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Water-Mills, Windmills and Horse-Mills of South Africa
by Walton, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0869770403
- ISBN 13
- 9780869770405
- Seller
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa: C. Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0869770403 . Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition with mild rubbing at the corners being the only flaw, dustjacket also has mild corner-rubbing and the background color on the spine is sunned from green to blue, the spine-title is unaffected, there are no other flaws, and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "This is the first comprehensive account of the hand-mills, water-mills, windmills and horse-mills in South Africa. Based on five years of research and study of nearly two hundred mills throughout the country, it traces the history of mill machinery from mid-17th century to today," illustrated with 250 line drawings and photographs, includes a Selected Bibliography .
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- Bookseller
- Mainly Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033186
- Title
- Water-Mills, Windmills and Horse-Mills of South Africa
- Author
- Walton, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0869770403
- ISBN 13
- 9780869770405
- Publisher
- C. Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- 0869770403
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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