Isbn: 9780903253024 - Watermills & Windmills: a Historical Survey of Their Rise, Decline and Fall as Portrayed by Those of Kent (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 336pp. b&w photographs. Fine clean condition but unclipped dj has label residue to front and tears to top spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New Impression. 336pp. HARDCOVER Very clean copy internally. No inscriptions. In protected VG d/w. Also includes additional windmill-related leaflets that were tucked inside. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Reissue of the original 1933 publication. 336pp, with black and white illustrations. Deep blue cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to spine. 8vo. Cloth a little dusty, gently rounded at corners and spine ends. Hint of shadowing on text block edges. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Some newspaper clipping relating to the later fate of some of the mills loosely laid in. When Watermills and Windmills was first published in 1933, most Kentish mills were already in a state of decline, and since them even more have disappeared. Int he early part of the 20th century, William Coles Finch spent many years wandering around the Kentish countryside, accumulating information, interviewing old miller folk and gather together a unique collection of prints and photographs. The Kentish mills were a thing of beauty, as well as functional, dotted over the landscape - this is Finch's unique record of them before the decline that came later.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Likely a later reprint of the 1933 original edition. 336pp. Blue cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Rubbed spine ends. Text block edges tanning, affecting page margins, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, chipping to edges including spine ends, not price clipped.   When Watermills and Windmills was first published in 1933, most Kentish mills were already in a state of decline, and since them even more have disappeared. Int he early part of the 20th century, William Coles Finch spent many years wandering around the Kentish countryside, accumulating information, interviewing old miller folk and gather together a unique collection of prints and photographs. The Kentish mills were a thing of beauty, as well as functional, dotted over the landscape - this is Finch's unique record of them before the decline that came later. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. (U6) Hard cover in black cloth binding with DJ in good condition; binding and DJ show signs of shelf wear, especially rubbing at the corners and edges, some minor tearing to DJ on top edge of spine and a few scuffs; no major defects; slight tanning and foxing to edges; neat and clean contents, overall good reading copy. **(Please note that shipping prices may differ from quotes given on website due to weight or destination for delivery. Pictures upon request.)**.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black cloth binding, fine. f/piece (on recto)+336 pp.,illustrated throughout on plates ex-pagination, 8 maps also ex-pag. This would fine but for edge-tanning throughout, unclipped jacket has top edge curling, small nick by top back spine and trace of rubbing bottom spine, otherwise clean and unworn. First published in 1933 this is described as a 'New Impression'. 18 cm x 24 cm.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. New Impression. 336 pages. The standard work on mills in Kent. Illustrated. Weighty volume with inscription on front endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Imp. 336pp Illus. Original black cloth sl. marked. Bookplate. Size: 4to.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint Edition. 336 pgs.Many b/w photo illustrs.Diagrams.4 maps.Lightly bumped top of spine else fine. Dust jacket with one short tear and several tiny nicks. A reprint of the rare first edition (1933) with fabulous photos and details of mills in Kent, remaining the definitive study on rural life and milling in Kent County.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Watermills and windmills, a historical survey of their rise, decline and fall as portrayed by those of Kent. 336pp illustrated in sepia. Reprint of the edition first published in 1933.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New Impression. 336pp, bw illus, minor wear to dw.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Originally published in 1933 this is the New Impression, 1976. Bright, clean copy which is bound in lovely fresh looking cloth boards with crisp gilt title lettering on the spine . No inscriptions and the pages are bright throughout, although slightly toned at the page block edge. Dust jacket is not price clipped and is bright without any sun fading. Just a little light edge wear. "First Cheap Edition" bookseller's/publisher's promotional price reduction sticker stuck on the inner front flap next to the price. Superb copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New impression 1976. Vg hardback copy. The jacket is price-clipped with slight edge-wear, but looks good in a mylar cover. Watermills & Windmills: A historical survey of their rise, decline and fall as portrayed by those of Kent.

New Impression, Hardback, black bds., gold titles, 180 x 250 mm. 1.4 kg. (extra postage), illustrated throughout with photographs and Maps of Kent, original, pictorial, unclipped dw., light edge wear, VGVG+ copy.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper has some minor edge wear to the top edge with two small areas of loss, it is still in fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. When Watermills and Windmills was first published in 1933, most Kentish mills were already in a state of decline, and since then even more have disappeared. 'Watermills and Windmills' remains the standard work on mills in Kent, and few counties in England possess such a rich and complete account of what was once an important part of rural life. This edition is lavishly illustrated with rare photographs from private collections most published here for the first time. Ref HHH 2.…

Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. New Impression. This mint unmarked copy is bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper has some minimal edge wear so best described as near fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. When this book was first published in 1933 most Kentish mills were already in a state of decline, and since then even more have disappeared. In the early part of the last century the author spent many years wandering round the Kentish countryside, accumulating information, interviewing old miller folk and gathering together a unique collection of prints and photographs. William Coles Finch MICE (1864-1944) was a British historian and author of a number of books on Kent-related topics. He is best known for writing Watermills and Windmills, published in 1933 and reprinted in 1976, which is considered a standard work on the topic of Kent windmills. Ref SS7.…

hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.