribal women were still weaving rugs for themselves and not for export. This collection focuses on rugs which have in the design birds, people, other animals either as a major feature or as space-fillers. Each rug is illustrated in full; there are many supplementary plates showing details of the designs. As might be expected, the rugs are ornate; colors are good. Bilingual: English and Spanish. Hardcover. $60.

Tsareva, E. TURKMEN CARPETS. THE NEVILLE KINGSTON COLLECTION. 2016, 240 p., 320 color illus., 32.5 x 24.5 cm. The collection was assembled by frequenting county auctions in Britain as well as by trips to Turkey and Central Asia. The 119 rugs are Salor, Saryk, Tekke, Yomud, Chodor, Isdyr, Shih, Arabachi, and Middle Amu Darya and include main carpets, prayer rugs, bag faces, tent bands, kapunuk, and asmalyk. Nearly all are 19th century; some may be 18th. Technical descriptions. The text is extensive. Tsareva uses the rugs to discuss the history of Turkmen tribal groups, with detailed comments on patterns and on details of weaving. Hardcover. $87.

Tschebull, R. KAZAK: CARPETS OF THE CAUCASUS. 1971, 104 p., 40 illus., 23 in color, 28 x 20 cm. Pictures and descriptions of superb Kazak rugs, from some 20 private and museum collections. There is a short introduction by McMullan describing the Kazak weaving area, pointing out that there is very little evidence for assigning Kazak rugs to specific towns, and describing what technical features define Kazak rugs. Paper. New. $135

Tschebull, R. E. QARAJEH TO QUBA. RUGS AND FLATWEAVES FROM EAST AZARBAYJAN AND THE TRANSCAUCASUS. 2019, 224 p., 224 illustrations, 150 in color, 35 x 26 cm. This book features a selection of Tschebull’s rugs from his extensive collection; most are 19th century. The text has for each piece, a technical description and comments about design, structure, technique and attribution. There are short, interesting sections on East Azarbayjan and Transcaucasian rug production, based on the literature, his conversations of rug academics and individuals with field experience, and two field trips in 1996 and 1997 in East Azarbayjan. The rug sections are divided into Qarajeh style, Serab, export rugs and Jajims from the East Azarbayjan area, and Kazak, Qarabagh, Shirvan, Quba, and Zeikhur from the Transcaucasus area. The color in the illustrations is good. Hardcover. New book. $75.

Turck, U. ANATOLISCHE KELIM IM SCHLOSS LEMBECK EINE AUSSTELLUNG FREUNDESKREIS ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHE UND TEXTILIEN IN WESTFALEN / ANATOLIAN KILIMS IN SCHLOSS LEMBECK. AN EXBIHITION OF THE FRIENDS OF ORIENTAL CARPETS IN WESTPHALIA. 1995, 119 p., 30 color illus., 30 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Westfalian Freundeskreis of Oriental rugs & textiles; the text describes the kilims and has sections on the aesthetics of kilims, their role in Anatolian, and their origins. There are 30 kilims, most are not localized to specific cities. There are 3 from West Anatolia, 21 from Central Anatolia (3 from the Nigde region, 2 Konya, 1 Karapinar, 5 Cappadocia, 1 Tashpinar, 1 Kutahya, 2 Sivrihisar and the rest not localized), 1 from the Southeast, and 5 from East Anatolia. In German/ English. Hard. $61.

Tü:rker, I. & S. KOSTBARKEITEN ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHKNUPFKUNST. 1973, 215 p., 74 color illus., 23 x 15.5 cm. Dealer's catalogue: Kollection Turkas, with offices in 4 German cities, Istanbul and Tehran. As might be guessed from the names of the authors, about 40% of the rugs are Turkish; the rest are Caucasian & Persian, with a handful of Turkmen. Most of the rugs are 20th century or late 19th century. In German. Paperback. Used, fine condition, clean inside, covers shiny, spine slightly bumped at the top. $33.

Türker, S. ORIGINS AND TRADITIONS OF ORIENTAL CARPETS. 1986, 365 p., 157 color illus., maps, 24 x 16.5 cm. The rugs are from the Gallerie Atilla, in Geneva and are examples of fine quality rugs from commercial production. About a third are Turkish, Persian and Caucasian are about 1/4 each, and the rest are Turkmen. Most the rugs are ornate and of city production. Most are dated as late 19th century; the remainder are from the 1st and 2nd quarters of the 20th century, although some of the dating may be a bit enthusiastic. Each rug has a half page comment and a technical description. The introductory text does a fast gallop over the history of rug production starting with 500 B.C. and going to the 20th century A.D. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as so issued. Used, good condition, corners rounded, no internal marks, slight foxing on top and front edges. $44.

Türker, Soraya. COLLECTION GALERIE ATTILA. VOLUME 1. N.d. (1984), 312 p., 150 color illus., 24 x 16.5 cm. A Swiss dealer’s catalogue with full page pictures of a rug with comments on the facing page. Most of the rugs are 1st quarter 20th century or slightly more recent; what is interesting besides the size, wool / cotton for warp, weft, and knots, age, and knot count is the % of restoration (usually less than 1%). The rugs are from Anatolia (49), Iran (32), the Caucasus (20), Turkestan (9), and China (9). There are 31 kilims, mostly Turkish. In French. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as so issued. Used, fine condition, clean, but crease on corner of back cover and small dents on the edges. $38. There is also a German version.

Türker, Soraya. QUELLEN UND TRADITIONEN DER ORIENTTEPPICHE. PERSIEN TURKEI KAUKASUS TURKMENISTAN (Origins and Traditions of Oriental Carpets). 1984, 365 p., 157 color illus., maps, 24 x 16.5 cm. The rugs are from the Gallerie Atilla, in Geneva and are examples of fine quality rugs from commercial production. About a third are Turkish, Persian and Caucasian are about 1/4 each, and the rest are Turkmen. Most the rugs are ornate and of city production. Most are dated as late 19th century; the remainder are from the 1st and 2nd quarters of the 20th century, although some of the dating may be a bit enthusiastic. Each rug has a half page comment and a technical description. The introductory text does a fast gallop over the history of rug production starting with 500 B.C. and going to the 20th century A.D. In German. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as so issued. Used, very good condition, corners rounded, no internal marks, covers rubbed. $33.

TURKMENENFORSCHUNG. TURCOMAN RESEARCH. Vol 15. DIE ORIENTALISCHE TEPPICHKUNST. THE ART OF ORIENTAL CARPETS. International Symposium on the Art of Oriental Carpets, Sept. 1993, Baku. 217 p., 20.5 x 14.5 cm. 47 papers presented at this conference; many of the authors are Russian so this reflects Russian scholarship on rugs; about 20% of the articles are in English, the rest are in German. Most of the articles are on Azerbaijan rugs. New. Paper. $39.

Turner, J. and Nouraie, I. THE PERSIAN CARPET. THE VISION OF A WHOLE PEOPLE. 2007, 212 p., 74 color illus., 31 x 24 cm. An analysis of Persian carpet design in terms of "Greek metaphysical philosophy, Islamic mysticism or Sufism, Shi'a Islam, and Iranian folk beliefs". The examples are city rugs and complex design village pieces. Hardcover. $73.

Tzareva, R. RUGS AND CARPETS FROM CENTRAL ASIA. 1984, 224 p., 115 illus., 109 in color, 29.5 x 22 cm. Many plates of rugs from Russian museum collections, with technical descriptions; many have not been published before. The book was published in Austria, so the color, binding, & paper are satisfactory. Paperback. Used, fine condition in cardboard box but with some wear at top of bottom of pages due to the staples used in securing the box, remains of price sticker on front cover. $21.

Tzareva, E. TAPPETI DEI NOMADI DELL'ASIA CENTRALE. CARPETS OF CENTRAL ASIAN NOMADS. 1993, 142 p., 66 illus., 30 in color, 27.5 x 21 cm. Based on an exhibition of rug, tent bands, sacks, felts, suzani from the Russian Ethnographic Museum, St. Peterburg; detailed technical descriptions, including analogous published examples; many were given to the museum by Bogolyubov, who collected them before 1900, and Dudin, who bought them between 1900 and 1902; thus many are clearly 19th century or before. There are short sections on the museum, on Turkmen, Kirghiz and Uzbek nomads; on yurt furnishings; on the symbolism of red; on textiles for weddings. This is an interesting look at Turkmen textiles from a major Turkmen collection. Italian / English text. Hard. New. $59.

Tzigara-Samurcas, Alexandru. TAPIS ROUMAINS. 1927. H. Ernst, Paris, 34 color plates, 3 pages text, loose in a quarter cloth folder with ties, 36.5 x 27.5. The 34 color plates illustrate 64 rugs from Oltania, Bessararbia, Banat, Bucovina, Ruthenia, Muntania and Modova. Color plates are tipped in on light cardboard. The rugs were exhibited in 1925 and 1927 at exhibitions in Paris and Geneva. Most are from the Museum of National Art in Bucharest; smaller numbers from the Museum Rath in Geneva, Prince Carol’s private collection (ruler of Romania from 1866 to 1914), a few private owners and the Royal Palace, Bucarest. The author, director of the Museum of National Art, states they all came from the 1st half of the 19th century, and are probably similar to ones made even earlier. One page introduction provides some history of rug production in Romania and comments on differences in different areas. There is a list of the rugs, which area in Romania they came from, and where they are now housed (in 1927). Loose tipped-in plates and pages in a folder. In French. Used, plates are bright and in very good condition; their mounting sheets are also in very good condition, text sheets are beginning to tan. The folder has bumped corners; the bumping slightly affects the edges of the cardboard mounting the plates but not the plates themselves, edges inside the folder are darkened. $150.

Uhlemann, Heinz. GEOGRAPHIE DES ORIENTTEPPICHS. HIERSEMANN HANDBUCHER XII (Geography of Oriental Rugs). Hiersemann, 1930, 135 p., no illus., fig, 8 maps, 23 x 15.5 cm. This is a dissertation on the environmental aspects of rug production. Chapters on the geography of materials, geography of dyes, nomads, the relationship between people and rugs, nature and rugs, and artistic and geographical implications on the content of rugs. In German. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as so issued. Used, near fine condition. Insides clean and tight, no foxing, blue cloth cover slightly faded along edges, black spine worn very slightly at top and bottom. $54.

Umney-Gray, Peter. SCISSOR BAGS AND SHEEP SCISSORS IN THE NOMADIC TRADITION. 2023, 292 p., c 200 color illustrations, 30.5 x 21.5 cm. The book is an attempt, successful, to present and describe a type of object, usually a textile but in some areas wood used to carry and store a scissors used to shear wool from sheep and to describe the scissors themselves and how they are used. There are pictures of 90 textile bags and 6 wooden containers from the Shahsavan, Caucasus, Kurdish areas, other areas in Iran, Turkmenistan, the Lakai, and Anatolia. The quality of the weaving of these objects is high. Illustrations in good color of the bags; also details of the bags, sheep shearing, scissors. Interesting and useful text. Bibliography, list of terms, and a list of published scissors bags. Hardcover. $117.

Valcarenghi, D. KILIM HISTORY AND SYMBOLS. 1994, 214 p., 200 illus., 155 in color, 28.5 x 26 cm. This is the English version of an Italian original; the text argues that the symbols in kilims are derived from neolithic depictions of mother goddesses, double-headed axes, etc. The kilims themselves are good quality ones from the author's collection. Hard. $61.

Valentiner, W.R. CATALOGUE OF A LOAN EXHIBITION OF EARLY ORIENTAL RUGS. 1910, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 207 p., 50 illus., 22 x 14 cm. Classic rugs from the Metropolitan and other museums and private collections; this is the first museum exhibition with a catalogue in the US; lenders include Altman, Clark & McIlhenny; 45 page introduction to these Persian, Turkish, Caucasian & Indian rugs; then plates with short descriptions of each pieces and sometimes notes on where the rugs were found and on similar examples. One of 1000 copies. Paper. Used. Fair condition: missing front cover and spine; front cover replaced by a wrapper glued onto the spine. Book is sewn in signatures, so text is complete, and without marks. Front flyleaf has writing: "For W. W. Kent retain WK" and "W. W. Kent keep this". $26. Another copy, used, fair condition, owner’s signature "Harry F. Estabrook" on flyleaf, no other internal marks. Covers are detached, worn along edges, and missing bottom 5 cm of spine. $31.

Vannier, Marc. DICTIONNAIRE DU TAPIS D’ORIENT. N. d. (1925), 44 p., no illus., map, 22 x 13.5 cm. Vannier was an expect for buying, selling, exchanging and repairing Oriental rugs in Lyon. The entries run from Abbas (see Shah Abbas), Abrash, Acid (wash) to Ziegler (see Stigler), Zoul, and Zil-es-Sultan. It also lists about 120 places where rugs are made. In French. The book has a half page sheet pasted inside the back page with Vannier’s business information. Paper. Used, near fine condition, insides clean and tight except for a penciled note on the title page that it is not in the Enay-Azadi bibliography, two corners very slightly bumped. Rare. $66.

Varichon, A. TAPIS PRESENT DE L'ORIENT A L'OCCIDENT.(The Carpet: a Gift from the Orient to the West) 1989, Institute du Monde Arab, 199 p., 100 color illus., 30 x 23 cm. To go with an exhibition at the Institut du Monde Arab, of mostly 16th & 17th century carpets from French, Swiss, & Kuwait collections; the examples are from Cairo, Syria, Turkey, the Caucasus, Persia & North Africa; the text describes the rugs and discusses similar examples. In French, with brief summaries of the descriptions in English. There is also an Italian version; see under Curatola. Paper. New book in shrink wrap. $68.

Varjola, P. IRANIN MATTOJA / IRANIAN CARPETS. 2001, 80 p., 60 color illus., 24.5 x 17 cm. Exhibition catalogue of the Museum of Cultures / Kultuurien Museo, in Helsinki, of Iranian carpets from the Iranian Carpet Company, the Araghchi family & Kathleen Gamer. Most of the rugs are city or village rugs and most look 20th century; there are 7 pictorial rugs. In Finnish / English. New book. Paper. $49.

Varju-Ember, M. REGI TEXTILIAK. A MAGYAR NEMZETI MUZEUM KINCSEI. (Old Textiles. Treasures of the Hungarian National Museum). 1980, Corvina, 62 p., plus 5 color and 79 black and white plates, 29 x 19.5 cm. Introduction on textiles of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, 16th and 17th century embroidery, lace, and carpets, using contemporary Hungarian sources. There are descriptions and comments on the 84 textiles illustrated. The illustrations are of eccliastic textiles, lace, embroidery, and 5 Oriental rugs. In Huganrian. There are English and German editions. Hardover. Used, fine condition, but covers slightly warped, insides clean; dust jacket in fine condition. $39. Another copy, English editon, hardcover in wraps. New. $52.

Vegh, J. de. & Layer, Ch.. TAPIS TURCS PROVENANT DES EGLISES ET COLLECTIONS DE TRANSYLVANIE. Paris, 1925. Editions Albert Levy, Paris. 6 p. text plus 30 loose color plates in a hardcover folder, 35 x 27 cm. This is the first book on Transylvanian rugs. 16th and 17th century examples from the Museum of Decorative and Applied Art, Budapest, Brukenthal Museum, Protestant churches in Sepsiszengjorgy, Besztercze, Brasso, Nagyszeben. Szasz-Hermany, Segesvar, Berethalom, and Saromberke and collections of Josephe Keszler, Eugene de Radisics, Adolphe Kohner, le comte Dominique Teleki, Henri Tucher, and Emeric Szalay. Loose plates in a hardcover folder closed with cloth ties. Used, contents are in very good condition, folder in good condition: wear at top and bottom of spine at corners; one of the cloth ties mostly missing. $340.

Vegh, G. & Layer, K. TURKISH RUGS IN TRANSYLVANIA. A NEW EDITION BY MARINO AND CLARA DALL’OGLIO. 1977, The Crosby Press, 80 p., 30 color pl., 30 x 21 cm. Revised edition of Tapis Turcs, 1925; lovely rugs of the 16th - 18th centuries from churches in Transylvania, clearly showing the temporal transformation of Transylvanian-design rugs. Hardcover in dust jacket. New book. $79.

Velev, Dimitir D. Bulgarski Kilimi Do Kraya na XIX V.(Bulgarian Carpets to the End of the 19th Century). 1960, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofiya, 204 p., 147 illus., 91 in color, 231 figures, 28.5 x 21 cm. One of the four major books on Bulgarian rugs and kilims. A survey of 18th and 19th century kilims from the major kilim producing areas in Bulgaria: western and southern Bulgaria. The figures are of design elements. In Bulgarian with a 5 page summary in Russian and a 5 page summary in German. One of 1000 copies. Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, near fine condition. Dust jacket in good condition: tears and chips. $180.

Victoria and Albert Museum. BRIEF GUIDE TO PERSIAN EMBROIDERIES. 1950, revised edition, 32 p., 16 black and white plates, 18.5 x 12 cm. A scholarly survey of embroideries using the V & A’s collection as examples. The illustrations include North-west, Central and South Persian and Caucasian covers; Asia Minor, Persian and Polonaise carpets, and embroidered Persian women’s trousers. Nearly all the embroideries are 17th or 18th century. Paper. Used, fine condition. $25.

Victoria and Albert Museum. BRIEF GUIDE TO THE PERSIAN WOVEN FABRICS. 1937 printing, 1922 copyright, 36 p., 16 black and white plates, 18.5 x 12 cm.. A survey of Persian silk brocades and velvets, coats, with examples from the V & A's collection: illustrations are parts of 16th - 18th century silks and velvets. Paper. Used, as new but cover rubbed. $32.

Victoria and Albert Museum. BRIEF GUIDE TO THE PERSIAN WOVEN FABRICS. 1950, revised edition, 36 p., 28 black and white plates, 18.5 x 12 cm.. A survey of Persian silk brocades and velvets, coats, with examples from the V & A's collection: illustrations are parts of 16th - 18th century silks and velvets. Paper. Used, as new, but cover rubbed. $41.

Victoria and Albert Museum. BRIEF GUIDE TO THE TURKISH WOVEN FABRICS. 1950, revised edition, 44 p., 20 black and white plates, 18.5 x 12 cm.. A survey of Turkish silks and velvets, with examples from the V & A's collection: illustrations are parts of 15th - 18th century silks and velvets. Paper. Used, as new, but covers rubbed. $29.

Vill, R. ed., and Boralevi, A. THE WINCOR COLLECTION. AZERBAIJAN FLATWEAVES. TAPPETI TESSUTI DELL’AZERBAIJAN. 2019, 87 pages, 39 illus., 37 in color, 30.5 x 25 cm. Exhibition catalogue of the European Textile Academy for this collection of 26 mostly 19th century Azerbaijan flatweaves. Colors are good. Introductory text by Boralevi describes 13 types of flatweaves, based mostly on their construction, and provides some history of the western response to these textiles. Each flatweave has on the facing page comments about it, where previously published if it has been published and reference to similar examples. In English / Italian. The exhibition was reviewed in Hali, volume 201, Autumn 2019, page 112. Hardcover. $59.

Vladi?-Krsti?, Bratislava. TRADITIONAL CARPETS OF SERBIA. N. d., 32 p., 19 illus., 8 in color, 19.5 x 21 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Ethnographic Museum in Belgrad and Horniman Museum in London, of 22 carpet making tool: distaffs, looms, etc. and 52 Serbian carpets, from the general Pirot area, North Serbia, Voyvodina, Polimlje and Stari Vlah, and from Kosovo and Meohija. Colors, materials, motifs, size and village from which the textile comes for each carpet. A good 9 page introduction, in small type, of types of rugs produced and a history of production in Serbia. Map. References. Paper. Used, near fine condition. Insides clean. $53.

Volkmann, Martin. DIE NACHFAHREN DES PAZYRYK TEPPICHS. GESCHICHTE UND GESCHICHTEN UM DEN ORIENTTEPPICH. (The Descendants of the Pzaryk Carpet. History and Stories about the Oriental Carpet). 1982, Verlag Karl Thiemig, 64 p., 28 color illus., 20.5 x 15 cm. A collector’s brief introduction to antique carpets; most of the book consists of color plates of 19th century rugs, Turkish, Caucasian, Persian, Turkmen and one from East Turkestan, from Bausback, Bernheimer, Herrmann and various German private collections. Hardcover. Used, as new, in as fine dust jacket. $25.

Volkmann, M. et al. OLD EASTERN CARPETS / ALTE ORIENTTEPPICHE. 1985, Callwey Verlag, 280 p., 119 illus., 83 in color, 28 x 25 cm. Rugs exhibited in Munchen from German private collections; most are 19th century & tribal. Sections on classic carpets by Spuhler; Anatolian rugs & kilims (Bruggemann); Caucasian carpets (Wolf); saddle & horse covers (Muller); early Turkmen rugs (Loges); Eastern Turkestan and Chinese rugs (Konig). Colors & text are good. In English/German. Hardcover in dust jacket. New, in shrink wrap and in cardboard shipping case. $68.

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Walker, D. FLOWERS UNDERFOOT. 1997, 220 p., 145 illus., 108 in color, 31 x 23.5 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogue, although too heavy to carry around while looking at the Mughal carpets; this is a detailed survey of what is known about Mughal carpets and is not restricted to the ones shown in the Metropolitan. Hard. $72.

Walker, D.S. ORIENTAL RUGS OF THE HAJJI BABAS. 1982, 133 p., 50 color pl., 25 x 19.5 cm. A short history of the Hajji Baba Club, a bibliography & 50 rugs which belong to, or once belonged to members of the society. Many of the rugs have not been published before. Hard. New book. $48.

Walker, D.S. TURKISH RUGS. 1988, Bull. St. Louis Art Museum. N. S. 18(4), 35 p., 28 illus., 8 in color, 28 x 21.5 cm. Describes the Turkish rugs from the Ballard collection which were given to the St. Louis Art Museum; most have been published. Paper. New. Out of print. $14.

Ware, J.C. OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO ORIENTAL RUGS. 1996, 2nd ed., 319 p., 92 illus., 14 in color, 21 x 14 cm. An expended version of the earlier edition; about 1/3 of the book consists of examples of rugs, with prices, from 1994-1995 auctions; the rugs range from 1550 to the 1930's; the rest is and introduction to rugs, including where to buy & how and when to repair, suitable for a beginning collector; there are lists of rug dealers, rug societies, museums. book dealers. conservationists and an annotated bibliography of books on rugs. Paper. New book. $29.

Weise, S. and R. WEISE COLLECTION. BOTSCHAFTER AUS DEM ORIENT. AMBASSADORS FROM THE ORIENT. 2000 JAHRE TEXTILEKUNST AU DER SAMMLUNG SILKE UND ROLAND WEISE 2020, 92 p., 98 color illus., 34 x 21 cm. Catalogue of a personal collection of 74 textiles, with illustrations and often details of each textile in good color. They were exhibited at Arts Traunstein in 2019 and are an eclectic mix of textiles, including about 50 carpets, bag faces, horse trappings from Persia, Turkey, the Caucasus, Belouchistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Morocco, India and China; they include court, town, village and tribal workshops. The non-rug textiles include a Scythian fragment from the 1st century BC, Persian and Caucasian silk embroideries, a Moroccan sash, Turkmen tent band, 4th to 6th century Coptic fragment, and a Jain temple hanging. There is a focus on textiles from before 1800. The colors are good; many have not been published before and for the ones which have been published earlier, references are given. In German. Hardcover. $65.

de Werd, G. and Pelz, D. GEWIRKT-GESCHWEISST, LINIE UND FARBE IM RAUM STAHLPLASTIK VON GUNTHER ZINS UND DER ANATOLISCHE KILIM AUF ZOLLVEREIN. (Woven, Welded, Line and Color in Space. Steel Plastic by Gunther Zins and Anatolian Kilims at Zollverein). 2001, 97 p., 80 illus., 69 in color. An exhibition catalogue of modern sculpture and Turkish kilims. There are 24 kilims, all illustrated in color; comments on the kilims, the sculpture. The kilims look old. In German. Hardcover. Used, as new. $49.

Werth, Detley E. B. ORIENT-TEPPICHE VON PERSERN, TURKEN & CO. DAS HANDBUCH FUR EINSTEIGER. (Oriental Rugs, from Persian, Turks & Co. A Handbook for Beginners). 1994, Norbert Gluth Verlagsgesellschaaft, 119 p. 30 color illus., fig., 25 x 15.5 cm. A somewhat light-hearted introductory book for novices with information on how to identify where a rug comes from and how to judge quality. The focus is on new rugs, including India, Pakistan and China. Hardcover. No dust jacket as so issued. Used, very good condition, but scattered underlining. $25.

Wertime, J. SUMAK BAGS OF NORTHWEST PERSIA AND TRANSCAUCASIA. 1998, 240 p., 185 illus., 170 in color, 34.5 x 23.5 cm. This is an attempt to sort these by construction, materials, design and color, within a geographic and tribal structure. The examples are good, and this is a major source on these textiles. Hard. $66.

Westermann, P. AEGTE TAEPPER. (Eastern carpets) 1945, 1st edition, Westermanns Forlag, Kobenhavn, 206 p., 128 fig & illus., 8 in color, 27 x 20 cm. A fairly detailed introductory book, printed in only 1000 copies. This is the first printing; the book was popular in Denmark and went through two more printings. The text relied upon help from British, Russian and Danish experts. In Danish. Hard. Used, very good, no internal marks, hinges good, slight wear along edges of covers, handsome blue cloth covered with illustrations of rug designs. $32.

Westermann, P. AEGTE TAEPPER (Eastern Carpets). 1945, 1957, 3rd printing, Westermanns Forlag, Kobenhavn, 206 p., 128 figures and illus., 8 in color, 27 x 20 cm. A fairly detailed introductory book, printed in only 1,000 copies. In Danish. Hard. Used, very good, dust jacket good. $32.

Wheeler, D. FAR EASTERN RUGS FROM 1700 - 1900 AD. 1974, Birdshake's Antique Oriental Rug Gallery, 32 p., 30 illus., 2 in color, 23 x 15. A dealer's exhibition catalogue; 18th & 19th century; most Chinese but a few Tibetan, Mongolian & East Turkestan; very brief text. Used, very good, $17.

Wheeler, D. N. VILLAGE AND NOMAD TURKISH RUGS OF THE 18th & 19th CENTURIES. 1974, 44 p., 33 illus., 23 x 15 cm. Exhibition of rugs, Birdshake's Antique Oriental Rug Gallery; text consists of technical descriptions of the rugs. Paper. Used, good. $35.

White, Nellie Ballard . TWENTY ORIENTAL RUGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF NELLIE BALLARD WHITE. 1932, 59 p., 20 illus., 27 x 18 cm. A small booklet describing & illustrating 20 rugs from the Ballard collection; examples are mostly Turkish, 16th - 18th centuries. Paper. As new. $29.

Wierzejski, T. and Kalamajska-Saeed, M. KOBIERCE WSCHODNIE (Eastern Carpets). 1970, Wydawnictwo Arkady, 168 p., 65 illus., 9 in color, 16 x 16.5 cm. A general book on antique carpets from Iran, Turkey, the Caucasus and Turkestan. Most of the illustrations are from Polish museums and collectors; some are lifted from other rug books. In Polish. Hardcover in dust jacket. Used, very good condition in a good dust jacket with small tear at bottom of front cover, slight wear along edges and corners. $38.

Wilber, D.N. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF DATED RUGS AND OF INSCRIBED RUGS. 1989, 55 p., 29 x 21.5 cm. A list of 1900 dated rugs and 300 rugs with inscriptions, with the examples mostly derived from auction house catalogues; discussion of dated, workshops, and the inscriptions. With an 11 page supplement (1992). Paper. Used, fine condition but the supplement is creased. $30.

Willborg, P. CHAHÂR MAHAL VA BAKHTIÂRI. VILLAGE, WORKSHOP AND NOMADIC RUGS OF WESTERN PERSIA. 2002, 404 p., 407 color illus., 30 x 25 cm. A dealer's monograph on Bakhtiari and related rugs, based partly on field trips to Iran; so the author is able to talk about specific features of rugs of some 40 villages. Well illustrated; a major publication in this area. Hardcover. $190.

Willborg, J.P. 10 YEARS JUBILEE EXHIBITION. 1990, 88 p., 41 color illus., 30.5 x 22 cm. This major Swedish dealer's exhibition catalogue of Persian, Turkish, Caucasian and Turkmen rugs; there are also 3 Tibetan and 3 Swedish textiles; most are 19th century; color is good; informative comments about each piece. The Asian pieces are an octagonal early 18the century Khurassan, 2 Qashqa’i, Khamsah, a Persian gabbeh with portraits of people, Shahsavan, Quchan Kurd, 2 Northwest Persia, Senneh, Mohtashem Kashan, Tabriz, Heriz, Herat, a felt namad, Kuba, 2 Kazak, a dragon-design soumak, Karagashli, Gordes, Megri, southwest Anatolia, Ladik, northeast Anatolia, 2 east Anatolia, Beshir, Tekke, Yomud, a 17th century Mughal fragment, Warangal, and 3 Tibetan. Hardcover. New. $48.

Willborg, P. TEXTILE TREASURES. 1995, 150 p., 57 color illus., 32.5 x 23.5 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue: 47 Oriental rugs, 1 suzani, 3 African wood sculptures, & 6 European tapestries & embroideries. The Oriental rugs include Persian village rugs, Turkish, Caucasian, Turkmen & Baluch; the text makes interesting comments about each rug, including former ownership (two were owned by Martin), provenance, and similar examples. Hard. $72.

Willborg, J.P. 25TH ANNIVERSARY. 2005, 56 p., 52 color illus., 29.5 x 24.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, to commemorate Willborg's 25th year in business, with a variety of interesting textiles. Illustration of each textile, plus a smaller illustration of a detail. Textiles include 12 Persian ranging from a late 19th century Ziegler Mahal, to a early 20th century checkerboard design Kelmdasht to a late 19th century Afshar; 2 Turkmen, 4 Caucasian, an 1862 Turkish wedding carpet with a Greek inscription, a Donegal arts and crafts carpet, two Swedish textiles and 2 African wood pieces: Songi Nkisi fetish, Lobi chair, and a Boli figure. Paperback. New. $30.

Willborg, P., Black, D., & Loveless, C. FLAT WEAVES FROM FJORD AND FOREST. 1984, 96 p., 45 color illus., bl & wh illus., 33 x 24 cm. Introduction on techniques, purposes, dyes; then descriptions of the textiles themselves. Colors are good, as in early Black & Loveless publications. Most of the textiles are Swedish, and attributed to the 18th & 19th centuries. Hard. New. $40. Used, fine in very good dust jacket, $23.

Wilson, Anne. A WEAVER’S ART. SELECTED RUG TRADITIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND CHINA. MAY 10 - JUNE 9, 1979. 1979, The Fine Arts Museum of San Fransisco Downtown Center, 16 pages, 6 blue and white figures, 20 color slides, 28 x 17.5 cm, The catalogue to an exhibition at The Fine Arts Museum of San Fransisco Downtown Center of about 90 rugs, bags, tent bands and a yurt, lent by various Bay area collectors (Emmett Eiland, Jim Dixon, Baktiyari Oriental Rug Gallery) and various museums (Philadelphia, Lowie Museum U.C. Berkeley, Fine Arts Museum). The color slides include an 18th century NW Persian garden carpet, Kashan, Kazak prayer rug, Ningsia pillar carpet, Tekke camel decoration, 1870 Konya prayer kilim, and a Lur-Bahktiyari salt bag. Softcover with a plastic slide holder sheet in a dark manila folder. New. $22.

Winters, Lawrence. RUGS AND CARPETS FROM THE ORIENT. A MONOGRAPH BY LAWRENCE WINTERS. H.B. Claflin, 1899, 39 p., 26 illus., 23 x 15.5 cm. This is the first version of this book, produced by the Claflin Company, a rug importer, for use for themselves and rug retailers. The text describes the history of rug production, how the rugs are made (with a picture of 5 weavers sitting in front of a vertical loom with the balls of different colored wool hanging above their heads), that it is more profitable to marry a good weaver who then works for free rather than hire one, information on dyes, and a long description of bargaining in the east and why it thus better to buy from Claflin. Paper. Used, good condition. No internal marks, but front cover tip torn off, wear on spine, general wear on covers, bumped corners. $35.

Wirth, Eugen. DER ORIENTTEPPICH UND EUROPA (The Oriental Rug and Europe). 1976, Frankische Geographische Gesellschaft, 108 p., 4 color illus., fig, charts, 23.5 x 17 cm. This book is from volume 17 of the Frankische Geographische Gesellschaft. It is a study of the economic aspects of carpet production and the influences between east and west on this production. In German. Paper. New. $38.

Wright, R.E. RUGS AND FLATWEAVES OF THE TRANSCAUCASUS . 1980, 123 p., 66 pl., 22 in color, 28 x 21 cm. The 3rd exhibition catalogue of the Pittsburgh Rug Society, describing 66 rugs; the 28 page introduction skeptically analyses existing data on the provenance of specific Caucasian rug types, and finds the data less than convincing. Paper. New, $33.

Wright, R.E. & Wertime, J.T. CAUCASIAN CARPETS AND COVERS. 1995, 184 p., 132 illus., 34.5 x 25 cm. A comprehensive survey of Caucasian weaving, using travellers reports and 19th century Russian literary sources to localize specific rug designs to specific areas, and also using census data to identify the ethnic groups making rugs and flatweaves. There is some focus on flatweaves & utilitarian objects, since the authors argue than these were more traditional than the piled rugs, many of which were made for the Western European or Russian export market, although the Czarist government did encourage use of traditional designs. New. Hard. $66.

Wulff, Heinrich. A COLLECTION OF ORIENTAL CARPETS AND RUGS BELONGING TO HEINRICH WULFF. 1934, Kobenhavn, 53 p., 23 illus., 25.5 x 19 cm. This serves as a catalogue for an exhibition held at the Kunstindustrimuseet in Copenhagen. 23 classic carpets, with comments on each. There is a Polonaise, Keshan medallion, Isfahan, Damascus (Mamluk), Khotan, Karabagh, Kashmir shawl, Persian embroidery and 15 Turkish: star Ushaks, Medallion Ushak, Lotto, Holbein, Konia and various Asia Minor. Some were owned previously by Stefano Bardini. Paper. Used, near fine condition, insides clean, unmarked, and fairly tight, covers are slightly larger than the text pages and are bent and with slight wear at the edges, spine missing 2 cm at bottom and worn at top. $74.

Wulff, H.E. THE TRADITIONAL CRAFTS OF PERSIA. 1966, MIT Press, 405 p., 422 illus., 26.5 x 18.5 cm. Scholarly discussion of techniques used in metalwork, woodwork, ceramics, texile production and agriculture in Iran, complete with biblio­graphy and a 54 page glossary of technical terms. Paperback. There was also a hardcover edition. Used, very good condition, small scratches and wear along edges of front cover, crease at spine, no internal marks, no spine creases. $28.

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Yacopino, Feliccia. THREADLINES PAKISTAN. 1977, Ministry of Industries, Government of Pakistan, 132 p., 84 color illus., fig., maps, 24 x 24.5 cm. A survey, funded by a United Nations development agency of textile arts. Introductory chapter on the history of textile production starting with 2500 B. D. Then chapters on embroidery, basketry, handprinted textiles, woven textiles, carpets, kilims, and felts, with details on specific types and where they are made and used. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used, fine condition in fine dust jacket. $34.

Yanekian, M. ORIENTAL RUGS. 3rd ed., 1930, 46 p., 6 illus., 18 x 13 cm. An early dealer's booklet, with copies of letters from the Bronx Chamber of Commerce and the Bronx Board of Trade thanking him for producing this booklet. The booklet is organized as a series of interesting facts: the largest Oriental rug is 165 x 135 feet & is at the Savoy Restaurant; the transportation of rugs from the interior of Persia to the sea coast is done solely by the use of camels, donkeys, horses & carts; sections on care, symbols & how to buy. A curiousity and rare. Paper. Used, near fine, insides clean covers without defects $24.

Yarshater, E. ed. ENCYCLOPEDIA IRANICA. Vol III, fasc. 6: Baktiari Tribe II - Banan. 1988. This fascicle of the encyclopedia has a page & a half on Baktiari carpets, by Ittig, and a page and a half on Baluch carpets, by Azadi. Paper. $33.

Yarshater, E. ed. ENCYCLOPEDIA IRANICA. Vol V, fascicle 1, 1990, 112 p., l27.5 x 22 cm. This fascicle has "Carpets, sections xv & xvi;" p 1 -9. by Wright & Denny, on Caucasian & Central-Asian carpets. Paper. $33.

Yassavoli, Diavad. AN INTRODUCTION TO PERSIAN CARPETS. A SURVEY OF THE CARPET-WEAVING INDUSTRY OF PERSIA. Farhang-Sara, Tehran, 1992, 360 p., circa 400 illus., 55 in color, 30 x 22 cm. The 31 pages in English describes patterns and 41 centers producing rugs in Iran; the color plates also have English legends. The English text is based on the Iran Carpet Company catalogue, Formenton: Oriental Rugs and Carpets, and Jacoby: How to Know Oriental Carpets and Rugs. The rest is in Farsi and describes rugs produced in various areas and some of the master designers of these rugs. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used, good condition: no internal marks but wear along the spine. $62.

Ydema, O. CARPETS AND THEIR DATINGS IN NETHERLANDISH PAINTINGS 1540 -1700. . 1991, 208 p., 326 illus., 33 in color, 28.5 x 22.5 cm. One of the questions that can be asked about a rug is "How old is it". Carbon-14 is one way of providing an answer, although it is good only for older rugs and it provides a range, or ranges of ages. A second way, particularly for older, classic carpets, is to look at depictions of rugs in paintings whose ages are known. This book follows the second way, by looking at Western European paintings from the 1540 to 1700 time period. There are detailed descriptions of designs in the field, borders; this is a scholarly and useful way in determining dates of classic carpets. Hard. New in shrink wrap. $62.

Yetkin, S. EARLY CAUCASIAN CARPETS IN TURKEY. 1978, vol l: 224 p., 123 illus., 10 in color; vol 2: 132 p., 175 illus., 10 in color, 27 x 21 cm. Volume 1 catalogues 103 early Caucasian carpets in Turkish mosques & museums; volume 2 in a history of Caucasian carpets & development of their designs. Hard. New book, in original shipping carton. $150.

Yetkin, S. TÜRK HALI SANATI. (Turkish Carpets). Istanbul, 1974, 214 p., 123 illus., 75 in color, 24 x 16 cm. An important work on the development of classic Turkish carpets, with illustrations of rugs from Turkish and other museums. In Turkish. Paper. Used, near fine condition, insides clean, very slight wear along edges of covers. $29.

Yetkin, S. HISTORICAL TURKISH CARPETS. 1981, 171 p., 161 illus., 78 in color, 24 x 15.5 cm. A scholarly study and analysis of the development of Turkish rugs from the Seljuk period through the 17th century. This is revised somewhat and enlarged from the earlier Turkish version and has more plates. Hardcover. New. $51. There was also a softcover edition.

Yohe, R.S. and Jones, H. McC. TURKISH RUGS. 1968, 100 p., 89 illus., 3 in color. 27.5 x 12.5 cm. An early Washington Hajji Baba exhibition catalogue. The examples are 16th to 19th century, from private collections, including Jones', and local museums: Textile Museum and Dumbarton Oaks. They include a Lotto rug to 19th century prayer rugs to Anatolian mats. Hardcover. Another copy. Number 42 of a limited edition. Signed by both Yohe and Jones; ex-library Col. Jeff Boucher and with his bookplate. Used, fine condition. slight wear along edges and stain on front cover. $53. Hard. Another copy. Signed by Yohe and with a loose supplement of a duplicated, better illustration of rug number 3. $53.

YORUK, THE NOMADIC WEAVING TRADITION OF THE MIDDLE EAST. 1978, 144 p., 118 illus., 12 in color, 21 x 26 cm. The 2nd exhibition catalogue of the Pittsburgh Rug Society. Much information on nomads and their weaving. Paper. Used, good condition, $24.

Yusuf Ali, A. A MONOGRAPH ON SILK FABRICS. 1900 (1974 reprint), 124 p., 4 color pl., 35 illus., 28 x 22 cm. Calico Museum; this is a reprint of a detailed survey of the silk industry in the Northwest Provinces of India and Oudh. There are chapters on silkworms, raising silkworms, the thread, weaving equipment, extensive descriptions of various types of silk fabrics, and statistics on the silk industry. New in tattered shrink wrap. This is a reprint by the original publisher, and not a print-on-demand version which may or may not be complete. Hard. $32.