Adelson, Candace J.

EUROPEAN TAPESTRY in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts/Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994. 1st Ed. 4to. [xviii] + 476pp. Colour frontis., 202 ills. including 64 in colour. Good in d/w. faded to spine.

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Book number: 285982

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O’Bannon, George W.

THE TURKOMAN CARPET.

Duckworth, 1974. 1st Ed. 4to. 168pp. 24 colour plates illustrating over 60 carpets and over 100 line drawings. good in d/w.

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Campbell, Thomas P. (Editor).

TAPESTRY IN THE BAROQUE. Threads of Splendor. Essays by Pascal-François Bertrand, Charissa Bremer-David, Koenraad Brosens, Thomas P. Campbell, Guy Delmarcel, Isabelle Denis, James G. Harper, Wendy Hefford and Lucia Meoni. Catalogue entries by Jeri Bapasola, Charissa Bremer-David, Koenraad Brosens, Elizabeth Cleland, Isabelle Denis, Nello Forti Grazzini, James G. Harper, Ebeltje Hartkamp-Jonxis, Wendy Hefford, Concha Herrero, Carretero, Katie Heyning, Florian Knothe, Lucia Meoni, Katja Schmitz-von Ledebur, Hillie Smit, and Jean Vittet.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York/Yale University Press, 2007. 1st Ed. 4to. x + 564pp. 344 ills. including 175 in colour from photos. by Bruce White. Colour dec. e.ps., good in very lightly rubbed d/w.

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Colecção Calouste Gulbenkian.

TAPETES ORIENTAIS.

Lisboa, 1985. Slim Landscape Folio. [ii] text + 20 colour plates from photos. by Reinaldo Viegas and Manuel José da Palma. Portuguese text. Unbound as issued in dark red cloth covered folder with 2 ties to fore-edge amd blind embossed design to upper board, some very soiling and rubbing.

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Book number: 283725

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O’Connor, Kaori.

LYCRA. How a Fiber Shaped America.

Routledge, 2011. 1st Ed. Slim 8vo. [xiv] + 171pp. + [vii]. 22 figures and a table. Very good in original white lettered light blue boards.
¶ Routledge Series for Creative Teaching and Learning in Anthropology.

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Book number: 283715

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Dean, Irene F.M.

SCOTTISH SPINNING SCHOOLS.

London: University of London Press, Ltd. , 1930. 1st Ed. [xii] + 150pp. 8 plates. From the Library of Dr James Bynon, e.ps. and edges spotted, sporadic spotting to text, discreet ownership name to front f.e.p., some minor dampspotting to cloth, in lightly browned sl. stained and very sl. chipped d/w.
¶ Scottish Council for Research in Education Publications, No. I.

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Book number: 286991

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Gans-Ruedin, E.

IRANIAN CARPETS. Art, Craft and History. Translated from the French ‘Splendour du Tapis persan’ by Valerie Howard with Jacqueline Bazin.

Thames and Hudson, 1978. 1st UK Ed. Thick Sq. 4to. 546pp. + [xx]. 254 ills. in colour from photos. by Leo Hilber. Sl. shaken, top edge of leaves lightly spotted, ownership signature, original gilt lettered ochre cloth, very light dampstaining to boards, good in lightly rubbed d/w.

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Book number: 287360

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Hope, Thomas.

COSTUME OF THE ANCIENTS.

Printed for William Miller, 1812. New Ed., Enlarged. 2 vols. xvi + 52pp. + [iv] + [x]. 300 plates. Ex.-libris Richard Campbell, e.ps. lightly spotted, contemporary ownership inscription to top-edge of title pages in both vols., some sporadic light browning, new e.ps., rebound in gilt lettered terracotta cloth, with some very minor soiling.

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Book number: 280335

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Joslen, Sonya.

THE WAY TO BEAUTY. A Complete Guide to Personal Loveliness.

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1937. 1st Ed. x + 153pp. + [i]. 21 full page plates from photos., several ills. E.ps. lightly browned, ink stamp to front pastedown, original light green cloth with some fading and light spotting, corners sl. bumped, several sm. ink spots to lower board, spine faded.

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Book number: 283996

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(Lacroix). Mauriès, Patrick.

CHRISTIAN LACROIX. The Diary of a Collection.

Thames and Hudson, 1996. 1st Ed. 4to. 192pp. 128 colour pages of ills., photos. etc., several drawings. Dec. e.ps., good in very sl. chipped d/w. lightly browned along edges.

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Book number: 277354

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MacDonald, Brian W.

TRIBAL RUGS. Treasures of the Black Tent.

Antique Collector’s Club Art Books, 2017. Revised and Extended Ed. 4to. 320pp. Profusely illus. throughout mainly in colour from photos., maps. Colour illus. e.ps., good in original colour pictorial boards, some very minor rubbing to extremities.

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Book number: 283158

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Martyne, Charles and Mégret, Jacques.

TRENTE-NEUF AQUARELLES ORIGINALES de Harriet, Pasquier, Garbizza, Dutailly, Garnerey et Lanté pour le Bon Genre. Préface et Présentation des Aquarelles ....

Paris Librarie Denis, 1930. Folio. [xii]pp. 36 loose mounted colour plates [only of 39]. French text. Four plates with marginal loss to the image two with significant loss, some foxing, ink stamp to pastedown, cloth backed dec. cloth boards, title label to upper board, some wear and loss, secured with remaining ties.
¶ 104 plates in the series appeared between 1801-1817, with a further 11 plates 1818-1822. No.42 of a Limited Edition of 512.

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Book number: 254561

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Mianzhi, Wang.

THE CLOTHING & ORNAMENTS OF CHINA’S TIBETAN NATIONALITY.

Beijing Publishing House Tibetan People’s Publishing House, 2002. 1st Ed. 4to. [xiv] + 14pp. + 186pp. + [x]. Ills. in colour throughout. Nicely bound in multi colour cloth, enclosed in fall back colour ills. box with ties.

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Book number: 253456

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[Planchè, J.R.].

HISTORY OF BRITISH COSTUME. Under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

Charles Knight, 1834. 1st Ed. xx + 376pp. 136 ills. Edges of leaves sl. spotted, contemporary dec. gilt lettered purple/brown cloth, blind ruled edges, some fading and light spotting, corners bumped, spine browned and sl. bumped and with sm. hole to cloth just below title.
¶ The Library of Entertaining Knowledge.

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Book number: 280274

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Reeve, Amy J.

PRACTICAL HOME MILLINERY.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1906. New Imp. Slim 8vo. xii + 91pp. + [i]. 144 figures. Light mainly marginal browning, e.ps. lightly browned, grey cloth lettered and ruled in black to upper board, light soiling and rubbed, corners and head and tail of spine sl. bumped.
¶ With 2 pamphlets - ‘Practical Dress-Cutting by Amy J. Reeve, Blouse Pattern’ and ‘Notes for Students. Millinery by E.M. Page and G.A. Cook’ loosely inserted.

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