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A NEW edition of a book about the Bodleian Library’s most fascinating possessions is to be published next month.
David Vaisey’s Bodleian Library Treasures is to be published in a large-format hardback, with new photography throughout.
From the library’s collection Mr Vaisey, former Bodley’s Librarian, has selected more than 100 treasures to study.
These include Jane Austen’s manuscript for The Watsons, Shelley’s notebooks, and a map of Narnia illustrated by CS Lewis.
Mr Vaisey CBE was Bodley’s Librarian from 1986 to 1996 and Keeper of the University Archives.
The Bodleian Library Publishing title costs £35 and is being published on Friday, December 1.
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