1998 Caucasian Prayer Rugs hotsell Ralph Kaffel First Edition Dust Wrapper Colour Plates

The first edition of this vibrantly illustrated study of the Caucasian prayer rug, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated throughout with bright full colour reproductions of rugs, with lengthy explanations of their designs and production. With over 150 colour illustrations.The dust wrapper remarks upon this work as 'both a beautifully illustrated work of reference for the scholar and an illuminating introduction for the first-time rug collector'. This is the first hotsell volume dedicated solely to Caucasian prayer rugs, as special purpose weavings with important religious and cultural significance. Condition Report: In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Edge wear to dust wrapper perimeters, most concentrated to back strip head and tail, and head of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Overall: Near Fine