Antique Books

As a past bookshop owner, Gary always had an affinity for books and started collecting in the late 70’s. Gary was fortunate enough to meet many authors, talk with them about their writing process and the genesis for their stories.

One favourite tale he recalls, is how a doorstop became a #1 best seller. At dinner, a budding author talked about his manuscript being only good for holding the door open, when a friend asked to read it! The friend liked it so much, he sent it to an acquaintance in the publishing industry and from there it became a fan favourite and later even a movie. This is the famous story behind Bryce Courtney and his first novel, The Power of One.

Gary’s collection spans the genre of history, Australiana and includes several first and limited, editions, and many more signed copies.