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Our rare books collection includes pre-1851 printed books in English and other West European languages.
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Reference guides
We have compiled several guides which may help you find items in our collection:
Accessing BL binding material from Wikimedia Commons (PDF, 1.0mb)
Directory to western printed heritage collections (PDF, 0.7mb)
Handlist of Sale Catalogues - “S.C. Named” sequence (PDF, 1.8mb)
List of British Library Playbills – arranged by venue location (PDF, 1.7mb)
Microfilm Concordances to Major Named Collections (PDF, 0.6mb)
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