Grants awarded in 1953

Some of his finest original prints, elaborately bound in full morocco, gilt with silver clasps

Important collection of official correspondence addressed to officers of the town with particular emphasis on the Civil War period. Illustrated as plate V of AR

Vol 1 contains correspondence with Count Pozzo di Borgo, Vol 2 correspondence with Lord & Lady Clarendon, Lord and Lady Palmerston, Lord John Russell and Lord Brougham.

Presented by Lord Kenyon together with Galerioe du Palais Royal ... Paris 1786 in 28 parts

Presented by Charles Clay

One of the scarcest records of the short British occupation of Monte Video, bought with a contribution of 40 from Arthur Gimson

Presented by FF Madan

The first classical text to be printed. Complete and in good condition; bound in full red morocco dated 1817. Illustrated as plate I of AR

Presented by Donald McAlister with John Mawe: Familiar Lessons on Mineralogy and Geology, 1825; a 9th edition of Bloomfields The Farmers Boy; and Kate Greenaway and Kipling Birthday books

A continuation of Guerins Histoire Maritime de France 1843; presented by AM Cohen and Sir Herbert Cohen

A single sheet, with striking woodcut border, containing the letters of the alphabet and Lords Prayer in Latin; unsigned but printed by V. Bapst at Leipzig.

Samaratian literature collected by Dr Gaster from Nablus including fine MSS of The Pentateuch; 350 Hebrew MSS drawn from Yemen and Morocco as well as Europe and Genizah fragments of discarded texts