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The Old Musty Volume single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1923... 1923 The Old Musty Volume
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A sensible Melbourne businessman is a keen collector of old books, and is delighted to find an intriguing old book in a second-hand shop. Though he is not superstitious in any way, as he reads the book he is overtaken by a very disturbing sensation and finds himself drawn into another time and place.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1923
Serialised by: The Queenslander 1866 newspaper (2603 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in The Queenslander in two instalments 6 January (pp.43-44) and 13 January 1923 (pp.43-44).
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