Kilims: Flat-Woven Tapestry Rugs by Yanni Petsopoulos - 1979

Rizzoli, 10/15/1991 12:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 1.0000 in x 13.4000 in x 8.4000 in. Lightly read. No markings in book. Binding is fine. DJ with minor shelf wear to edges.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.. Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket. 1991. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. 0847814173 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, "This book focuses on 100 selected masterpieces of an earlier age, when kilims were woven with glorious natural colors and striking designs, redolent of ancient fertility symbols," illustrated in color, book has two minor flaws: a mild bump to the top front corner and a gift inscription on the front end-paper, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, the jacket is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; 184 pages .

Good. Rizzoli, 1979. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 ½ x 10". 394 pp. Good in a good dust jacket. The dust jacket is protected in mylar. Large damp-stains to the rear panel of the dust jacket and to the front board. Moderate foxing to some of the inside pages. Otherwise the interior appears unmarked. The binding is solid.

New York: Rizzoli, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. DJ rubbed with minor wear, book is very clean and bright.

NY: Rizzoli, 1979. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 388pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. art shelf.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 1979. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. Terracotta cloth with gilt lettering; color-pictorial dust jacket, decorative map end papers; 394 pp. 72 color plates, 350 bw plates. "Their vivid colours and attractive designs, often combined with supreme workmanship, make these Oriental tapestry-woven rugs a fascinating study. In this book, the first to be devoted entirely to kilims, the author has chosen to study kilims in general, examining as many examples as possible, and grouping them typologically and geographically. The result constitutes the first comprehensive review of an art form whose importance and outstanding artistic merit has hitherto gone unrecognized. 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. The kilims illustrated demonstrate an astonishing variety of design,… Read More

Rizzoli, 1979. Hardcover. Good.

Rizzoli, 1991. Hardcover. vg+/vg+. Quarto. 179pp A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper.

NY: Rizzoli, 1982. hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws, clean, tightly bound, no writing, names, markings., large, heavy item.; 394pp., 422 illustrations, including 72 color plates. major illustrated reference work on kilims of anatolia, persia, caucasus.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Square 4to.

New York: Rizzoli, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+ Dust Jacket. 10x9x1. Hardcover with dust jacket in very good+ condition, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Includes slipcase in very good condition. Interior appears free of markings, pages bright and crisp. Corners and edges sharp. Unclipped dust jacket has only minimal rubbing. Second printing, 1982. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.