Dhurrie Flatwoven Rugs of India by SHYAM AHUJA ISBN 13: 9788175081116

India Books House Ltd, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 7x5x1. Heavy, Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. 271 Pages. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed and marked. It is intact and protected in cellophane. The boards are strong and sturdy. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound.[Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Mumbai: India Book House Ltd. (1999) 272 pp. Original white decorative cloth covers. Binding and DJ a bit soiled. Illust. w/ numerous color photos. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by David Desouza (Photographs). Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Indianapolis: India Book House, 2000. Hardcover. New/New. Indianapolis: India Book House, 2000. New/New. This sumptuous, oversize (10 3/4 x 14) volume covers the history and development of dhurries. 350 full color illustrations, 271 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. White boards with tan design and lettering.

Woodbridge (Suffolk): Antique Collectors' Club Ltd / India House Books 1999. Large 4to. 272 pp., illustrated in colour and b/w. 8175081112 . Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 1999.

Mumbai: India Book House, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio. Photography: David de Souza. Type: Book 1st printing. An unread book. Prior owner armorial plate to flyleaf, otherwise as new. Weighs in excess of 2kg, international shipping by quotation.

India Book House, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Quarto, 271 pp. New in dust jacket.

Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. Indian Carpets India Book House New Delhi (1999) orig.boards 35x27cm, 271 pp., Weighs 2200 grams. "Largely unappreciated, the traditional flatwoven Indian dhurrie has long been overshadowed by the luxuriant Mughal pile carpets. For the first time the dhurrie is given the prominence it deserves. Transcending social boundaries the dhurrie was used by commoner and royalty alike - at its simplest it was a multi-purpose textile used as floor covering, bedding or packaging. At its most elaborate, however, woven with the finest fibres and enhanced with gold threads, it graced the palaces of royalty. This pioneering work traces the dhurrie back into the mists of prehistoric India with beautifully reproduced photographs of extant examples through the centuries. It pays particular attention to the design and colouring of dhurries from classic stripes to ornate geometrical designs as well as pictorial dhurries. The many stages of dhurrie making are comprehensively covered -… Read More

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