ANTIQUE BOOKSHOP CATALOGUE 337 SIGNED The Antique Bookshop & Curios ABN 64 646 431062 Phone Orders To: (02) 9966 9925 Fax Orders to: (02) 9966 9926 Mail Orders to: PO Box 7127, McMahons Point, NSW 2060 Email Orders to: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.antiquebookshop.com.au Books Held At: Level 1, 328 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest 2065 Hours: 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday All items offered at Australian Dollar prices subject to prior FOREWORD There seems to be much controversy these days about freedom to sale. Prices include GST. Postage & insurance is extra. discuss ideas on university campuses. Payment is due on receipt of books. During my own university days in the 1960’s we were free to discuss No reply means item sold prior to receipt of your order. and dispute ideas as long as this was done in a respectful way. We never denigrated the views of others if they did not accord with our Unless to firm order, books will only be held for three days. own. We just felt that they had different views and we were ready, indeed we were keen, to discuss these with them. The university itself never considered that particular subjects were off limits. CONTENTS One of my memorable experiences was attending philosophy lectures given by the late Alex Carey. Now there was a man who loved a BOOKS OF THE MONTH 1 - 26 vigorous discussion! We would often spend an hour or more in the AUSTRALIA & THE PACIFIC 27 - 173 corridor after the lecture finished each week continuing to debate MISCELLANEOUS 174 - 357 what had begun in the lecture hall. These discussion, sometimes pas- sionate and heated, never descended into abuse or personal attacks. Alex was a great protestor and one of the founders of the Humanist Society. Indeed a portrait of him hangs in their premises in Sydney. Front cover items: Noam Chomsky has said that Carey inspired some of his work. 24, 4, 295, 17, 269/ It is sad that today there appears to be an evolving censorship on 14, 250, 325, 298, 21, 147 discussion on university campuses, seemingly driven by political correctness. Paul Kelly wrote recently “The apathetic and grudging resistance August 2019 from many of Australia’s vice-chancellors to the prudent recom- mendation from former High Court chief justice Robert French for a Follow us on Instagram @theantiquebookshop protection of freedom code exposes a higher education sector that is short on common sense, ISSN 2209-850x enlightened self-interest and sound judgment.” I cannot but agree with this view. THE ANTIQUE BOOKSHOP & CURIOS Tel: 02 9966 9925 Email:[email protected] BOOKS OF THE MONTH 6 GILBERT, Christopher. THE LIFE AND WORK OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE. Two 1 BELL, J.Munro. THE FURNITURE DESIGNS OF THOMAS volumes. Lond. Studio Vista. 1978. 4to. Or.cl. CHIPPENDALE. Arranged by J. 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