LIBRARIES from Forest Books

Uppsala: Regiae Academiae Ups. Impensis, 1745. [iv],153,[1]pp., large paper copy, text browned, later paper wrappers, unopened, uncut. The first printed history of Uppsala University Library, written by its young vice director. Celsius' appointment had been fiercely opposed by the Chief Librarian, Andreas Norrelius, and in 1746 he attacked the present work in a spiteful, anonymous pamphlet. Claes… Read more about this item

Boydell & Brewer Ltd. 1991. 4to, 500pp., orig. cloth, gilt. The catalogue compiled for Pepys in 1700 by his copyist and secretary Paul Lorrain and his nephew John Jackson comprises two parts; the numerical listing of volumes followed by an alphabetical list and the 'Appendix' or subject index (Part ii). This volume (Part i) presents a… Read more about this item

Boydell & Brewer Ltd. 1991. 4to, 367pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth, gilt. The catalogue compiled for Pepys in 1693 has a listing of shelf markings as found in earlier library catalogues, but is also one of the first attempts at a comprehensive subject index, classifying the books in subjects from Arts to Vulgaria ('Noted Pieces of Chivalry,… Read more about this item

Gordon Fraser. 1976. First Edition, folio, coloured frontis., 36 coloured plates, orig. cloth.

Burt Franklin, New York. (Reprint of the 1865 Edition) 1969. 1 Folding facsimile, orig. cloth. Gives a brief historical survey of libraries, and deals in detail with the Royal Library, government archives and some important private libraries in England. Also includes a list of the catalogues of English monastic libraries.

Bowes & Bowes. 1958. First Edition, large 8vo, ex-library, orig. cloth.

Oxford University Press. 1952. First Edition, ex-library, 11 plates (1 double page), 3 plans, orig. cloth, uncut. Giving a sketch of the library as it was in 1845, tells its history under successive librarians; first under Bandinel and Coxe; then under Nicholson; and finally under Nicholson's three successors in office.

Sinclair-Stevenson. 1992. First Edition, 8 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. Seven prominent members of the library were invited to give a lecture on some former distinguished members and past librarians.