Strictly Legal: How a Nineteenth Century Bookseller Influenced the Collection of a Supreme Court Library in Surprising Ways.

In 1853, the Library of the Supreme Court of Victoria (in Melbourne, Australia) was founded with the brief that it would provide the "primary necessities ... for reference and research in law". By 1875, the intention of the library had broadened to include items aimed at providing a "course of liber...

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Published in:	International Journal of the Book Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 65 - 76
Main Author:	Reynolds, Sue
Format:	Article
Published:	Common Ground Research Networks 2013
Subjects:	Library laws Nineteenth century Booksellers & bookselling Appellate courts Judges Personal libraries Readers Australia
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost