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Miniature works of Shakespeare

14th September 201614th September 2016 James Mitchell

As 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare it was fortuitous that this summer the National Library was able to purchase a wonderful miniature edition of the Bard’s works. It is a 40 volume Complete Works of William Shakespeare printed in Scotland by Andersons Edinburgh Ltd. and  published by Allied Newspapers […]

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Complete works of William Shakespeare in miniature

1st August 20161st December 2016 Julie Corrigan

No two days are the same for a National Library of Scotland Cataloguer but is quite unusual for books to arrive on our desks with their own bookcases provided!

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