Thursday, October 9, 2008

New Books for October 2008

Lee, Yu-Kuan Art Rugs from Silk Route and Great Wall Areas Oriental House Limited Tokyo 1980 113 Color Plates 26 Black and White 248 pp. 10 x 14.5 Hardback without dustjacket in Very Good condition. Faint stain on front cover and a bit of spotting to head. GWO 1730. Scarce. Dealer catalog of very old Chinese rugs. $575.00

Te-chun Wang, David Antique Mongolian Saddle Rugs: David Te-chun Wang Collection David Te-chun Wang (Hong Kong) (1990?) 20 Color Plates 24 pp. 8 x 11.5 Hardback in dustjacket in Fine condition 19th century examples from the author's collection of Mongolian carpets. $90.00

Bohmer, Harald Koekboya, Natural Dyes and Textiles Remhob-Verlag Ganderkesee 2002 300 Color Plates 298 pp. 8.5 x 11 Hardback in New condition A color journey from Turkey to India and beyond. Koekboya is a Turkish word. Literally translated it means root-dye. It is used in Turkey for all kinds of natural dyes, whether they are actually made from roots ... flowers, leaves tubers or seeds. Even insect dyes are included in the Turkish expression Koekboya. In this book almost 100 dye plants from Turkey and around the world are introduced on a scientific basis: their botany, their qualities for dyeing, their cultural and historical importance, and - in light of the world-wide Renaissance of natural dyeing - aspects concerning their reintroduction for practical use or as a hobby Dr Bohmer and his associates, Prof Dr Nevin Enez and Dr Recep Karadag teach on the Fine Arts Faculty of Marmara University Istanbul. $275.00

Erdmann, Kurt Seven Hundred Years of Oriental Carpets University of California Press Berkeley/London 1970 20 Color Plates, 286 Black and White 238 pp. 10 x 12 Hardback in Very Good condition GWO 375-376. A major contribution to the literature. A compilation of the author's articles on collections, groups and types. No dustjacket. $100.00

Rug Insider Fall 2008 Meredith, NH 2008 Color illustrations 127 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Fine condition A quarterly magazine for the area rug professional. New rugs in traditional and contemporary designs. Well illustrated in color. $20.00

Hispanic Society of America Tapestries and Carpets from the Palace of the Pardo Woven at the Royal Manufactory of Madrid Loaned by His Majesty The King of Spain for Exhibition by the Hispanic Society of America G.P. Putnam's Sons New York 1917 2 Color Plates, 23 Black and White (3 Are Carpets) 50 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in Very Good condition Rebound with new end papers. Exhibition catalog. $95.00

Valcarenghi, Dario Kilim: History and Symbols Electa Milan 1994 150 Color Plates 214 pp. 10 x 11 Hardback in dustjacket in New condition Author's collection of 19th century Anatolian kilims. $100.00

Bohmer, Harald with Josephine Powell and Serife Atilhan Nomads in Anatolia, Their Life and Their Textiles: Encounters with a Vanishing Culture Remhob-Verlag Ganderkesee 2008 Over 500 Color Plates and illustrations 316 pp. 11.75 x 10.75 Hardback in New condition In this new volume, completed with the collaboration of the legendary photographer and ethnographer Josephine Powell and of Dr. Atlihan, and magnificently and profusely illustrated with color photographs and line drawings, Bohmer has taken his scientific research, and his unparalleled knowledge of Anatolian carpets and kilims, resulting from decades of fieldwork, into a new level of contextualization within the vanishing nomadic culture -Walter B. Denny, foreword. $150.00

Eskenazi, John Kilim Eskenazi Edizioni Milano 1980 30 Color Plates 87 pp. 8 x 11.5 Paperback in Very Good condition GWO 382. Dealer's exhibition catalog of Turkish, Persian and Caucasian kilims. Italian/English. $50.00

[Peking] Cultural Relics Unearthed During the Period of the Great Cultural Revolution Vol. 1 Wenwu Press Peking 1972 27 Color Plates, 225 Black and White 152 pp. 10 x 14 Hardback without dustjacket in Very Good condition Five color plates and 9 black and white illustrations are of textiles. 6 page English summary. Most textiles are from Sinkiang-Uighur. $45.00

Denwood, Philip The Tibetan Carpet Aris and Phillips Ltd Warminister 1974 24 Color Plates, 85 Black and White 120 pp. 8.5 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition. Dustjacket has chipping to head of spine and a small sticker in the foot of spine. Front free end-paper has a light inked stamp of a former owner. GWO 1697. First printing of the first book devoted to Tibetan rugs. Factually written and sound. $80.00