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The heaviest, smallest, oldest, and smelliest books in our library

2017-06-29
By: Martin Lewis
On: 29 Jun 2017

Our Research Librarian Martin Lewis, aka @RareBookGuy, takes a look at some of the more unusual questions he has received on tours of the Te Papa library collection.Read more

Rare books and the marvellous art of marbling

2017-04-27
By: Martin Lewis
On: 27 Apr 2017

Research Librarian, Martin Lewis, explains why he’s been losing his marbles over marbling…Read more

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