YOUNG, Robert M. Historical Notices of Old Belfast and its Vicinity. A selection from the Mss. collected by William Pinkerton, F.S.A. for his intended History of Belfast, additional documents, letters, and ballads, O’Mellan’s Narrative of the Wars of 1641, biography of Mary Ann M’Cracken, now first printed.

Belfast: Marcus Ward, 1896. Crown quarto. First edition. pp. xii, 288, [4 (list of subscribers), + adverts]. Titlepage printed in red and black. Red cloth over bevelled boards, title and arms of Belfast in gilt on upper cover and professionally rebacked spine. Previous owner’s signature on titlepage. A near fine copy.
Belfast view, double page map of Belfast Harbour; superb full-colour tissue guarded frontispiece of the City arms. Profusely illustrated with full-page plates and in text illustrations.

[Cat 160]