Book life
Subtitle: the life and times of David Scott Mitchell
By: Eileen Chanin
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Melbourne, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 477
ISBN-13: 9781921509872
Subjects: Library; Book collectors; Biography; Private libraries; History; Libraries; State Library of New South Wales. Mitchell Library; State Library of New South Wales
Description: Australia's greatest book collector, David Scott Mitchell, gave his extraordinary library and a bequest for its development to the people of Sydney. This is the first comprehensive account of his life and what, how, and why he collected, told through his books, reading, and contemporary correspondence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.