Dictionary of oriental rugs: With a monograph on identification by weave Tapa dura - 1979

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company [0-442-20617-8] 1977, 1st edition. (hardcover) 238pp +folding map. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Short 4to. Brown cloth boards, lettering in white to spine. Dust jacket with shelfwear, price clipped. Colour photographs; folding map at rear, fore-edge creased. Faint erasure to colour at head of ffep. Bright, tight, and clean..

New York: Van Nostrand, 1977. hardcover. very good(+)/very good. Illustrated in color. 238 pages. Square 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (some wear at extremes). New York: Van Nostrand, (1977). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1977. NOT a library discard. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. Not price clipped ($29.95). 8" wide by 10" tall. Clean, square, unmarked copy. Corners rubbed. Dust jacket edge tears have been tape-reinforced. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated with 84 full-color photographic plates. This is an important identification guide to the age and origin of rugs based on the visible differences in their structure. Includes actual-size photos of the back (underside) of 42 rugs, as well as detailed narrative descriptions of the variant characteristics to look for. Has a dictionary with over 600 oriental rug names / descriptive explanations. Tipped-in at the rear is a large color, fold-out map of the Silk Road / Major Oriental Rug Weaving Areas. First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. 238pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0442206178 . 9.8 X 8.2 X 1.2 inches; 238 pages .

Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!