Where Ships are Born, Sunderland 1346-1946: A History a of Shipbuilding of the River Wear
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2nd printing. 98pp plus numerous monochrome plate illustrations. Linen spine, paper-covered boards. 8vo. Covers a little faded and worn, gently rubbed at spine ends. Internally pages a little creamy. A history of shipbuilding on the River Wear at Sunderland from the time of its first mention almost 700 years ago up to the great effort during the first world war, the severe depression of the 1920s and 1930s and the record-breaking productivity during the Second World War.
