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Issue Details: First known date: 1931... vol. 3 no. 4 17 April 1931 of All About Books est. 1928 All About Books
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Notes

  • Cover features a photograph of Anne Praize captioned : An Australian writer whose book is reviewed in this issue.
  • Includes a retrospective of the works of Edmund Blunden by Nettie Palmer and reviews of John Drinkwater's Pepys, His Life and Character, Sophia Cleugh's Enchanting Clementina and Vicki Baum's Grand Hotel by G. H. Cowling.
  • Alan Fraser reviews 'the vanguard of the early spring fiction from London' including The Winding Lane by Sir Philip Gibbs and Heyday by his son Anthony.
  • Includes a reprint from The Publisher and Bookseller of 'Books Published in 1930 and Reading Taste of England'.
  • Also includes a list of cheap editions.

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1931 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Reader's Notebook, Nettie Palmer , single work review
— Review of Tybal Men 'Louis Kaye' , 1931 single work novel ; Vision : A Novel Anne Praize , 1931 single work novel ; (p. 85-87)
New Publication Venture, single work column (p. 91)
Publishers' Obligations Under Libraries Act, single work column
Explanation of the Victorian Libraries Act of 1928 relating to the deposit of books printed in Victoria in the Public Library.
 (p. 91)
Lighter Fare, G. W. Wicking , single work review
— Review of Red Desert Harry Edmonds , 1931 single work novel ; (p. 92-93)
Best Sellers and A.B.A.N.Z. Recommendations, single work column (p. 98)
Australian Reading Union, single work column
Explains the mission and activities of the Union, a Melbourne group that provided members with reading plans and organised reading circles.
 (p. 100)
The Henry Lawson Memorial and Literary Society of Footscray [Meeting Report], J. C. Davies , single work column (p. 102)
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report], single work column (p. 102-103)
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