Senate House Library, University of London

Christopher Pressler; Karen Attar

ISBN 10: 1857597907 / ISBN 13: 9781857597905

Published by London. Scala Publishers Ltd, 2012

About this Item

London. Scala Publishers Ltd. 2012. Soft covers. Brand New in shrink wrap. Medium 4to 12" x 9½"  [30 x 24cm] approx. 136 pp. Attractive illustrated covers. With over quarter of a million printed items in its special collections, not to mention archives and manuscripts, Senate House Library is among the largest university repositories for early printed books in the United Kingdom. Strengths cover areas as diverse as English literature, magic, mathematical history, and the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature is internationally renowned. Individual gems range from mediaeval manuscripts to books printed by William Caxton, Shakespeare's First Folio,and a presentation copy of Das Kapital. The sixty rare items featured here include a unique fourteenth-century eye-witness account of the Hundred Years War, manuscript drawings by Walter Crane, and Byron's unfinished, unpublished draft for the end of Don Juan. A handwritten letter from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a roll depicting the funeral of Anne of Cleves in 1557, the sole extant copy of a shorthand manual from 1673, and annotations by Thomas Carlyle join the roll-call of treasures. Please contact us if you would like any more information. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message. Seller Inventory # 2MAY2023024

Bibliographic Details

Title: Senate House Library, University of London

Publisher: London. Scala Publishers Ltd

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

With over quarter of a million printed items in its special collections, not to mention archives and manuscripts, Senate House Library is among the largest university repositories for early printed books in the United Kingdom. Strengths cover areas as diverse as English literature, magic, mathematical history, and the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature is internationally renowned. Individual gems range from mediaeval manuscripts to books printed by William Caxton, Shakespeare's First Folio,and a presentation copy of Das Kapital. The sixty rare items featured here include a unique fourteenth-century eye-witness account of the Hundred Years War, manuscript drawings by Walter Crane, and Byron's unfinished, unpublished draft for the end of Don Juan. A handwritten letter from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a roll depicting the funeral of Anne of Cleves in 1557, the sole extant copy of a shorthand manual from 1673, and annotations by Thomas Carlyle join the roll-call of treasures.

About the Author:

Christopher Pressler is Director of Senate House Libraries, University of London. Karen Attar is Rare Books Librarian, Senate House Library.