The Rare Book Collection is housed in a tall ironwood cabinet, designed for just such a purpose, on the north wall of the library. The volumes inside include the personal collection of William Brewster, son of our founder John Brewster, and many older library books that have over time been deemed too fragile and/or possibly precious to continue in circulation. Some books were donated by former faculty members. In addition, there is a collection of ephemera that includes guidebooks, pamphlets and maps, concerning local Wolfeboro and New Hampshire history.
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“American Academy of Bookbinding - Book Binding & Book Preservation.” American Academy of Bookbinding,
https://bookbindingacademy.org/. Accessed 17 Dec. 2023.
Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America | Antiquarian & Rare Books | ABAA. 13 Dec. 2023, https://www.abaa.org/.
“Rare Book School.” Rare Book School, https://rarebookschool.org/. Accessed 17 Dec. 2023.
The Changing Form of the Book · Building the Book from the Ancient World to the Present Day: Five Decades of Rare
Book School & the Book Arts Press · Grolier Club Exhibitions. https://grolierclub.omeka.net/exhibits/show/rare-book-
school/introduction. Accessed 20 Dec. 2023.
“Your Old Books.” RBMS - Rare Books & Manuscripts Section, 18 May 2014, https://rbms.info/yob/.
