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The Art Library was originally the lending library which had aisles and a central nave. The library had terracotta columns and arches. The lending library bookcases were made of American walnut. These have subsequently been lost. The side room was originally a small museum, only 22 ft square, and contained, among other exhibits, a stuffed ...
The library holdings also incorporate the stock of the short lived Leeds Foreign Library. The Foreign Library was founded in 1778 [ 7 ] and incorporated into the Leeds Library in 1814. The library is the setting for much of Frances Brody's 2014 novel Death of an Avid Reader .
The origins of the Collections can be traced back to 1950 when the poet and dramatist, Dorothy Una Ratcliffe, donated her archive material and printed books and pamphlets to Leeds University Library. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Collections have since been augmented by additional donations and purchases.
Another app that works to “read” books is Libby. If you have a library card, you can check out audiobooks and e-books for free all year. I’m listening to a great one now, ...
commons:Category:Book covers--our own collection, many of which are not on Wikipedia yet; British Library (possibly ineligible because of the logo in the corner of each one, though in some cases these could be cropped out) Beinecke Library; Leeds Library adopt-a-book. Also try doing a google search using "site:leeds.ac.uk"
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Non-free but fair use book covers belong on Wikipedia, and can be found in Category:Non-free images of book covers. All non-free content should comply with Wikipedia's non-free content criteria policy. First edition covers are preferred. If a first edition public domain image of the book cover exists, it should be used instead of the non-free ...
In 1939 his widow donated to Leeds University Library his collection of books which cover the history of brewing, wine-making, the legality of alcohol and drinking in society. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Some titles in his collection include: The Anatomy of Drunkenness (1840), The History and Science of Drunkenness (1883) and Oxford Night Caps: Being a ...