Hartley Clark – Bokhara, Turkoman and Afghan Rugs – 1922

An attractive and hard-to-find guide to rugs of Central Asia, illustrated in colour, published in 1922.

With sections on history and regional variations, weaving, design, nomenclature and more. Covers carpets from areas of present-day Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and others.

Features 17 full-page colour images of rugs, plus eight monotone plates and other illustrations in black-and-white.

Hardback, published in 1922 by John Lane The Bodley Head in London. In very good condition. Some toning and marks externally. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. 130 pages plus preface.