A 1920s Pitman "Common Commodities and Industries" volume on the manufacture of velvet, velveteen and corduroy, written for general readers and trade people. It traces the history of fustians and velvets from the Arabs and Lancashire to the modern industry, then covers cotton materials, spinning, doubling and weaving of weft-pile cloth, hand and machine cutting of the pile, dyeing and finishing, and distribution and tariffs. A chapter treats corduroy, moleskin, beaverteen and related fustians. It includes cross-section diagrams of plain and twill-back velvet and of corduroy, photographs of looms, cutting knives and cutting machines, an index, and publisher's advertisements.