Hosted by the Florida Bibliophile Society. Boštjan describes himself as a “book collector, bibliomaniac, and book enthusiast.” Through his Fate of Books blog, he provides a Slovenian perspective on book collecting and on his special interest, libricide, i.e., the destruction of books. His blog comes with a moral: no matter how obscure the book, there […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California A financial manager, businesswoman, and reformer, Phoebe Apperson Hearst was one of the wealthiest and most influential women of the era and a philanthropist, almost without rival, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most people know her as the mother of William Randolph Hearst, the famed newspaper mogul, […]
Sponsored by the Ticknor Society. Join Joan Ilacqua, Executive Director of The History Project, for a virtual tour of The History Project’s collections. Established in 1980, The History Project is Boston’s LGBTQ+ community archives and holds over 200 collections documenting LGBTQ+ life and experience in the Boston area and regionally in New England. Joan will […]
Sponsored by the Grolier Club Curator Glen Miranker will offer a pre-recorded guided tour of his "Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects" exhibition, open in our ground floor gallery January 12 - April 16, 2022. The tour will be followed by a live Q&A. All attendees will receive an email with the link the day of […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club This panel discussion will focus on books about tattooing and tattooed people. Panel discussion by tattoo historians Derin Bray and Margaret Hodges and tattoo scholar/practitioner Aarom von Hemmersbach, a Grolier Club member. Bray, an art and antique dealer based in Portsmouth, NH, and an admirer of the unusual and offbeat, […]
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society. March 24, 7:30 PM 8:45 PM EST via Zoom Join Herb Ascherman on an illuminating journey into his experiences as Cleveland’s most prominent portrait photographer. Since opening his portrait studio in 1975, Herb has photographed international leaders such as Henry Kissinger and Presidents Carter, Reagan, and Bush Sr.; more […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Frankenstein was just the beginning: horror stories and other weird fiction wouldn’t exist without the women who created it. From Gothic ghost stories to psychological horror to science fiction, women have been primary architects of speculative literature of all sorts. And their own life stories are as intriguing […]
Sponsored by the Manuscript Society. Monday, April 4, 2022 How to Write Your Own Book – A Live Interview with Allen Ottens, author of: “General A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man” Ever wondered how to write a book and get it published? Allen Ottens, Manuscript Society Trustee and Author of “General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Dr. David R. Brigham will offer a behind-the-scenes tour of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. A behind-the-scenes tour via Zoom of the treasures of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, founded in 1824 in Philadelphia. Its collection of over 21 million manuscripts, books, and graphic images encompasses 400 years of U.S. […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Boston-based Brattle Book Shop proprietor and Antiques Roadshow appraiser Kenneth Gloss will talk about some of his "favorite finds" and describe some of the many joys of “the hunt.” He will touch on what makes a book or manuscript rare and what goes in to determining the value […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Dealer Catalog Auction II April 14 – 21, 2022 Our first successful Dealer Catalog Auction is complete! The Manuscript Society announces Auction II. It runs April 14, 2022 through April 21, 2022. We will offer our remaining manuscript and autograph related catalogs and rare books. Some 2000 dealer catalogs are […]
Sponsored by the Ticknor Society Submissions for the Ticknor Society's Fourth Annual George and Anna Eliot Ticknor Book and Book Culture Collecting Prize are due April 15. The prize was created to encourage and recognize those in New England who have been inspired to form a book collection of their own. The Prize awards $1000 […]