By Dr. G. Griffin Lewis
London   J.B. Lippincourt Company
9" by 7" [6] 375pp
A fifth, new and enlarged edition of this fascinating early twentieth-century work on oriental rugs, fully illustrated with coloured plates.
By Dr. G. Griffin Lewis

1920 The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs

London   J.B. Lippincourt Company
9" by 7" [6] 375pp
A fifth, new and enlarged edition of this fascinating early twentieth-century work on oriental rugs, fully illustrated with coloured plates.
£34.00
: 2kgs / : 799J6

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Colour Plates, Early Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

The fifth new and enlarged edition of this work, published in 1920. 

A fully comprehensive and fascinating early twentieth-century work on oriental rugs. Including chapters on buying and selling, maintenance, classification, and more. 

Written by Dr. G. Griffin Lewis. 

Containing thirty-two full page illustrated plates in colour, ninety-two in double tone, seventy designs in line, a chart, and a folding map.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, cloth is slightly faded, particularly to the spine, and some bumping present to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, hinges tender but firm. Volume is generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean.

Good

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