Dr William Frame, Head of Modern Archives and Manuscripts, writes: Considered one of the most important English poets of the 19th century, Elizabeth Barrett Browni
Dorset History Centre is extremely grateful for the assistance provided by the Friends of the National Libraries in the purchase of paper and photographic records rel
Unique edition with woodcuts showing gardening tools and layouts for gardens. Arthur Gimson gave 25 through FONL towards the purchase of the book
The earliest known Norfolk swan roll, hitherto unrecorded before its appearance at auction.
The Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture (RSA) has acquired this rare and significant Scottish anatomical volume with the support of the Friends of the National
This is a handy ready reckoner for converting regnal years, used for dating most legal documents, to those of the Christain calendar.
1 of 75 copies; presented by Simon Nowell-Smith
Presented together with other duplicates by Trinity House; other institutions also benefitted from this dispersal, especially the Science Museum, which got over 100 vols
Presented together with 58 volumes, many containing scarce pamphlets of the revolutionary wars of 1640 and 1688-9 by Lord Moyne. The more important are listed separately in AR
Printed by Simon Vostre Paris. Lacking first 8 leaves, otherwise fine. Presented by Arthur Gimson with Diego Ufanos Tratado dela Artilleria 1617
Contains six views of rooms and staircases at Het Loo, where Blathwayt had a permanent apartment since he was Secretary at War and Acting Secretary of State to William III.
This volume comprises about half of all the letters written by Charles I from his prison on the Isle of Wight, mostly concerning his attempts to escape; the rest are in the BL: Egerton MSS 1533 and