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Rare Books Open House
Western Libraries' Archives and Special Collections invites you to explore its latest acquisitions — a remarkable gathering of materials making their public debut.
On display will be medieval manuscripts, early printed books, fine bindings, local history materials, 19th-century manuscript recipe books, French literature, comic books, and works connected to celebrated literary figures including Shakespeare, Chaucer, Dickens, Shelley, and Austen.
Some of the items on display:
- First and second editions of Austen's and Brontë's works
- First illustrated Frankenstein edition
- 19th-century Dickens serial Little Dorrit in its original monthly paper parts
- Limited edition of Dune (illustrated by Richard Kirk)
- Limited edition collection of Shakespeare's works
- Limited edition of Beowulf
- 19th-century handwritten recipe books
- Black history comic books
- Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted comic strips
- South Ontario Black settlement map
- WWII plane manuals
- Forgeries of Medieval playing card
All are welcome. No registration is required.