New Books for January 2008

Azadi, S. CARPETS IN THE BALUCH TRADITION Munich 1986 63 Color Plates 215 pp. 8.5 x 11 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition GWO 1511. Extensive treatise on the history and variety of Baluchi rugs. English/German text. $125

Boralevi, Daniele IL CUORE E LA MEMORIA (HEART AND MEMORY) Firenze (2000) 28 Color Plates 56 pp. 9.5 x 12.5 Paperback in Very Good condition Catalog of Oriental and European decorative and collectible carpets celebrating the 70th anniversary of Boralevi Gallery. Most examples are from the 19th century. Uncommon. $75

Collins, John J. Jr. BIRDS AND VASES Newburyport 1989 28 Color Plates 8 x 10 Spiralbound in Very Good condition GWO 1972. Dealer exhibition and sales catalog of South Persian tribal and village rugs and saddlebags. $125

Gans-Ruedin, E. INDIAN CARPETS New York 1984 120 Color Plates, 130 Black and White 318 pp. 10 x 9.5 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition GWO 1836. First half of book is valuable for antique Mughal and other Indian rugs. Second half is contemporary production. $70

Haskins, John F. IMPERIAL CARPETS FROM PEKING Pittsburgh 1973 7 Color Plates, 9 Black and White 50 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition GWO 1716. University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh exhibition catalog of silk and metal thread Chinese rugs. Inscribed by the author. $60

Hillmann, Michael C. PERSIAN CARPETS Austin 1984 18 Color Plates 11 Black and White 98 pp. 8 x 11 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition GWO 2048. Survey of mostly modern Persian (urban) rugs. $35

Kasraian, N. and Z. Arshi BALUCHESTAN Tehran 2002 121 Color Plates 118 pp. 9.5 x 13 Hardback in Very Good condition Photographs of the land and people of Baluchistan. Farsi/English text. $95

Sorgato, David and Monique Di Prima BALUCH Milan 2007 100 Color Plates 224 pp. 9.5 x 12 Hardback in New condition English language edition of this lavish exhibition catalog from David Sorgato, a premier Milan dealer, with contributions by Daniel Shaffer, Thomas Cole and DeWitt Mallary. Includes technical analysis and bibliography. Limited to 1000 copies. $165

Stoll, von Christian MORGENLANDISCHE MOTIVE I. Plauen 1907 25 Color Plates No text. 19 x 13 Folio in Good condition GWO 1039. The O'Bannon bibliography cites this as being issued in four volumes. This folio has plates 41-66, missing plate 64. The tipped in plates are watercolors of old Oriental rugs. Each image measures 8 x 11 and shows about a quarter to a half of each rug. Plates show wear and chipping. Plate 48 is torn but not affecting image. No text. $275

Textile Society of America TEXTILE NARRATIVES AND CONVERSATIONS, TENTH BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM Toronto 2006 No illustrations 120 pp. 8.5 x 11 Spiralbound in Very Good condition Symposium abstracts from the Textile Society of America's 10th biennial symposium held in Toronto, Ontario in October 2006. $35

Vivier, Marie-France BRODERIES MAROCAINES: TEXTILES Tours 1991 38 Color Plates 48 pp. 5.5 x 7.5 Hardback in Very Good condition GWO 2663. Moroccan embroidery from the Musee des Arts d'Afrique et d' Oceania. French text. $35

THE INDIGENOUS ELEGANCE OF PERSIAN CARPET Tehran 2001 57 Color Plates 141 pp. 6 x 8 Hardback in New condition A collection from the Carpet Museum of Iran. $60