In the September 1999 issue of The Bookplate Society‟s Newsletter their "A Bookplate Alphabet" reached the letters P and Q and in-cluded the following. PREMIUMS. The bookplates designed to record a prize or award of a book or books to an individual from an institution are referred to as premiums. They form a separate category … Continue reading Premium or Prize Plates
Category: Jeff Bidgood
This Index (available on DVD), compiled and edited by Jeff Bidgood and Neil Radford, was launched at the quarterly meeting of the Sydney Branch of the BCSA on Saturday 4 September 2010. Jeff, followed by Neil, spoke: Many years ago Walter Stone said 'Biblionews has been in constant publication longer than any other literary magazine … Continue reading Launch of Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries Index 1947–2008 Issues 1–360
SOME TIME AGO my friend, Bryan Welch, sent me an email asking would I like an Australian bookplate for "Kathrine" [sic] Shaw of "Wooriwyrite" and, as a collector of such, I naturally said "yes". The name Wooriwyrite was unknown to me so I set out to find out more about the person and the town. … Continue reading An Australian bookplate
The Inaugural Walter and Jean Stone Memorial Talk given at the June meeting of the BCSA in SydneyJeff BidgoodTHANK YOU for inviting me to give this the first of what I trust will be the forerunner of many Walter and Jean Stone Memorial Talks. It has forced me to reminisce about the history of the … Continue reading Some reminiscences of a member of the Book Collectors Society of Australia