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Adopt a Book

Valentine's Day Appeal

Looking for a unique gift for friends and family? Adopt a Book makes a great gift for birthdays, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day and graduations, or a thoughtful gift in memory of a loved one.

A perfect gift for bibliophiles of all ages, adopt a book and help the British Library's vital Conservation programme.

Adopt a book now.

Donation levels & benefits
  £1000 £150 £30

Choose from our standard booklist                                 

  x x
Choose a book from the Library's wider collection (contact us for details) x    
Customised e-certificate (new designs coming soon) x x x
Invitation to annual "Meet Your Book" event x x x
Voucher for tour of the British Library x x  
Tour of our the Centre for Conservation (BLCC) x    
Customised bookplate placed inside your adopted book or in its preservation box                x    
Your name added to our Annual Report and Adopt a Book Benefactors' Board in the BLCC x    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Abelard to Heloise
by James Cawthorn, 1800

Adopt this book for Valentine's Day 

Abelard to Heloise

The affair between celebrated philosopher Abelard and his student Heloise has become a legendary medieval tale full of devotion and tenderness, penitence and passion. Translated from Latin, this pocket-sized book is a collection of the couple's correspondence. A perfect adoption for fans of intrigue and romance.