A Checklist of Ex Libris Literature published in Australia
Adelaide, The Wakefield Press, 1942.
Octavo, 20 pages (last blank) plus the colophon.
Plain card covers with attached overlapping wrappers (very lightly bumped); a near-fine copy.
Number 234 of 250 copies signed by the author (and the first publication of his Wakefield Press). Offered together with two pieces of correspondence relating to bookplate literature in Australia (apparently in response to queries from Muir): 1. An August 1939 autograph letter signed by R.H. Croll (quarto, 1 page), regarding his latest book, bookplate literature in Victoria, and why 'Things here in the Ex Libris line are stagnant'. An undated autograph letter signed by John Flower (octavo, 4 pages), regarding the scarcity of bookplate literature in Queensland. Loosely inserted are a few related reference notes handwritten by the author. Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller, publisher and bookplate collector; by descent. [A small quantity].
Item #133723
Price (AUD):
$250.00