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Fabric of the Hills: The Interwoven Story of Textiles and the Landscape of the South Pennines

Standing Conference of South Pennine Authorities, 1989

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Year of publication
1989
Publishers
Standing Conference of South Pennine Authorities
Keyword
Yorkshire, Dales, Peak, District, Lancashire, Cotton, Worsted, Weaving, Water Power Mill, Textiles, Production, History, Landscape, England, English, Railways, canals
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Unpaginated, about 80 pages, each with a b&w photo and text. Contents include In the beginning: geological origins and rural traditions of the Pennines; Domestic calm before industrial storm: the domestic textile industry; Early mills and improveed machines; from weavers cottage to powered mill; The great industrial revolution : muck and brass; Twenteith century changes: one more chapter in teh Pennine saga. Map at back is intact and unused.