Australia Melbourne Collins Street Library Samuel Mullen, 1880s Antique Print

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Seller: xajagirl ✉️ (3,140) 100%, Location: Lake Villa, Illinois, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE & many other countries, Item: 176305800649 Australia Melbourne Collins Street Library Samuel Mullen, 1880s Antique Print.

You are bidding on a large original antique print from an 1880s illustrated journal.

 

It depicts Samuel Mullen's Mudies Circulating Library on Collins Street. It was a circulating library.

Samuel Mullen (27 November 1828 – 29 May 1890) was an Irish-born bookseller, active in Australia. Mullen started a high-class library based on Charles Mudie's of London which became a leading lending library in Melbourne. The book-shop was also very successful, a large stock was carried, and it was a centre of intellectual life in the city for a time.

Mudie's efficient distribution system and vast supply of texts revolutionized the circulating library movement, while his "select" library influenced Victorian middle-class values and the structure of the three-volume novel.

The print is very large (folio size), measuring approximately 11 x 16 inches (28 x 40.5 cm). The picture fills most of the page, with a caption below.

The page is in excellent condition for its age. There is text/photos on the back of the print. See scan for an accurate view of the condition.

This print will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
 

This print will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
 

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  • Type: Print
  • Subject: Famous Places
  • Date of Creation: 1800-1899
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Year of Production: 1880s

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