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THE COMMONWEALTH OF BOOKS: Essays and studies in honour of Ian Willison
Willison, Ian; Kirsop, Wallace [Editor]; Sherlock, Meredith [Editor]
Published by Centre for the Book, Melbourne, 2007
- First Edition
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First Edition. Pp. x+274(last blank), coloured frontispiece portrait, black & white text illustrations; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Centre for the Book, Monash University, Melbourne, 2007. First edition. *'Ian Willison, whose professional life was spent in the British Museum Library, later the Br…itish Library, has played a leading part in the development of book-history studies in the English-speaking world . The present volume brings together a selection of essays and studies by some of Willison's many friends, colleagues and associates . The topics covered - on book history, libraries, archives and scholarship - reflect the breadth of his interests and the scope of his curiosity' [wrapper blurb].
