Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland

doi:10.29085/9781783301485

This directory is a handy on-volume discovery tool that will allow readers to locate rare book and special collections in the British Isles and has been fully updated since the second edition was published in 1997.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Dedication
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Foreword
pp ix-ix
- By John Feather, Loughborough University
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Rare Books and Special Collections Group Foreword
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- By Fiona Courage, Chair, CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group, Amanda Saville, Immediate Past Chair, CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group
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Introduction
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- By Karen Attar
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Bibliography and webography
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Selected list of abbreviations and acronyms
pp xix-xx
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England
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Northern Ireland
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Republic of Ireland
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Scotland
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Wales
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Crown Dependencies
pp 529-536
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Appendix 1 - Possible special collections
pp 537-540
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Appendix 2 - English counties
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Index of libraries
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Index of collectors
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Index of subjects
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Dedication
pp vii-viii

Foreword
pp ix-ix

Rare Books and Special Collections Group Foreword
pp x-x

Introduction
pp xi-xvi

Bibliography and webography
pp xvii-xviii

Selected list of abbreviations and acronyms
pp xix-xx

England
pp 1-406

Northern Ireland
pp 407-420

Republic of Ireland
pp 421-444

Scotland
pp 445-502

Wales
pp 503-528

Crown Dependencies
pp 529-536

Appendix 1 - Possible special collections
pp 537-540

Appendix 2 - English counties
pp 541-542

Index of libraries
pp 543-550

Index of collectors
pp 551-572

Index of subjects
pp 573-586

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