Melbourne Rare Book Week

The sixth annual Melbourne Rare Book Week, brought to you by Rare Books Melbourne Inc. and ANZAAB starts on Friday 30th June , culminating in the 45th ANZAAB Book Fair which runs from Friday 7th July until Sunday 9th July.

Among the highlights of Rare book week are several events celebrating the bicentenary of the death of Jane Austen, the first viewing in Australia of the magnificent Clumber Bible at The University of Melbourne and a host of events specially devised for children.

For all the program details, please look at

Melbourne Rare Book Week

and for the Book Fair please go to

Melbourne 45th Rare Book Fair

Come and join in the fun of exploration of the world of rare books.

Every event if free entry and the atmosphere is friendly and welcoming.

See you all at the events in Melbourne Rare Book Week.

Melbourne Rare Book Week 2017

Melbourne Rare Book Week 2017 will be held from Friday 30th June until Sunday 9th July inclusive.

This will be the sixth year for this festival of all things book and printing, and as usual will culminate in the Melbourne Rare Book Fair at Wilson Hall at The University of Melbourne from the 7th until the 9th of July 2017.

More than 50 events, all free to the public, will be held during Melbourne Rare Book Week and the full program will ne available from Monday 22nd May 2017.

From Monday 22nd May 2017, you can log on to the Melbourne Rare Book Week 2017 web site to see the program and to book for the events that you wish to attend.

You will find Melbourne Rare Book Week 2017 at

Melbourne Rare Book Week

and the Melbourne Rare Book Fair at

Melbourne Rare Book Fair

Among the highlights of Melbourne Rare Book Week will be an exhibition dedicated to Jane Austen called

By A Lady. The World of Jane Austen

which will run from June 5th until July 23rd inclusively at The Library at the Dock, Victoria Harbour, Docklands.

More information on both Rare Book Week and the exhibition will be available here shortly.