John Holroyd, O.A.M. (1911-2000) John Holroyd was born in Melbourne in May 1911 and died on the 28th August 2000, at the age of 89. There is probably no-one whose departure from the world of books is of so much significance in terms of book-trade history. John's career in bookselling is well-known. He started work … Continue reading John Holroyd, O.A.M. (1911-2000)
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Neil Radford writes: "The Epitaph for collectors from an unknown writer ... ‟ on p.119 of the September 2000 issue of Biblionews is in fact a slight adaptation of Benjamin Franklin's epitaph. He wrote it for his tombstone, but it was not used (I do not know why). The original text is as follows: The … Continue reading Notes & Queries