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Archives Fine Books is pleased to announce the winner of this year’s National Book Collecting Prize for young Australian collectors is Michael Alexandratos with his collection of fugitive literature:

Greek Weird Books; Strange and curious books in the Modern Greek language, encompassing poetry, fiction and non-fiction works.

Mr. Alexandratos of Roselands, NSW, collects books published in Greek in a variety of subjects, but with the curatorial principle that they are essentially “marginal literatures: written by marginalised people, or about topics and in genres that never secured a place in the canon. In many ways, they are at odds with established narratives...

On Sunday October 19 with just three days to go in our all-or-nothing Pozible campaign we were THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE that a very generous pledge from The Australian Koala Foundation has got us well over the line! CEO Deborah Talbart says she is very pleased the building will be memorialised in this way.

Heartfelt thanks to ALL our supporters. We look forward to progressing the project and delivering the rewards!

We no longer need to ask for further pledges, but there are still some rewards remaining and we have been delighted that some very Fine People have decided to pledge...

With 21 days to go we are three quarters of the way towards our goal!

Help us create a book that documents one of Brisbane's heritage commercial buildings and the businesses that have occupied it. We are delighted to be collaborating with The House Detective to bring this exciting project to life.

If you haven't yet had a chance to pledge to our all-or-nothing Pozible campaign please follow this link to discover our great pledge rewards. Or simply let your friends and community know about it. The further we can spread the word the better our chances of getting over...

[Corrected 27/08/25]

Last week we celebrated that Archives Fine Books has been continuously trading in Brisbane’s Central Business District for 40 years since 1985. To mark the milestone we offered a program of five events over three evenings and we were delighted with the turnout from our community of book lovers.

AUGUST 21: Brisbane

We opened on Thursday evening with a focus on Brisbane. Fryer Librarian Simon Farley (University of Queensland) gave a moving talk about his journey working in some of the flagship 'memory institutions' in Queensland. As he recalled the memorable people he's met and the stories he's...

Prize value $1000

Includes:

$300 Cash;
$250 Book Voucher to spend with any ANZAAB member;
$250 Book Voucher to spend with Archives Fine Books;
One year Membership in BSANZ and BCSA;
A return flight to 2022 Sydney Rare Book Fair.

How to apply:

WRITE AN ESSAY ϴ CREATE A BIBLIOGRAPHY ϴ TELL US YOUR WISH LIST

1. Please fill in your details as required on the cover page (download here).

2. Please attach your essay (1500 words...

Kindle – Passage to Digital. Obsolete Series by Suzon Fuks

I recently had the opportunity to view the ABBE 2020, Artists Book Exhibition Fair held at The Edge, State Library of Queensland, November 13-14, 2020. I was celebrating with my friend and colleague Suzon Fuks, who was an exhibiting artist with her series of books titled Obsolete. This series is comprised of books made entirely from all kinds of electronic devices such as laptops, tablets, digital cameras and smart phones. Although my focus is usually on antiquarian books, I delight and am intrigued by contemporary artist books and the ways...

In May 2020 Archives Fine Books was delighted to announce that Ms Emily Porter of Bray Park Qld was the winner of the inaugural Archives Fine Book Collecting Prize with her entry A Horse Lover’s Library.

We originally intended the Prize to be an annual event. However, the extraordinary circumstances of 2020 gave us pause to consider its sustainability in a time of uncertainty and change. On reflection we decided to make the prize a biennial one. We are therefore pleased to announce that the next Archive Fine Book Collecting Prize for Young Collectors will be awarded in 2022

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On Saturday August 24th we celebrated eleven years as custodians of Brisbane's 'Temple of Logos', Archives Fine Books. It was an intimate gathering of family and friends once again catered by our dear friend and affineuse Wendy Downes of The Cheeseboard who helped put everyone in a celebratory frame of mind. Another cherished friend Nicole Tate added to the ambience of the evening with a beautiful repetoire played on an exquisite cross strung harp.

The formalities were short and sweet. Hamish spoke with great warmth about the behind-the-scenes role our family has played in making our eleven years at Archives...

Last week we celebrated 10 years of stewardship of Archives Fine Books with an unannounced 50% sale on Wednesday and lovely in-store celebration on Saturday evening.

The surprise sale was our way of saying 'thank you' to our everyday regulars. We enjoyed surprising people with the news as they entered the shop and we appreciated the many expressions of gratitude and good will we received on the day.

The event on Saturday evening was a relaxed wine and cheese affair comprised of socialising with family, friends, colleagues and collectors, the youngest being Salvador who brought his lovely mum Jody along. Wendy...