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Art, design & architecture
Oriental Carpets
Michele Campana
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- Author
- Michele Campana
- Publisher
- Paul Hamlyn (Cameo series)
- Year
- 1969
- Edition
- Cameo series edition; English translation of Tappeti d'Oriente (Fratelli Fabbri · not confirmed
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- Yes – Good
- Condition
- Good
About this copy
This is the 1969 Hamlyn Cameo series English edition of Tappeti d'Oriente, first published in Italian by Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milan, in 1966. The copyright page gives the 1966 Italian copyright and the 1969 Hamlyn edition copyright. No first edition or printing statement is visible, so this copy is not offered as a first edition.
Hardcover in red boards with the original-style illustrated dust jacket, which carries the printed price 15/- on the front flap. The book is illustrated with 66 colour plates of carpets from Persia, Anatolia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, China, Samarkand and India.
Condition
- Book
- Good – Sound binding and text. A small blue ink mark is visible near the gutter on the title page.
- Dust jacket
- Good – Present with printed price 15/- visible. Shows age and handling wear to edges and spine ends.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- Part of Hamlyn's Cameo series; the jacket flap lists the first 12 titles in the series.
- Published by Paul Hamlyn, London · New York · Sydney · Toronto, 1969 (this edition); Italian original 1966.
- Edition status: not established as a first edition; no printing statement visible.
- Translated by Adeline Hartcup.
- Dust jacket price: 15/- (fifteen shillings), printed on the front flap, unclipped.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
