Grants awarded in 1956

Binding made to the order of J & J Leighton by Messrs Elkington after a design by Luke Limner.

Mostly a fair copy with a number of unimportant variations from printed texts, but also containing marginal notes in Stanley's hand indicating his sources for borrowed conceits and turns of ph

Autobiography. DWs first published book, presented by Sir Eric Miller. Add MS 49062

Written as a tribute to Wilfrid Meynell's two daughters Sylvia and Monica, contains stanzas omitted from published version. With 2 letters to Wilfrid Meynell about the poem

Presented by FF Madan. With this work are bound Le Soldat Francois, 1604, Basilikon Doron in French, 1603, (Craigie 30).

Presented by Professor LC Martin

Presented by Group-Captain Arthur B Burdett with a 1695 edition of Camden's Britannia

Published anonymously, one of Bridges scarcest books. Finely bound in full crimson morocco, gilt preserving the original wrappers. Presented by Simon Nowell-Smith

Parts II and III of five parts only. Bound by Nicolaus von Havelberg, a good example in excellent preservation of this important binders work. Presented by Mr & Mrs A Ehrman

Collection contains 860 single plays plus 480 bound volumes, including 37 Shakespeare quartos.

Contains the only known copy of the Commonitorium, a project by Louis Ellies du Pin for the union of the Anglican and Gallican churches; other letters mention the activities of the Old Pretender in

Very scarce. Presented by Stephen K Jones

Presented by Sir Stanley Unwin with various numbers of other early newspapers, The Star and The Mirror of the Times 1797 - 1806

Inscribed by RA Bathurst, Vice Chancellor of the University 1676. Presented by Group-Captain Arthur B Burdett