£19.95
Title: Country Relics-An account of some old tools and properties once belonging to English craftsmen and husbandmen saved from destruction and now described with their users and their stories.
Author: H J Massingham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: c1939 First Edition
Format: Hardback
Condition: Covers are good with minor bumping to spine ends. No dust jacket. Pages are clean with illustrations throughout.
Book measures: 25cm x 17cm with 239 pages
1 in stock
H.J. Massingham’s Country Relics chronicles the salvaged tools and properties of English craftsmen and husbandmen. This is more than a mere inventory; it is a profound effort to rescue the material culture of a fading rural life. Massingham describes each relic, detailing its practical use and weaving in the histories of the hands that wielded it. The book stands as a vivid, evocative account, ensuring that the legacy of pre-industrial labor and its stories are preserved from destruction.
| Weight | 1.00 kg |
|---|
