Beautiful, clean book and dust jacket in original slipcase, inscribed and SIGNED by author. Rich red cloth boards with gold decoration and lettering. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers (small return address label on front fixed endpaper under dust jacket flap). Inscribed and signed on half-title page by the author: "Aug. 13, 1981 - To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strauss with my compliments, Charles W. Jacobsen." Beautifully illustrated in full color and black & white, maps. 479 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Cardboard slipcase with color paper title label is sturdy, no cracking or chipping, a few faint water marks to edges. A fabulous and informative book on the most beautiful rugs in the world.