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Issue Details: First known date: 1930... vol. 2 no. 2 February 24 1930 of All About Books est. 1928 All About Books
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Fine Tribute To Henry Lawson, single work column (p. 34, 59)
Book Duties and the Copyright Act, Daniel Wrixon Thorpe , single work column
Thorpe presents an argument against changes to the Copyright Act and duties paid on books advocating instead 'international fair play for writers of all nations'.
 (p. 35-36)
A Reader's Notebook, Nettie Palmer , single work review (p. 37-38)
The Trials of a Freelance in London, S. F. A. Coles , single work column (p. 41)
A Bookseller Talks Shop, W. E. Fuller , single work prose humour (p. 42)
Some Books I Enjoyed Reading, Phil Grim , single work review (p. 43-45)
Forbidden Books, single work column
Discusses notable works forbidden by the Holy Office of the Roman Catholic Church and listed in the Index Liborum Prohibitorum.
 (p. 46)
Will Craig Reviews in a Facetious Mood, William Craig , single work review humour (p. 48, 51)
Sydney Theatre's Offer to Australian Playwrights, E. C. Davidson , single work column
Announces the opening of the Community Playhouse and a 'tournament for the best one act play'. Includes a photograph of Tennant.
 (p. 52)
The Fixed Idea, Jack McLaren , single work short story adventure (p. 54-56)
Note: A photograph of Upton Sinclair is reproduced on p.56.
Running a Lending Library, Gertrude Hart , single work column
Hart light-heartedly discusses the relationships between libraries and the people who work in them and the people who use them.
 (p. 56-57)
Notes on the Progress of the Mitchell Library 1929, H. Bruno Thomas , single work column (p. 59)
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