Thursday, August 16, 2012

A Select List of Books on Pre-Columbian Textiles


  • Andre Emmerich Gallery Pre-Columbian Sculpture in Wood, Shell and Bone from Peru - A.D. 500 to 1530  Andre Emmerich Gallery New York 1966 48 black and white illustration 24 pp. 7.5 x 8.25 Paperback in Very Good condition. Withdrawn stamp from the Walker Art Center Staff Reference Library on back cover.  Andre Emmerich Gallery exhibition catalog of ancient Peruvian sculpture.  A few of the figurines have textile headdresses. 


  • Anton, Ferdinand Ancient Peruvian Textiles  Thames and Hudson London 1987 112 color plates  190 black and white plus diagrams 236 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in Very Good condition. Chips to dustjacket. The best single book on the subject.




  • Azoy, Mary Livingston ed. Peruvian Antiquities, A Manual for United States Customs  Organization of American States Washington 1983 (1985) 7 color plates  63 black and white 74 pp. 9.5 x 9.5 Paperback in Very Good condition 1 color plate and 21 black and white illustrations are of textiles.

  • Bird, Junius Paracas Fabrics and Nazca Needlework 3rd Century BC - 3rd Century AD  The Textile Museum Washington D.C. 1954 21 color plates, 109 black and white 126 pp. text 9 x 12 Hardback in Very Good condition. Dustjacket chipped and torn. The Textile Museum's catalogue raisonne of 90 ancient Peruvian textiles, embroideries and garments organized by type, design motif and technique. [CSROT 4681].

  • Bird, Junius B. Peruvian Paintings by Unknown Artists 800 BC to 1700 AD  Center for Inter-American Relations and The American Federation of the Arts New York 1973 5 color plates  16 black and white 36 pp. 8.5 x 9 Paperback in Very Good condition. Deaccessioned from Walker Center reference library with withdrawn stamp and no other markings.  Exhibition catalog of painted Pre-Columbian textiles presented by the Center for Inter-American Relations and the American Federation of the Arts.

  • Boone, Elizabeth Hill. ed. Andean Art at Dumbarton Oaks (2 volume set)  Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Washington D.C. 1996 226 color plates  278 black and white 496 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Fine condition Two volume set.  The second volume is on Pre-Columbian textiles. Volume I - 320 pp., 95 Color Plates, 110 black and white illustrations Volume II - 176 pp., 131 Color Plates, 168 black and white illustrations . This two-volume catalog presents the Andean portion of the Dumbarton Oaks collection in superb color illustrations of all 133 objects, and many complementary and comparative black-and-white illustrations and drawings. This significant collection includes works that are among the finest examples of the visual arts produced by Andean cultures. The text is composed of essays on the Andean cultures represented in the collection, and discussions of the individual objects. Written by specialists in Pre-Columbian art, these essays incorporate the latest in scholarly thinking applying broad perspectives from Andean cultural history, archaeology, and art history.

  • Brommer, Bea ed 3000 Jaar Weven in de Andes, Textiel uit Peru en Bolivia  Gemeente Museum Helmond 1988 23 color plates  57 black and white  91 figures 104 pp. 8 x 12 Paperback in Very Good condition. Former owner's inked name on half-title page.  Museum exhibition catalog of Pre-Columbian textiles. Dutch text.

Brommer, Bea et al. Rediscovery of Pre-Columbian Textiles  Lamandart Antwerp 1994 70 color plates  45 black and white 159 pp. 10 x 13 Paperback in New condition Exhibition catalog containing several scholarly articles on Pre-Columbian textiles.

  • Cáceres Macedo, Justo Tejidos del Perú prehispánico. Libro II / Textiles of the Prehispanic Peru. Book II  Justo Cáceres Macedo Lima 2005 88 color plates  20 black and white 197 pp. 6.25 x 8.25 Paperback in Very Good condition.  Edgewear and waterstain to corner. Examples are from 27 museums including regional museum collections in Peru. An updated and expanded version of the author's earlier 'Prehispanic Cultures of Peru', this volume focuses on textiles with an emphasis on those of Mochica origin.  Spanish/English text.

  • Cahlander, Adele Double-woven Treasures from Old Peru  Dos Tejedoras St. Paul 1985 22 color plates  155 black and white  203 drawings 198 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition. Edgewear. The first part is a "comprehensive look at the varieties of pre-Columbian double cloth in the world's private and museum collections." The second is the author's instructions for reproducing these weaves on a variety of looms.

  • Chevalier, Amelie-Margot Ancien Perou: Memoires Tissees  Galerie Chevalier Paris 2007 26 color plates 36 pp. 8 x 9 Paperback in New condition  Dealer exhibition and sales catalog of pre-Columbian textiles. French-English text.

  • Cordner, Lynn et al. Artistic Traditions of Peru  UCLA Museum of Cultural History Los Angeles 1978 14 black and white 12 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition UCLA Museum of Cultural History Pamphlet Series Volume I, Number 2. Includes articles "The Pre-Inca Cultures", "The Inca Empire and the Colonial Period", and "Contemporary Peru". 5 illustrations are of textiles.

  • de Lavalle, Jose Coleccion Arte y Tesoros del Peru: Lambayeque [Sicán]  Banco de Credito del Peru en la Cultura Lima 1989 238 color plates  67 black and white figures 275 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition Bank of Peru series on Pre-Columbian art including gold metalwork, textiles, ceramics and jewelry from the Sican culture of ancient Peru. Spanish text.

de Lavalle, Jose and J. Garcia with papers by James W. Reid, et al. The Textile Art of Peru  L. L. Editores; Industria Textil Piura S. A. Lima 1991 212 color plates  137 black and white 373 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition A compilation of six texts on historic Peruvian textile weaving from antiquity through the Spanish conquest in 1650, with the main text written by James W. Reid. Extracted from Bank of Peru series. First published as "Arte Textil del Peru". This book is an enlarged and expanded English version of the original Spanish text. Texts include: I. Textiles from the heavens; II. The Discovery of ancient Peruvian textiles in the 19th century; III. Textile-producing cultures of ancient Peru; IV. The protagonists: spinners, weavers and dyers; V. The textile as object: Description and uses; VI. The magical and sacred aura of the textile; VII. The role of the textile in social life; VIII. The textile as an economic factor; IX. The textile as a political tool; X. Iconography of the different cultures: Chavin - Paracas - Nazca - Tiahuanaco - Huari - Chimu - Chancay and Inca; XI. Technical facets of ancient Peruvian textiles; and XII. Ancient Peruvian textiles as artistic expression.




  • de Lavalle, Jose and W. Lang Culturas Precolombinas: Chancay: Arte y Tesoros del Peru  Banco de Credito del Peru Lima 1982 87 color plates  78 black and white 180 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition. Ancient textiles and ceramics in Peru from the ancient Chancay people. Banco de Credito del Peru series.  Spanish text.

  • de Lavalle, Jose and W. Lang Culturas Precolombinas: Nazca  Banco de Credito del Peru Lima 1986 154 color plates  8 black and white 204 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition. Foxing on endpapers. A few bent pages not affecting text of illustrations. Banco de Credito del Peru series.  83 color plates are of textiles and feathered ornaments.  157 color plates are of ceramics and 14 of gold jewelry. Black and white illustrations are of Nazca Lines. Minimal Spanish text.

de Lavalle, Jose Antonio. and Rosario de Lavalle de Cardenas Ancient Peruvian Textiles / Tejidos Milenarios del Peru  Integra AFP Lima 1999 586 color plates  45 black and white 844 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition Eighteen specialist contributors to this massive work on pre-Columbian textiles in the Apu collection. Parallel Spanish/English text.


  • d'Harcourt, R. and M. Art Ornemental Les Tissus Indiens du Vieux Perou  Editions Albert Morance Paris 1924 34 color plates  6 black and white 112 pp. 7 x 9 Portfolio in Very Good condition 32 page French text on Pre-Columbian textiles.  40 loose plates show 50 color and 5 black and white illustrations.


  • d'Harcourt, Raoul  Les textiles anciens du Pérou, et leurs techniques  Les Éditions d'art et d'histoire Paris 1934 108+1 black and white plates [9], 12-170, [3] pp. 10 x 13 (33 cm) Paperback in Good condition. Text block loose from covers. Tears to spine. Spotting throughout. Early first edition later reprinted in English as "Textiles of Ancient Peru and their Techniques" which became a standard work on Pre-Columbian textiles. French text.

  • d'Harcourt, Raoul  G. Denny and C. Osbourne ed. Textiles of Ancient Peru and their Techniques  University of Washington Press Seattle 1962 4 color plates  117 black and white 303 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in tattered dustjacket otherwise in Very Good condition Standard text.

  • Doering, Heinrich U. L'Art du Vieux Perou  Albert Morance Paris 1952 4 color plates  400 black and white 296 pp. 8.5 x 10.5 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition. Former owner's name inked on head of textblock. Slight chipping to dustjacket and original plastic cover.  French language edition.  4 color plates and 60 black and white illustrations are of textiles.

  • Doering, Heinrich U. Old Peruvian Art  Weyhe New York 1936  17 pp. of text 9.5 x 13 Paperback in Good condition. Chips to cover and edges.  Pre-Columbian textiles and ceramics. 12 color and 64 black and white plates show 91 examples of which 9 color and 20 black and white are of textiles.

  • Dupey, Ana Maria and Ricardo L. Nardi Arte Popular Argentino  Centro Editor de America Latina Buenos Aires 1977 (1985) 18 color plates  31 black and white 66 pp. 7.5 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition Offprint.  Two articles: La Alfareria (Pottery) by Ana Marie Dupey and Los Tejidos Tradicionales (Traditional Fabric) by Ricardo l. Nardi.  Spanish text.

  • Eisleb, Dieter and Renate Strelow Altperuanische Kulturen 1-3 (Nazca, Tihuanaco)  Museum fur Volkerkunde Berlin 1975, 1977, 1980 403 pp. 6 x 8.75 Paperback in Very Good condition  Three volumes of this series on Pre-Columbian art in the Museum fur Volkerkunde collection including textiles. Hundreds of color and black and white illustrations. German text.



  • Frame, Mary Andean Four-Cornered Hats, Ancient Volumes  Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 1990 13 color plates  3 black and white 32 pp. 8 x 8.5 Paperback in Near Fine condition Important Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition catalog of the Bullowa collection of 1000 year old Pre-Columbian textiles.

  • Franch, Jose Alcina Pre-Columbian Art  Harry N. Abrams Paris 1978 172 color plates  875 black and white 614 pp. 10 x 12.5 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition. Previous owner's neat bookplate opposite half-title page. Massive. Includes maps and diagrams.


  • Holmes, William H. Textile Fabrics of Ancient Peru  Smithsonian Washington DC 1889 11 black and white 17 pp. 6 x 9.5 Paperback in Good condition. Chipping to edges and spine of cover.  Early US imprint on Peruvian textiles. Smithsonian's Bureau of Ethnology. Also in library binding.



  • Hughes, Paul Time Warps: Ancient Andean Textiles  Paul Hughes London 1988 47 color plates 31 black and white figures 159 pp. 9.5 x 13.5 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition Massive and beautiful dealer exhibition catalog of Pre-Columbian textiles. English/German text.

  •  Inca Perù. Magia, Mistero (Inca Peru: Ritual, Magic, Mystery)  Leonardo-De Luca  Bruxelles 1992 32 color plates  340 black and white 133 pp. 9.5 x 12 Paperback in Very Good condition.  Deaccessioned from a museum's research library with usual marks.   Museum exhibition catalog. Four of the color plates and few of the black and white illustrations are of textiles including hats and featherwork.

  • Jones, Julie Art of Empire: The Inca of Peru  Museum of Primitive Art New York 1964  56 pp.  Museum exhibition catalog of Pre-Columbian art including stonework, gold and ceramics. 85 black and white illustrations of which 7 are textiles.


  • Kandt, Vera B. Peruaanse textielen (Peruvian Textiles)  Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde Rotterdam 1974 56 black and white plates 76 pp. 8.25 x 11.75 Paperback in Very Good condition. Minor edgewear.  Museum exhibition catalog of Pre-Columbian Peruvian textiles. Dutch text.

  • Kauffmann-Doig, Frederico Ancestors of the Incas: The Lost Civilizations of Peru  Wonders Memphis 1998 200 color plates 160 pp. 9 x 12 Paperback in Very Good condition Exhibition catalog of the largest showing of pre-Columbian artifacts to travel the U.S.  25 color plates are of textiles.

[Kyoto] (Handmade Beauty)   Kyoto 1960 1 color plate  21 black and white 48 pp. 8 x 12 Paperback in Fair condition #38.  Pre-Columbian textiles.  All Japanese text.  Stapled cover present but not attached.

  • La Farge, Henry A. ed.  Introduction by Junius Bird, plate commentary by E. Benson and W. Conklin Museums of the Andes  Newsweek/Kodansha Tokyo/New York 1981 142 color plates 172 pp. 9 x 11 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition Part of Newsweek's "Great Museums of the World" series. Half of the color plates are of textiles and the other half are ceramics.  Wonderful color. Works are from private collections and regional museums.


  • Lapiner, Alan Pre-Columbian Art of South America  Harry N. Abrams New York 1976 225 color plates  685 black and white 460 pp. 10 x 13 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition


  • Lapiner, Alan C. Sun Gods and Saints: Art of Pre-columbian and Colonial Peru  Andre Emmerich Inc. New York 1969 10 color plates 63 black and white 48 pp. 9 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition Andre Emmerich Inc. gallery exhibition catalog. Includes 7 color and 1 black and white of textiles and feathers.

  • Laurencich-Minelli, Laura Antichi Tessuti Peruviani: Tecniche, Disegni e Simboli  Electa Milano 1984 78 color plates, 37 black and white 150 pp. 9 x 9.5 Hardback in dustjacket in Fine condition Museo Poldi Pezzo exhibition catalog of the Alvigini Collection.  Italian text.

  • Levillier, Jean A Contribution to the study of pre-Incaic textiles in ancient Peru  Libreria Hispano-Americana Paris 1928 2 color plates  38 black and white, map 70 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in Very Good condition Beautiful period binding in red half-leather and red marbled boards and end papers with gilt decorated spine. A handsome binding on this well printed, important and scarce contribution to the study of Pre-Incaic textiles in ancient Peru. Some foxing to half title page. Tissue guards are present.  English text.  [CSROT 5005].


  • Lommel, Dr. Andreas Altamerikanische Kunst Mexico-Peru  Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Munich 1968 20 color plates  80 black and white 240 pp. 6.75 x 8.25 Paperback in Very Good condition. Minor tear to cover.  Museum exhibition catalog of Pre-Columbian art of Mexico and Peru. Includes 18 color and 15 black and white plates of textiles.

  • Lumbreras, Luis Guillermo Pre Hispanic Textiles / Pre Hispanicos  ABC S.A. Lima 1980 22 color illuustrations 64 pp. 4 x 5.75 Paperback in Very Good condition. Crease to front cover.  Small tourist guide to Pre-Columbian textiles. English/Spanish text.









  • Montell, Gosta Dress and Ornaments in Ancient Peru, Archaeological and Historical Studies  Elanders Boktryckeri Aktiebolag / Oxford University Press Goteberg 1929 102 black and white 267 pp. 7 x 10 Paperback in Very Good condition. Corners bumped. Minimal edgewear. A scholarly study of Pre-Columbian Peruvian textiles, costume and clothing accessories, especially their representation on ceramics, with attention to their social function. Around 100 works are shown with captions. English text.

  • Moraga, Vanessa Drake Animal Myth and Magic: Images from Pre-Columbian Textiles  Ololo Press Larkspur 2005 155 color plates  10 drawings 160 pp. 9.5 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition Animal Myth and Magic explores the central place and significance of animals in the Andean cosmovision through the prism of South American archaeology, anthropology, natural history and mythology. Illustrated with 155 marvelous images from pre-Columbian textiles, this unique anthology discusses over forty-five species, from the hummingbird and butterfly to the llama and jaguar. The depictions—from surreal to naturalistic, awe- provoking to whimsical, abstract to totemic—span a diversity of habitats and 2000 years of culture (Chavín to Inka). -Ololo Press


  • O'Neale Lila M. and A.L. Kroeber Textile Periods in Ancient Peru  University of California Press Berkeley 1930 48 black and white showing 103 examples 73 pp. 7 x 10.5 Paperback in Good condition.  Edges worn. Small chips to cover.  In 1927 the authors undertook an investigation of prehistoric textiles from the coast region of Peru. One of them [O'Neale] contributed knowledge of textile technology, the other [Kroeber] field experience on Peruvian archaeology. -From the introduction.

  • O'Neale, Lila M. Textile Periods in Ancient Peru II, Paracas Caverns and the Grand Necropolis  University of California Press Berkeley 1942 5 black and white  20 figures 59 pp. 7 x 10 Paperback in Very Good condition. Minor edgewear.  A preliminary report condensing the results of 650-odd analytic descriptions of archeological fabrics. The authors had access to the Max Uhle collections from Moche, Supe, Lima, Chincha, Ica, and Nazca vallys, and to the Charlotte Uhle collections from Ancon and Chancay, all in the University of California Museum of Anthropology. Additional collections from Lima, Canete, Pisco, and Nazca valleys obtained by Kroeber were made available by the Field Museum of Natural History. The material comes from sites along a 550-mile coast line and represents time periods from early Nazca through Inca. -From the introduction.

  • O'Neale, Lila M and Bonnie Jean Clark Textile Periods in Ancient Peru III, The Gauze Weaves  University of California Press Berkeley 1948 22 black and white 79 pp. 7 x 10 Paperback in Very Good condition Sixty-seven fine gauze weavings make up this study which amplifies the results of an investigation by Clark of twenty gauzes of the Late period with supplemental material from Supe district sites. 

  • O'Neale, L. M. et al. Chincha Plain-Weave Cloths  University of California Press Berkeley 1949 29 black and white 24 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Good condition Anthropological Records Vol.9 No.2.  Slight water damage.

  • O'Neale, Lila M. Archaeological Explorations in Peru Part III: Textiles of the Early Nazca Period (Anthropology, Memoirs Volume II, No. 3)  Field Museum of Natural History Chicago 1937 2 color plates  165 black and white figures 103 pages of text 9.5 x 12.5 Paperback in Good condition. Chipping to edges and head and foot of spine.  Technical analysis and classification of 163 Pre-Columbian woven and embroidered textiles and garments from Peru found in the Nazca valley with detailed weaving diagrams. Field Museum of Natural History publication of the Second Marshall Field Archaeological Expedition to Peru. [CSROT 4580].

  • Osborne, Carolyn Shaped Breechcloths from Peru  University of California Press Berkeley, Los Angeles 1950 19 black and white 26 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition Anthropological Records Vol.13  No.2

  • Paternosto, Cesar  North and South Connected: An Abstraction of The Americas  Cecilia de Torres, Ltd. New York 1998 17 color plates  41 black and white figures 35 pages of text 7.5 x 9 Paperback in Very Good condition Exhibition catalog of modern fiber art juxtaposed with ancient Pre-Columbian textiles. Three illustrations are of Nasca (500-800AD) tunics.

  • Paul, Anne Paracas Ritual Attire: Symbols of Authority in Ancient Peru  University of Oklahoma Press Norman 1960 26 color plates  161 black and white 170 pp. 10 x 7 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition. Former owner's initials inked on head of text block.  Important University of Oklahoma Press publication. "The magnificent Paracas fabrics, embroidered with images drawn from the natural world and the weavers' religious and social experiences are illustrated in this book. This iconographic study reveals for the first time how the weavings functioned symbolically, conveying information about the world view of ancient Paracas society and the social roles of its leaders." -Jacket

  • Paul, Anne Paracas Textiles Selected from the Museum's Collections  Elanders Boktryckeri Aktiebolag Goteborg 1979 8 color plates   31 black and white 56 pp. text 6.5 x 9.5 Paperback in Very Good condition Examples from the Goteborg Ethnografiska Museum in Sweden. English text.

[H. C Perleberg] Peruvian textiles: a contribution to our knowledge of the textile industries of the ancient Peruvian people  H.C. Perleberg New York -1920 40 gravures (8 of them hand colored) [4] pp. 11 x 14 (36 cm) tied paper-covered Portfolio backed in cloth with printed labels. Good condition. Monterey Free Library bookplate and stamps. Fraying to spine. Plates bright, stamped on reverse.

  •  Peru. Ausstellung 1968. Schlossmuseum Matzen  Museums fur Volkerkunde Matzen 1968 11 black and white plates 24 pp. of text 6.5 x 9.5 Paperback in Very Good condition Austrian museum exhibition catalog of mostly Pre-Columbian Peruvian artifacts. No textiles are shown.



  • Ramos Gomez, Luis Javier; Concepción Blasco Bosqued; Mária Flor Portillo Los tejidos prehispanicos del area central andina en el Museo de America.  Ministerio de Cultura, Direccion General del Patrimonio Artistico, Archivos y Museos, Patronato Nacional de Museos Madrid 1980 44 black and white plates and numerous line drawings 209 pp. 7 x 9 Paperback in Very Good condition  Museo de America, Madrid collection catalog of 136 Pre-Columbian textiles described in length and illustrated. Spanish text.  [CSROT 2950].

  • Reid, James W. Magic Feathers, Textile Art from Ancient Peru  Textile and Art Publications London 2005 Over 350 Color Plates 380 pp. 12 x 13.5 Hardback in slipcase in New condition This lavishly illustrated large-format art book - the first major publication in the world devoted entirely to this magnificent ancient art form - focuses on the aesthetic beauty of the feather textiles and three- dimensional objects, unparalleled in their artistry and sophistication, that were created for the elite of the ancient Andean world between approximately 500 BC and 1550 AD.

  • Reid, James W. Textiles Peruanos Precolombinos: El Primer Arte Moderno (Pre-Columbian Peruvian Textiles: The First Modern Art)  Industria Textil Piura S.A. Lima 2008 126 color plates of Precolumbian textiles and featherwork. 76 color plates of modern art. 90 color photographs of native peoples and historical architecture. 3 maps. 2 charts.  310 pp. 9.5 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket and slipcase in As New condition  The history and influence of ancient Peruvian textiles and featherwork on modern art with side-by-side comparisons. Artists mentioned include Mark Rothko, Giuseppe Arimboldo, Keith Haring, Paul Klee and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Spanish text. 




Reverter-Pezet, Guillermo Tejidos Incas Descritos por Pedro Cieza de Leon, Español del Siglo XVI (Incan Textiles Described by Pedro Cieza de Leon in the Spanish 16th Century)  Reverter-Pezet Guillermo Lima 1983 8 color plates 84 pp. 5.5 x 8.75 Paperback in Very Good condition  Uncommon treatise on Incan textiles. Spanish text. Presentation copy signed by the author.




  • Rowe, Ann P. Peruvian Costume: A Weaver's Art  Textile Museum Washington, D.C. 1974 4 black and white 10 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition Textile Museum exhibition booklet of Pre-Columbian textiles.


  • Rowe, Ann Pollard The Junius B. Bird Conference on Andean Textiles: April 7th and 8th, 1984  The Textile Museum Washington, DC 1986 342 black and white 384 pp. 10.5 x 8.5 Paperback in As New condition The Textile Museum is proud indeed to present the extraordinary group of papers that comprise the second volume on textiles dedicated to Junius Bouton Bird, the late trustee of this museum and Curator of South American Archaeology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The papers speak eloquently of the changes that have occurred in the field in the more than ten years since the conference on which the previous publication was based. The change in the name of the volume provides the clue--the descriptor "pre-Columbian" of the previous volume  has now been changed to the chronologically broader term "Andean." -Publisher



Sawyer, Alan R. Early Nasca Needlework  Laurence King London 1997 140 color plates  12 black and white 175 pp. 9.5 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition Important book on these early Pre-Columbian textiles.


  • Sawyer, Alan, R. Tiahuanaco Textile Design  Museum of Primitive Art New York 1963 5 black and white  23 figures 12 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition. Minor edgewear. Museum of Primitive Art pamphlet.


  • Schildkraut, Linda. Foreword by Jack Lenor Larsen The Miracle of Ancient Peru at The Merrin Gallery  The Merrin Gallery New York 1988 25 color plates 32 pp. 10 x 10 Paperback in Very Good condition. Some foxing. Former owner's ink stamp on title page.  All illustrations are of textiles and featherwork.

  • Schmidt, Max Kunst und Kultur von Peru (Art and Culture of Peru)  Propylaen Berlin 1929 19 color plates  844 black and white 622 pp. 10.5 x 7.5 Hardback in Very Good condition. Rebacked, new spine.  Light damp stains and scuffed covers. Massive collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts of the material culture of ancient Peru including ceramics (7 color plates, 445 black and white) and textiles (9 color plates, 82 black and white). 318 black and white illustrations of weaving tools, hat bands, mummies, quipes, masks, musical instruments, kitchen tools, baskets, feather decorations, jewelry; items made from metal, stone, bone and wood.

  • Siegal, William William Siegal Galleries  William Siegal Galleries Santa Fe 2004 82 color plates 140 pp. 8 x 12 Paperback in As New condition World class dealer exhibition and sales catalog of pre-Columbian textiles and feathers. Bolivian and colonial textiles as well as a few ceramics are also shown.




  • Tello, Julio C. Paracas  Empresa Gráfica T. Scheuch Lima 1959 143 black and white 308 pp. 10 x 13.5 Hardback in Good condition. Weak hinges. Small tears and chips to dustjacket. Ritual burial textiles and ceramics from the Pre-Columbian Paracas culture of Peru. Spanish text. 

  • Tello, Julio and Toribio Mejia Xesspe Paracas Segunda Parte: Cavernas y Necropolis  Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Lima 1979 52 black and white  136 figures, maps 513 pp. 7 x 10 Paperback in Good condition. Binding is weak. Edgeworn. Creases to spine. Ritual burial textiles and ceramics from the Pre-Columbian Paracas culture of Peru. Spanish text.

  • Textile Art The Textiles of the Andes: Senshoku no Bi (Textile Art) 20 Autumn 1982  Kyoto Shoin Kyoto 1982 129 color plates 176 pp. 8.5 x 12 Paperback in Good condition. Some pages loose from spine.  Focus on Pre-Columbian textiles. Japanese text. Includes a separate authorized and bound 58 page English translation by former Metropolitan Museum of Art textile authority, Nobuko Kajitani.

  • Textile Museum Ancient Peruvian Textiles  Textile Museum of the District of Columbia Washington 1945 14 black and white 20 pp. 8 x 10 Paperback in Very Good condition Scarce Textile Museum of the District of Columbia exhibition catalog of Pre-Columbian textiles.

  • Textile Museum Ancient Peruvian Textiles  Textile Museum Washington 1966 1 color plates  9 black and white 8 pp. 6 x 8.5 Paperback in Very Good condition Museum exhibition pamphlet on Pre-Columbian textiles.

  • Textile Museum Textiles of Ancient Peru  The Textile Museum Washington 1964 4 black and white 6 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition Textile Museum exhibition catalog of Pre-Columbian textiles. Mimeographed and stapled.

  • Tsunoyama, Yukihiro ed. Textiles of the Andes, Catalog of Amano Collection  Heian/Dohosha Japan 1977 (1979) 236 color plates 248 pp. 12 x 18 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition Huge, important catalog of the Yoshitaro Amano collection of 236 Pre-columbian Peruvian textiles c.800-1500 including woven, embroidered and printed textiles, lacework, garments and dolls. All are described and shown in color. With an extensive bibliography. In cardboard slipcase.


  • VanStan, I. The Fabrics of Peru  F. Lewis, Publishers, Ltd.  Leigh-on-Sea 1966 60 black and white 9 pp. of text 8.5 x 11 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition World Heritage of Woven Fabrics series title on Pre-Columbian textiles, mostly Chancay, from South American collections especially the Museo Amano collection. [CSROT 3059].



  • Wimer, Jo Ann ed. Pre-Columbian Art of Ecuador from the Peggy and Tessim Zorach Collection  Herbert E. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University Ithaca 1982 81 black and white 60 pp. 9 x 9 Paperback in Very Good condition. Withdrawn from the Walker Art Center Staff Reference Library.  Discreet mark on inside cover.  Herbert E. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University exhibition catalog of prehispanic ceramic and stonework. No textiles.

  • Wissler, Clark ed Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Vol. XII  American Museum of Natural History New York 1916  225 pp. 6 x 9.25 Hardback in Good condition. Withdrawn from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Tear to page 97 and 135. The complete 12th volume rebound in hardback with marbled papers and edges.  Illustrated in black and white. Part I.  String-Figures From the Patomana Indians of British Guiana. By Frank E. Lutz. 1912 (12 figures); Part II. Prehistoric Bronzes in South America. By Charles W. Mead. 1915 (4 figures); Part III. Peruvian Textiles. By M.D.C. Crawford. 1915 (23 figures); Part IV. Peruvian Fabrics. By M.D.C. Crawford. 1916 (40 figures); Part V. Conventionalized Figures in Ancient Peruvian Art. (Plates I-VIII) by Charles W. Mead. 1916 (8 plates).

  • Zimmern, Nathalie H. Introduction to Peruvian Costume  The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences Brooklyn 1949 25 black and white  4 figures  map 60 pp. 5 x 7 Paperback in Very Good condition Brooklyn Museum exhibition catalog.

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