Welcome to Adopt a Book - a novel gift idea

The beneficiary of your gift can enjoy benefits such as a personalised bookplate added to your chosen book and the chance to view it on a behind the scenes tour.

Adopt a Book supports our conservation team, helping us preserve the world's knowledge for future generations.

There are hundreds of books available for adoption; you can browse these or search for something specific above.

Search By Title
Featured Books
Hampshire
Hampshire

An illustrated guide and history to the villages and towns of Hampshire including many delightful photographs and illustrations. It includes chapters on Flora ... more>

Adopt Hampshire
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes

This is a Canadian 1st edition about Sherlock Holmes, the greatest fictional detective in the world. He makes a return with thirteen new tales of mystery and deduction.

Adopt The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Spectacle de la Nature
Spectacle de la Nature

Noël-Antoine Pluche is now known for his work (Spectacle de la Nature) about the study of life and creation which was translated into virtually all European languages. This ... more>

Adopt Spectacle de la Nature
Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Carefully chosen fairy tales with twelve illustrations by legendary illustrator Arthur Rackham.

Adopt Grimm’s Fairy Tales
The Painter and Varnisher’s Guide
The Painter and Varnisher’s Guide

Or, A Treatise, Both in Theory and Practice, on the Art of Making and Applying Varnishes, on the Different Kinds of Painting; and on the Method of Preparing Colours ... more>

Adopt The Painter and Varnisher’s Guide