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Check Points on How to Buy Oriental Rugs by Charles W. Jacobsen
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“Check Points on How to Buy Oriental Rugs” book by Charles W. Jacobsen. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, 1972. Third printing hardcover with dust jacket, 208 pp. This book explains in detail the pitfalls, the unethical practices, the exaggerations, the camouflaged defects, and the overpricing one finds in the Oriental rug market. It also reveals wholesalers who are strictly ethical and the diminishing labour supply willing to hand-tie the four million or so knots that make a 8 x 5 rug. It is illustrated with 27 black and white photos and 24 in full color.
NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
- Creator:Charles W. Jacobsen (Author)
- Dimensions:Height: 10.25 in (26.04 cm)Width: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1972
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. price clipped.
- Seller Location:valatie, NY
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NPT Books, a division of N. P. Trent Antiques, was established in 1982 and serves clients in the US and around the world. We offer a large selection of used and out of print books mainly concentrating on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a large focus on 1st editions, signed and rare limited editions. Member of The Art and Antique Dealers League of America since 1996.
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