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’ […]
March 15 @ 6:00 pm PDT Sponsored by the Bay Area History of Medicine Society (BAHMS) and the Grolier Club Annual Joint Dinner Meeting of BAHMS and Grolier Club Time: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 6:00 pm PT Speaker: Jeremy Norman. NB: the previously announced speaker, Dr. Steven Lomazow, is unable to attend. Location: Hong Kong […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Fri March 17, 12:00-1:00pm EST British antiquarian bookseller Oliver Darkshire will read from and discuss his book "Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller" in this virtual event. As a young man, Darkshire entered Henry Sotheran Ltd. to interview for what he thought would be a year-long […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM Pacific Virtual Presentation An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873, by Benjamin Madley, is the first full account of the government sanctioned genocide of California Indians under United States rule. It has been widely praised as groundbreaking, raising […]
Sponsored by The Ticknor Society March 21 6:00pm EST For our March 21st meeting, all members and friends of The Ticknor Society are invited to join in an online, interactive conversation from “The Collector’s Corner.” Over fifty years ago, while in high school, Tim Weiskel began acquiring, reading and re-reading books to help him make […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club When/Where: 3/21/2023 6:30 PM CT Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Preregistration required via website. Would you like to attend? Click here to register. EVENT DETAILS: March Evening Program Three Caxtonians will give short presentations of interest to bibliophiles, followed by live Q&A session. Rudy Altergott: The Poetry of […]