2010 GIANT BOOK FAIRThe Giant Book Fair is a project of the Rotary Club of Galston. It is one of the major fund raising activities for the club, with the funds raised being used to support many worthy causes and local community needs.In 2009 the Book Fair raised over $27,000 for community and Rotary projects such as the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal, Galston High School and the Rotary Mental Health Research Foundation, amongst many others.The organisers of the Giant Book Fair would like to thank the public for their generous donations.This year’s Book Fair will be held at the Dural Memorial Hall, 604 Old Northern Road Dural (near Vinneys Lane / Redfield College) on A clearance sale starts at 3pm on the Sunday.Once again it will be a huge event with 50,000+ books including special ones. As usual there will be The Collectors’ Corner as well as a pre-1950s section, with books going back to the 1800s, both of which are always busy places to browse for that special bargain. Altogether there are over 50 easy to find categories of books, including the children’s room, all at bargain prices. In addition to books there are lots of quality games and jigsaws and hundreds of records, CDs and DVDs. The Rotary Club of Galston once again is asking for donations of books, records, CDs, DVDs, games, jigsaws, and instructional magazines (no 78 RPM records or audio cassette or video tapes please).Members of the public can drop off items to:
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| Galston Rotary’s 11th Annual Giant Book Fair, 24th 25th July 2010, with over 55,000 books in all categories and various readers’ interests. Below is a very small sample of over 1,700 collectable or special interest books (with a number of books autographed by their authors) in the following categories. Classical Literature Charles Dickens: Little Dorrit 1857 1st edition hard cover leather bound. . Charles Dickens: Martin Chuzzlewit 1859 hard cover leather bound Charles Dickens: Pickwick Papers 1837 1st edition Hardcover leather bound Charles Dickens: David Copperfield 1850 1st edition hardcover leather bound Charles Dickens: Our Mutual Friend 1870 hardcover leather bound Charles Dickens: Great Expectations 3rd edition leather bound marbled cover and page edged Tennyson’s I 1897 Pair of books by Longfellow: Prose and poetical works dated 1851
Fiction There is a range of books to select from, both soft back and hard back fiction, all the books in good or excellent condition. In addition there are new books of fiction in our ‘new book’ category and special interest books in the Collectors Corner e.g. we have a valuable 5 volume book set of Sherlock Holmes Complete Stories (1993) in mint condition.
History Time chart This is a time chart of the history of the world. (This chart can open out as a spread sheet spanning several meters.) It is based on the original Victoria Hall Chart published in 1890 and updated to the end of the twentieth Century. The time charts include the World Family Tree, different rulers and dynasties as well as major events throughout history. Other books include the Ascent of Everest by John Hunt and The Picture of Everest by Hodder and Stoughton, both valuable collectors’ books. We Japanese is a 1950 authentic, Japanese designed book printed on rice paper and bound in the traditional Japanese way, about events and happening in Japan during the first half of the last century. This is a beautiful book and a must for collectors.
Music and Entertainment Rolling Stones Complete: this book is valuable, plus it is in excellent condition. Also available will be the AC DC story which is also a very sought after book in mint condition. Pavarotti by Wendy Dallas is a good lead in to a number of books in this category. There is also a large collection of sheet music to select from and other collector books on music and other items
Sport The Official MCG Ashes Treasures in Association with the MCG Museum at Lords is written by Bernard Whimpress. This is a new book which will be offered at a very competitive price. The Art of Bradman is a book on a collection of original paintings and drawings from the Bradman Museum. These books lead us to a large range of sporting books golf, tennis, football (all codes) both new books and collectors’ books on ‘sporting greats’ at the July Book Fair.
Sailing For people with interest in this sport we have a large range of books from a private collection by a dedicated sailor. It includes novels about great sea experiences, both as modern day sailors and the old clipper trading boats, and autobiographies on great sea captains. Some are collectors’ books, some are new and many are at the Book Fair as great bargains. e.g. Eric Newby’s Great Grain Race, Memoirs of a Seafaring Life by William Spavins, and the book about Joshua Slocum’s single handed around the world sailing trip in 1889. We also have David Day’s Smugglers and Sailors, Alone over the Tasman Sea by Francis Chichester (a great navigator); the valuable book Saved (Tony Bullimore’s story) and The Cruise in an Opium Clipper, an absolutely pristine book.
Motor enthusiasts We have a very large range of collectors and new books on the motor industry starting with the Henry Ford Motor Company’s Shop Theory 1942 – from the Shop Theory Department at the Henry Ford Trade School at Dearborn, Michigan. We have 1890 – 1915 Veteran Cars of the World and 1916- 1939 Vintage and Post Vintage Cars of the World - both books are in new condition. Many motoring books on vintage, classical, Marques, classical sports cars etc, and many repair manuals and other interesting books
Children’s books The range of books is led with many Enid Blyton, W E Johns Biggles and J K Rawlings, along with many others books in new condition. These are in addition to our special children’s area behind the stage where we have hundreds of children books in all age categories. This is an area where the children can browse by themselves
Medical books This year we have the largest ever collection of medical books. These books cover both conventional medicine and natural medicine. There is a huge range of new books, special interest and some collectable books. One such book is Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss,’ heirloom edition’
Cookery In addition to the many cookery books (both collector’s books and new books) we have many interesting books dating back before World War 2. Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen is about recipes served at a community restaurant in New York 1970’s. If you had some good recipes you could be the chef for the day! We have the Kindergarten Cook Book, the War Chest Cookery Book (1924) and Australian Cookery Book (printed 1913) plus many other interesting books
Autobiography and Non fiction There is a good range of books in this category to select from in both new books and collectors’ book categories. One such book is Frances Chichester’s book Alone over the Tasman Sea.
Old and classic’s books This is a Large and diverse range of books in this category.
Art and craft Again this year we have a good collection of books in this category. Some examples are Australian Aboriginal Paintings by EJ Brandl (a valuable collection). The Magazine of Art 1895 collection by Cassell. The Art of F.McCubbin and The Poems of Henry Lawson Paintings by Ninon
Warfare We have large range of books on military history and military equipment past and present. This is another category in which many collectors’ books and special interest books will be available. One book of many on offer is The World War Two Warplanes, a gatefold book which is valuable. Another is The Air Fighter’s Scrap-Book printed 1938 by Ira Jones.
Australian History and Novels We have a separate category for these books, to help customers find them. It includes Australian history including major events, bushrangers, architecture, and Australian war history and includes well known authors. It also includes great Australian novels by well known authors.
Educational, business and science books This year’s Book Fair has a large selection of business books, technical books, trade books, student books and computer books. We have collectable books in this category too. E.g. The Procedure Handbook for Arc Welding by the Lincoln Electrical Company USA 1936 (2 volumes 4th & 5th edition), the original edition of Popular Astronomy by Camille Flammarion 1894 a valuable book in excellent condition
Collection of CDs DVDs LPs (in excess of 500 records) jigsaw puzzles, magazines, book sets will also be available. All books at bargain prices with a clearance sale after 3 pm on Sunday the 25th July (excluding collectors and special priced books) This is only a sample of a few of the huge range of books available on the Book fair weekend please contact Ted shade Chairman of the Book fair for further information on email bookfair@galstonrotary.org.au
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