The Early Australian Booksellers: The Australian Booksellers Association Memorial Book of Fellowship. by Booksellers Association, Australian; Bullen, Leonard (biographies); Holroyd, Charles (biographies); Shaw, Roderick M (biographies); Holroyd, John (introduction) - 1980

Sydney: Australian Booksellers Association, 1980. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), light foxing edges, few marks fore-edge, few light foxed spots title page, minor edgewear, protected by removable semi-archival plastic sleeve. 95 pp. This fascinating book celebrates the history of early Australian booksellers. The book is a facsimile reproduction of biographical sketches printed in black and red calligraphy by 'various scribes'. The book consists mainly of one-page biographies of about 64 early booksellers and includes booksellers in Sydney, Victoria, and Tasmania. A wonderful addition to any reference collection for anyone wanting to learn a little about the people who were pioneers in early Australian bookselling. (No 198 of a limited edition of 600 copies.).