TYNE WATERS: A RIVER AND ITS SALMON. By Michael W. Marshall.

1992 1st edition. 4to (195 x 253mm). Pp160. B/w photographs, illustrations, maps, bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"This is the story of a once-great salmon river threatened by industrial pollution in the nineteenth century and apparently wrecked beyond recall by the 1950s. Now reborn, after a major cleansing effort, its waters are probably cleaner than at any time this century and are host to thousands of returning salmon, which spawn again in the upper reaches." A fascinating history of special interest to salmon and trout anglers. Chapters include: Newcastle salmon; The killing of the tidal Tyne: 1800-1930; A managed, cleaner, salmon river; Anglers on the main Tyne; The Lead Dales; The source. An appendix lists local angling associations and where to obtain licenses. *The 'Damaged Copy' stamp is accompanied by a pencillled note: 'torn DJ'. The dust-wrapper has a small tear and has been repaired with tape on the inside. The repair is minimal and does not detract from the appeal of the book. The same can probably not be said for the bookseller's stamp.