The library collection holds over 150,000 bound volumes.

These substantial holdings date primarily from the foundation of the Society in 1830 onwards.

They focus on the history and geography of places worldwide.

Researchers might find:

• information on European migration
• a work charting changes in the ice shelves of Antarctica
• a nineteenth century guidebook to Berlin
• David Livingstone’s account of his search for the source of the Nile
• a title discussing water resource management issues
• a description of the Yangtze's Three Gorges

...and much more.

To read more about the Library stock, particularly special collections, follow the Books & pamphlets PDF link on the right.