×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Special Collections is home to over 100,000 rare books, pamphlets and periodicals, dating from the fifteenth century to the present day.
Rare Books highlights include:
- Our collection of incunabula
- The Graves Library collection on the history of mathematics
- The Ogden Library collection on language and communication
- Our collection of Hebraica and Judaica
- The Orwell Collection of editions and translations of Orwell’s works and books from his library
- The Small Press collection of little magazines and alternative press publications.
For a full list, visit the A-Z collection descriptions and see also the A-Z of IOE Rare Books Collection.
- Catalogue
The rare book collections can be searched on ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Explore.ÌýThis video demonstrates how to browse rare books and printed material from our website, use Explore to find specific items, and make a viewing appointment with our Enquires Team.
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The rare books are stored at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’s Bloomsbury campus and at The National Archive in Kew. Material can be viewed either at the Special Collections Reading Room in the South Junction of the Wilkins Building or in a dedicated reading room at The National Archives, depending where the collection is stored. Contact us for further details.