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Scottish Country Miller, 1700-1900: A History of Water-Powered Meal Milling in Scotland
by Gauldie, Enid
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0859760677
- ISBN 13
- 9780859760676
- Seller
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About This Item
Edinburgh, UK: John Donald Publishers Ltd, 1981 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. x, 254 pp, preface, abbreviations, 1. Diet: The Product of the Mill; 2. Abbey, Town and Barony: The Origins of the Mill; 3. Thirlage: Service to the Mill; 4. Landowners: Ownership of the Mill; 5. Millstones: The Heart of the Mill; 6. Water: The Power of the Mill; 7. Early Technology: The Machinery of the Mill; 8. Millwrights: The Genius of the Mill; 9. Later Technology: Improvements to the Mill; 10. The Unpopular Miller: The Isolation of the Mill; 11. The 18th Century Miller's Life: Routine at the Mill; 12. Rents and Repairs for the Mill; 13. the 19th Century Miller; bibliography, index. First Edition, 1981. "The history of Scotland has been too often the history of its aristocracy, its lawyers and its clergy, but, recent years have brought growing interest in the lives of the country people, the domestic craftsment who were important to the community. This book studies the miller whose product was thechief element of the diet of the Scottish people until Victorian Times; discusses the origins of milling, the social context and daily life of the miller, as well as the technical aspects of milling." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Small owner's plate on ffep, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black textured paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004107
- Title
- Scottish Country Miller, 1700-1900: A History of Water-Powered Meal Milling in Scotland
- Author
- Gauldie, Enid
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0859760677
- ISBN 13
- 9780859760676
- Publisher
- John Donald Publishers Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, UK
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- BRITISH HISTORY SCOTLAND COUNTRY PEOPLE THE MILL AND THE MILLER HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY WATER-POWERED MEAL MILLING SOCIAL ASPECTS 1700-1900
- Bookseller catalogs
- BRITISH HISTORY;
- Size
- Large 8vo
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