Richardson, David.
The Shotley Bridge Swordmakers.
Publisher:
Frank Graham, Newcastle upon Tyne;
Date of Publication:
1973
Stock Code:
14490
First and only edition. Octavo booklet, pp., 67. Publisher’s stapled pictorial silver card wraps, with titles in red. Light crease to corner of upper cover, spine rubbed, shelf-wear to extremities. Contents clean, neat, and fresh. Overall, a very good copy.
Northern History Booklet No. 37. The author traces the history of his German ancestors who settled at Shotley Bridge and set up what would become the heart of Britain’s swordmaking industry. Shotley Bridge hollow swards were both light in weight and flexible, preventing them from breaking, and were prized weapons then and now.
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