Hayter Preston — Windmills

London, John Lane The Bodley Head , 1923. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated study of windmills, with watercolours by Welsh artist Frank Brangwyn. First edition. In the original cloth binding. A charming history and homage to windmills across the British Isles, including Barking, Ramsgate, Winchelsea, Littlehampton, and Whitstable, amongst others. With observations of their design and uses through time. With lovely depictions of these windmills in the form of sixteen colour plates by Welsh artist Frank Brangwyn. Collated, complete. Written by William Edward Hayter Preston, a British literary editor, journalist, poet, and author. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with rubbing to the extremities, heaviest to the spine head and tail, which has minor loss. Handling marks to the boards and darkening to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional scattered spots, largely concentrated to the edges and around the inner binding. Good . Ill.: Frank Brangwyn. Good .