Kirsop Wallace Preface (1 results)

Hardback large octavo, dustjacket, as new condition (in as new dustjacket), black & white text-photos, few colour plates. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 322 pp. (Limited edition of 500 copies.) The first authoritative textbook on Australian book collectors. The editor, Charles Stitz, is a bookseller from Albury, NSW. He charts the lives and fascinating collecting careers of over 100 Australian bibliophiles during the first 200 years of Australia's history. Arranged alphabetically, and most entries are written by Stitz. Interspersed with reprinted essays on some of the more famous book collectors. Preface by Wallace Kirsop. (The unstated first volume of a 5-volume set. A limited edition of 500 copies. 1 of 2 available copies. Other volumes also available.).…