From the All Things Georgian archives, '18th-century business women - trade cards' wp.me/p3JTNy-3nA #18thcentury

Don't adjust your dials Rare Book Week fans, ABC Melbourne has you covered for all things books on the 17th of July. Lauren Samuelsson (Cookbooks) will be on at 1pm talking about cookbooks, Tony Shields (Ephemera) at 8.30pm, Jane Sullivan (Readings Bookshop) at 9.30pm.

It's Melbourne Rare Book Week and there are some great events to check out. Even the Supreme Court Library is getting in on the action! 📚 View the 2024 program: ow.ly/e9oQ50Szklf #melbournerarebookweek

Listen back to Dr Lauren Samuelsson's interview on Triple R - 3RRR 102.7FM from yesterday. There are still tickets available for her online event on Australian Women's Weekly cookbooks. rrr.org.au/shared/broadca… rarebooksmelbourne.com/event/good-pri…

What can Jane Austen teach lawyers in the 21st century? Join Associate Professor Gary Cazalet at The University of Melbourne on Wednesday 24 July 6-7pm for "Persuasion and Prejudice - Jane Austen and Lawyering." #mrbw24 rarebooksmelbourne.com/event/persuasi…

Did you miss our Rare Book Week talk last week with Dr Lauren Samuelsson | @clemloz.bsky.social ? Good news, it's now available to watch on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/wm7jeE0RYdE

A wonderful piece in The Age yesterday about Tony Shields and Antarctic exploration. A nice reminder that Tony will be talking today Royal Historical Society of Victoria on behalf of the Ephemera Society of Australia. theage.com.au/national/victo… rarebooksmelbourne.com/event/its-cold…

There's still time to submit your Abstract for the BSANZ 2024 Annual Conference "Bibliomania" due midnight tomorrow, Wed 31 July. What stories from inside and outside the book are you planning to share? View CFP here: bsanz.org ALIA SHARP (@[email protected]) National Library of Australia

Register now to join the BSANZ & rare book experts for a lunchtime conversation about "Collecting & Curating" this Thursday 1st August. tinyurl.com/yyp9n3zt The Bibliographical Society The Bibliographical Society of America UQ Library State Library of NSW Monash University Library National Library of New Zealand National Library of Australia #rarebooks #booktwitter #ANZAAB

One week to go before the ALLA 2024 Conference in Adelaide! Come & join us - Registrations still open allaconference.com.au/index.php/regi… We'll be tweeting all conference using #ALLA2024Adelaide #conference #LawLibrarians #Adelaide📚📣😀

Our refresher on legal research will keep your skills sharp, and we're offering a free CPD point too! Join the webinar and confirm you know it all - or learn something new. 🤔 Book now: ow.ly/1iJL50SxBKE ↗️ #auslaw #viclaw

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Imagine sitting amongst the old world charm of the Supreme Court Library, feeling your heart soar with the beautiful classical music being performed live 🎵🎶 Book your free ticket and imagine no more! 🎫 ow.ly/fTeA50Syu7P

I was reading a touching story of how Howard Jones’s parents ran his fan club and would pick up fans from the train station to take them to their HQ. They would also respond to fan mail ✍️ with words of encouragement to kids going through difficulties. Howard says people still

Join book collector Chris Browne tomorrow, Tues 13th Aug, 6.30 to 7.30pm at The Melbourne Athenaeum Library for "All at Sea," an exploration of literature from his extensive library with a strong maritime setting . rarebooksmelbourne.com/2024/07/29/all… MelbourneRareBookWk ALIA Rare Books and Special Collections #ANZAAB

#bookshop On one occasion, Christina Foyle recommended The Forsyte Saga to an elderly customer looking for something to read on a train. He bought a copy, but returned it a short time later inscribed "For the young lady who liked my book – John Galsworthy." Born #OTD 1867 d 1933

A new edition of John Forbes' authoritative text on tribunals is now available. It includes a chapter on Royal Commissions and commissions of inquiry, and new material dealing with anti-corruption commissions. federationpress.com.au/product/justic… #AdminLaw #auslaw

This week: Enjoy classical music performed live by Bottled Snail at the Supreme Court Library 🎵🎶 Thursday 22 August 1-2pm. Tickets are free. 👉 Book now: events.humanitix.com/lyrical-luncht…

‘Frankie, it’s going to be a long cold winter and I babysit in the evenings AND I NEED READING MATTER.’ Helene Hanff in a letter to Marks & Co.’s in #84CharingCrossRoad, which is available as a Plain Foxed Edition. foxedquarterly.com/shop/helene-ha…