Thursday, 6 July 6.30 pm - SEE HIGHLIGHTS FROM A WORLD CLASS COMIC BOOK COLLECTION. Part of Rare Books Week in Melbourne: Presented by the Book Collectors` Society of Australia (Victoria) ESA … [Read more...]
Chocolate wrapping lovers unite
MEETING OF MINDS, OVER TIME AND SPACE. Local chocolate collectors - interested in a penpal? If so please make contact with Sven Stabroth: Dear Sir or Madam, I am member of the British Ephemera … [Read more...]
The internet is wonderful
ADDING VALUE, the website attracts comments and further information about posts. Here is a terrific additional information about a New Zealand artist. From Alison in New Zealand: I have been … [Read more...]
Book & ephemera sale
AUCTION THIS MONDAY 29 MAY 2017 OF SOME OF AN ESA MEMBER'S COLLECTION. Michael Aitken's quality collection is well known from journal articles, 'Cabinets of Wonder' and our Show & Tell … [Read more...]
Last century’s brain food
LIKE INSTAGRAM? SMALL BITES OF KNOWLEDGE? TIT-BIT OF HISTORY BEFORE SCHOOL? Ephemeral? Yes. Swap cards chiefly local, mainly found with relatively responsible food - bread, Vita-brits, Weeties, … [Read more...]
Home for magazines
OFFERS OF EPHEMERA TO GOOD HOMES come in to the Ephemera Society of Australia's website on a regular basis. Please reply in the COMMENT section if you can house this material. I have a lot of old … [Read more...]
Fowlers’ booklet
QUESTION: Hi! I am looking for a copy of the Fowlers' recipe book from the 1930s, anyone got one they would like to sell, or know where I might find one? Thanks! OUR SUGGESTION:There are a number … [Read more...]
Planting dreams – exhibition NSW SL + book
PEEK INTO THE EXHIBITION VIA THIS SELECTION FROM THE CURATOR RICHARD AITKEN. The ephemeral items reproduced below are from a private collection and reproduced with the permission of the collector. … [Read more...]
THE SELL – AUSTRALIAN ADVERTISING 1790S TO 1990S
FREE LUNCH? NO BUT FREE EXHIBITION ABOUT ADVERTISING. Where? National Library of Australia, Canberra. When? 23 November 2016 to 25 April 2017, 10am-5pm. Step back in time, into the ads of … [Read more...]