CURL, James Stevens. The Londonderry Plantation 1609-1914

CURL, James Stevens. The Londonderry Plantation 1609-1914. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 1986. Demy quarto. pp. 503. Sumptuously bound in full red morocco elaborately tooled in gilt, with cream leather central lozenge onlay replicating an eighteenth century Irish binding. Spine divided into six panels by five gilt raised bands, title in gilt on blue morocco label in the second, the remainder elaborately tooled in gilt, and with painted onlays; splash-marbled endpapers; cream endbands. A superb copy.

A scarce volume on the history, architecture, and planning of the estates of the City of London and its livery companies in Ulster. Black and white illustrations. [L2 Alt 1C]