A History of The City of Dublin. In Three Volumes. Dublin: James Duffy, 1861. Second Edition.  Pp, (1) [xvi] 437. Speed map of Dublin at end of contents page; (2) [vi], 335 [vii, xix, viii]; (3) [vi), 382, [xii]. Publisher’s diced maroon cloth boards decorated in blind, title in gilt to spines, crest of Dublin City to centre of upper & lower boards. Covers lightly faded & scuffed, light foxing to preliminary leaves otherwise contents bright and clean.

Second edition, the original issues was published between 1854 and 1859.

A history of Dublin and its people, listing who lived where, and the history of each building.

Sir John Thomas Gilbert(1854-1859) was librarian of the Royal Irish Academy for 34 years. The Gilbert Library in Dublin’s Pearse Street is named for him.