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Find out more about our rare books and newspapers
We feature here just some of the books and newspapers from our unique and eclectic collection at the Priaulx Library; take a look at the list so far.find out more
L'Archipel de la Manche
We asked the question: who wrote the following and when?
Cross a ravine, go down and across Mill Street, into a sort of fissure between two tall houses, climb up a narrow and interminable set of tortuously winding steps with loose paving stones, and you find yourself in a Bedouin village; hovels, cracks in the roads, dirt alleys, burnt beams, ruined houses, deserted rooms, windowless and doorless with grass growing inside them, girders across the road, ruins blocking the way, here and there an inhabited cottage, little naked boys, pale women; you would think you were in Zaatcha.
And gave you a clue: the original is in French.find out more
Guernsey - The Pick of the Bunch: A tourist brochure from 1934
The Priaulx Library has a great deal of ephemera amongst its collection, including tourist brochures. This month we are featuring a particularly nice one, from 1934, produced by the "States' of Guernsey Advertising Committee" and printed by the Guernsey Press Co., Ltd. This 168-page brochure seems to have been written as a guide to Guernsey for both the potential holidaymaker and prospective resident.find out more
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