London: Batchworth Press. Numerous full page plates in color & in black & white. Oblong 4to, white cloth spine, pictorial boards, edges of corners worn, edges of boards, lightly worn. London: Batchworth Press, ca. 1940. More
Washington: Textile Museum, 1987. With Essays by several authors. Close to 200 black-and-white illustrations, plus 30 in color. xvi + 336 pages, 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers; some very minor edgewear. Washington, D.C.: The Textile Museum, 1987. A near fine copy. More
Color frontispiece and 13 other full-page color plates; 99 b/w plates with 2 views each. xiv, 212pp of text. Folio, original gilt and blind- stamped orange cloth; uncut edges (covers are just slightly bowed and the spine has a touch of faint spotting, otherwise a near fine copy). London: Oxford University Press/Humphrey Milford, 1933. First edition. With the small ownership plate of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1975. Illustrated (b/w). 201 pages. Tall 4to. Red cloth with top of boards somewhat sunned, lacking dust wrapper. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1975. A very good copy. More
London: James Bohn, 1834. Illustrated with 11 lithographed plates and folding map at rear. 2 volumes in one. viii, 472, xxxiv, (2), (2), 238 pages. Thick 8vo, handsomely bound in full contemporary brown calf with ornately gilt borders on covers and spine; marbled endpapers and pages edges. London: James Bohn, 1834. First edition. Ex-library copy with small blue stamps from"Relations Department" on halftitle, title and back of map; removed pocket at rear and inked numerals on spine. Light scattered toning..... More
Cambridge: University Press, 1964. Illustrations in b/w, some folding. 698 pages. Very thick 8vo, brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover, top edge gilt, d.w. Cambridge: University Press, 1964. Reprint. Minor staining on fore-edge, still a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: University Press, 1964. Illustrated with folding maps. 648 pages. Very thick 8vo, brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover, top edge gilt, edgeworn d.w. Cambridge: University Press, 1964. Reprint. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
London: David Black, 1982. Edited by David Black. Many color plates, tall slim 4to. (London: David Black, 1982). More
Paris: Duchesne, 1772. By M.D.D.R.A.A.P. 278 pages, 12mo, full mottled calf, marbled edges, ornately gilt spine, burgundy leather label. Paris: Duchesne, 1772. Hinges cracked but still sound, otherwise a very good(-) copy. Bookplate on inside front cover. More
London: Duckworth, 1960. 4 color plates, 9 maps, 419 text illustartions. 384pp. 4to, gilt decorated burgundy cloth. London: Duckworth, (1960). Very good (+). Detailed and comprehensive work on the modern carpet waevers of Persia. More
Milan: Officine Grafice Ricordi, 1961. Introduction + 12 color plates, each matted and with an accompanying text. Folio, beautiful printed pictorial cloth covers, original printed plastic wrapper. Milan: Officine Grafice Ricordi, (1961). A fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper. More
Lisbon: Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, 1972. Illustrations in color & in black and white. Small thin folio, blue cloth, d.w. Lisbon: Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, 1972. First Edition. Fine. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 334pp. Tall thick 4to, boards, dust wrapper (d.w. is neatly taped along all the edges, oddly to strengthen rather than for existing flaws). New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011. Profusely illustrated throughout in color. 287 pages. Tall folio, blue cloth with inset pictorial label, protected in decorative board slipcase. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2011). First trade edition. Previous owner has made some very small faint pencil markings at lower margin of some pages, otherwise a fine copy in fine box. Scarce. Published in conjunction with the 2011 opening of the galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran..... More
New York: Houghton Mifflin/ Riverside Press, 1888. Frontispiece. 12mo, vellum-backed boards. New York ,Boston & Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin/The Riverside Press, 1888. The text of the fourth edition, followed by that of the first; with notes showing the extent of his indebtedness to the Persian original; and A Biographical Preface. From the library of Kenneth Roberts, with his bookplate. More
Oxford: Shakespeare Head, 1926. Decorations by Thomas Lowinsky. Slim 37 pages, rubricated title, untrimmed edges. 12mo, vellum-backed cream cloth, lightly soiled and warped. Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press, 1926. Limited Edition. A very good copy, internally fine. The Shakespeare Head Quartos No. 6. Limited to number 25 of only 55 copies. More
Helsinki: Frenckelliana, 1845. Some folding tables, 352pp., 8vo, 1/2 leather, marbled boards; (hinges rubbed, some foxing). Helsingforsiae: Frenckelliana, 1845. Very good (-). More
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1954. 53 plates in black & white, 3 folding plans, 102pp. Folio, original stiff printed wrappers. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1954. First Edition. Very good (+). Memoires Mission Archeologique en Iran. Tome XXXVI. More
Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1971. Profusely illustrated with photographs by William MacQuitty, many in color. 224 pages. Folio, green cloth, edgeworn d.w. (Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1971). First American edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Golden Press, 1962. Translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons. With 538 illustrations, mostly handsomely printed photogravures, and 142 in color. Thick 4to, red cloth. New York: Golden Press, (1962). First American edition. A near fine copy. The Arts of Mankind series, volume 3, edited by Andre Malraux & George Salles. More
Berlin: Propylaen, 1925. 39 gravure plates, some colored and mounted, numerous additional photographic illus. 617pp. 4to, cloth-backed boards (rubbed), backstrip frayed at head and tail. Berlin: Propylaen, 1925. Propylean-Kunstgeschichte V. "The strength of this series lies in the illustrations which form an invaluable body of visual material." - - Arntzen/Rainwater I19. More
Geneva: Skira, 1961. Mounted color plate on title, 80 tipped in color plates, 191 pages, square 4to, yellow cloth, chipped dust wrapper. (Geneva): Skira, (1961). Gift inscription on front endpaper, else a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Treasures of Asia series. More
New York: Abrams, 1968. Illustrated with 24 mounted color plates and 184 b/w illustrations. Thick square 4to, natural cloth, edgeworn d.w. New York: Abrams, (1968). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. A finely illustrated study of the diverse influences, especially Hellenistic and Persian, which shaped the art of Gandhara, the ancient province located in present-day northwest India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, from the 1st through the 5th century. More
Edinburgh: Hodder & Stoughton. Illustrated with 10 mounted color plates by Edmund Dulac, protected with lettered tissue. [6], 113 pages. Short, thick 4to, original white cloth with ornate green & gilt-stamped pictorial cover and spine. In the original pictorial box - though the box is broken it has preserved the book in fine condition. Edinburgh: Hodder and Stoughton, no date, ca.1913. First trade edition. A fine attractive copy. More
Geneva: Barbier, 1970. 210 black & white photos. 143pp., tall 8vo, glossy pictorial boards; covers lightly rubbed. Geneva: Collection Jean Paul Barbier, (1970). A very good copy. More
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