Rare and Revealing
Melbourne Rare Book Week
Since her death more than fifty years ago, Georgette Heyer’s novels have continued to sell in the millions, in countless editions. But it is her first editions with their dust jackets intact that entice book collectors. Today, an early Heyer first edition with a fine jacket can sell for as much as $1500 and it has become increasingly difficult to find copies from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. However, it is not only their rarity that makes Heyer’s novels intriguing–it is also what they reveal about their author and about the changing ways in which she was perceived by her publishers and her public throughout her long career and since her death.
Presented by: The Johnston Collection at East Melbourne Registered attendees to meet at Pullman Melbourne on the Park. 192 Wellington Parade, East MelbourneSubscribe to events
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