Kuala Lumpur. Galeri Petronas. 1999. Full colour illustrations, 68pp, contents, foreword, bilingual text in Malay and English, 28 x 22.5cm, top edge slightly scuffed, a very good paperback copy. Catalogue of an exhibition at Galeri Petronas in 1999 organised with the co-operation of Museum of Asian Art, Cultural Centre, University..... More
Singapore. Export Promotion Department. Map, coloured illustrations, 64pp, good paperback copy with very slightly sunned spine. 21 x 30cm. Covering Afghan carpets and Kilims from traditional carpet designs, modern carpets, felt and hand-woven goods. When referring to this item please quote stockid 169324. More
Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 2002. xv + 137pp, appendix, bibliography, index. From the Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Series. A very good tight copy in paperback, 22.8 x 15.2cm. One aspect of Mongol commercial and cultural exchange in the 13th Century was the extensive traffic in human talent; the Mongols..... More
New Delhi. Rekha Prakashan. 1992. Tipped in colour plate frontispiece, black and white and colour photographic plates, 82pp, very good copy in dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 164943. More
Canberra. Australian National University. 1992. Black and white and colour photographic illustrations, approximately 40pp, biography, paperback copy in very good condition. 24 x 25 cm. Catalogue of a travelling exhibition hosted by Aya Miyata, a textiles artisan based in Kyoto. When referring to this item please quote stockid 180452... More
Gulshan Dhaka. Ideas International. 1989. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 159pp, glossary, dustjacket trifle shelf worn, a very good hardback copy. 22.2 x 29.4cm. An interesting largely photographic work "dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of weavers in Bangladesh who, through their perseverance and skills, have maintained a...... More
Sheffield. Mappin Art Gallery. 1976. 104pp, bibliography, foldout loosely inserted, very good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 164941. More
Australia: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. 2005. Map, colour illustrations, 92pp, end notes, prior owner's signature front free endpaper, some shelf wear, a very good paperback copy. 23.2 x 23.5cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 212996. More
Calcutta. Indian Museum. 1968. 16 tipped-in colour plates, black and white illustrations, 81pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket torn with loss, endpapers lightly browned, good copy. "... pieces of fine or coarse textile, skilfully embroidered in slight relief, with coloured untwisted silk thread so as to flower in attractive designs, this traditional..... More
Ahmedabad. B. U. Balsari. 1980. Black and white map, 12 tipped in coloured photographic plates, black and white photographic plates, 159pp + photographic plates, index. bibliography, notes, glossary. Good hardback copy in dustjacket with light browning on free endpapers. 22 x 19 cm. Contents include Patola, Silk Double-Ikat Textiles from..... More
Kenthurst. Kangaroo Press. 1994. 92pp, appendix, bibliography, index, dustjacket, a very good hardback copy. 28.6 x 21.8cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 178555. More
Sydney. Nomadic Rug Traders. 1991. Endpaper map, colour illustrations, unpaginated, glossary, very good paperback copy. 21 x 20cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 213103. More
Sydney. Victoria and Albert Museum. No date. Black and white photographic illustrations, 8pp, stapled wrappers little marked and creased, 3cm tear lower cover. Catalogue of an exhibition of oriental rugs from the Victoria & Albert Museum. Printed by Edwards & Shaw who were the printers at the time for the..... More
Srikalahasti (India): J. Gurappa Chetty. 1979. A scarce sample book of Kalamkari material with handwritten descriptions of the techniques used on many of the 19 pieces of sample fabric. Limp decorated card covers, a little soiled and creased, closed tears, and the lower corner chipped with loss, but a very..... More
Ahmedabad. National Institute of Design. 1992. Maps, black and white and line illustrations, fold-out illustrations showing the aspects of different looms, v + 71pp, reference, glossary, corners a trifle bumped but overall a very good paperback copy. 28.7 x 22cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 213939... More
Philadelphia. Philadelphia Eighth ICOC. 1996. Colour plates throughout, 277pp, notes and bibliographies, line of text on one leaf a little smudged but still very legible, very good in dustjacket. 30.5 x 22.5cm. Exhibition at the Woodmere Art Museum: "Highstyle to Homestyle" - Classical and Turkish village rugs; The Caucasus; Northwest..... More
New York. Sotheby's. 1988. Black and white photographic illustrations, unpaginated (30pp), a good copy in little worn and marked wrappers. Exhibition catalogue for an auction held on Tuesday March 22 1988 in New York. When referring to this item please quote stockid 152654. More
Melbourne. University of Melbourne Library. 2000. Black and white photographic illustrations, unpaginated, stapled pictorial wrappers. 30 x 21cm. Some pencil marks, otherwise a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 177535. More
Ahmedabad. Calico Museum of Textiles. 1976. Black and white photographic illustrations, 19pp, typescript, a prior owner's details upper corner upper cover, light card covers little browned and soiled, lower cover coming away from plastic ring binding a little. A good copy. 27.5 x 21.5cm. When referring to this item please..... More
Prague. Hamlyn. 1988. Chiefly colour illustrations, 164pp, bibliography, dustjacket extremities lightly worn, a very good hardback copy. 28 x 24cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 177534. More
Taipei. Fu Jen Catholic University Press. 1993. Black and white map, profuse colour photographic illustrations, black and white line illustrations, 312pp, bibliography, corners bumped at edges with minor damage to dustjacket, large quarto. Text in Chinese and English. When referring to this item please quote stockid 66922. More
London. Thames & Hudson. 1980. Reprint. Colour map, illustrated throughout with 254 full page colour plates, 546 + [14]pp, some small cellotape stains on dustjacket and cloth, upper edge a little foxed, otherwise very good. 25.5 x 24.5cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 164951... More
Hong Kong. Hong Kong Museum of History. 1990. Black and white and colour plates, 112pp, corners trifle creased, a very good copy. 21.3 x 25.9cm. Very attractive bilingual Chinese/English exhibition catalogue. The first part concerns Folkways of Chinese Children and includes folklore, hairstyles and games. Part Two concerns dress and..... More
Boston. Bulfinch. 1999. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 240pp, glossary, further reading, index, hardback, dustjacket minor wear, 28.5 x 25cm, good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 165353. More
Oxford. Oxford University Press. 1990. Reprint. Endpaper maps, black and white and colour photographic illustrations, 243pp, bibliography, appendix, seven small ink ticks on contents page, prior owner's signature front free endpaper, covers shelf worn and creased, good secondhand paperback copy. 28 x 22.6cm. An excellent introduction to the textiles of..... More