The G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns
The G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns

Author: Clayton Carlyle Tarr

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 9781570038297

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"The G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns includes fourteen color and fifty-eight black-and-white illustrations as well as an introduction by G. Ross Roy on the history of the collection. In text and images, the catalogue documents a monumental research collection that serves as an open invitation for further investigations into the life, works, and legacy of Scotland's bard."--BOOK JACKET.

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

Author: Karen Attar

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Published: 2016-05-31

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 1783300167

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This directory is a handy on-volume discovery tool that will allow readers to locate rare book and special collections in the British Isles. Fully updated since the second edition was published in 1997. this comprehensive and up-to-date guide encompasses collections held in libraries, archives, museums and private hands. The Directory: Provides a national overview of rare book and special collections for those interested in seeing quickly and easily what a library holds Directs researchers to the libraries most relevant for their research Assists libraries considering acquiring new special collections to assess the value of such collections beyond the institution,showing how they fit into a ‘unique and distinctive’ model. Each entry in the Directory provides background information on the library and its purpose, full contact details, the quantity of early printed books, information about particular subject and language strengths, information about unique works and important acquisitions, descriptions of named special collections and deposited collections. Readership: Researchers, academic liaison librarians and library managers.

The Directory of Museums and Special Collections in the UK
The Directory of Museums and Special Collections in the UK

Author: Peter Dale

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-05-31

Total Pages: 1182

ISBN-13: 1000938530

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Compiled with the assistance of the Museums Association, this important directory incorporates over 2,100 museums - almost double the number of inclusions in the 1st edition. It covers all types, including collections of artefacts. The index contains over 3,000 subjects. It is designed particularly to uncover those holdings that are more unusual and less well-known. The directory covers all subjects except living organisms. An indispensable reference source for the library and an ideal companion for researcher or enthusiast alike.

A Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
A Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

Author: Library Association. Rare Books Group

Publisher: London : Library Association Pub.

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 778

ISBN-13:

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This revised edition lists approximately 1200 libraries in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, some included for the first time, with details of their rare and special book collections. It covers mainly those printed before 1850, but includes manuscript and modern material where related.