Coxon, Herbert: Oriental Carpets. How they are made and conveyed to Europe. London: T. Fisher Unwin 1884. 21,3 x 13,5 cm. With 11 lithographic plates (1 in colour; 1 as a frontispiece) and 1 lithographic fold-out map. 8 leaves, 75 pages, 2 leaves. Original illustrated linen-bound edition.

(Scuffed and bumped. Binding slightly loose; some age-related and fingerprint marks in places.)

Enay/Azadi 123: “Probably one of the rarest books on carpets in existence. An incredibly topical account of the author’s purchases in the Orient during such an early period.”