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Shop For Christmas at the Library

Looking for Christmas gifts for the bibliophiles in your life? Look no further than the State Library's shop. We have a range of books and cards to make your Christmas shopping a breeze. Purchase online or from our Foyer Shop.

Choose from these recent additions:

Bert & Ned - $49.95

Art lovers will enjoy Bert & Ned: The Correspondence of Albert Tucker and Sidney Nolan. It explores the friendship of these two Australian art greats. The full-colour, glossy hardback includes the text of selected correspondence, reproductions of photos and artworks, facsimiles of handwritten letters and postcards, and an introduction from art critic Patrick McCaughey.

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Botanical Riches - $59.95

With illustrations of extraordinary beauty, Botanical Riches: Stories of Botanical Exploration, by Richard Aitken, is a colourful history and enthralling tale of botanical exploration. A magnificent publication from Miegunyah Press and the State Library of Victoria. Perfect for those interested in gardening, history or art.

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The Cowen Gallery - $14.95

The Cowen Gallery, originally built in 1892 for the National Gallery of Victoria, houses a permanent display of 150 artworks from the Library's Pictures Collection. This catalogue, by Michael D Galimany, details the Gallery's history and provides a beautifully illustrated guide to the artworks on show. One for Library devotees, as well as history and art aficionados.

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Cards - various prices

Choose from a set of six Library Souvenir postcards, a set of six Cowen Gallery postcards and a set of 12 Cowen Gallery greeting cards. Give as gifts or send out as Christmas cards with a Library twist.

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