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Johnson, R. W. & Aughton, Richard (editors).
The River Tyne: Its Trade and Facilities [River Tyne Official Handbook].
Publisher: Andrew Reid & Company, Limited, Newcastle upon Tyne;
Date of Publication: 1930
Stock Code: 14175
First Edition. Octavo, pp., xxxvi adverts, [4], 120, xxxvii-lix (paginated to include end-papers). Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, including a photo etching frontispiece of The Tyne Bridge. With three folding colour plans of Albert Edward Dock, Tyne Dock and River Tyne From the Sea to Newburn 1929. Original tan cloth with black titles to spine, and black-and-gilt titles to upper board around black-stamped ship motif. Local adverts front and rear, many of which are pictorial. Fold out maps crisp and bright. Covers just a touch soiled, and spine tip a little creased. An exceptionally clean, near fine copy. Comprehensive handbook issued under the auspices of the Tyne Improvement Commission, LNER and Corporations of Newcastle, Gateshead, Wallsend, Jarrow, South Shields and Tynemouth. Contents include chapters on the history of the river, the coal trade, ship building and repair, imports and exports and train services. Many photographs, including docks, quays, riverside buildings, staithes and vessels. Tables include statistics on dry docks, tonnage of vessels using the port and steamship services from the Tyne. £45.00