CARPETS AND RUGS: How They Are Made How To Select Them How To Care For Them by Otis Allen Kenyon Foreword by The Hoover Company North Canton, Ohio: The Hoover Company, 1923. First edition. Illustrated with ninety-seven striking photographs and detailed figures, and with two fold-out pages of color plates to the rear. An expert expose on the making of rugs enhanced with fascinating photos of industry weavers, etc. Includes information on machinery, manufacturing, looms, weaving, knots, materials used, looms, colors, frames, designs, examination, care and cleaning, deciphering differences, counting tufts, and more. Very mild damp-waving to page fore-edges, end-papers lightly age-toned, slight rub-wear to lower shelf-edge, a few faint stains to the covers, else very good in sturdy green linen with gilt embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine; no dust jacket. Octavo; 168 pages; index; plus fold-out plate to the rear. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.