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An overdue library inventory at u of t finds some lost treasures. It is named in honour of thomas fisher 17921874, who came from yorkshire to upper canada in 1821 and settled by the humber river. Situated within robarts library at the university of toronto, over 700,000 volumes. Nov 16, 2016 leonard cohen archives live on at u of t library. A university of toronto library card is not necessary to access the collections, but onsite registration is required.
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If you wish to reproduce any images of rare books and special collections material in publications or on the internet please contact rare books and special collections for permission. Aug 25, 2017 an overdue library inventory at u of t finds some lost treasures. Among the collections items are the nuremberg chronicle 1493, shakespeares first folio 1623, newtons principia. Apr 15, 2016 the fisher, as its commonly called, is the largest rare book library in canada and its open to the public.
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