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Book - Correspondence Book, Arnall & Jackson, General Printers, Stationers and Engravers, Late 19th to 20th centuries

  • Purple hard cover bound book with stains and marks on surface

    Front of upright correspondence book

  • Cover and pages have separated from the binding

    Open upright book, front endpaper facing viewer

  • Oval label with red print showing maker's name and address

    Label from above

  • Purple hard cover bound book with stains and marks on surface
  • Cover and pages have separated from the binding
  • Oval label with red print showing maker's name and address

Historical information

Arnall & Jackson has operated from various addresses in Melbourne. The company is famous for its printed Municipal Directories from at least 1879 until 1976.

Significance

This correspondence book is an example of stationery available in Melbourne in the 1870s for use by business and commerce. The company, Arnall & Jackson, was a well-known source of Municipal Directories over decades, and are used today as sources of historical information.

Physical description

Correspondence book with purple cover. Pages are feint-lined and are numbered from 27 to 245, with copy sheets between each page. Inscriptions are on an oval label on the inside front cover but the book has no further inscriptions or records. The book was printed by Arnall & Jackson of Melbourne.

Inscriptions & markings

Label: "Arnall & Jackson, / General / PRINTERS, / STATIONERS & Engravers / 42 & 44 Collins St. West."

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