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Issue Details: First known date: 1925... June [?] 1925 of Platypus est. 1914-1952 Platypus
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1925 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Catalogues and Their Readers, Robert Gumley , single work essay
The writer describes qualities he attributes to the 'true lover of books' and readers of catalogues.
 (p. 16-17)
The Little Slave Girl, Erotioni"I send to thee, oh Fronto! father mine,", A. H. S. L. , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Southern Ocean, J. B. B. , single work essay (p. 19-20)
The Wind (after the Russian)i"O wind,", Ivan , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Spirit of the Age, O. U. I. , single work essay
The writer regrets the dominance of scientists and inventors in the contemporary world, believing that we are 'in danger of overlooking the many things of which invention has deprived us'.
 (p. 24-25)
Bookshelf Two, Darien , single work essay
The writer contrasts reference books associated with history, economics and logic with works of literature that he describes as 'apostle[s] of the imagination'.
 (p. 25-26)
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