James D. Forbes Collecting Prize 2018
Bibliophile? Photography lover? Tell us about your collection and you could win £500 plus the chance to help select a new Special Collections item. The Special Collections Division of the […]
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Winner of the James D. Forbes Collecting Prize 2017
The winner of the James D. Forbes Collecting Prize 2017, Arthur der Weduwen, tells us about his collection… My book collection attempts to offer a representative sample of the cheap and […]
J. D. Forbes Collecting Prize 2017
Do you love books? Photographs? Spend hours in bookstores and charity shops looking for the perfect addition to your collection? Or perhaps you’ve suddenly realised when moving that you’ve got […]
Our student book collecting winner awarded national prize
The University Library is thrilled that a St Andrews undergraduate, Jenny Elwin (4th Year, English and Modern History), winner of our James David Forbes Book Collecting Prize 2016 has been awarded the first Antiquarian…
JD Forbes Book Collecting Prize: 2015 Winner
Dawn Hollis won the inaugural J.D. Forbes Book Collecting Prize in 2015 for her ‘High and Distant Places: A Travel, Mountaineering, and Exploration Collection’. The 2016 competition closes on 1 […]
Burnsiana
A recent arrival is this little collection of scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings about Robert Burns, printed copies of his songs, and letters from keen amateur Burns enthusiasts, collected by Iain MacDougall between…
James David Forbes Book Collecting Prize, 2015, Open!
Are you a hoarder? A collector? Are your shelves filled with your favourite titles? Or maybe you have box filled with letters or photographs which you’ve gathered over time? Tell […]
600 Years of Book Collecting, Limited Edition Boxed Set – now available!
The limited edition boxed set of 600 Years of Book Collecting is now available! Released on St Andrews Day, 2013, the boxed set brings together the all six issues of […]