Faux real
Subtitle: genuine leather and 200 years of inspired fakes
By: Robert Kanigel
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780812221329
Subjects: Leather; Artificial Leather; History
Notes: "First published 2007 by Joseph Henry Press"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Imitating the inimitable. Material world; title: "Let the good work go on"; title: Leather alive; title: Bizarre effects; title: One nature; title: Nothing like leather; title: "All shortcomings have been eliminated"; title: Top grain; title: Pt. II. Inspired fakes. What nature had in mind; title: Crocodile dreams; title: Vera pelle.