THE EAST ANGLIAN LINEN INDUSTRY: RURAL INDUSTRY AND LOCAL ECONOMY 1500-1850
by Nesta Evans
Published by Gower. st. 1985
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Pasold Studies in Textile History 5. The growth of linen production in East Anglia from its medieval origins, through the period of expansion and success in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to its decline and collapse in the face of competition from its rival cotton, which was better suited to mechanised spinning and weaving. Dark brown cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w illustrations.
Previous owner's small label to front endpaper else a nice, clean copy. Brown dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
ISBN: 0566008475
Stock no. 1823390
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- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- EAST ANGLIA
- TEXTILES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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