The Commerce in Rubber: The First 250 Years

by Austin Coates

In itself, rubber is a dramatic subject; and the history of rubber and the trade in it, embracing as it does five continents over a period of 250 years, is of compelling interest. This book is a history of the rubber trade going back to the beginnings, and to original sources. It starts with the discovery of rubber in Brazil and describes some of the early industrial uses made of it in France, Britain and the USA. The story then moves across the world...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195888685
• ISBN13: 9780195888683
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"