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John Vince.
Discovering Watermills; fifth edition.

Published Princes Risborough: Shire Publications, 1987.
Series: Discovering, no. 80.
ISBN 0852638876;
ISBN-13: 9780852638873.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Size: 112×176×5mm.
Page count: 80pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: this copy has some scuffs on its covers, and some wear on the edges and corners; the spine has a mild bump at the top, but is not otherwise creased from reading; pages a bit yellowed with age; text appears to be free of marking.


This item £4.00
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within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

[Publisher’s price for current edn. £5.99]
Weight without packaging: 85g.

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No medieval emphasis. Contents: Mill wheel construction; Waterwheels at work; Tide mills; Corn grinding machinery; Grinding the grain; Some notable watermills [gazetteer].

Illustrations: throughout, and inc. 16 pages of plates, all monochrome
Maps & plans: no

Notes: no
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: a few references
Index: yes

[BML/shire]

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