Rare Books
Our Rare books collection contain a range of beautiful and unique books, dating from the 15th century onwards:
- Decretales cum apparatu domini Bernardi et lucubrationibus Hieronymi Clarii (1493)
- Prediche raccolte per Ser Lorenzo Violi parte in sancta Maria del fiore (15--)
- I.Slater's New British Atlas (18--)
- The paradise lost of Milton, illustrated by John Martin (1827)
- Bleak House (1853)
Laurence Stern's The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1772-1773)
Access our collections
- register to receive a Fryer reader's ticket.
- complete the request form ahead of your visit to request items. Find out more about requesting items.
Digitised rare books
- Bêtes, Bêtises, Boutades: Suite de quarantehuit dessins comiques (1860)
- The dialoges of creatures moralysed (1599)
- Ocean flowers and their teachings (1847)
Contact the Fryer Library to find out more about our collections.