East to Cathay
Subtitle: the silk road
By: by Robert Collins.
Series: Trade routes series
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Silk industry -- China.; Trade routes.; Silk industry -- China.; Trade routes.
Description: Describes the discovery and production of silk in ancient China; the exchange of goods, culture, and ideas which accompanied the silk caravans along the road from East to West; the experiences of the western traveler to the East; and the decline of the Chinese silk trade. Illustrated with contemporary prints and drawings.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [126]