It is a common statement to say that cellulose is the world's most abundant polymer. In view of its importance to mankind, an enormous research effort, substantiated by myriads of reports and patents, has been devoted to this biopolymer in the last 150 years. The periodical appearance of textbooks presenting in perspective the major developments of the science of cellulose is therefore crucial for those who want to stay abreast, without being submerged by the overwhelming primary literature. - Tsellyuloza dunyodagi eng ko'p bo'lgan polimerdir, deyish odatiy holdir. Uning insoniyat uchun ahamiyatini hisobga olgan holda, so'nggi 150 yil ichida ko'plab hisobotlar va patentlar bilan tasdiqlangan ulkan tadqiqot ishlari ushbu biopolimerga bag'ishlandi. Tsellyuloza fanining asosiy ishlanmalarini istiqbolda taqdim etuvchi darsliklarning davriy ko'rinishi, shuning uchun ko'plab boshlang'ich adabiyotlar ostida qolmasdan, xabardor bo'lishni xohlaydiganlar uchun juda muhimdir