228 pages, illustrated with black and white plates, index, name index. The pages are tanned; towards the head the back of the jacket and beneath that the board are both lightly bumped; and pages 91-98 are miscut at the tail's outer edge, a printer's fault which does nor affect the print. The book appears unread and unopened. 'The Caterpillar and the Butterfly: An Exemplary Case of Development in the Italy of the Industrial Districts.' is a title in Felice Monnier's series Quaderni di storia.