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Rare Book Division

Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328

Phone: (212) 642-0110 | Fax: (212) 302-4815

Partially accessible to wheelchairs

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The Rare Book Division houses approximately 130,000 titles, covering five centuries of printing—from the 1450s to the present—and representing Continental Europe, England, and the Americas.

Please register in advance to apply for access to materials in the Rare Book Division.

If you have questions about the collection, please email rarebook@nypl.org.

Rare Book Division

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