The Bookstall series was a series of Australian books published by the NSW Bookstall Company from 1904 onwards.
Among the novelists published under the series were Ambrose Pratt and Arthur Wright. [1] [2] [3]
The books were sold for one shilling and consisted of Australian authors and topics. It was the idea of A. C. Rowlandson. [4] [5] [6]
References
- ^ "THE BOOKSTALL SERIES". The Worker (Wagga, NSW: 1892 - 1913). Wagga, NSW: National Library of Australia. 9 September 1909. p. 21. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN-MADE BOOKS". Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW: 1895 - 1930). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 3 April 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "N.S.W. Bookstall Series. (31 March 1922)", The Bookfellow: The Australasian Review and Journal of the Australasian Book Trade, 7 (3), Bookfellow, 1922-03-31, retrieved 28 September 2023
- ^ "AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST PUBLISHING BUSINESS". Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW: 1895 - 1930). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 2 November 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "The Shilling Novel". The Age (Melbourne, Vic.: 1854 - 1954). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 23 August 1952. p. 14. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Book Collectors' Society of Australia (1985-11-30), "N.S.W. BOOKSTALL SERIES (30 November 1985)", Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries, 10 (4), the Society: 27, ISSN 0157-3276