Volume 203, Issue 1 -- 6 July. Mr Geoff Down is curator of the rare and historic books collection held by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Part of the library is the renowned Sir Leslie Cowlishaw Collection, a priceless set of 2000 volumes covering the evolution of medicine from witchcraft through to the early 1940s. Mr Down speaks with MJA engagement editor Cate Swannell. Also available as a video here.