On this page you can review the 40 rug and carpet related titles that are in stock on January 31, 2008, and here is how to order any of them from Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire. Thank you, RAY
1. KILIM ANATOLICI - ANATOLIAN KILIMS, Eskenazi, Milano, 1984, B&W and Color illustrations, 100pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), This volume concentrates on 21 kilims of Anatolian origin. These particular flatweaves offer the widest and most interesting scope of study. Published for an exhibition held 12 April to 26 May 1984., (Order No: 42206 ), $40.00
2. Achdjian, Albert (introduced with ethnographical notes by Arnold van Gennep), UN ART FONDAMENTA, LE TAPIS - A FUNDAMENTAL ART, THE RUG, Editions Self, Paris, 1949, B&W and color ill., 297pp, very good, wraps (softcover) couple small tears top/bottom spine, This volume introduces specimens of the most beautiful and typical rugs in existence. A careful study of each plate will train the eye to recognize the style of the best-known varieties or categories of rugs which are to be found in houses, museums and shop-windows and which are still made by hand in Eastern countries., (Order No: 31867 ), $25.00
3. Beattie, May H., CARPETS OF CENTRAL PERSIA: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO RUGS OF KIRMAN, World of Islam Festival Pub., n.p., (1976), B&W and color illustrations, 104pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0905035178 Catalogue to an exhibition held at Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield, 10 April-19 May 1976 and City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, 4 June-11 July 1976., (Order No: 44295 ), $14.50
4. Black, David (editor), THE MACMILLAN ATLAS OF RUGS & CARPETS: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR THE BUYER AND COLLECTOR, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, (1985), over 200 color, 150 B&W ill., 255pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0025111205 Covers history, production, design, and gazetteer of major carpet-producing areas. Illustrations of characteristic styles of 19th and 20th centuries., (Order No: 676 ), $15.00
5. Blau, Doris Leslie, LES ANNEES FOLLES: ART DECO & EUROPEAN AVANT-GARDE CARPETS 1920-1940, Doris Leslie Blau, New York / Textilia Roma, (1999), color illustrations, 68pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of an exhibition held by veteran Manhattan carpet dealer called "Les Annees Folles" (The Crazy Years) of about 30 rare Art Deco rugs. Fabulous color illustrations, text in Italian and English. Copy of New York Times article about the exhibition is laid in., (Order No: 39144 ), $95.00
6. Coen, Luciano and Duncan, Louise, THE ORIENTAL RUG, Harper & Row Publishers, New York, (1978) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 192pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 006010824X The authors lay a historical foundation for each rug-producing area, and then present photographs of rugs with descriptions that challenge the reader to appreciate each rug with a trained eye., (Order No: 51096 ), $15.00
7. de Calatchi, Robert, ORIENTAL CARPETS, Chartwell Books, Inc, Secaucus, NJ, (1967), B&W and color illustrations, 225pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0890097623 Author introduces us to a remarkable survey of antique and semi-antique Oriental rugs which are so avidly collected today in Europe and America., (Order No: 51095 ), $10.00
8. Dedera, Don (with a foreword by Clay Lockett), NAVAJO RUGS: HOW TO FIND, EVALUATE, BUY AND CARE FOR THEM, Northland Press, Flagstaff, AZ, (1985) 5th ptg, B&W and color ill., 114pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0873581385, (Order No: 31668 ), $4.50
9. Ellwanger, W.D., THE ORIENTAL RUG: A MONOGRAPH ON EASTERN RUGS AND CARPETS, SADDLE-BAGS, MATS, PILLOWS AND ETC., Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1909 2nd ptg, 12 color plates, 154pp, good, decorated blue cloth (hardcover), Franklin 7566., (Order No: 787 ), $17.50
10. Fiske, Patricia L., CAUCASIAN RUGS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., 1976, B&W and color illustrations, 43pp, good, wraps (softcover), An exhibition held at The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., November 11, 1975-February 28, 1976., (Order No: 44229 ), $20.00
11. Fokker, Nicolas, PERSIAN AND OTHER ORIENTAL CARPETS FOR TODAY, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, (1973), B&W and color illustrations, 135pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0047460059 This volume offers a detailed survey of the various Persian carpets currently to be found in the trade., (Order No: 49331 ), $12.00
12. Frauenknecht, Bertram, FRUHE TURKISCHE TAPISSERIEN - EARLY TURKISH TAPESTRIES, Bertram Frauenknecht, Nurnberg, West Germany, (1984), Color illustrations, 44pp, plates, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 3980098109 Contents include: Anatolian Kilims, A Personal View of Fifteen Years of Admiration, Frustration and Pleasure; Notes on the Prehistory of Anatolian Kilims; Plates; Bibliography., (Order No: 42205 ), $75.00
13. Gregorian, Arthur T. (preface and catalogue by), THE GREGORIAN COLLECTION - ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS OF THE GREAT SILK ROUTE FROM TURKESTAN TO ANATOLIA, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN, (1976), B&W and color illustrations, 74pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), This exhibit was first exhibited at Wellesley College in 1974, and this catalogue is from the exhibit at Hamline University from September 26 to December 5, 1976, with 110 fine examples., (Order No: 44213 ), $8.50
14. Haack, Hermann, ORIENTAL RUGS: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE, Faber & Faber, London, (1972) 5th ptg, 36 B&W, 8 color plates, 76pp, map, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0571070183, (Order No: 814 ), $7.50
15. Hackmack, Adolf (translation by L. Arnold), CHINESE CARPETS AND RUGS, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1973), 63 B&W ill. follow text, 42pp of text, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486229211 First published in 1924 in the famous rug-making city of Tientsin in a limited edition. In addition to offering a highly informative study of the designs themselves, the book presents valuable essays on the development of carpet weaving, the colors of Chinese carpets, and the weaving process., (Order No: 25007 ), $4.00
16. Holt, Rosa Belle, RUGS, ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL, ANTIQUE & MODERN, A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1908, B&W and color illustrations, 202pp, very good, decorated brown cloth, teg (hardcover), Originally published in 1901., (Order No: 612 ), $20.00
17. Holt, Rosa Belle, RUGS, ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL, ANTIQUE & MODERN - REVISED AND ENGLARGED EDITION, Garden City Publishing Co., New York, 1937, B&W and color illustrations, 208pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Originally published in 1901., (Order No: 836 ), $14.50
18. Jacobsen, Charles W., ORIENTAL RUGS: A COMPLETE GUIDE, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Rutland, VT, (1971) 11th ptg, 194 B&W and color ill., 479pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) in good slipcase, ISBN 0804804516 First published in 1962. The classic reference work on the subject., (Order No: 982 ), $15.00
19. Jacobsen, Charles W., CHECK POINTS ON HOW TO BUY ORIENTAL RUGS, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Rutland, VT, (1973) 4th ptg, 60 B&W and color ill., 208pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 0804807140 First published in 1969. This book is intended primarily for buyers of oriental rugs, not only people about to make a first purchase, but also seasoned collectors and purchasing agents for large stores. It will, in addition, enable anyone to evaluate rugs already owned., (Order No: 5074 ), $6.00
20. Justin, Valerie Scharaf, FLAT-WOVEN RUGS OF THE WORLD - KILIM, SOUMAK, AND BROCADING, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, (1980) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0442242115 With almost 300 illustrations this book displays examples of ancient and modern flat-woven rugs from such countries as Iran, Peru, Morocco, China, Afganistan, Turkey, and the USSR., (Order No: 51581 ), $20.00
21. Kent, William Winthrop (foreword by Cordelia Sargent Pond), HOOKED RUG DESIGN: SHOWING TWENTY-EIGHT REPRODUCTIONS OF THE AUTHOR'S OWN DESIGNS, SOME IN FULL COLOR, The Pond-Ekberg Company, Springfield, MA, (1949), B&W and color ill., 190pp, good, salmon colored cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Besides Nearly 150 Other Examples of Hooked Rugs from Many Co-operative Sources. Condition Note: Light edgewear, owner's name on front pastedown., (Order No: 35558 ), $18.50
22. Koechlin, R. and Migeon, G., ORIENTAL ART: CERAMICS, FABRICS, CARPETS, The Macmillan Company, New York, [1928], color illustrations, unpaginated, very good+, green cloth (hardcover) exceptionally nice copy, One Hundred Plates In Colour. Franklin 1900., (Order No: 47517 ), $45.00
23. Landreau, Anthony N. and Pickering, W. R., FROM THE BOSPORUS TO SAMARKAND FLAT-WOVEN RUGS, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC, 1969, B&W and color illustrations, 112pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscription, First published in 1969. The collection of rugs on which this catalogue is based was exhibited at the Textile Museum May 25-September 27, 1969., (Order No: 37356 ), $15.00
24. Leitch, Gordon B., CHINESE RUGS, Tudor Publishing Co., New York, (1935) new ed, B&W and color illustrations, 171pp, very good, (hardcover) (no dustjacket), First published in 1928. Franklin 7603., (Order No: 5960 ), $20.00
25. Lewis, G. Griffin, THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF ORIENTAL RUGS, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1920 (5th ed), 194 ill (32 in color), 375pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1911, this copy is the "Tenth Impression" of the "New, Fifth Edition." Franklin 7607., (Order No: 1134 ), $15.00
26. Loges, Werner (translated by Raoul Tschebull), TURKOMAN TRIBAL RUGS, George Allen & Unwin, London, (1980), 40 B&W & 117 color ill., map, 204pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 004746013X In this book on the carpets and traditional pile weavings of the nomadic Turkoman tribes of Central Asia, the author, who is one of the world's best-known specialists, presents outstanding and hitherto unpublished pieces from 23 major European collections., (Order No: 18700 ), $250.00
27. Mumford, John Kimberly, ORIENTAL RUGS, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1902, B&W and color illustrations, 278pp, good, maroon cloth, teg (hardcover), A standard reference., (Order No: 2193 ), $15.00
28. Olcer, Nazan, KILIMLER - TURK VE ISLAM ESERLERI MUZESI, Eren Yayincilik, Istanbul, (1988), 80 color illustrations, 208pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 975762201X Text in Turkish, followed by 80 beautiful rugs illustrated and described., (Order No: 42474 ), $75.00
29. Petsopoulos, Yanni, KILIMS: FLAT-WOVEN TAPESTRY RUGS - (THE ART OF TAPESTRY WEAVING IN ANATOLIA, THE CAUCASUS AND PERSIA - THAMES & HUDSON SUBTITLE), Thames and Hudson, London, (1982), 422 ill., 72 in color, 394pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0500233055 Their vivid colors and attractive designs, often combined with supreme workmanship, make these Oriental tapestry-woven rugs a fascinating study. The functions of kilims are varied, but always practical - coverings for furniture, rugs, prayer mats, door-hangings - thus reflecting a mentality which conceives of beauty not in the abstract, but within the context of everyday life., (Order No: 8432 ), $275.00
30. Ripley, March Churchill, THE ORIENTAL RUG BOOK, Tudor Publishing Company, New York, (1936) new ed., B&W and color illustrations, 310pp, good+, decorated blue cloth (hardcover), First published in 1904., (Order No: 700 ), $7.50
31. Roberts, Ernest H., TREASURES FROM NEAR EASTERN LOOMS, Bowdoin College Museum ofArt, Brunswick, ME, (1981), B&W and color illustrations, 80pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0916606023 Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from September 11, 1981 to November 22, 1981, and at The Textile Museum in DC, December 11, 1981 to February 6, 1982, featuring a selection of oriental carpets from the Roberts Collection., (Order No: 47626 ), $20.00
32. Sautier, Albert, ITALIAN PEASANT RUGS, Piantanida-Valcarenghi, Milan, 1923, B&W and color ill., 45pp, ill., good, tan paper covered boards w/light wear (hardcover) EX-LIB, Part of the Monographs on the Decorative Arts series., (Order No: 32158 ), $20.00
33. Schlosser, Ignaz, THE BOOK OF RUGS: ORIENTAL AND EUROPEAN, Bonanza Books, New York, orig pub 1963, 193 B&W, 16 color ill., 318pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Authoritative guide to history, techniques of manufacture, and designs., (Order No: 914 ), $5.00
34. Scobey, Joan, RUGS & WALL HANGINGS: PERIOD DESIGNS AND CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUES, The Dial Press, New York, 1974 1st ptg, B&W ill, color plates, 244pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0803773862 Really two books in one: the history of rugs, and a primer on contemporary rugmaking techniques. The history is descriptive: how rug designs originated; how rugmaking traditions sprang up; what the materials and techniques were. The second half of the book is a how-to duplicate the great designs by using contemporary techniques and materials at home., (Order No: 7492 ), $10.00
35. Skinner, Inc., FINE ORIENTAL RUGS & CARPETS - SALE 2216 - NOVEMBER 15, 2003 - BOSTON, Skinner, Inc., Boston, MA, 2003, B&W and color illustrations, 112pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) couple ink marks of prices, With Prices Realized Laid In., (Order No: 44212 ), $25.00
36. Sotheby's, FINE ORIENTAL AND EUROPEAN CARPETS - AUCTION SALE HELD SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1989, Sotheby's, New York, 1989, color illustrations, very good++, wraps (softcover), 374 rugs offered with details, and most illustrated in color., (Order No: 51302 ), $10.00
37. Sotheby's, FINE ORIENTAL AND EUROPEAN CARPETS - AUCTION SALE HELD FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996, Sotheby's, New York, 1996, B&W and color illustrations, 125pp, index, very good++, wraps (softcover), 286 lots described and most illustrated., (Order No: 51303 ), $10.00
38. Tiffany Studios, ANTIQUE CHINESE RUGS, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Rutland, VT, (1980) 4th ptg, 33 B&W plates, 96pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0804800251 Reprint of the third book in a series originally published in 1908 by the Tiffany Studios of New York City. First republished by Tuttle in 1969., (Order No: 4170 ), $15.00
39. Walker, Lydia Le Baron, HOMECRAFT RUGS: THEIR HISTORIC BACKGROUND, ROMANCE OF STITCHERY AND METHOD OF MAKING, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1929, B&W and color illustrations, 421pp, good, decorated tan cloth w/edgewear (hardcover) EX-LIB, Divided into five main parts: The Evolution of Rugcraft; Rugs of Newly Constructed Textiles; Rugs with Superimposed Surfaces; Quilted, Appliqued and Embroidered Rugs; Rugs of Minor Significance; Care, Repair and Sale of Homecraft Rugs., (Order No: 37300 ), $30.00
40. Weeks, Jeanne G. & Treganowan, Donald, RUGS AND CARPETS OF EUROPE AND THE WESTERN WORLD, Weathervane Books, New York, orig pub 1969, B&W and color illustrations, 251pp, very good, orange cloth spine (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 3794 ), $5.00