A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated history of the port of Bristol. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixty-one images across fifty-seven plates, three of which are folding. Collated complete. A detailed history of the port of Bristol, England. With chapters on the making of the quay, the floating harbour, the "great western" steamship, free port movement, improvement schemes, developing the city docks, bridges and railways, and much more. Written by Charles Wells, an English historian who wrote numerous books on the history of the city of Bristol. Bound in half crushed morocco with cloth covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good