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The O'Brien Press, Published 2000. Hardcover, 480 pp.; 26 cm; First Edition (with full number line); illustrated with black-and-white photographs, old prints, maps, and engravings throughout.
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In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Blue textured paper-covered boards, gold lettering on spine, red endpapers. Mild bumping to edges and overall shelf wear. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Illustrated dust jacket shows a few small nicks and light creasing to edges, mild shelf wear, and a 1/4 inch tear to the paper over the top edge of the back cover near the corner. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover.A street-by-street, area-by-area history of central Dublin, charting the origins and growth of the city, the planning of its streetscapes, and its social and business life from early times to the present. Public buildings, streets, markets, and old business and residential premises are examined alongside examples of new architecture, drawn from early photographs, prints, maps, and engravings, many previously unpublished. Peter Pearson, artist and conservationist, was a leading figure in the campaign to save Dublin's historic buildings, including the Temple Bar area.Contents: Introduction; Map; The Liffey and its Bridges; Temple Bar; Dame Street; Dublin Castle; City Hall; Castle Street to Bride Street; Aungier Street to South William Street; Thomas Street; The Coombe and Ardee Street Area; Christ Church Cathedral and its Environs; St Patrick's Cathedral and its Environs; St Stephen's Green; Grafton Street and Dawson Street; Merrion and Fitzwilliam Squares; St Mary's Abbey and Capel Street; Abbey Street and the North Quays; The Smithfield Area; O'Connell Street; The Rotunda Hospital and Parnell Square; Mountjoy Square and Surrounding Streets; Dublin Port; Acknowledgements; Picture Credits; Select Bibliography; Index.