The Rise of the Irish Linen Industry. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1925. First Edition. Pp vii, 359. Cloth boards, title in gilt to spine. Light shelf-wear to boards, contents in very good condition.

Illustrated with 17 plates & with folded map of the Linen industry in Ireland to rear.

Gill’s work offers a meticulous account of how the linen trade evolved from a cottage-based craft into a mechanised, export-driven enterprise, particularly in Ulster, where towns like Belfast and Lisburn became industrial hubs. His analysis is grounded in economic data, legislative records, and first-hand accounts, making the book both scholarly and accessible.