Sponsored by the Manuscript Society OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF FABS SOCIETIES The Great Libraries of Rome: October 22 – 30, 2023 The Manuscript Society in conjunction with International Seminars Design Inc. presents a tour like no other! Tour the most beautiful libraries of Rome and see their rare manuscript collections. On this specifically designed […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Feb 15, 6:30-8:00pm EST Throughout the first half of the 20th century, a literature for Yiddish-speaking children flourished on four continents. A traveling rabbi shares his Sabbath with a friendly lion; an engraved olive branch traces a century-long arc of exile and repatriation to the Holy Land; a boy tries […]
Sponsored by The Research Group on Manuscript Evidence Saturday Feb 18, 12:00-1:30pm Eastern Time In this talk for the series "The Research Group Speaks," Barbara Heritage will consider the material evidence of Charlotte Brontë's fair-copy manuscript for "Shirley" (1849). Barbara Heritage is Associate Director and Curator of Collections for Rare Book School at the University […]
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Wednesday, February 22, 7:30pm online only Join Jennifer Larson, FABS Chair and Professor of Classics at Kent State University, for an exploration of miniature and little books. In her presentation, Dr. Larson will use books from her own collection to explore how diminutive format was related to content in […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington Sunday, February 26, 2 pm In Person and Online Register for this event on The Book Club of Washington’s website: www.bookclubofwashington.org David Gregor founded Gregor Rare Books in Seattle in 1987, relocating to Langley on Whidbey Island in 2004. He co-produced the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair for thirteen […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Lowell Thing, author of “Cover Treasure – The Life and Art of Margaret Armstrong,” describes how, beginning on the lawn of a library book sale, he began to discover and collect books from the “Golden Age” of American trade publishers’ decorated cloth bindings (1890-1915), especially those of one […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Feb 28, 6:00-7:30pm EST University of Iowa staff member Rich Dana will give an in-person talk at the Grolier Club about the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry. Marvin Sackner, M.D., was a Grolier Club member from 1991 until his death in 2020, and with his late wife Ruth […]
Sponsored by the Baltimore Bibliophiles On Tuesday, February 28 our speaker will be Baltimore Bibliophiles member Mark Samuels Lasner, who will present a talk on his collecting of Beardsley material as well as the exhibition, "Aubrey Beardsley, 150 Years Young" at the Grolier Club. To register, please contact Binnie Syril Braunstein, bsbgc@aol.com
The Ticknor Society in Boston will begin accepting submissions on March 1, 2023 for the Fourth Annual George and Anna Eliot Ticknor Book and Book Culture Collecting Prize, which was created to encourage and recognize those in New England who have been inspired to compile, curate, and own a book collection. The Prize awards $1000 […]
Spoonsored by The Manuscript Society Mon March 6, 8:00pm Eastern, 5:00pm Pacific “And the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Tony goes to ………..” “This year’s recipient of the Nobel Prize for ………… is…….” These words are followed each year with anticipation…. Did your favorite actor, actress, film, Broadway musical, television show receive the award? Is a lifetime […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club March 10, 12:00pm Central Time Join us as Sara Schliep draws back the curtains to reveal the intriguing story of the Folger Shakespeare Library’s past and future. You may already know about its founders, Henry and Emily, but Sara will introduce you to more characters, talk about landmark acquisitions, unveil […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California 6:00 PM - 7:15PM Pacific In-person and virtual presentation 5:30 PM Pacific - Reception 6:00 PM Pacific - Program The late 19th century has been labelled the “Baedeker Era” after the famous series of compact, bright-red travel guides published simultaneously in German, English, and French. The Baedeker guides’ […]