The following notes have been inspired by Brian Taylor’s call to arms–or was it a call to fall on one’s sword--in the issue of Biblionews (vol. 28, no. 1 (Mar. 2003)) about Jeff Bidgood’s comments on style. Style is both that battered old hat we like to wear at the bottom of the garden as … Continue reading COLLECTING THE FESTSCHRIFTS.
Category: 2003-09
The following article is an extract from a paper that I gave to the Book Collectors’ Society of Australia in Sydney, December 2003. It was part of the commemoration for the 50th Anniversary of the death of P. Neville Barnett and launch of the book of essays P. Neville Barnett. Australian Genius with Books.1 My … Continue reading EXILIC CONSCIOUSNESS: P. NEVILLE BARNETT’S INNER STATE
In the editorial to the last issue (June 2003) of Biblionews I indicated that this September issue would in all likelihood be made up of material from our Victorian branch collated by Richard Overell. However, after our waiting some time it seemed that Richard had not yet managed to get the requisite amount of material … Continue reading EDITORIAL