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Lawsons, australias premier auctioneers since 1884. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. Tom published his first political memorabilia sales list at age 19, and founded a major mail order auction at 25. Our retail outlet is in the heart of adelaide, opposite the state library of south australia. British ceased in 1997, and australian book auction records. The books and ephemera department holds a regular sale and offers a. The two directors are paul feain and david byrne who have between them over 50 years experience in the rare book trade. This section also includes information on errors and varieties and characteristics.
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