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Dr. Dabney Bankert of JMU's English Dept. researching Special Collection's unique, annotated edition of T. N. Toller's 1882 version of J. Bosworth's 1838 Anglo-Saxon Dictionary |
RARE BOOKS & PERIODICALS
Church histories, architectural analyses of local homes, Henkel Press and other local imprints, novels set in the Shenandoah Valley, regional newspapers such as Rockingham Register and Old Commonwealth (in print and microform), journals such as The Virginias, geological treatises, brochures for local caverns, archaeological reports, works on Valley arts, crafts, and folklore, county and regional histories, and a nearly complete collection of local historian John Wayland's publications are major components of the collection.
Also included in Special Collections are early American and European imprints, literary first editions, pre-1850 textbooks, limited editions, and juvenile books.
All titles are cataloged and accessible on Carrier Library's online system, LEO.
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