How can I search for printed special collections?
Answer
You can search for our printed special collections via our catalogue.
Encore
To limit your search to our Special Collections items, select "Rare Book" from the list of formats as a filter.
Classic catalogue
To limit your search to our Rare Books and Special Collections, select "Special Collections and Rare Books" from the right-hand drop down menu.
We have guides to each of our named printed special collections available on our website with information about the collection, the collector, its acquisition and details on how to access the collections. Where there are related archives and publications, these are also noted.
Online Card Catalogue
As well as the online catalogue, a large number of printed items acquired by the Library before 1980 are listed on a digitised Online Card Catalogue only. This includes many early European editions and nineteenth-century works. The catalogue can be browsed online by author.
Handlists of collections
Printed catalogues and handlists of many collections are available in the Special Collections Reading Room.