Sponsored by the Bay Area History of Medicine Society with The Grolier Club The Bay Area History of Medicine Society and the Grolier Club of New York will hold their annual joint lecture and dinner meeting at the UCSF Library, Wednesday March 12, 2025. "Pioneers in 20th-Century Hematology featuring Drs. Janet Vaughan and George Minot." […]
Sponsored by the Caxton Club. March Midday Program Dr. Oren Margolis, associate professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of East Anglia in Norwich “So, are you going out with that Aldus guy again?” “I don’t know. Not sure I like that type.” Aldus. Aldine Press. Italics. Octavo. All immensely influential in the history of […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California A cross between a book exhibition and a conceptual art installation, this exhibition consists of a collection of books that do not really exist. Curated by Reid Byers, the exhibition includes approximately 100 books and associated arealia from his collection—all simulacra created with a team of printers, bookbinders, […]
Sponsored by FABS FABS Bindings Zoom Group: Join us for a presentation and discussion by Lang Ingalls on design bindings from European makers. Lang will show several bindings with visually engaging elements. Attendees are invited to share interesting bindings of their own. To receive a link and join the mailing list for this group, contact […]
Sponsored by FABS Join us for convivial conversation about all things bookish and 19th century! We meet on the third Thursday of the month, 4:30-5:30pm Pacific/7:30-8:30pm Eastern. To receive announcements and links, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org).
Sponsored by FABS Hosted by The Private Library author Reid Byers, this group meets on Zoom, on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Discussions will cover acquisition, cataloging and photographing collections, home libraries, book furniture, conservation and storage, and much more. All are welcome to participate. This month's topics: Real and Dream Libraries Redux - […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club In connection with the public exhibition: A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor, from the collection of Susan Jaffe Tane, which runs in the ground-floor Exhibition Hall from January 15 – April 5, 2025, Kevin Mac Donnell will speak on the history of Mark Twain collecting, beginning in the 1880s down to the […]
Sponsored by NOBS Akron Antiquarian Book & Paper Show March 28th, Preview 5 - 8pm, $25.00 March 29th, 10 -4pm, $5.00 The 39th Akron Antiquarian Book and Paper Show will be held March 28-29, 2025 Preview: Friday, March 28, 2025, 5:00 - 8:00 PM Tickets: $25, includes two drink tickets, hors d’oeuvres, and entertainment. […]
Sponsored by FABS In the Cover of Darkness: Three Works from the Press of Isaiah Thomas. This year represents the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. While our nation celebrates that momentous event, few will be celebrating another significant event that happened three days earlier. On April 16, 1775, Revolutionary patriot and […]
Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles Join April Oettinger and the Baltimore Bibs for a presentation entitled “Goucher's Art & Artifacts collection and the Woman's College of Baltimore Museum.” For a link, contact Binnie Syril Braunstein, bsbgc@aol.com
Sponsored by FABS Join us for convivial conversation about all things bookish and 19th century! We meet the third Thursday of the month. For links and announcements, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Wildness beats in the heart of California’s urban areas. In Los Angeles, residents are rallying to build one of the largest wildlife crossings in the world because of the plight of one lonely mountain lion named P-22. Porpoises cavort in San Francisco Bay again because of a grassroots […]