THE WATER-SPINNERS
by Chris Aspin
Published by Helmshore Local History Society. 1st. 2003
Slightly better than very good condition. A new look at the early cotton trade. A history of the cotton mill, the thousands who laboured for long hours, the nimble fingers of young children that kept the water-frames that spun the thread constantly in motion. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, illustrations and maps.
Light vertical crease to spine, spine lightly faded. Text block a little grubby. Name and date in ink to front endpaper.One instance of annotation in ink to margin of page 253 else contents clean.
ISBN: 0906881137
Stock no. 1828020
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- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- HISTORY
- TEXTILES
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
- LANCASHIRE
