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The first of a series of studies of Australian book production and consumption. The work is organised into four sections: 'Publishing and Printing', 'Bookshops and Libraries' (including histories of small and specialised libraries), 'Genres and Their Place in the Market' and 'Reading' (including accounts of reading groups and societies). Within each grouping are chapters on related subjects, in some cases accompanied by illustrative case studies.

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  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 2001 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The "Paternoster Row Machine" and the Australian Book Trade, 1890-1945, Richard Nile , David Robert Walker , single work criticism (p. 3-18)
Britain's Largest Export Market, Martyn Lyons , single work criticism (p. 19-26)
Publishers and Editors : Angus & Robertson, 1888-1945, Jennifer Alison , single work criticism
Essay accompanied by eight case studies by other authors relating to different aspects of editing and publishing.
 (p. 27-36)
The New South Wales Bookstall Company : Paperback Phenomenon, Carol Mills , single work criticism (p. 36-41)
A. W. Jose and the Australian Encyclopedia, Teresa Pagliaro , single work criticism (p. 42-49)
David McKee Wright as Literary Editor of the Bulletin, Michael Sharkey , single work criticism (p. 49-50)
The Communist Party as Publisher, Stuart McIntyre , single work criticism (p. 51-54)
Music Publishing, Suzanne Robinson , single work criticism (p. 54-57)
The Bulletin as Publisher, Jennifer Alison , single work criticism (p. 57-59)
P.R. Stephensen, Craig Munro , single work criticism (p. 60-63)
Publishing in Languages Other Than English, Anne Holmes , single work criticism (p. 64-68)
Literary Censorship, Imperialism and the White Australia Policy, Diane Heath , single work criticism (p. 68-82)
How Did Authors Make a Living?, Debra Adelaide , single work criticism
Chapter also includes two case studies by other authors on related topics.
 (p. 83-96)
Miles Franklin, Margaret Bettison , Jill Roe , single work criticism (p. 97-99)
Authors' Week, 1935, Maryanne Dever , single work criticism (p. 100-103)
Frank Wilmot, John Arnold , single work biography (p. 112-115)
The Mystery of the Missing Bestseller, Richard Nile , David Robert Walker , single work criticism (p. 235-254)
Literary Journals, Bruce Bennett , single work criticism (p. 268-276)
Women's Magazines, Helena Studdert , single work criticism (p. 276-281)
Children's Literature, Heather Scutter , single work criticism (p. 297-309)
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The History of the Book in Australia Michael Wilding , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Wild about Books : Essays on Books and Writing 2019; (p. 44-47) 'I was once invited to contribute a chapter to The History of the Book in Australia project to be published in three volumes by University of Queensland Press. After flattering comments about ‘your acknowledged book trade expertise and experience’ came the crunch. I quote: ‘Because of the special nature and scope of this ambitious undertaking, no payment is available for editors or contributors. However contributors will receive an exclusive pre-publication purchase offer for all three volumes.’ That, I felt, concisely summed up the history of the book in Australia. No payment is available.' 

(Introduction)
She Rides Astride : Mateship, Morality and the Outback-Colonial Girl Caroline Campbell , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies , vol. 18 no. 1 2013; (p. 28-39)

'This article focuses on the representation of girlhood, gender and mateship particular to Australia, and to a lesser extent New Zealand, within the context of an emerging nationalism, social change and political upheaval. In it, I apply an illustrator’s perspective to interrogating the cultural significance of Mary Grant Bruce’s iconic outback heroine, Norah of Billabong Station. By comparatively examining Norah’s sequential representation in the narrative text, and the illustrations produced by John MacFarlane, I argue Bruce and her little-known, and rarely discussed immigrant illustrator combined to create an ideal and national type that was counter to anything that had been created for colonial girl readers before.' (Author's abstract)
A History of the Book in Australia Philip Mead , 2009 single work review (taught in 1 units)
— Appears in: JASAL , no. 9 2009;
— Review of A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market 2001 anthology criticism ; Paper Empires : A History of the Book in Australia 1946-2005 2006 anthology criticism ; Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing 2007 anthology criticism
[Review] A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market Robert Dixon , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America , September vol. 97 no. 3 2003; (p. 400-401)
— Review of A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market 2001 anthology criticism
[Review] A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market Jürgen Wegner , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , vol. 28 no. 1 2003; (p. 30-34)
— Review of A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market 2001 anthology criticism
[Review] A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market Ian Morrison , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Bulletin , vol. 26 no. 2 2002; (p. 125-128)
— Review of A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market 2001 anthology criticism
Australia, By the Book Reg Anderson , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 January 2003; (p. 7)
— Review of A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market 2001 anthology criticism
[Review Essay] Who Was That Woman? The Australian Women's Weekly in the Postwar Years and A History of the Book in Australia 1891-1945 Joy Damousi , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Lilith , no. 11 2002; (p. 131-134)
— Review of Who Was That Woman? : The Australian Women's Weekly in the Postwar Years Susan Sheridan , Barbara Baird , Kate Borrett , Lyndall Ryan , 2001 single work criticism ; A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market 2001 anthology criticism
[Review] A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market Denis Cryle , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Politics and History , vol. 49 no. 1 2003; (p. 129-130)
— Review of A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market 2001 anthology criticism
[Review] A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market Ross Harvey , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 21 no. 1 2003; (p. 127-129)
— Review of A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market 2001 anthology criticism
She Rides Astride : Mateship, Morality and the Outback-Colonial Girl Caroline Campbell , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies , vol. 18 no. 1 2013; (p. 28-39)

'This article focuses on the representation of girlhood, gender and mateship particular to Australia, and to a lesser extent New Zealand, within the context of an emerging nationalism, social change and political upheaval. In it, I apply an illustrator’s perspective to interrogating the cultural significance of Mary Grant Bruce’s iconic outback heroine, Norah of Billabong Station. By comparatively examining Norah’s sequential representation in the narrative text, and the illustrations produced by John MacFarlane, I argue Bruce and her little-known, and rarely discussed immigrant illustrator combined to create an ideal and national type that was counter to anything that had been created for colonial girl readers before.' (Author's abstract)
The History of the Book in Australia Michael Wilding , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Wild about Books : Essays on Books and Writing 2019; (p. 44-47) 'I was once invited to contribute a chapter to The History of the Book in Australia project to be published in three volumes by University of Queensland Press. After flattering comments about ‘your acknowledged book trade expertise and experience’ came the crunch. I quote: ‘Because of the special nature and scope of this ambitious undertaking, no payment is available for editors or contributors. However contributors will receive an exclusive pre-publication purchase offer for all three volumes.’ That, I felt, concisely summed up the history of the book in Australia. No payment is available.' 

(Introduction)
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