This book is a work of monumental importance and scope; it has been considered the most authoritative and popular work on cotton as a fabric of cultural significance ever since its initial publication in 1924. This edition includes an additional chapter which outlines in detail the more important historic and economic changes which have occurred since 1924 in relation to the fiber. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown. The now missing DJ was cut up and pasted in as follows: front flap on front flyleaf, rear DJ panel on verso frontispiece, front panel on rear pastedown. The frontispie... View More...
