Coxon, Herbert: Oriental carpets. How they are made and conveyed to Europe with a narrative of a Journey to the East in search of them. London: T. Fisher Unwin 1884. 21,4 x 13,8 cm. With a frontispiece and 10 further plates, 10 of which are tinted, one in colour, plus a folded colour map. 8 leaves, 75 pages, 2 leaves. Original green linen binding with gold-embossed front cover illustration and spine title. Black-embossed title. The same design embossed in blind on the back cover.

(The cover is scuffed and bumped. The spine is discoloured.)

Bookseller’s label on the front cover: ‘Abington Books’. The illustrations are by W.F. Smiles, based on photographs taken by a French artist in Tiflis and on information, sketches and ideas provided by the author.