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NSW Bookstall Company

NSW Bookstall Company was a Sydney company which operated a chain of newsagencies throughout New South Wales. It was notable as a publisher of inexpensive paperback books which were written, illustrated, published and printed in Australia, and sold to commuters at bookstalls in railway stations and elsewhere in New South Wales.

History
The company was founded as the Sydney Bookstall Company by Henry Lloyd (c. 1847 – 24 September 1897) of "Linden Hall", Annandale, New South Wales around 1880 as a newsagent. Its first foray into publishing may have been racebooks (form guides or programmes) for the Hawkesbury Race Club around 1886. Over its lifetime, the NSW Bookstall company published over 350 titles with over 1000 reprints, with total sales of over five million copies. Considerable effort was put into the artwork of the paperbacks, both on their brightly colored covers and the illustrations within. Artists who contributed included J. Muir Auld, Percy Benison, L. H. Booth, Norman Carter, H. W. Cotton, John P. Davis, Ambrose Dyson, Will Dyson, Tom Ferry, A. J. Fischer (often "Fisher"), Harry Garlick, C. H. Hunt, Ben Jordan, Harry Julius, George W. Lambert, Fred Leist, Norman Lindsay, Lionel Lindsay Percy Lindsay, Ruby Lindsay, Vernon Lorimer, David Low, Hugh Maclean, Frank P. Mahony, Claude Marquet, R. H. Moppett, Charles Nuttall, G. C. Pearce, James Postlethwaite, L. L. Roush, James F. Scott, Sydney Ure Smith, D. H. Souter, Percy Spence, Martin Stainforth, Alf Vincent and Harry J. Weston. The University of Sydney Library has 153 of the original artworks used in the NSW Bookstall Company's publications, including cover artworks and illustrations. The State Library of New South Wales holds the company records from 1909 to 1938. On Rowlandson's death, Reg. Wynn (c. 1866 – 17 December 1925) took over as managing director, and W. A. Crew was circulation manager. The company erected a large building at the corner of Market Street and Castlereagh Street. By 1949, the opportunity provided by wartime shortages no longer applied, and Australia was once again flooded with excess overseas production. Between 1957 and early 1958 the company's assets were sold. ==Titles==
Titles
This list of titles of the range of NSW Bookstall titles, which is commonly referred as The Bookstall Series, is representative but not exhaustive. :::The Sign of the SerpentArthur H. Adams: Double-Bed Dialogues :::The Knight of the Motor Launch :::The New Chum & four other stories • Malcolm Afford: Owl of Darkness • F. Agar: Eros! Eros Wins! • Bob Allen: The Mare with the Silver Hoof • Gerald R. Baldwin: In Racing Silk :::''Lydia's Lovers'' • Vera Barker: Equality Road :::When Satan LaughsJ. A. Barry: The Luck of the Native Born :::South Seas Shipmates :::''Steve Brown's Bunyip'' • A. Bathgate: ''Sodger Sandy's Bairn'' :::Silver Star • George W. Bell: The Little Giants of the EastFrancis E. Birtles (illus. by author): Lonely Lands • H. K. Bloxham: The Double Abduction :::On the Fringe of the Never NeverLancelot Booth: ''The Devil's Nightcap'' :::Tools of SatanE. J. Brady: Tom Pagdin, PirateHilda M. Bridges: ''The Squatters' Daughter'' :::The Lady of the CavernRoy Bridges: The Barb of an Arrow :::Mr. Barrington :::Mystery of the Cliff :::The Stony Heights • John X. Cameron: The Spell of the BushR. J. Cassidy: Chandler of CorralingaCharles Chauvel: Uncivilised • E. F. Christie: The Calling VoiceGeorge Cockerill: The Convict PugilistDale Collins: Stolen or Strayed • Arthur Crocker: The Dingo Pup :::The Great Turos Mystery :::South Sea Sinners • Paul Cupid: The Rival PhysiciansGeorge Darrell: The Belle of the Bush • Aiden de Bruno: The Carson Loan Mystery • Don Delaney: The Captain of the Gang :::For Turon Gold :::Gentleman Jack :::A Rebel of the Bush :::The White Champion • Will Donald: Heel Hitler • Con Drew: The Doings of Dave :::Jinker :::Rogues and RusesEdward Dyson: Benno and Some of the Push :::''Fact'ry 'ands'' :::The Grey Goose Comedy Co. :::In the Roaring Fifties :::''Spats' Factory'' :::Tommy the Hawker and Snifter his Boy • A. R. Falk: Puppets of Chance :::Red StarJ. D. Fitzgerald: Children of the SunlightMabel Forrest: ''A Bachelor's Wife'' • Beatrice Grimshaw: The Coral Queen :::White Savage Simon :::Queen Vaiti • Kate Harriott: Invalid and Convalescent CookeryW. G. Henderson: The Bathers • Bert James: The Loser Pays :::The Mystery of the Boxing Contest :::''Norman Lindsay's Book'' • Sumner Locke: Brownie Unlimited :::''The Dawsons' Uncle George'' :::Mum Dawson — Boss :::Skeeter Farm • H. R. McDuffie: Rooks and CrooksClaude McKay and Harry Julius Theatrical Caricatures • John D. Fitzgerald: Greater Sydney and Greater NewcastleJack McLaren: Feathers of Heaven :::Fringe of the Law :::The Oil Seekers :::''Fagaloa's Daughter'' :::Red Mountain • Clarence W. Martin: Ubique • Edward Meryon: ''At Hollands' Tank'' :::One False Step :::Yellow Silver • Jack North: The Black Opal :::''Harry Dale's Grand National'' :::A Son of the BushErnest O'Ferrall: Bolger and the Boarders • Ernest Osborne: The Copra Trader :::Creatures of Impulse :::The Plantation ManagerHarrison Owen: The Mount Marunga MysteryVance Palmer: The Boss of Killara :::''The Shantykeeper's Daughter'' • Sydney Partrige: Rocky Section • Sydney Partrige and Cecil Raworth: ''The Mystery of Wall's Hill'' • S. W. Powell: The Closed Lagoon :::A Golden Chance :::The Great Jude Seal :::Hermit Island :::The Maker of Pearls :::A Mantle of Authority :::The Pearls of Cheong Tah :::The Trader of Kameko :::X-MixtureAmbrose Pratt: Dan Kelly – Outlaw :::The Golden Kangaroo :::The Outlaws of Weddin Range :::Three Years with Thunderbolt :::''Wolaroi's Cup'' • Clement Pratt: Caloola • "Rata" (Thomas Richard Roydhouse): The Coloured Conquest • Broda Reynolds: Dawn Asper Back at Our Selection :::The Book of Dan :::Dad in Politics :::The Dashwoods :::Duncan McClure :::For Life :::''Grandpa's Selection'' :::''Kayton's Selection'' :::Memoirs of Corporal Keeley :::On an Australian Farm :::On Our Selection :::Our New Selection :::The Old Homestead :::The Poor Parson :::''Sandy's Selection'' :::From Selection to City :::Stocking Our Selection • W. Sabelburg: The Key of the MysteryJohn Sandes: Love and the AeroplaneCharles E. Sayers: The Jumping Double • H. M. Somer: Base BrandsThomas E. Spencer: :::The Haunted Shanty :::How McDougall Topped the Score, and other Verses and Sketches; :::The Spring Cleaning :::The Surprising Adventures of Bridget McSweeney :::That Droll Lady :::Why Doherty DiedA. G. Stephens (ed.) Aboriginalities (from The Bulletin) :::''Bill's Idées'' :::The Bulletin Book of Humorous Verses and Recitations :::The Bulletin Reciter :::Gum Blossoms: A Volume of Australian Verse • Crystal Stirling: Soldiers TwoRalph Stock: The Pyjama Man :::The Recipe for Rubber • R. S. Tait: Scotty Mac, Shearer • Taylor: Campaign CartoonsHarry Tighe: The Man of SympathyRobert Waldron: The Flying Doctor :::Pearl ShellJ. M. Walsh: Goldie Law :::Tap Tap Island • Charles D. Websdale (J. Muir Auld ill.): SeafarersCharles White: Ben Hall :::Captain Moonlite :::Gardiner, King of the Road :::John Vane, Bushranger :::The Kelly Gang :::Martin Cash :::Short-lived Bushrangers :::In the Last Stride :::Keane of Kalgoorlie :::''A Rogue's Luck'' :::A Rough Passage :::''The Outlaw's Daughter'' :::Over the Odds :::Rung In :::A Sport from Hollowlog Flat :::''The Squatter's Secret'' :::Under a Cloud • (none named): Australian Bungalow and Cottage Home Designs • (none named): Canberra Cookery Book • (none named): Guide to the City of Sydney and the Pleasure Resorts of New South Wales • (none named): The Harbour Guide • (none named): Panoramic Sydney • (none named): Sydney from the Air == Notes ==
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