Antipodean Footnotes

A Blog About Rare Books and Special Collections in Australasia

20 June 2015

Apologies...

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Sorry for the lack of content recently and for letting what was once a rather active blog go fallow. One post (often rehashed) every so many...
11 April 2015

Publication Announcement: 'Hocken. Prince of Collectors'

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Delighted to hear Donald Kerr's book on one of New Zealand's greatest book collectors, Dr Thomas Morland Hocken, will be available ...
05 March 2015

'The Book Beautiful' at the Alexander Turnbull Library

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[Guest post by Ruth Lightbourne, Curator of Rare Books and Fine Printing, Alexander Turnbull Library] A new exhibition 'The Book Bea...
28 February 2015

ILAB Pop Up Book Fair + Shakespeare Folios

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Will you be in Sydney on 23 April 2015? If so, be sure to stop by the wonderful State Library of New South Wales for what will be the fi...
13 January 2015

The Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. Annual Conference 2015

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Turning the Page: Bibliographical Innovation and the Legacy of Aldus Manutius The University of Melbourne, Australia Date: 26 and 27 N...
02 December 2014

Dunedin, NZ : UNESCO City of Literature

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While not rare book specific, I could not resist posting the fantastic news that my previous home for six and a half years has been designat...
10 November 2014

Turnbull Library Rare Books on Tumblr

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The Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand, has launched a Tumblr page for its Rare Books & Fine Printing Collection : ...
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Anthony Tedeschi
Wellington, New Zealand
Originally from the United States of America, I have worked in special collections and research libraries in Australasia since 2007. My present position is Curator of Rare Books and Fine Printing at the Alexander Turnbull Library/ National Library of New Zealand. This blog is my small contribution to fostering awareness of special collections in Australasia.
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