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NLHF Endowment Appeal Final Amount

Until 31 August 2023 the National Lottery Heritage Fund matched every donation to the Endowment Appeal, including the donations to the Adopt-a-Book scheme. The Adopt-a-Book part of the Endowment Appeal has raised £48,070! Our sincere […]

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Adopt a Book – Adopt a Shelf Update

We have raised £42,611 so far (including Gift Aid and NLHF matched funding) for our Adopt a Book – Adopt a Shelf Appeal! All these generous donations will help us to continue developing, conserving, protecting […]

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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver … = First Edition of Gulliver’s Travels (1721)

One of the Library’s treasures is a first edition of Gulliver’s Travels, annotated by the author Jonathan Swift. Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver … (1721) (object […]

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Illuminated book of hours (1400-1500)

Illuminated book of hours on parchment, with multi coloured decorations. Incipit: Introibo ad altare dei. (object ID P002473153) You can adopt this illuminated manuscript for £1,500 or more, and support the work of the Library, […]