Muir collection. 1877-1972.

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Muir collection. 1877-1972.

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This Collection was donated by Mr Harry Muir of the Beck Book Company and contains material relating to the book trade including minutes of meetings and reports of the annual conferences of the Australian Booksellers Association, other State associations and the Publishers Association of Australia as well as miscellaneous material relating to Australian and British publishers and publishing. It contains a miscellaneous collection of letters - a few from prominent South Australians. There are some art catalogues, the bulletin "Red Pages" (1941-46); various periodicals (some first issues) and some South Australian newspapers of historic interest. Also contains newspaper cuttings of miscellaneous interest including Australiana, bookselling, censorship and literary figures. Also contains theatre programs and bookplates.

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Flinders University of South Australia. Library. Special Collections.

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Muir, Harry B.

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Australian Booksellers Association

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The Australian Booksellers Association is the umbrella body that has been representing the interests of booksellers in Australia since the early 1900s. The ABA has strong links with other industry bodies including the Australian Publishers Association, the Australian Society of Authors and the Printing Industry Association of Australia. From the description of Book, ca. 1965. [manuscript]. ca. 1965. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225726480 The Australian Booksell...