Happy Gawai to our Dayak friends and happy June to the rest of you. In celebration we are going to continue to pay the sales tax to California residents and as usual offer free media mail shipping to US addresses.
Here are a few titles we have acquired in the last month:
Jekyll's SECOND EXHIBITION OF 16TH-19TH CENTURY ORIENTAL CARPETS AND RUGS Jekyll's Ltd. London -1928 3 Color Plates 25 Black and White 80 pp. 9 x 11.5 Paperback in Very Good condition. Small tears and chips to cover. GWO 619. Priced dealer exhibition and sales catalog. $150.
Murphy, Veronica and Rosemary Crill TIE-DYED TEXTILES OF INDIA Rizzoli New York 1991 174 Color Plates 14 Black and White 206 pp. 8.5 x 11 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition. Dustjacket has a one-inch tear. Victoria and Albert Museum Indian art series. $40.
van Gelder, Lydia IKAT: TECHNIQUES FOR DESIGNING AND WEAVING WARP, WEFT, DOUBLE, AND COMPOUND IKAT Watson-Guptill New York 1980 8 Color Plates, 150 Black and White 152 pp. 7 x 10 Hardback in dust jacket GWO 2759. With an introduction by Alfred Buhler. $15.
(Hackmack, Adolf) LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL MERCHANTS AND EXPORTERS DEALING IN CHINESE CARPETS WITH ADDRESSES La Librairie Francaise Tientsin 1924 22 pp. 8 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition GWO 1709. The loose appendix from Hackmack's "Chinese Carpets and Rugs" showing top merchants and exporters dealing in Chinese carpets in Tientsin (Tianjin) in 1924 with addresses and advertisements including Hackmack, Kaufmann and Elbrook. Ex-library. $35.
Anderson Galleries 150 RUGS FROM CHINESE TURKESTAN AND FROM CHINA PROPER... The Anderson Galleries New York 1920 8 Black and White 35 pp. 6 x 9 Paperback in Good condition GWO 1682. Uncommon auction catalog from "a leading New York concern who are closing out this department." Sale #1469. Introduction by R.M. Riefstahl. $110.
Olcen, Nazan TRADITIONAL TURKISH ARTS. WEAVING: CARPETS AND KILIMS, EMBROIDERY, CLOTH PREPARED ON THE OCCASION OF "THE AGE OF SULTAN SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT" EXHIBITION Turkish Republic, Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Ankara) -1987 60 Color Plates 60 pp. 9.25 x 11.75 Paperback in Very Good condition Traveling exhibition catalog with articles on rugs, flatweaves, costume, textiles and embroidery. $50.
Kuliyev, M. [M. Kouliev] CARPETS, MONUMENTS OF AZERBAIJAN, MATERIAL CULTURE SERIES Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan History Museum Baku 1983 76 Color Plates 58 pp. 7.5 x 10.25 Paperback in Very Good condition GWO 1443. Uncommon. Exhibition catalog for the 1983 conference of old rugs, bags, and flatweaves. Publication of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR, Azerbaijan History Museum. Minimal Russian, English, and French text. $75.
Hali COVER: MODERN CARPETS AND TEXTILES FOR INTERIORS SPRING 2010 Hali Publications Ltd. London 2010 Color and Black and White Illustrations 80 pp. 8.5 x 12 Paperback in Very Good condition Spring 2010 issue of the lavish Hali offprint featuring modern art and design carpets and textiles. In this issue's interview with James Tufenkian he says, "Customers who care about the provenance of a rug, and the history behind the weavings and designs are almost invisible to us." In contrast, these customers are the most visible and valuable to us over at RugBooks! $10.
1 comment:
Wow... James Tufenkian's remark really is a sad commentary on the state of things (although my own experience confirms it.)
You deserve kudos for providing the means to educate people about the history, cultures, and people behind this timeless art form.
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