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John Holroyd John Holroyd i(A442 works by)
Born: Established: 26 May 1911 ; Died: Ceased: 2000
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon The Australian Book Trade : A Bookseller's Contribution to its History John Holroyd , Fairfield : Braidwood Press , 2015 8927552 2015 multi chapter work criticism
1 The Grand Bibliopole : William Legrand John Holroyd , 1991 single work biography
— Appears in: Explorations : A Journal of French-Australian Connections , June no. 10 1991; (p. 11-14) 'William Legrand was an eccentric but erudite Hobart bookseller who arrived in Tasmania in 1855 at the age of approximately 39. Little is known of his background except that he was thought to be of French descent and was held to have mixed with Baudelaire, Gautier, Mérimée, Murger and other literary figures in Paris. Apart from antiquarian books, Legrand was also an expert in conchology and in 1871 he published a treatise on "Tasmanian land shells". His passion for books was never queried, nor was his erudition, but contemporary witnesses commented on his neglected appearance and on the dusty and chaotic condition of his shop and house. Legrand died in 1902, aged 86. When due to his illnesss the business was closed down, approximately 80,000 items (books, manuscripts, memorabilia, artworks, etc.) were disposed of, mostly through a second-hand general dealer' (Editor's abstract)
1 The Library and its Friends John Holroyd , 1991 single work prose
— Appears in: La Trobe Library Journal , September vol. 12 no. 47/48 1991; (p. 107-110)
1 Norman Lindsay in Novels John Holroyd , 1978 single work
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , vol. 3 no. 1 (3rd Series) 1978; (p. 6-8)
1 Early Victorian Booksellers and Publishers 1835-1886 John Holroyd , 1970 single work biography
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , vol. 4 no. 1 (2nd Series) 1970; (p. 5-19)
1 More Little Books John Holroyd , 1970 single work column
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , vol. 4 no. 3-4 (2nd Series) 1970; (p. 13-14)
1 5 y separately published work icon George Robertson of Melbourne, 1825-1898 : Pioneer Bookseller and Publisher John Holroyd , Melbourne : Robertson and Mullens , 1968 Z261706 1968 single work biography
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