Print and Manuscript Collections
The collections of the Rare Books and Special Collections department of the Thomas Fisher Library are many and varied, reflecting the wide diversity of research conducted at the University of Toronto by its own faculty and students, visiting scholars, and the general public. Chronologically, the print and manuscript collections range from a 1789 B.C. Babylonian cuneiform tablet from Ur, to contemporary artists’ books.
In addition to the general rare book collections, the holdings of books and other printed material are organized in over one hundred special author or subject collections, focussing on fields as diverse as AIDS, Aristotle, Birdsall Bindings, Darwin, Aldous Huxley, Incunabula, Libretti, Petlice, Printed Ephemera and the Spanish Civil War.
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11Collection of works with an imprint from English publisher Thomas Cautley Newby. Consists of books.
Collection of books and pamplets related to the history and practice of pediatrics.
Collection of works by and about English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859). The collection includes periodicals in which his work appears as well as different editions of The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay by George Otto Trevelayn. Consists of books and periodicals.
Collection of works by and about English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) as well as materials with a Hardy provenance. The collection also includes works by and about his spouses Florence and Emma Hardy. Consists of books.
Collection of first and important editions of the work of Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) together with later and critical works. Consists of books.
Collection of works printed by William Rueter's private press Aliquando Press (1962–). Consists of books, broadsides, and printed ephemera.
Collection of works designed by American typographer Bruce Rogers (1870–1957). Consists of books.
Collection of works published by Locks Press, a Kingston, Ontario based private printing press established by Margaret and Fred Lock, and active from 1978–2013. Consists of books, broadsides, pamphlets, and printed ephemera.
Collection of works designed and/or illustrated by Canadian illustrator Thoreau MacDonald (1901–1989). Consists of books, broadsides, and pamphlets.
Collection of eighteenth century French drama and literature collected by former University of Toronto professors David Trott (1940–2005) and Pierre Bouillaguet. Among the numerous authors represented are Marivaux, Moliere, Graffigny, and Voltaire. Consists of books.
Collection of works by and about Canadian surveyor James W. Tyrell (1863–1945) pertaining to his explorations of northern Canada. Consists of books, cartographic material, pamphlets, photographs, and printed ephemera.