Description and condition:

Green boards hardback, dustcover, 4to, 233pp, index, b/w and colour illustrations.

Very good or better.

Contents:

The silk road: China to England; the silk road: England to America; from silkworms to silk; mulberry trees; mulberries, monasteries and gardens; natural dyes; uses of silk; royal silks; Huguenots and the silk tradition; silk-weavers, cottages and mills; the industry today.