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ABELL (Annual bibliography of English language & literature)                      

R718.150

187

Abbreviations, English

R781

209-210

Abbreviations, Foreign

R782

210

Abbreviations, Periodical titles

Ref.8.104

A

Acronyms

R781

209-210

Acta sanctorum                                                                                  

R100.16

Rare Books Room

Adams: Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600

R853.195

246

Aeronautics

R424

85

Africa: Biography

R452

93

Africa: History

R640

156-158

Agriculture

R440

88

ALA portrait index

R400.307

67

Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler (Thieme & Becker)

R405.2

72

Alumni Cantabrigienses (Venn)

R243.C4

47

Alumni Oxonienses (Foster)

R243.06

49

America: Biography

R453

93

America: History

R660

159-166

American book publishing record

R854.E57

256

American literature

R728

190

Anatomy

R304

55

Annals of English literature

R718.35

183

Année philologique                                                                             

R706.34

173

Annual bibliography of British & Irish history

R542.56

133

Annual bibliography of English language & literature                        

R718.150

187

Annual register of world events

R904.35

88-91

Anonymous & pseudonymous English literature

R718.90

186-187

Anthropology

R462

106

Archaeology

R466

107-108

Architecture

R408

74-77

Army list

Ref.40.21

D

Art index

R400:5.2

68

Asia: Biography

R452

93

Asia: History

R620

150-155

Aslib directory

Ref.45.10

D

Aslib Index to theses                                                                          

R856.E10

West Room 34-35

Astrology

R464

107

Astronautics

R424

85

Astronomy

R342

60

Athenae Cantabrigienses (Cooper)

R243.C10

47

Athenae Oxonienses (Wood)

R243.O4

49

Australia: History

R680

166-167

Atlases

R690

167

B

 

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Ballet

R414

78

Besterman: World bibliography of bibliographies

R851.1

244

BHI (British humanities index)

R907.18

West Room 94-95

Bible: concordances

R135

8

Bible: encyclopedias, dictionaries

R134

7-8

Bible: texts

R118

6

Bibliography: Bibliographies

R851

244-245

Bibliography: Reference works

R850

243-244

Bibliography, Universal

R852-53

246-248

Bibliography of British history

R542.53

133

Bibliothèque nationale: Catalogue général des livres imprimés

R853.60

North Front Gallery,O

Biographie universelle (Repr.)

R450.11a

88-89

Biography, Universal

R450

88-93

Biography & genealogy master index

R450.50

93

Biological sciences

R379

63-64

BNB (British national bibliography)

R854.E42

F

Book collecting

R888

West Room 57

Book review digest

R908.31

West Room 103-105

Book review index

R908.27

West Room 102

Botany

R370

63

Brazilian literature

R745

198-199

Brewer: Dictionary of phrase & fable

R704.50

172

British Commonwealth: History

R541

130

British education index

R240:5.5

41

British humanities index (BHI)

R907.18

West Room 94-95

British Library general catalogue of printed books (to 1987)

R853.13

E

British Library general catalogue of printed books (post 1987)

-

Online only

British Library subject catalogue

R853.20

Order in West Room

British national bibliography (BNB)

R854.E42

F

British union catalogue of periodicals (BUCOP)

R853.450

247

BUCOP (British union catalogue of periodicals)

R853.450

247

Building industry

R436

87

Buildings of England (Pevsner)

R408.E7

75

Burke's Peerage

Ref.23.10

B

Burke's Royal families...

R493.10-

111

C

 

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Calendars

R501

114

Cambridge University

R241

42-46

Cambridge University: registers

R243.C

47

Cambridge ancient history

R510.1-3

116-117

Cambridge bibliography of English literature

R718.140

187

Cambridge college registers

R243.C15-

47

Cambridge economic history of Europe

R220.1

33

Cambridge history of British foreign policy

R542.216

134

Cambridge history of China

R620.C18

153

Cambridge history of English literature

R718.1

183

Cambridge history of India

R620.I10

153

Cambridge history of Iran

R620.I80

154

Cambridge history of Islam

R620.251

151

Cambridge history of Latin America

R660.103

159

Cambridge history of the Bible

R134.2

7

Cambridge history of the British Empire

R541.1

130

Cambridge medieval history

R532.1

120

Cambridge modern history

R533.1

121

Cambridge University examination papers (last 10 years)

R952.5

West Room 106-107

Cambridge University list of members

Ref.51.C15

D

Cambridge University Reporter                           [1997- also online]

R241.40

42-46

Cambridge University statutes & ordinances                 [also online]

Ref.51.C19

D

Canon law

R273

54

Catalan literature

R745

198-199

Catholic Church

R169

20-22

New Catholic encyclopedia

R169.9

21

Celtic literature

R733-34

193

Ceramic arts

R409

77

Chemistry

R360

61

Chemistry, Applied

R361

61-62

Christianity: history, antiquities, biography

R103

5-6

Church fathers

R144

9-18

Churches

R180

22-23

Churches: Britain & Ireland

R162

19-20

Cinema

R415

78-82

Classical literature

R706

173

Clergy list  (see Crockford’s clerical directory)

Climatology

R347

60

Cokayne: Complete baronetage

R493.50

111

Cokayne: Complete peerage

R493.30

111

Colleges

R242

46

Colleges: registers

R243

46-50

Colonialism

R212

32

Commonwealth universities yearbook

Ref.50.15

D

Complete baronetage (Cokayne)

R493.50

111

Complete peerage (Cokayne)

R493.30

111

Comprehensive dissertation index                      

R856.7

Order in West Room

Computers

R428

86

Concise Oxford dictionary

R783.23

211

Copyright

R860

West Room 55

Corpus Christianorum                                                     

R144.6-17

12-17

Costume

R490

108

Criminology

R236

39

Crockford’s clerical directory, then known as Clergy list  [pre 1850]

L117.c.59

Rare Books

Crockford’s clerical directory  [post 1849]

L117.c.59

p/hole Z, West Room

Crockford’s clerical directory  [current issue]

Ref.31.29

B

Cruden: Complete concordance to the Old & New Testaments

R135.2

8

Current biography

R450.23

89

D

 

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Dahlmann-Waitz: Quellenkunde der deutschen Geschichte

R560.G155

144

Dance

R414

78

Danish literature

R754

203

Debrett’s Peerage

Ref.23.12

B

Demography

R204

30

Denominations

R180

22-23

Dentistry

R308

55

Dictionaries, English language

R783

210-212

Dictionaries, Foreign language

R785.A-Z

213-242

Dictionary of American biography

R456.1

95-96

Dictionary of Art

R400.4

65-66

Dictionary of Christian biography

R103.33

5

Dictionary of labour biography

R206.16

30

Dictionary of literary biography (DLB)

R718.60

183-186

Dictionary of national biography (DNB) (1885-1900 edition and supplements)                     

R454.1

North Front Gallery, R

Dictionary of national biography (DNB) (2004 edition)                           

R454.1

93-94

Dictionary of phrase & fable (Brewer)

R704.50

172

Dictionary of scientific biography

R340.36

59

Dissertations

R856

West Room 33-38

Dissertation abstracts international  (to 1995)                     

R856.5

Order in West Room

Dissertation abstracts international  (post 1995)                      

-

Online only

DLB (Dictionary of literary biography)

R718.60

183-186

DNB (Dictionary of national biography)                             

R454.1

93-94

Dod 's Parliamentary companion

Ref.13.30

A

Drama

R415

78-82

Drawings

R404

71

Drink

R446

88

Du Cange: Glossarium mediae et infimae Latinatis

R785.L30

232

Dugdale: Monasticon...

R100.5

1

E

 

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Eastern religions

R190

23-24

Economics: communications, transportation

R225

38

Economics: finance, commerce, insurance, management

R223

36-38

Economics: general

R220

33-35

Education: general

R240

39-41

Eighteenth century British books (STC)

R854.E29

254

Electronics

R430

87

Emden: Biographical register of the University of Cambridge

R243.C3

47

Emden: Biographical register of the University of Oxford

R243.O5

49

Encyclopaedia of Islam

R620.256

151-152

Encyclopedia Britannica

R900.E1-E2

West Room 61-62

Encyclopedia Judaica

R538.12

124-125

Encyclopedia of philosophy (Routledge)

R196.1

24

Encyclopedia of religion & ethics

R101.1

2

Encyclopedia of the social sciences

R200.1

27

Encyclopedia of world art

R418.2

82

Encyclopedias

R900.A-Z

West Room 57-86

Engineering, Electrical

R430

87

Engineering: general

R428

86

Engineering, Mechanical

R429

86

England: Biography

R454

93-95

England: Local history

R543-4

135-136

English dialect dictionaries

R784

212-213

English fiction

R725

189

English historical documents

R542.32

132

English literature: Anglo-Saxon, Early & Middle English

R719

188

English literature: dictionaries & concordances of individual authors

R730

191-193

English literature: general & bibliography

R718

183-188

English poetry

R721

188-189

Engravings

R404

71

Environmental sciences

R379

63-64

Espionage

R236

39

Ethnology

R461

106

European countries: Biography

R457.A-Z

97-105

European countries: History

R560.A-Z

137-150

Exam papers, Cambridge University (last 10 years)

R952.5

West Room 106-107

Exploration

R694

167-168

F

 

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Film

R415

78-82

Fine arts: general works, special topics

R400

65-67

Fine arts: individual countries

R401

70-71

First line, last line (Granger's Index to poetry)

R721.12

188

Flags

R492

109-110

Folklore

R463

106-107

Fontana economic history of Europe

R220.7

34

Food

R446

88

Foster: Alumni Oxonienses

R243.O6

49

French literature

R735

193-195

Furniture

R406

74

G

 

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Galician literature

R745

198-199

Games

R416

82

Gams: Series episcoporum ecclesiae catholicae

R100.17

1

Gazetteers

R691

167

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels

R493.4

110-111

Genealogy: bibliography

R496

113

Genealogy: families

R494

112

Genealogy: parish registers

R495

112

Genealogy: royalty, nobility

R493

110-112

Gentleman's magazine

R904.20

88

Geography

R695

168

Geology

R365

62

Geophysics

R345

60

German literature

R746-47

199-202

Glass arts

R409

77

Granger's Index to poetry

R721.12

188

Grants register

Ref.37.14

C

Great Britain: Biography

R454-5

93-95

Great Britain: History

R542

130-135

Greek literature: concordances

R708

177-178

Greek literature: texts

R707

174-177

Grove dictionary of art

R400.4

65-66

Grove dictionary of music

R411.9

78

Guinness book of records

Ref.11.6

A

H

 

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Halkett & Laing: Dictionary of anonymous & pseudonymous English literature

R718.90

186-187

Halliwell: Filmgoers' companion

R415.82

80

Halliwell 's film guide

R415.83

80

Halsbury's Laws of England

R251.11

52-53

Heraldry

R492

109-110

History, Ancient

R510+R519

116-119

History: bibliography

R504

115-116

History, British

R542

130-135

History, British Commonwealth

R541

130

History, European

R531-R538

120-127

History: general

R502

114

History, Irish

R554

136-137

History, Military

R507

116

History, Naval

R509

116

History of Parliament

R542.87

134

History of technology (Singer)

R420.7

85

Housing

R437

87

Hungarian literature

R759

205

Hymnology

R140

8-9

I

 

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Icelandic literature

R752

203

Illustrated companion to the decorative arts

R400.14

66-69

Index Islamicus                         

R620.300

Order in West Room

Index librorum prohibitorum

R857.227

41

Index of conference proceedings held by the BLDSC

R857.120

West Room 40

Index to theses (Aslib)                                          

R856.E10

West Room 34-35

Index translationum

R857.675

West Room 42-43

Insignia

R492

109-110

Institute of Historical Research: Theses completed & theses in progress

R504.12

115

International encyclopedia of the social sciences

R200.2

27

International historical statistics (Mitchell)

R220.2

33

International law

R214

32-33

International relations

R214

32-33

Ireland: Biography

R454

93-95

Ireland: History

R554

136-137

ISIS cumulative bibliography

R340:5.39

59

Italian literature

R740

196

Italian literature: Dante

R742

197

J

 

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Jewellery

R410

77-78

Jewish encyclopedia

R538.10

124

K

 

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Keesing 's contemporary archives / record of world events

L533.b.10

West Room, north wall

Killy: Literaturlexikon

R746.9

199

Kompass UK

Ref.4.4

A

L

 

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Latin literature: concordances

R713

181-182

Latin literature: texts

R712

179-181

Latin literature, Modern & medieval

R716

182

Law: Asia, Africa, America, Australia

R284-297

54

Law, Canon

R273

54

Law: EC

R283

54

Law, English

R251-252

52-53

Law: European countries

R275

54

Law: general

R250

51-52

Law, Roman

R272

53-54

Law, Scots

R268

53

Lewis & Short: Latin dictionary

R785.L49

233

Librarianship

R876

West Room 55-56

Libraries

R876

West Room 55-56

Liddell & Scott: Greek-English lexicon

R785.G458

225

Linguistics

R763

207-209

Linguistics bibliography

R763.13

207

List of members (CU)

Ref.51.C15

D

Literature: bibliography

R702

171-172

Literature: dictionaries & encyclopedias

R700

168-169

Liturgy

R140

8-9

Loeb classical library, Greek

R707.5

176-177

Loeb classical library, Latin

R712.5

180-181

London Library: Catalogue

R853.210

247

London stage

R415.23

79

M

 

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Mansi: Sacrorum conciliorum

R100.1

2

Marine engineering

R423

85

Marine resources

R698

168

Martindale: Extra pharmacopoeia

R329.1

56

Mathematics

R348

60

Mechanics

R428

86

Medals

R492

109-110

Medicine: bibliography

R302

55

Medicine: biography

R301

55

Medicine: general works, dictionaries

R300

54-55

Medical directory

Ref.33.1

B

Medical register

Ref.33.2

B

Metallurgy

R432

87

Metalwork

R410

77-78

Meteorology

R347

60

MGH (Monumenta Germaniae historica)                          

R560.G101-

141-142

Microbiology

R375

63

Microscopy

R375

63

Middle English dictionary

R783.38

211

Migne: Patrologiae cursus completus    

R144.1-2

9-12

Military science

R422

85

Mineralogy

R365

62

Mining

R432

87

Missions

R185

23

Mitchell: International historical statistics

R220.2

33

MLA international bibliography               

R702.1

171

MLA style book

R860.15

West Room 55

MLA style sheet

R860.19

West Room 55

Monasteries

R147

18-19

Monumenta Germaniae historica (MGH)                           

R560.G101-

141-142

Music

R411

78

Mythology

R463

106-107

N

 

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Names: general

R497

113

Names: personal

R498

113

Names: place

R499

114

National bibliographies, African

R855.A-Z

West Room 28-33 (not 30)

National bibliographies, Oriental

R855.A-Z

West Room 28-33 (not 30)

National bibliographies, Western

R854.A-Z

248-256 and West Room 10-28

National union catalogue, pre-1956 imprints

R853.35

North Front Gallery, P-S

Naval science

R423

85

Navy list

Ref.40.11

D

New Cambridge bibliography of English literature

R718.140

187

The new Palgrave: a dictionary of economics

R220.10

34

Nobel Prize winners

R450.32

93

Norwegian literature

R753

203

Notes & queries

R904.1

West Room 86-88

Numismatics

R491

109

O

 

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Oceania: History

R680

166-167

Oceanography

R698

168

ODNB (Oxford dictionary of national biography) (2004 edition)                           

R454.1

93-94

OED (Oxford English dictionary)

R783.5

210

Orbis Latinus

R499.1

114

Oriental literature

R760

206

Oxford classical dictionary

R519.13

119

Oxford classical texts, Greek

R707.2

176

Oxford classical texts, Latin

R712.2

180

Oxford companion to American history

R660.U40

163

Oxford companion to American literature

R728.1

190

Oxford companion to art

R400.13

66

Oxford companion to Canadian history & literature

R660.C7

161

Oxford companion to classical literature

R706.1

173

Oxford companion to English literature

R718.10

183

Oxford companion to film

R415.100

80

Oxford companion to French literature

R735.1

193

Oxford companion to German literature 

R746.7

199

Oxford companion to music

R411.1

78

Oxford companion to ships and the sea

R423.2

85

Oxford companion to Spanish literature

R743.4

197

Oxford companion to sports and games

R416.1

82

Oxford companion to the theatre

R415.3

78

Oxford dictionary of current idiomatic English

R784.1

212

Oxford dictionary of English Christian names

R498.30

113

Oxford dictionary of English etymology

R783.49

211

Oxford dictionary of English proverbs

R704.65

172

Oxford dictionary of national biography (ODNB) (2004 edition)                           

R454.1

93-94

Oxford dictionary of quotations

R704.7

172

Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church

R103.15

5

Oxford English dictionary (OED)

R783.5

210

Oxford history of England

R542.33

132

Oxford Latin dictionary

R785.L50

233

Oxford literary guide to Great Britain & Ireland

R718.43

183

P

 

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Painting

R405

72-74

Palaeontology

R368

62

Palgrave: The new Palgrave: a dictionary of economics

R220.10

34

Palmer's Times index (to 1985)                                      

 NPR.D.4

Order in West Room

Palmer's Times index (post 1985)                                     

 NPR.D.4

WR 1

Patrologiae cursus completus (Migne)  

R144.1-2

9-12

Pauly-Wissowa: Real-Encyclopadie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft

R519.1

117-118

Periodical title abbreviations

Ref.8.104

A

Personal bibliography

R859

West Room 44-55

Personal names

R498

113

Pevsner: The buildings of England

R408.E7

75

Pharmacology

R329

56

Pharmacy

R329

56

Philately

R491

109

Philosophy

R196

24-27

Physics

R352

60-61

Place names

R499

114

Polar regions: History

R686

167

Pollard & Redgrave: Short-title catalogue of books printed... 1475-1640

R854.E5

254

Political science

R206

30-32

Poole (Index to periodicals)

R907.16

West Room 94

Portrait index (ALA)

R400.307

67

Portuguese literature

R745

198-199

Prints

R404

71

Proceedings

R857

West Room 39-44

Proceedings in print

R857.109

Back to topWest Room 39

Protestantism

R175

22

Provencal literature

R745

198-199

Proverbs

R704-5

172-173

Pseudonyms

R703

172

Psychology

R196

24-27

Q

 

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Quotations

R704-5

172-173

R

 

 

Railways

R426

85

Rationalism

R195

24

RCHM (Royal Commission on Historical Monuments)

R408.E8

75-76

Recreation

R416

82

Religion, Eastern

R190

23-24

Religion: encyclopedias, dictionaries, general works

R101

2-4

Religious orders

R147

18-19

Reporter (CU)                                             [via CU website 1997-]

R241.40

42-46

Rerum Britannicarum Medii Ævi scriptores (Rolls series)

R542.30

130-132

Road transport

R427

85-86

Roget's Thesaurus

R783.94

212

Rolls series

R542.30

130-132

Roman Catholic Church

R169

20-22

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

R196.1

24

Royal Air Force list

Ref.40.32

D

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (RCHM)

R408.E8

75-76

Royal Society: Catalogue of scientific papers

R340.65

Manuscripts Reading Room

Rumanian literature

R759

205

Russian literature

R756

203-204

S

 

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Saints

R149

19

Scandinavian literature

R752-55

203

Schools

R242

46

Schools: registers

R243

46-50

Science: dictionaries, encyclopedias, history of science

R340

57-60

Scotland: Biography

R454

93-95

Scotland: History

R550

136

Sculpture

R403

71

Shipping

R423

85

Short story index

R725.25

189

Short title catalogue

R854.E5-

254

Singer: History of technology

R420.7

85

SOAS catalogue

R855.1

North Front Gallery, S

Social sciences: general

R200

27-29

Societies, Miscellaneous

R238

39

Sociology

R232

38-39

Spanish American literature

R743

197-198

Spanish literature

R743

197-198

Spectroscopy

R352

60-61

Sports

R416

82

Squire Law Library catalogue                                      [via Newton]

R250:5.2

51

Statistics

R202

30

Statutes & ordinances (CU)                                  [via CU website]

Ref.51.C19

D

STC (Short title catalogue)

R854.E5

254

Stith Thompson: Motif index of folk literature

R463.5

106

Style sheets

R860

West Room 55

Swedish literature

R755

203

Symbols

R463

106-107

T

 

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Technology

R420

83-85

Telecommunications

R430

87

Teubner: Bibliotheca scriptorum... Greek

R707.1

174-175

Teubner: Bibliotheca scriptorum... Latin

R712.1

179-180

Theatre

R415

78-82

Theological literature

R144

9-18

Theses indexes                                                        

R856

West Room 33-38

Thieme & Becker: Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler

R405.2

72

Times index (Palmer) (to 1985)                                     

 NPR.D.4

Order in West Room

Times index (Palmer) (post 1985)                                     

 NPR.D.4

WR 1

Translations

R857

West Room 39-44

Transport, Railways

R426

85

Transport, Road

R427

85-86

Transportation

R225

38

Travel guide books

Ref.61-64

D and E

Travels

R694

167-168

Tripos papers (last 10 years)

R952.5

West Room 106-107

U

 

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Ulrich 's international periodicals directory

Ref.8.100

A

United States: Biography

R456

95-97

United States: History

R660

159-166

Universal bibliography

R852-53

246-248

Universities

R242

46

Universities: registers

R243

46-50

V

 

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V & A Museum: National Art Library catalogue

R418.18

North Front Gallery, O

VCH (Victoria county histories)

R540.15

128-129

Venn: Alumni Cantabrigienses

R243.C4

47

Veterinary medicine

R440

88

Victoria & Albert Museum: National Art Library catalogue

R418.18

North Front Gallery, O

Victoria county histories (VCH)

R540.15

128-129

W

 

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Wales: Biography

R454

93-95

Wales: History

R546

136

Walford: Guide to reference material

R850.7

243

Weights & measures

R223

36-38

Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals

R907.61

West Room 99

Whitaker's Almanack

Ref.11.1

A

Who was who

R454.2

94

Who’s who (current)

Ref.21.9

B

Willis & Clark: Architectural history of the University of Cambridge

R241.3

42

Wing: Short-title catalogue of books printed... 1641-1700

R854.E12

254

Witchcraft

R464

107

Wood: Athenae Oxonienses

R243.O4

49

Woodwork

R410

77-78

World list of scientific periodicals  [1900 to 1979]

R853.455

248

World of learning

Ref.50.5

D

Writers’ and artists’ yearbook

Ref.34.L7

B

Writings on American history

R660.U36

163

Writings on British history

R542.40

133

XYZ

 

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Zoology

R382

64-65

 

Subject / Title

Classmark

Bay

A

 

(Reading Room unless
otherwise specified)

ABELL (Annual bibliography of English language & literature)                      

R718.150

187

Abbreviations, English

R781

209-210

Abbreviations, Foreign

R782

210

Abbreviations, Periodical titles

Ref.8.104

A

Acronyms

R781

209-210

Acta sanctorum                                                                                  

R100.16

Rare Books Room

Adams: Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600

R853.195

246

Aeronautics

R424

85

Africa: Biography

R452

93

Africa: History

R640

156-158

Agriculture

R440

88

ALA portrait index

R400.307

67

Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler (Thieme & Becker)

R405.2

72

Alumni Cantabrigienses (Venn)

R243.C4

47

Alumni Oxonienses (Foster)

R243.06

49

America: Biography

R453

93

America: History

R660

159-166

American book publishing record

R854.E57

256

American literature

R728

190

Anatomy

R304

55

Annals of English literature

R718.35

183

Année philologique                                                                             

R706.34

173

Annual bibliography of British & Irish history

R542.56

133

Annual bibliography of English language & literature                        

R718.150

187

Annual register of world events

R904.35

88-91

Anonymous & pseudonymous English literature

R718.90

186-187

Anthropology

R462

106

Archaeology

R466

107-108

Architecture

R408

74-77

Army list

Ref.40.21

D

Art index

R400:5.2

68

Asia: Biography

R452

93

Asia: History

R620

150-155

Aslib directory

Ref.45.10

D

Aslib Index to theses                                                                          

R856.E10

West Room 34-35

Astrology

R464

107

Astronautics

R424

85

Astronomy

R342

60

Athenae Cantabrigienses (Cooper)

R243.C10

47

Athenae Oxonienses (Wood)

R243.O4

49

Australia: History

R680

166-167

Atlases

R690

167

B

 

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Ballet

R414

78

Besterman: World bibliography of bibliographies

R851.1

244

BHI (British humanities index)

R907.18

West Room 94-95

Bible: concordances

R135

8

Bible: encyclopedias, dictionaries

R134

7-8

Bible: texts

R118

6

Bibliography: Bibliographies

R851

244-245

Bibliography: Reference works

R850

243-244

Bibliography, Universal

R852-53

246-248

Bibliography of British history

R542.53

133

Bibliothèque nationale: Catalogue général des livres imprimés

R853.60

North Front Gallery,O

Biographie universelle (Repr.)

R450.11a

88-89

Biography, Universal

R450

88-93

Biography & genealogy master index

R450.50

93

Biological sciences

R379

63-64

BNB (British national bibliography)

R854.E42

F

Book collecting

R888

West Room 57

Book review digest

R908.31

West Room 103-105

Book review index

R908.27

West Room 102

Botany

R370

63

Brazilian literature

R745

198-199

Brewer: Dictionary of phrase & fable

R704.50

172

British Commonwealth: History

R541

130

British education index

R240:5.5

41

British humanities index (BHI)

R907.18

West Room 94-95

British Library general catalogue of printed books (to 1987)

R853.13

E

British Library general catalogue of printed books (post 1987)

-

Online only

British Library subject catalogue

R853.20

Order in West Room

British national bibliography (BNB)

R854.E42

F

British union catalogue of periodicals (BUCOP)

R853.450

247

BUCOP (British union catalogue of periodicals)

R853.450

247

Building industry

R436

87

Buildings of England (Pevsner)

R408.E7

75

Burke's Peerage

Ref.23.10

B

Burke's Royal families...

R493.10-

111

C

 

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Calendars

R501

114

Cambridge University

R241

42-46

Cambridge University: registers

R243.C

47

Cambridge ancient history

R510.1-3

116-117

Cambridge bibliography of English literature

R718.140

187

Cambridge college registers

R243.C15-

47

Cambridge economic history of Europe

R220.1

33

Cambridge history of British foreign policy

R542.216

134

Cambridge history of China

R620.C18

153

Cambridge history of English literature

R718.1

183

Cambridge history of India

R620.I10

153

Cambridge history of Iran

R620.I80

154

Cambridge history of Islam

R620.251

151

Cambridge history of Latin America

R660.103

159

Cambridge history of the Bible

R134.2

7

Cambridge history of the British Empire

R541.1

130

Cambridge medieval history

R532.1

120

Cambridge modern history

R533.1

121

Cambridge University examination papers (last 10 years)

R952.5

West Room 106-107

Cambridge University list of members

Ref.51.C15

D

Cambridge University Reporter                           [1997- also online]

R241.40

42-46

Cambridge University statutes & ordinances                 [also online]

Ref.51.C19

D

Canon law

R273

54

Catalan literature

R745

198-199

Catholic Church

R169

20-22

New Catholic encyclopedia

R169.9

21

Celtic literature

R733-34

193

Ceramic arts

R409

77

Chemistry

R360

61

Chemistry, Applied

R361

61-62

Christianity: history, antiquities, biography

R103

5-6

Church fathers

R144

9-18

Churches

R180

22-23

Churches: Britain & Ireland

R162

19-20

Cinema

R415

78-82

Classical literature

R706

173

Clergy list  (see Crockford’s clerical directory)

Climatology

R347

60

Cokayne: Complete baronetage

R493.50

111

Cokayne: Complete peerage

R493.30

111

Colleges

R242

46

Colleges: registers

R243

46-50

Colonialism

R212

32

Commonwealth universities yearbook

Ref.50.15

D

Complete baronetage (Cokayne)

R493.50

111

Complete peerage (Cokayne)

R493.30

111

Comprehensive dissertation index                      

R856.7

Order in West Room

Computers

R428

86

Concise Oxford dictionary

R783.23

211

Copyright

R860

West Room 55

Corpus Christianorum                                                     

R144.6-17

12-17

Costume

R490

108

Criminology

R236

39

Crockford’s clerical directory, then known as Clergy list  [pre 1850]

L117.c.59

Rare Books

Crockford’s clerical directory  [post 1849]

L117.c.59

p/hole Z, West Room

Crockford’s clerical directory  [current issue]

Ref.31.29

B

Cruden: Complete concordance to the Old & New Testaments

R135.2

8

Current biography

R450.23

89

D

 

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Dahlmann-Waitz: Quellenkunde der deutschen Geschichte

R560.G155

144

Dance

R414

78

Danish literature

R754

203

Debrett’s Peerage

Ref.23.12

B

Demography

R204

30

Denominations

R180

22-23

Dentistry

R308

55

Dictionaries, English language

R783

210-212

Dictionaries, Foreign language

R785.A-Z

213-242

Dictionary of American biography

R456.1

95-96

Dictionary of Art

R400.4

65-66

Dictionary of Christian biography

R103.33

5

Dictionary of labour biography

R206.16

30

Dictionary of literary biography (DLB)

R718.60

183-186

Dictionary of national biography (DNB) (1885-1900 edition and supplements)                     

R454.1

North Front Gallery, R

Dictionary of national biography (DNB) (2004 edition)                           

R454.1

93-94

Dictionary of phrase & fable (Brewer)

R704.50

172

Dictionary of scientific biography

R340.36

59

Dissertations

R856

West Room 33-38

Dissertation abstracts international  (to 1995)                     

R856.5

Order in West Room

Dissertation abstracts international  (post 1995)                      

-

Online only

DLB (Dictionary of literary biography)

R718.60

183-186

DNB (Dictionary of national biography)                             

R454.1

93-94

Dod 's Parliamentary companion

Ref.13.30

A

Drama

R415

78-82

Drawings

R404

71

Drink

R446

88

Du Cange: Glossarium mediae et infimae Latinatis

R785.L30

232

Dugdale: Monasticon...

R100.5

1

E

 

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Eastern religions

R190

23-24

Economics: communications, transportation

R225

38

Economics: finance, commerce, insurance, management

R223

36-38

Economics: general

R220

33-35

Education: general

R240

39-41

Eighteenth century British books (STC)

R854.E29

254

Electronics

R430

87

Emden: Biographical register of the University of Cambridge

R243.C3

47

Emden: Biographical register of the University of Oxford

R243.O5

49

Encyclopaedia of Islam

R620.256

151-152

Encyclopedia Britannica

R900.E1-E2

West Room 61-62

Encyclopedia Judaica

R538.12

124-125

Encyclopedia of philosophy (Routledge)

R196.1

24

Encyclopedia of religion & ethics

R101.1

2

Encyclopedia of the social sciences

R200.1

27

Encyclopedia of world art

R418.2

82

Encyclopedias

R900.A-Z

West Room 57-86

Engineering, Electrical

R430

87

Engineering: general

R428

86

Engineering, Mechanical

R429

86

England: Biography

R454

93-95

England: Local history

R543-4

135-136

English dialect dictionaries

R784

212-213

English fiction

R725

189

English historical documents

R542.32

132

English literature: Anglo-Saxon, Early & Middle English

R719

188

English literature: dictionaries & concordances of individual authors

R730

191-193

English literature: general & bibliography

R718

183-188

English poetry

R721

188-189

Engravings

R404

71

Environmental sciences

R379

63-64

Espionage

R236

39

Ethnology

R461

106

European countries: Biography

R457.A-Z

97-105

European countries: History

R560.A-Z

137-150

Exam papers, Cambridge University (last 10 years)

R952.5

West Room 106-107

Exploration

R694

167-168

F

 

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Film

R415

78-82

Fine arts: general works, special topics

R400

65-67

Fine arts: individual countries

R401

70-71

First line, last line (Granger's Index to poetry)

R721.12

188

Flags

R492

109-110

Folklore

R463

106-107

Fontana economic history of Europe

R220.7

34

Food

R446

88

Foster: Alumni Oxonienses

R243.O6

49

French literature

R735

193-195

Furniture

R406

74

G

 

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Galician literature

R745

198-199

Games

R416

82

Gams: Series episcoporum ecclesiae catholicae

R100.17

1

Gazetteers

R691

167

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels

R493.4

110-111

Genealogy: bibliography

R496

113

Genealogy: families

R494

112

Genealogy: parish registers

R495

112

Genealogy: royalty, nobility

R493

110-112

Gentleman's magazine

R904.20

88

Geography

R695

168

Geology

R365

62

Geophysics

R345

60

German literature

R746-47

199-202

Glass arts

R409

77

Granger's Index to poetry

R721.12

188

Grants register

Ref.37.14

C

Great Britain: Biography

R454-5

93-95

Great Britain: History

R542

130-135

Greek literature: concordances

R708

177-178

Greek literature: texts

R707

174-177

Grove dictionary of art

R400.4

65-66

Grove dictionary of music

R411.9

78

Guinness book of records

Ref.11.6

A

H

 

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Halkett & Laing: Dictionary of anonymous & pseudonymous English literature

R718.90

186-187

Halliwell: Filmgoers' companion

R415.82

80

Halliwell 's film guide

R415.83

80

Halsbury's Laws of England

R251.11

52-53

Heraldry

R492

109-110

History, Ancient

R510+R519

116-119

History: bibliography

R504

115-116

History, British

R542

130-135

History, British Commonwealth

R541

130

History, European

R531-R538

120-127

History: general

R502

114

History, Irish

R554

136-137

History, Military

R507

116

History, Naval

R509

116

History of Parliament

R542.87

134

History of technology (Singer)

R420.7

85

Housing

R437

87

Hungarian literature

R759

205

Hymnology

R140

8-9

I

 

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Icelandic literature

R752

203

Illustrated companion to the decorative arts

R400.14

66-69

Index Islamicus                         

R620.300

Order in West Room

Index librorum prohibitorum

R857.227

41

Index of conference proceedings held by the BLDSC

R857.120

West Room 40

Index to theses (Aslib)                                          

R856.E10

West Room 34-35

Index translationum

R857.675

West Room 42-43

Insignia

R492

109-110

Institute of Historical Research: Theses completed & theses in progress

R504.12

115

International encyclopedia of the social sciences

R200.2

27

International historical statistics (Mitchell)

R220.2

33

International law

R214

32-33

International relations

R214

32-33

Ireland: Biography

R454

93-95

Ireland: History

R554

136-137

ISIS cumulative bibliography

R340:5.39

59

Italian literature

R740

196

Italian literature: Dante

R742

197

J

 

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Jewellery

R410

77-78

Jewish encyclopedia

R538.10

124

K

 

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Keesing 's contemporary archives / record of world events

L533.b.10

West Room, north wall

Killy: Literaturlexikon

R746.9

199

Kompass UK

Ref.4.4

A

L

 

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Latin literature: concordances

R713

181-182

Latin literature: texts

R712

179-181

Latin literature, Modern & medieval

R716

182

Law: Asia, Africa, America, Australia

R284-297

54

Law, Canon

R273

54

Law: EC

R283

54

Law, English

R251-252

52-53

Law: European countries

R275

54

Law: general

R250

51-52

Law, Roman

R272

53-54

Law, Scots

R268

53

Lewis & Short: Latin dictionary

R785.L49

233

Librarianship

R876

West Room 55-56

Libraries

R876

West Room 55-56

Liddell & Scott: Greek-English lexicon

R785.G458

225

Linguistics

R763

207-209

Linguistics bibliography

R763.13

207

List of members (CU)

Ref.51.C15

D

Literature: bibliography

R702

171-172

Literature: dictionaries & encyclopedias

R700

168-169

Liturgy

R140

8-9

Loeb classical library, Greek

R707.5

176-177

Loeb classical library, Latin

R712.5

180-181

London Library: Catalogue

R853.210

247

London stage

R415.23

79

M

 

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Mansi: Sacrorum conciliorum

R100.1

2

Marine engineering

R423

85

Marine resources

R698

168

Martindale: Extra pharmacopoeia

R329.1

56

Mathematics

R348

60

Mechanics

R428

86

Medals

R492

109-110

Medicine: bibliography

R302

55

Medicine: biography

R301

55

Medicine: general works, dictionaries

R300

54-55

Medical directory

Ref.33.1

B

Medical register

Ref.33.2

B

Metallurgy

R432

87

Metalwork

R410

77-78

Meteorology

R347

60

MGH (Monumenta Germaniae historica)                          

R560.G101-

141-142

Microbiology

R375

63

Microscopy

R375

63

Middle English dictionary

R783.38

211

Migne: Patrologiae cursus completus    

R144.1-2

9-12

Military science

R422

85

Mineralogy

R365

62

Mining

R432

87

Missions

R185

23

Mitchell: International historical statistics

R220.2

33

MLA international bibliography               

R702.1

171

MLA style book

R860.15

West Room 55

MLA style sheet

R860.19

West Room 55

Monasteries

R147

18-19

Monumenta Germaniae historica (MGH)                           

R560.G101-

141-142

Music

R411

78

Mythology

R463

106-107

N

 

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Names: general

R497

113

Names: personal

R498

113

Names: place

R499

114

National bibliographies, African

R855.A-Z

West Room 28-33 (not 30)

National bibliographies, Oriental

R855.A-Z

West Room 28-33 (not 30)

National bibliographies, Western

R854.A-Z

248-256 and West Room 10-28

National union catalogue, pre-1956 imprints

R853.35

North Front Gallery, P-S

Naval science

R423

85

Navy list

Ref.40.11

D

New Cambridge bibliography of English literature

R718.140

187

The new Palgrave: a dictionary of economics

R220.10

34

Nobel Prize winners

R450.32

93

Norwegian literature

R753

203

Notes & queries

R904.1

West Room 86-88

Numismatics

R491

109

O

 

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Oceania: History

R680

166-167

Oceanography

R698

168

ODNB (Oxford dictionary of national biography) (2004 edition)                           

R454.1

93-94

OED (Oxford English dictionary)

R783.5

210

Orbis Latinus

R499.1

114

Oriental literature

R760

206

Oxford classical dictionary

R519.13

119

Oxford classical texts, Greek

R707.2

176

Oxford classical texts, Latin

R712.2

180

Oxford companion to American history

R660.U40

163

Oxford companion to American literature

R728.1

190

Oxford companion to art

R400.13

66

Oxford companion to Canadian history & literature

R660.C7

161

Oxford companion to classical literature

R706.1

173

Oxford companion to English literature

R718.10

183

Oxford companion to film

R415.100

80

Oxford companion to French literature

R735.1

193

Oxford companion to German literature 

R746.7

199

Oxford companion to music

R411.1

78

Oxford companion to ships and the sea

R423.2

85

Oxford companion to Spanish literature

R743.4

197

Oxford companion to sports and games

R416.1

82

Oxford companion to the theatre

R415.3

78

Oxford dictionary of current idiomatic English

R784.1

212

Oxford dictionary of English Christian names

R498.30

113

Oxford dictionary of English etymology

R783.49

211

Oxford dictionary of English proverbs

R704.65

172

Oxford dictionary of national biography (ODNB) (2004 edition)                           

R454.1

93-94

Oxford dictionary of quotations

R704.7

172

Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church

R103.15

5

Oxford English dictionary (OED)

R783.5

210

Oxford history of England

R542.33

132

Oxford Latin dictionary

R785.L50

233

Oxford literary guide to Great Britain & Ireland

R718.43

183

P

 

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Painting

R405

72-74

Palaeontology

R368

62

Palgrave: The new Palgrave: a dictionary of economics

R220.10

34

Palmer's Times index (to 1985)                                      

 NPR.D.4

Order in West Room

Palmer's Times index (post 1985)                                     

 NPR.D.4

WR 1

Patrologiae cursus completus (Migne)  

R144.1-2

9-12

Pauly-Wissowa: Real-Encyclopadie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft

R519.1

117-118

Periodical title abbreviations

Ref.8.104

A

Personal bibliography

R859

West Room 44-55

Personal names

R498

113

Pevsner: The buildings of England

R408.E7

75

Pharmacology

R329

56

Pharmacy

R329

56

Philately

R491

109

Philosophy

R196

24-27

Physics

R352

60-61

Place names

R499

114

Polar regions: History

R686

167

Pollard & Redgrave: Short-title catalogue of books printed... 1475-1640

R854.E5

254

Political science

R206

30-32

Poole (Index to periodicals)

R907.16

West Room 94

Portrait index (ALA)

R400.307

67

Portuguese literature

R745

198-199

Prints

R404

71

Proceedings

R857

West Room 39-44

Proceedings in print

R857.109

Back to topWest Room 39

Protestantism

R175

22

Provencal literature

R745

198-199

Proverbs

R704-5

172-173

Pseudonyms

R703

172

Psychology

R196

24-27

Q

 

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Quotations

R704-5

172-173

R

 

 

Railways

R426

85

Rationalism

R195

24

RCHM (Royal Commission on Historical Monuments)

R408.E8

75-76

Recreation

R416

82

Religion, Eastern

R190

23-24

Religion: encyclopedias, dictionaries, general works

R101

2-4

Religious orders

R147

18-19

Reporter (CU)                                             [via CU website 1997-]

R241.40

42-46

Rerum Britannicarum Medii Ævi scriptores (Rolls series)

R542.30

130-132

Road transport

R427

85-86

Roget's Thesaurus

R783.94

212

Rolls series

R542.30

130-132

Roman Catholic Church

R169

20-22

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

R196.1

24

Royal Air Force list

Ref.40.32

D

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (RCHM)

R408.E8

75-76

Royal Society: Catalogue of scientific papers

R340.65

Manuscripts Reading Room

Rumanian literature

R759

205

Russian literature

R756

203-204

S

 

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Saints

R149

19

Scandinavian literature

R752-55

203

Schools

R242

46

Schools: registers

R243

46-50

Science: dictionaries, encyclopedias, history of science

R340

57-60

Scotland: Biography

R454

93-95

Scotland: History

R550

136

Sculpture

R403

71

Shipping

R423

85

Short story index

R725.25

189

Short title catalogue

R854.E5-

254

Singer: History of technology

R420.7

85

SOAS catalogue

R855.1

North Front Gallery, S

Social sciences: general

R200

27-29

Societies, Miscellaneous

R238

39

Sociology

R232

38-39

Spanish American literature

R743

197-198

Spanish literature

R743

197-198

Spectroscopy

R352

60-61

Sports

R416

82

Squire Law Library catalogue                                      [via Newton]

R250:5.2

51

Statistics

R202

30

Statutes & ordinances (CU)                                  [via CU website]

Ref.51.C19

D

STC (Short title catalogue)

R854.E5

254

Stith Thompson: Motif index of folk literature

R463.5

106

Style sheets

R860

West Room 55

Swedish literature

R755

203

Symbols

R463

106-107

T

 

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Technology

R420

83-85

Telecommunications

R430

87

Teubner: Bibliotheca scriptorum... Greek

R707.1

174-175

Teubner: Bibliotheca scriptorum... Latin

R712.1

179-180

Theatre

R415

78-82

Theological literature

R144

9-18

Theses indexes                                                        

R856

West Room 33-38

Thieme & Becker: Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler

R405.2

72

Times index (Palmer) (to 1985)                                     

 NPR.D.4

Order in West Room

Times index (Palmer) (post 1985)                                     

 NPR.D.4

WR 1

Translations

R857

West Room 39-44

Transport, Railways

R426

85

Transport, Road

R427

85-86

Transportation

R225

38

Travel guide books

Ref.61-64

D and E

Travels

R694

167-168

Tripos papers (last 10 years)

R952.5

West Room 106-107

U

 

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Ulrich 's international periodicals directory

Ref.8.100

A

United States: Biography

R456

95-97

United States: History

R660

159-166

Universal bibliography

R852-53

246-248

Universities

R242

46

Universities: registers

R243

46-50

V

 

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V & A Museum: National Art Library catalogue

R418.18

North Front Gallery, O

VCH (Victoria county histories)

R540.15

128-129

Venn: Alumni Cantabrigienses

R243.C4

47

Veterinary medicine

R440

88

Victoria & Albert Museum: National Art Library catalogue

R418.18

North Front Gallery, O

Victoria county histories (VCH)

R540.15

128-129

W

 

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Wales: Biography

R454

93-95

Wales: History

R546

136

Walford: Guide to reference material

R850.7

243

Weights & measures

R223

36-38

Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals

R907.61

West Room 99

Whitaker's Almanack

Ref.11.1

A

Who was who

R454.2

94

Who’s who (current)

Ref.21.9

B

Willis & Clark: Architectural history of the University of Cambridge

R241.3

42

Wing: Short-title catalogue of books printed... 1641-1700

R854.E12

254

Witchcraft

R464

107

Wood: Athenae Oxonienses

R243.O4

49

Woodwork

R410

77-78

World list of scientific periodicals  [1900 to 1979]

R853.455

248

World of learning

Ref.50.5

D

Writers’ and artists’ yearbook

Ref.34.L7

B

Writings on American history

R660.U36

163

Writings on British history

R542.40

133

XYZ

 

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Zoology

R382

64-65