The Victorian branch of the Book Collectors' Society holds its meetings to a regular pattern. Usually the first meeting every year is a "Members‟ Night" at which people bring along books and discuss them. This is usually on the last Friday of January, in the supper room of the Royal Society building. In March we … Continue reading Book Collectors' Society of Australia (Victorian Branch) Recent AGM's
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Richard Overell
Forensic books are currently a popular collecting area. There have always been people from the medical profession who have col-lected in the area, but now, with the proliferation of TV shows such as McCallum, which focus on forensic laboratories, we see more lay-people entering the field. Perhaps this marks a progres-sion from collecting detective fiction. … Continue reading Forensic Science Books
Australian Book Auctions have held another successful auction, on Monday and Tuesday 26-27 March. This included the collec-tions of Eric Stock and the late Ian McLaren. Both of these collectors concentrated on classic Australiana. Eric Stock had formed a fine cabinet collection. All his books were in excellent condition. Although most of Ian McLaren‟s books … Continue reading News and Notes from Melbourne
Each member spoke about a book from their collection.