The Story of Silk

First edition, first impression.  xiv, 224pp, with plentiful illustrations with colour plates and black and white illustrations in text.  Green cloth-covered boards, with gilt-stamped lettering on the spine.  Illustrated endpapers.  8vo.  Cloth a little rounded at spine ends.  Trace of dustiness to upper text block edge.  Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original glossy, illustrated dust jacket, mot price clipped, a little shelf worn and gently bumped on extreme edges, mildly sunned over. spine.  

An exploration of the history and cultural impact of the silk industry and trade, examining the unique natural history of the silkworm and the mulberry tree to the ancient trade routes of the Silk Road, to modern production methods and uses.