Recent Acquisitions 6

Every two or three years we do an exhibition of “Recent Acquisitions.” This gives us the opportunity of showing material we have acquired during that time in subject areas which have already been featured in our regular series of exhibitions. Among the items on display are examples of ephemera, works of literature and Australian history, children’s books and games, some of our material on Indigenous Australians, women, tourism, the home, useful books, medical books, and sport.
Especially showcased are two significant recent donations. One is from the firm, Rock Posters, which puts up the posters seen around Melbourne advertising pop concerts and dances; the other is probably the most comprehensive collection in Australia of the works of the poet and novelist Robert Graves. This was donated by retired antiquarian bookseller, Jack Bradstreet.

The items on display form only a small fraction of the material acquired since “Recent Acquisitions 5” was shown in May 2009. The total number of books catalogued into our collection now exceeds 140,000. It is a fine collection and helps establish Monash University as one of the foremost research institutions in Australia.

The exhibition can be seen from 8 December 2011 - 5 March 2012 at the Rare Books Exhibition space, Level 1, ISB wing, Sir Louis Matheson Library, Clayton campus, Monash University.

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