{"product_id":"the-windmills-of-surrey-and-inner-london-1st-edition","title":"The Windmills of Surrey and Inner London — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThe Windmills of Surrey and Inner London, K. G. Farries and M. T. Mason — 1st Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"86\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Charles Skilton Ltd, 1966\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"133\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 4to, pp. 276.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The publisher's original orange cloth binding remains remarkably tight and square, featuring sharp corners and vivid, unoxidised gilt tooling to both the front board and spine. The text block is firm, with only minor, superficial foxing and light dust-toning restricted to the page edges, leaving the internal pages clean, bright, and free from significant blemishes. The original dust wrapper is well-preserved, exhibiting only faint age-toning and trivial edge-wear, now protected in a clear removable sleeve. An excellent, sturdy copy of this comprehensive study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First edition. A meticulously researched and profusely illustrated molinological study, enriched with numerous black-and-white photographs, figures, line drawings, maps, and historical engravings, including a notable frontispiece reproducing Samuel Prout's drawing of Dulwich Common mill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe text serves as an authoritative regional history, detailing the engineering, heritage, and landscape impact of windmills across Surrey and Inner London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eCopies retaining the original dust wrapper in such presentable condition have become increasingly uncommon on the open market, appealing strongly to industrial historians and local topographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eBased on extensive fieldwork and archival research, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"59\"\u003eThe Windmills of Surrey and Inner London\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a definitive account of the region's milling heritage. Farries and Mason meticulously document the architectural evolution, mechanical intricacies, and eventual decline of these iconic structures, offering a captivating window into a bygone industrial era and the evolving landscape of the Home Counties.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55598074790227,"sku":"6475","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261021_110325.jpg?v=1792917956","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-windmills-of-surrey-and-inner-london-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}