Digital Archive of Rare Books [Resources and Historical Collections Office]

The designation of a “Rare Book” is assigned to: collections previously owned by famous economists and their manuscripts, precious books without any other existing copies, and classical documents (generally defined as foreign language books published before 1800, and Japanese language books published before 1900) concerning social sciences.  Our current Rare Book collection has approximately 3,400 items (as of April, 2024).

Original Owner
The Library of Economics, The University of Tokyo
Data Provider
Resources and Historical Collections Office, The Library of Economics, The University of Tokyo