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Where we find new old books, chapter 4: William Creech and a new first edition of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations

15 December 2015
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collections highlights, Highlights, Rare Book Collection, Rare Book finds

Once again external funding for a cataloguing project (the Henderson Bequest) has thrown into the light another hidden gem in the Special Collections of the… Read More »Where we find new old books, chapter 4: William Creech and a new first edition of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations

Lighting the Past: The Reserve Collection, Part 1

12 December 2014
Highlights, Rare Book Collection

After beginning on the 7th November 2013, the Lighting the Past Team has finally finished the general Reserve Collection, 54 weeks later, on the 21st… Read More »Lighting the Past: The Reserve Collection, Part 1

Lighting the Past turns 1 year old – catalogues almost 10,000 books to-date!

On 10 June 2014 Lighting the Past celebrated its first birthday, when Phase 1 cataloguing on the programme began officially. Over this last year we’ve… Read More »Lighting the Past turns 1 year old – catalogues almost 10,000 books to-date!

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