THIS milestone was celebrated in two ways—a commemorative dinner on Friday 30 September and a special meeting the following morning.
Category: BCSA / Biblionews History
BCSA / Biblionews History
The Genesis of the SocietyReprinted from BiblioNews: Monthly Letter to Members April, 1949 (Vol. 2 No. 4)(This is reprinted from a copy that once belonged to the late John Fletcher and was given to me by his wife, Elizabeth Fletcher, in 2007. There are pencilled changes made in a hand that is certainly not John’s. … Continue reading The Genesis of the Society (Walter W. Stone, 1949)
The Genesis of BiblionewsReprinted from Biblionews, 200th IssueOctober, 1962, 1949 (Vol. 15 No. 10)(This is reprinted from the photocopy of the original two-page issue of Biblionews for October 1962, supplied by Jeff Bidgood to the audience at the inaugural Walter and Jean Stone Memorial Talk in June 2009. In retyping it I have followed Walter … Continue reading The Genesis of Biblionews (Walter W. Stone, 1962)
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