Wellington bookseller. With Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, London, in 1959 (See "Biographical journeys; 100 favourite bookplates", by Ian Thwaites. Auckland 2009)
Palmer, Melville Cedric, 1907-1987
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Manuscript
Palmer, Melville C, fl 1985 : Collection of literary works
Date: [ca 1847-1929]
By: Palmer, Melville Cedric, 1907-1987
Reference: MS-Papers-10969
Description: Eileen Duggan - four poems later published in `New Zealand birdsongs' (1929) with covering letter to J Maxwell of Whitcombe & Tombs; and review of `New Zealand birdsongs' from the `Evening Post' (21 Dec 1929) Edith Howes - In search of fairies Andrew Kinross - Notebook of holograph poems some subsequently published in Southland Times and elsewhere Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 items). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript, and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from M C Palmer, Newlands, Wellington, 1985 (85-130) Transfers: To Book Collections - Book of fairy rhymes / Helen Sheild (Napier, 1928).
Other
Scrapbook relating to book collecting
Date: [ca 1943]-1979
From: Lawlor, Patrick Anthony, 1893-1979 : Further papers
Reference: MSY-4798
Description: The scrapbook includes correspondence, clippings, cards, drawings and cartoons, reports, photographs, poems and letters from Innes Simonsen, illustration by ML, `Book worm rampant; the story of Silas Quarto', all related to book collecting, book collectors, stories about collectors, and some diary extracts. Includes `A Bookman's journal No IV, 14 8 1941' by T J Lawlor, Lawlor's first bookplate and one of Minnie Thomas's, and drawing by `My Margaret'. Letters from identified persons entered under Name. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Manuscript
Members completed forms for proposed Register of Book Collections - Surnames P-W
Date: 1952-1955
From: New Zealand Ex Libris Society : Records
Reference: 88-084-1/09D
Description: Members names entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Manuscript
Publishers and agents - Inward and outward correspondence (O-Z)
Date: [1959-2001]
From: Shadbolt, Maurice Francis Richard, 1932-2004 : Papers and recordings
Reference: MS-Papers-8044-097
Description: Correspondence between Shadbolt and various publishers and agents; identified correspondents entered in the Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Image
Various artists :[New Zealand bookplates commissioned by persons whose names begin with...
Date: 1862 - 1955
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
By: Berry, James, 1906-1979; Jordan, Allan, 1898-1982; Palmer, W L, active 1890s-1930; Tilney, Frederick Colin, 1870-1951; Wiseman, Hilda Alexandra, 1894-1982
Reference: BOOKPLATES-GRAHAM-NZ-P
Description: Arranged in boxes alphabetically according to the name of the person for whom the plate was made. Contains plates made for: E. L. P. (artist unknown, 20th century) H A Packe (artist and date unknown, heraldic) M C Palmer (by James Berry, 1952) Palmer Memorial Library (by W L Palmer, ca 1927) Rev. Percy R Paris (pre-1940) R S Parker (by N. A. N., undated) T Windle Parker (registrar & coroner, Oamaru, ca 1862) A S Paterson (by himself - 4 different undated) A S Paterson Library, St Margaret's College Dunedin (undated) Adrian Patrick (undated) Anne Pattrick Memorial Library (by Hilda Wiseman, 1943) Vida Pearce (by F C Tilney) Phyllis Perrin (by Hilda Wiseman, 1945) George Perrottet (by Hilda Wiseman, 1934) T Harold Pettit (by Hilda Wiseman, 1935) Percy Roach Pierson (by E.L.D., armorial) Violet Pilling (by Stephen F Champ) Maud Plews (by Allan Jordan) L E Pole (by Hilda Wiseman, 1948) N Pole (by HIlda Wiseman, 1948) Charles F H Pollock (undated, heraldic) Albert Ernest Prebble, (undated, Maori motif) Frank George Price (by Rinald [sic] Kingsbury, 1950/51) Quantity: 26 b&w art print(s) on bookplates.. Physical Description: Engravings, etchings Provenance: Donated by David Graham in the 1950s.