13 December 2001 - 6 May 2002
The exhibition highlighted acquisitions by the Rare Book Collection and looking at it was a good way to gain an idea of the breadth of the Rare Book Collection.
There were examples of 17th and 18th century works as well as publications from the 19th and 20th centuries. Among the items on display were artist's books, one in the form of a box of cakes, another presented like a box of chocolates. There were also manuscripts, including two hand-made children's books produced in Melbourne in the 1940s. Some Australian classics are featured, for example, a first edition of The Magic Pudding.
More recent publications displayed included women's magazines such as Australian Women's Weekly.