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Tag: Collecting

‘A valuable & extensive library’: Tim Munby’s book sales catalogues

Posted on 17 April 2024 by Liam Sims

The Library holds extensive collections of books on bibliography, including on the history of libraries and collecting. One of the primary sources for understanding the […]

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Collectors and collecting, Rare Books, Special Collections

Thomas Richard Brown (1791-1875): poet, clergyman & collector

Posted on 4 December 2023 by Liam Sims

In October the Library hosted a conference to mark the centenary of the death of Francis Jenkinson, University Librarian 1889-1923, which included a display of […]

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Special Collections

Rose Book Collecting Prize 2022

Posted on 12 November 2021 by Liam Sims

Entries are open for the 2021/22 Rose Book-Collecting Prize, which offers students the chance to win £500 by writing and talking about their own book […]

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Collectors and collecting

The library of Gabriel Harvey

Posted on 19 March 2015 by Liam Sims

Discoveries are made frequently in libraries, and the University Library is no exception. Staff and readers alike may call up a volume which has been […]

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Collectors and collecting, Library history, Rare Books, Special Collections

“The most interesting objects”

Posted on 24 August 2011 by Jill Whitelock

Two recent acquisitions enhance our strong collections in natural history, anatomy and the history of collecting. The first is a catalogue of the natural history […]

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French, German, Rare Books, Recent acquisitions

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