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The library collections include over 30 [[incunabula]] (books published before 1500) and many first and early editions of major works. The special collections include:<ref name="mcc_website"/>
* '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140817023702/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/447/rare_books_and_collections/338/literature_and_letters/2 The Gaskell Collection]''' – works by [[Elizabeth Gaskell]], one of the most important writers to have lived and worked in the city
* '''The Theatre Collection''' – a record of the history of [[theatre]] in Manchester
* '''The Newman Flower Collection of Handel Manuscripts''' – works by [[George Frederic Handel]], as well as items of Italian music from the early 18th century, including the Manchester Violin Sonatas<ref>Antonio Vivaldi, Manchester Violin Sonatas (1720, reprinted 1976) {{ISBN|0-89579-072-6}}</ref> by [[Antonio Vivaldi]] (previously undiscovered violin sonatas autographed by the composer) and [[The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)|the Four Seasons]] concerto partbooks.
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* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/sets/72157634643430861/ Great Hall, Manchester Central Library Manchester Archives+]
* [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents.php?categoryID=500138 Central Library homepage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090804191802/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=500138&documentID=1212 History of Manchester Central Library]
* [http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk Local image collection] – contains historical photographs of the library
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001703/http://www.librarytheatre.com/ The Library Theatre]
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