The Cambridge History of Western Textiles - 2 Volume Set
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
First Edition. Hardcover.
First Edition, First Printing.
An authoritative account of 3000 years of production and consumption of textiles in the western world. Contributors include archaeologists, economic and social historians, historians of fashion and the history of dress, and museum curators familiar with surviving artefacts. Includes a history of all the major textile industries, including wool, linen, silk, cotton and artificial fibers, explains processes and technical terms, and examines the role and impact of textiles in western economies and societies.
Item #901920ISBN: 0521341078
7x10", gilt titled green cloth, xlii (in each volume), 1191pp, notes, references, index, 41 color plates, 287 illustrations, 190 figures, 63 tables.
Black ink remainder mark top-edge each volume, else a very fine, clean and crisp set in very fine dust wrappers and protective mylar, in publisher's original green cloth covered box.
The set is quite heavy and may require additional shipping charges. Please request a shipping quote to your locale.
Price: $285.00