WEDNESDAY 5 JULY, 1.30-2.30, RARE SPORTS BOOKS AND EPHEMERA, great opportunity. Sports writers and historians return to the Melbourne Cricket Club Library for its annual Melbourne Rare Book Week … [Read more...]
RBW Children’s books – hear from the experts
TUESDAY 4 JULY, 6-7 AT THE ATHENAEUM LIBRARY - Children’s books form one of the most varied and charming fields of collecting.This talk will deal with books from the early 19th century to the present. … [Read more...]
More info from the outside world about north eastern Victoria artist
We ran a story about Marcus O'Donnell's paintings reproduced on greeting cards in the 1960s. From Anna: I vaguely remember visiting Marcus in his ‘humpy’ in the mountains with my father who either … [Read more...]
Book sale: Take home a page of history
22-24 June 2017: TAKE HOME A PAGE OF HISTORY, at a great price. The Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s (RHSV) Annual Book Sale will be held the last weekend in June at the RHSV headquarters. … [Read more...]
Rare? Digital?
MONDAY 3 JULY, 10AM What will the rare book of the future look like? Digitally published books Presented by Ephemera Society of Australia by ESA member Mimmo Cozzolino. In 2012 Mimmo … [Read more...]
Collecting comics
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...]
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...]
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...]