 Finch (M.Inst. C.E.), William Coles Watermills and Windmills - A Historical Survey of their Rise, Decline and Fall as Portrayed by those of Kent , London, C W Daniel, 1933.Hardback, 255mm x 180mm red decorated boards, gilt titles, first edition, 336pp. plus index, plus advertisments, Black and white illustrations. Photographic illustrations. Illustrations by William Coles Finch. Good/NoWrapper. Gift Inscription. Book is impressively large, spine and boards basically clean with only a little bumping to spine. Small 2mm mark to base of front. Block is of thick paper stock, tight and solidf but with edges grubby and foxed, with foxing also affecting opening and closing pages. Rewarding illustrated account of the windmills of Kent, revealing their construction, their operation and their operators, in bounteous past times and leaner later years. Catalogue: Antiquarian and Collectable. Keywords: Windmill, watermill, Kent (Book ref. 4380 ) £ 75.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Chaucer Head Bookshop , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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