STANLEY REED - All Colour Book of Oriental Carpets and Rugs

London England, Octopus Books, 1972. First Edition, Binding: Decorative Cloth, Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Quarto 0706400755 Hardcover Hardcover. First Edition. All Colour Book of Oriental Carpets and Rugs. Price clipped to D/J. From before the Christian era right down to the present day men have prized oriental carpets and rugs as works of art. Examples of many of the most beautiful of these articloes from then until now are described and illustrated in more than 100 glowing colour plates, with a brief introduction to the history of orental hand-made, kinotted carpets and rugs. Illustrated with 102 colour plates. 72 pp.