We take great pleasure in announcing as of October 2024 we have acquired the remaining stock of Ed and Maggie Stott's Oxianna Books originally of Long Ditton Surrey.
That together with our existing stock of out of print books, maps and literature some of which was acquired along the way from Abingdon Books, The Raymond Benardout Library and that of the late Simon Crosby now makes us the likely leading supplier of out of print books and literature in the field of Oriental Rug and Carpet studies in the English language.
During the course of 2024 and 2025 the titles will be gradually rolled out the titles available via the link .
A portion of this material will not be offered but be held back to augment the working library of our business which is freely available upon appointment and students and researchers.
Clive Rogers Oriental Rugs ( Books )
https://www.orient-rug.com/collections/books
Whilst our carpets are acquired in customers #nationaltrust properties it's not always the property itself that becomes the object acquisition along with the carpets. Rules Restaurant is London's oldest restaurant was originally opened in 1798 at 34-35 Maiden Lane has now been gifted to the National Trust. The historic collection such as visitor books, menus, and photographs will be protected for future generations by the Trust. Rules Restaurant will continue to trade with the rent payments will go towards conserving the building and perhaps preserving the carpets which we made for upstairs elegant glass roofed conservatory. . #rulesrestaurant
Shortly to open 21 July 2026, we are currently engaging in the working up and provisions of carpet services to the visitor centre at this famous house on the outskirts of London. Termed 'House of Secrets', the house also known as Trent Park House, played an important role in WWII along with Bletchley Park in wartime covert surveillance. It hosted senior German officer prisoners of war, who were eavesdropped upon whilst enjoying the comparative freedoms of the gardens and grounds, with the odd whiskey to get tongues wagging...
Following a discovery of a pair of 1920s Donegal kneeler runners at the local town parish church of St. Laurences in September 2024 work was commissioned to rejuvenate the carpet and brassware on the steps leading leading from the Nave to the Chancel. The task was tricky as the brassware and fittings were all in a poor state and the carpet was starting to unravel and therefore needed binding not to mention fixings into marble steps !. The result was splendid and fully deserving of the not inconsiderable effort for what might otherwise have appeared a straightforward task.
