1978 Rugs and Carpets of the World

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper, With Slipcase

A brightly illustrated study of the carpets and rugs of the world.

The first edition of this work, in the original dust wrapper and including the original slipcase.

Edited by Ian Bennett. 

This detailed work discusses all of the major rug making areas of the world, the history of the craft in its major centres of production, and the carpet market, including information on estimating a carpet's worth.

Discussing the rugs of Persia, Scandinavia, Moorish Spain, the Navajo tribe of North America, and the African rug, and  with over five-hundred illustrations, including 160 in colour.