Charles Stitz would like to hear from anyone who can supply biographical information about Dr. Eric McDonald, whose library was offered for sale by Angus & Robertson in a priced catalogue in April 1963, described therein, (somewhat hyperbolically) as “the finest collection of Australiana ever offered for sale in Australia”.
Category: 2008-12
Our journal Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries has continued to appear in its four issues over the last twelve months. However, I cannot unfortunately say, as I could in my report last year, that it continues to appear right on time.
Report of the Acting President for the Annual General Meeting of the Book Collectors’ Society of Australiato be held at 2pm at the Community Centre, Summer Hill, on 2 December 2008 (as prepared for the cancelled AGM originally to be held at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians at 1:30pm on Saturday, 6 September 2008).
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Book Collectors’ Society of Australia (held at 2pm, Saturday, 6 December 2008, at the Summer Hill Community Centre, Sydney)1 Present: Richard Blair (Acting President, chair), Frances Carleton, Mark Ferson, Elizabeth Fletcher, Tom Fletcher (by invitation), Darel Hughes, Helen Kenny, Shirley McGlynn, Doug Mackenzie, John Newland, Chris Nicholls, Vicki … Continue reading 2008 BCSA Annual General Meeting