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New York: Near Eastern Art Research Center, Inc, 1965. Hardcover. VG+/VG+ old bookseller's stock, never privately owned or read. Red cloth with gilt lettering, with color illustrated glossy dustjacket. 387 pp.; 152 color and bw plates, multiple fold-outs. Issued in conjunction with a series of 1965-1967 exhibitions showcasing 152 Islamic carpets, oriental rugs, from the extensive collection of Joseph V. McMullan. The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses all 152 pieces. Contents as follows: The Josep V. McMullan collection of Islamic carpets -- Mamluk, Turkish Court Manufactury and Mughal rugs -- Mamluk rugs -- Turkish Court Manufactory rugs -- Mughal rugs -- Persian rugs: School of Shah Tahmasp -- Persian rugs: School of Shah Abbas -- South Persian rugs -- Persian rugs: 19th century -- Classical tradition in the Caucasus -- Caucasian rugs: 18th and 19th centuries -- Classical Turkish rugs -- "Transylvanian" rugs -- Turkish village rugs: 18th and 19th centuries -- Turkman rugs -- Mongol saddle rugs. Read More

New York: Near Easern Art Research Center. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Spectacular color foldout color plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 385 pages .

New York: Near Eastern Art Research Center, Inc, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. fair to g. Folio. 385, [3]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over red cloth, with gold lettering on spine and front cover. This remarkable volume contains 152 striking examples of Islamic carpets from the somptuous collection of Joseph V. McMullan, the finest collection of Islamic rugs that has ever been assembled in private hand. Muslims regard the carpet with special esteem and admiration. For the traditional Bedouin tribes of Arabia, Persia and Anatolia the carpet was at the centre of their life being used as a tent sheltering them from the sand storms, a floor covering providing great comfort for the household, wall curtains protecting privacy and useful items such as blankets, bags, and saddles. It was indeed a resourceful inspiration to make use of the abundant wool produced by their herds. With Islam, another significant value was added to the carpet, being a furniture of Paradise mentioned numerous times… Read More

New York: Near Eastern Research Centre, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio. Photography: Otto E Nelson. Type: Book 1st printing. Prior owner armorial bookplate to FPD. DJ is complete, shows light wear with small closed tears and slight chipping to head of spine.

Islamic Carpets. McMullan, Joseph V. With a Foreword by Ernst J. Grube. Photographs Otto E. Nelson., Published by Near Eastern Art Research Center, New York, 1965. First Edition. Folio up to 15" tall. 385 pages. Foreword is by Ernest J. Grube, Curator, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photographs by Otto E. Nelson. Red cloth boards, gilt titles front and spine; small bump to bottom corners, small mark near spine front board. Un clipped dust jacket is protected in mylar; two small closed tears back, very tiny chips bottom heel and top spine flaps. Text block and plates in pristine condition without flaws. Housed in a black slip box in fine condition. T Joseph V. McMullan Is considered one of the most important and influential collectors of Islamic rugs of the 20th Century. This book profiles his collection with detailed notes and 106 color plates including several large fold outs and 45 black and white illustrations. This is a rare book in beautiful condition.

NY: Near Eastern Art Research Center, Inc., 1965. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. NY: Near Eastern Art Research Center, Inc., 1965. Foreword by Ernst J. Grube. Numerous color and monochrome full page and fold-out plates. Photography by Otto E. Nelson. 385 pp. Hardcover. 4to size. Red cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Binding sprung. Edges and endpapers lightly soiled with few scattered fingerprint smudges. Else quite good; interior and exterior otherwise clean and bright. Very good-/No dust jacket. (Insurance required to ship this item).

New York: Near Eastern Art Research Center, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Folio. 386 pp, errata bound in at rear. Bound in full red cloth, stamped in gilt on cover and spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with plates, mostly full color, including 8 fold-outs. From verso of table of contents page: "The rugs published in this catalogue are all from the collection of Joseph V. McMullan in New York." Very Good+, binding and gilt bright, hard bump to tail of spine, age-toning to margins of pages, in Very Good dust jacket with 2" tear to lower edge of front cover, 1/2" tear to upper edge of front cover, creasing to flaps, minor wear to head and tail of spine, overall age-toning.

New York. Near Eastern Art Research Center, Inc. 1965, 1965. Hardcover. folio, 31cm, 385,(1)pp., with 123 colour plates (8 folding), 29 black & white plates, biographical note, red cloth, gilt titles on the upper cover & spine, a near fine copy (n4). - An impressively illustrated selection of 152 Islamic rugs from the collection of the New York collector, Joseph V. McMullan. Includes detailed notes for each rug. With a foreword by Ernest J. Grube, Curator, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photographs by Otto E. Nelson.

New York: Near Eastern Art Research Center, 1965. A signed, dated and inscribed copy of this iconic book. Book is very nice with all the plates etc and tight binding. DJ is in tough shape with chips and much scotch tape repair but is protected by a clear mylar jacket to give a nice appearance. 382pp.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

1965. Rugs. ISLAMIC CARPETS by Joseph V. McMullan. NY, 1965. 4to., cloth, DJ, 385pp., 152 illustrations, some folding, most in color. Light spotting to the endpapers andd the DJ, owner name on front free endpaper, else Near Fine.

New York: Near Eastern Art Research Center, 1965. hardcover. very good/very good(-). Nelson, Otto E.. Photographs by Otto E. Nelson. Foreword by Ernst J. Grube. 152 illustrations, many in color and several large fold-out plates. 385pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; lower corners bumped, dust wrapper chipped at corners and spine ends and with several small tears. New York: Near Eastern Art Research Center, 1965. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper.<br/><br/>