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RARE comprehensive, authoritative and beautifully illustrated introduction to the history of the 19th- and 20th-century weaving of the Middle and Far East written by the foremost authority in the field. Both authors - Murray L. Eiland Jr., the author of `Chinese and Exotic Rugs` (1979), and his son, Murray Eiland III, have traveled extensively conducting field research and collecting rugs for study in the Middle and Far East for the 1998 updated edition of this book. This new completely revised and updated 2008 edition includes the results of the authors` research conducted after 1998 in Iran, the Caucasus, the Central Asian republics, and Eastern Turkestan, as well as the enormous recent advances in carpet scholarship. With 365 illustrations (330 in color), 15 full-color maps and 19 diagrams. 2.5kg. 315x240mm. 368 pages. Blue cloth Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket. Silver lettering on spine. Jacket spine edges and spine edges bumped and wrinkled. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare, most up-to-date and richly illustrated edition of the standard introduction to oriental rugs is in very good condition.