Rare and Unusual Books

Published: Liverpool/London, U of Liverpool/Hodder & S,
Date: 1925.
Description: Frontis fold-out, viii, 30pp+ 18 plates (incl fold-outs) & incl text figs. Stiff wraps. 33x25. Discreetly ex university library, small number labels on front and inside cover, pocket rear inside cover, vg copy, hardly used.
Notes: A significant early Irish city plan, obviously influenced by Patrick Abercrombie’s Dublin Plan. A. F. Sharman Crawford was Committee Chairman. Abercrombie & Sydney Kelly were Special Advisors. The plan includes sections on industries & docks, population & health, communications (including roads, trams & railways), open spaces etc. Perhaps reflecting the pioneering approach of the Dublin Plan, there is also some discussion of regional considerations. Rare.
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Price: £275.00