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Details from the Hon Secretary
Sydney:
Professor Mark Ferson, 4 Sofala Ave., Riverview, NSW 2066
Melbourne:
Richard Overell, 2/58 Macrina St., Oakleigh East, VIC 3166
richard.overell@lib.monash.edu.au
Good evening,I have recently come across the book ‘The Home Physician and Guide to Health’, paper / leather, made by Signs Publishing Company, Warburton, Victoria, Australia, 1930.As this is an old Australian and medical book is it of any use to anybody or a collector.I await your reply.Thank you.
Posted by jane Williamson | 17/08/2010, 7:36 amhello i collecct sheet music and books about music and related areas, as an organist i am interested in saving hymn books and church music, any enquiries welcome 96465445 or 0409465446 ray palmer
Posted by ray palmer | 23/10/2010, 10:33 pmI have about 50 hardcover Law Books dating back to 1870. Mostly QLD STATUTES and similar. I would like to sell them – Toowoomba QLD area.
Posted by Cheryl Morley | 08/01/2011, 1:35 amRecently listed on eBay: Australia in Brief, published in 1951eBay item # 220742078373Confirmed via email:The National Archives of Australia has not been able to find any archival records relating to this publication.The National Library of Australia stated that their holdings of “Australia in Brief” appears to be incomplete, missing this edition.• Printed in Australia, John Sands Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Australia• An Australian News and Information Bureau publication issued by the authority of the Minister for the Interior, the Hon. W. S. Kent Hughes.• 80 pages with over 30 black and white photographs and several maps• Size: 4″ x 5″ – paper coverAbout this bookletThis small booklet answers briefly many questions about Australia in 1951. This booklet is full of information, maps, photos and interesting facts about Australia for a traveler or someone migrating to Australia in the early 1950s.
Posted by Toni Kastelic | 20/02/2011, 2:26 amI am located in India. I have some old books ( 80 to 100 Yrs) old. I want to sell them directly to book collectors. Please advise where I could submit the details of the books and pictures of these books. Thanks
Posted by Aditya | 02/03/2011, 5:41 pm