FARM WAGONS AND CARTS

ARNOLD, JAMES

ISBN 10: 0715373307 / ISBN 13: 9780715373309

Published by DAVID AND CHARLES, NEWTON ABBOTT, DEVON, UK, 1977

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BOUND IN CLEAN ORANGE CLOTH HARDCOVERS, WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLES TO SPINE, THIS DATED 1977 FIRST EDITION IS PUBLISHED IN NEWTON ABBOTT, DEVON BY DAVID & CHARLES : CONDITION IS VG IN VG JACKET(UNCLIPPED). 144pp WITH INTRODUCTION AND 7 CHAPTERS, AS FOLLOWS: TYPES OF WAGON AND CART , STRUCTURE OF WAGONS AND CARTS, FROM OX TO HORSE, REGIONAL DESIGNS, TROLLEYS , HERMAPHRODITES, AND BOAT WAGONS, TIP-CARTS, HARVEST CARTS, GAMBOS, LONG-CARTS AND WHEELCARTS, INDEX. NUMEROUS DRAWINGS OF WAGONS AND CARTS: THE MODEL MAKERS DREAM! CONDITION VG/VG.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FARM WAGONS AND CARTS
• Publisher: DAVID AND CHARLES, NEWTON ABBOTT, DEVON, UK
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0715373307
• ISBN 13: 9780715373309
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

Although many of the traditional waggons and carts used throughout Britain in agriculture, rural work and transport in the years before mechanisation are preserved, there is comparatively little literature on the subject. With his expert knowledge of the topic and draughtsman's skill Arnold has gone a long way to correcting that situation. His book covers the construction, design and various components forming these by-gone vehicles, harness used by horses and oxen to haul the waggons is explained before the study moves on to describe in detailed text and drawings the surprising large variety of types used and the many regional variations. Each one is sketched with clarity and detail, most on a half-page, a few full-page and for some small vehicles, two per page.