英文摘要 |
To round out its national collection of important books and documents and ensure that these precious assets are preserved for future generations, the NCL acquires for information related to old books and documents. Inquiries are made to local and overseas collectors about their collections and antique books actively sought out and acquired. In recent years, the library has strengthened its collection of Taiwan’s old books and documents. In February 2019, the NCL attended the “Friendly Spring Breeze--a Public Auction of Rare Books,” held at Huashan Creative Park. A working group was convened at the library which selected 24 lots to bid on, 17 of which resulted in successful acquisitions. These included a copy of A Compendium of Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverage Labels printed in 1955 by the Taiwan Provincial Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau; a bird’s eye view map of Taiwan; six antique books, including Collated Notes on Stone Tablet Inscriptions, Yinghai Poetry Anthology , and Xiang nan yin cao ; nine famous letters from celebrated figures, Letter from Ren Zhuoxuan to Tu Zilin, Letter from Zeng Yuenong to Yuan Kuijiu, Letter from Li Yuying (Li Shizeng) to the Yun Family ; and also two Japanese Colonial-Era postcards. Additionally, 15 personal deeds dating from the early Republican era; five antique deeds with indigenous handprints dating from the late Qing; and an antique copy of “Du jin bao chuan ” (4 volumes) were purchased from private collectors and antique book dealers. |