The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs by G. Griffin Lewis - 1921

J. B. Lippincott Company, 1920. 375 pp. Boards rubbed at corners and tips. Front inside hinge weak. Pages are clean, text has no markings. Prior owner name and notation on fep.. Sixth Impression. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

J. B. Lippincott Company, Phila., 1911, apparent 1st. Poor condition. Covers soiled, Front hinge nearly gone, rear hinge cracked. frontis and title page DETACHED. Whole book has a loose feeling. However, everything is here. Extremely detailed reference. One of the best. Many diagrams of a technical nature + other illus. A must for any serious dealer or collector.. F. Hardcover.

J.B. Lippincott, 1913. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. 2nd edition. 375 Pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. The boards are strong and sturdy. Internally, lightly tanned pages, overall clean and complete. Tightly bound.[Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1921. Hardcover. Good/N/A. 5th ed. with additional plates. Binding splayed from reading and pulled at crown from weight of text block; backstrip stained, bumped at crown and heel, frayed at crown; covers dull, rubbed, bumped at corners, soiled at rear; page edges tanned, page corners bumped, hinges cracked, tear at rear pastedown, endpapers a bit soiled, previous owner name and address in pencil on front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. 375 pp., 32 illus. in color, 92 in duotone, 70 line illus., chart, map. Size: 8vo

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1920. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fifth Edition, first printing. Very thick royal octavo, beige cloth covered boards with decorative panel in green black and pink on front. Top edge gilt. 375pp. plus final photograph of a caravan. With index, bibliography and very extensive glossary. Color frontispiece with tissue guard. Folding map of Orient at rear and large folding chart of distinguishing characteristics of the types of rugs in middle part of book. Very generously illustrated with many full page plates in black and white of rugs plus photographs of the weavers and their work places. Many in-text drawings of design elements and patterns. A comprehensive and still very useful and valuable guide to the rug collector. Near fine..

Philadelphia and London: JB Lippincott and Co. Very Good. 1920. Hardcover. Fifth edition, 1920, 375pp, folding map at rear, 32 colour illustrations, 92 two tone illustrations, 70 line drawinga, chart. bound in original beige cloth in original slip case. sl mark on spine. Heraldic bookplate of Pockligton of Chelsworth on endpaper.; Octavo .

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1920, 5th preferred edition, 6th impression. (hardcover) 375pp, [folding map]. Very good. 8vo. Green printed cloth boards. Lightly bumped at head of spine, shelfwear. Top edge gilt; fore-edge and bottom edge roughcut. Gift inscription in pencil from "J. G. McClung" on the ffep. Colour frontispiece with tissue guard. Two-tone and colour illus plates throughout; folding charts; folding map at rear..

The cream background appears a little dusty but the colours are bright. 375pp; 32 colour plates with printed tissue guards; 92 plates in b&w; 72 designs in line dwgs; folding chart and folding map in b&w. Truly a magnificent work. Please expect extra postage to overseas.

J. B. Lippincott Company, 1914-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.