Galston Book Fair

A feast awaits avid book worms at the annual Galston Rotary Club giant book fair.

There will be over 40,000 books for sale at Galston Community Centre on June 25, 26 and 27, õčËĆŁÑõčë ĴĔČÕ ţİĴļ ÕÑõļõĔčĴ ²čÑ some signed by the author.

The collectibles table will include a signed copy of The Heritage of J J Hilder (Australian artist 1881 to 1916); a 1902 copy of Dew Babiesby Helen Broadbent and a rare copy of The Ladies Handbook of Home Treatment, a medical reference book for women, written by doctors F C Richards and Eulalia S Richards (a Č²İİõÕÑ ËĔŁĭĆÕʱ ²čÑ ţİĴļ ĭŁÊĆõĴñÕÑ õč ŁĴļݲĆõ² õč ɾʆɽʂʣ

The Rotary Club of Galston’s annual book fair has a huge ñõĴļĔİŘ õļĴÕĆê ²čÑ Ŗ²Ĵ ţİĴļ İŁč õč ɾʆʆʄʣ Eļ ñ²Ĵ ݲõĴÕÑ ² Ć²İëÕ amount of money during that time to support projects both at home and overseas, including local Rural Fire Service Brigades, Galston High School, Riding For the Disabled and Youth Insearch to name a few.

Book sale organisers Richard Young and Ted Shade said amongst the 1000 titles being sold this year there are many books of note including: The Founders of Australia: a biographical dictionary of the First Fleet by Mollie Gillen; Chronicles of Crime142 by Felham; Australian Rain Forest Trees by W.D Francis; Getty Images Cars; Gourmet Pilgrim-Germany; a book on Dr Ludwig Leichhardt; and The Australian Victories In France, 1918 by Monash.

“Great Cathedrals of the Middle Agesis a wonderful book, ÕĴĭÕËõ²ĆĆŘ êĔİ ĭÕĔĭĆÕ ŖñĔ ˲čʧļ ŕõĴõļ ļñÕĴÕ Č²ëčõţËÕčļ ĴñİõčÕĴ in person. The photos are fantastic, the text is informative, but the real stars of the shows are the cathedrals themselves, which I consider the most wonderful examples of architecture created by man.

“The Atlas of Australian Wars gives readers a tangible link between the operations and campaigns described in the text … õļ ËĔŕÕİĴ êİĔčļõÕİ ËĔčŤõËļ ²čÑ ËĔĆĔčõ²Ć Ŗ²İĴ ÑŁİõčë ļñÕ ɾʆļñ century and the 10 wars in which Australians have been involved in the centenary 1901-2001. It also covers peaceăÕÕĭõčë ĔĭÕݲļõĔčĴʣ ‹ñÕ ²ļĆ²Ĵ İÕĆ²ļÕĴ ² Č²ëčõţËÕčļ ĴļĔİŘ Ĕê ļñÕ ËĔČĭÕļÕčËÕʞ ËĔŁİ²ëÕʞ ²čÑ ĴÕĆêʴĴ²ËİõţËÕ ÊŘ ŁĴļݲĆõ²ʿĴ ²İČÕÑ services.”

All the books are in categories.

There will be dedicated areas for children’s books, vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, puzzles and games.

Trading hours on Friday to Saturday will be 8.30am to 5pm. On Sunday the sale will operate between 8.30am and 3pm when there will be clearance sale bargains

Book sale organisers Richard Young and Ted Shade