IOWA, LAND OF MANY MILLS ~SIGNED COPY~

Swisher, Jacob A.

Published by Iowa City. 1940. State Historical Society Of Iowa / Iowa Centennial History series

About this Item

red & ornately gilt decorative full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). no dustwrapper (as issued). fine cond. binding square & tight. strip of sunfading along the top & tiny spot on front cover. edges clean. some glue seepage from the binding inside front cover & flyleaf, otherwise contents free of markings except for author's signed inscription. nice vintage copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright page, no additional printings indicated). SIGNED with an inscription by the author ( presentation copy to "Dr. Robert B. Wylie .in appreciation etc etc~.from Jacob A. Swisher".) red topstained top edge. deckled foredge & bottom edge. 317p. 20 glossy b&w photos & illustrations. list of iowa mills. notes and references. index. american history. history of iowa. industrial revolution. agriculture. ~ "THIS book was begun long ago. Dr. Swisher has made a hobby of studying old mills, reading about the evolution of water wheels and millstones, discovering the sites where grist was ground and lumber sawed, and visiting silent, dilapidated structures once filled with the roar of whirling gear. It is a fascinating subject, especially in relation to the industrial development of Iowa. As a phase of the life and achievements of the people of this Commonwealth, the story of mills has a place in the Centennial History of Iowa.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: IOWA, LAND OF MANY MILLS ~SIGNED COPY~
• Publisher: Iowa City. 1940. State Historical Society Of Iowa / Iowa Centennial History series
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • agriculture
  • history of iowa
  • american history