Guardian Australia · Melbourne

The Melbourne expert who has spent a lifetime uncovering ‘the archaeology of the printed book’

· By Stephanie Convery
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Prof Wallace Kirsop, 92, is one of Australia’s foremost experts in rare books – not just their contents but their makers, buyers and readers, and the stories they tell beyond the page

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