Author: Stephens, A.G. (ed.)

Publisher: The Bulletin. Printed by W. Macleod, Sydney.

Format: Five softcover booklets, saddle stitched, first editions numbered one through five, 12.5 x 9.1cm to 7.3 x 11cm.

The first five issues of The Bookfellow, published between 7th January and 31st May 1899 by A.G. Stephens of The Bulletin. Scarce full run before this publication was folded back into ‘the Red Page’, the inside cover of The Bulletin.

All have original illustrated wrappers, two with cover art signed by A.J. Fischer (Aust., b.1859). Black and white illustrations by Mahony, Hopkins and other Australian artists feature amongst the pages, as well an article on Aubrey Beardsley in issue 5. Ref: Trove.

Foxing, chips and tears overall.