Benjamin Albritton on California Bindings
Sponsored by FABS The FABS Bindings Zoom Group welcomes Benjamin Albritton for a talk on California Bindings. Stanford University Special Collections has many exceptional items in its care and Benjamin […]
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Golden Slumbers: California’s Dormant Fine Press Scene
Sponsored by The Book Club of California. Building on themes from his book, Dreaming on the Edge: Poets & Book Artists in California, Alastair Johnston explores overlooked figures in the history […]
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With Maternal Ferocity: Reclaiming Secular Yiddish Children’s Literature
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Based on her new book Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature, Yiddish scholar Miriam Udel will reflect on her efforts to reclaim and revivify the […]
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Miniature Book Society Conclave
Sponsored by The Miniature Book Society Miniature Book Society Conclave The Miniature Book Society will hold a two day Virtual Conclave on Saturday and Sunday October 25 and 26, 2025. […]
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A Journey in Bookplates: The Art and Life of California Designer Beulah Mitchell Clute
Sponsored by the Book Club of California. Come along on a collector’s journey as Claudia Smukler takes you through the fascinating world of bookplates, also known as ex-libris. The term ex-libris […]
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The Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, Newly Translated
Sponsored by The Grolier Club The debut of a new English translation of Yiddish novels starring the fictional Viennese detective Max Spitzkopf. In early 1900s pulp fiction, the Viennese detective […]
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100 Objects From the Collections of the YIVO Institute
Sponsored by The Grolier Club A celebration of a new book, 100 Objects from the Collections of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. A pair of ruby red slippers. A medieval […]
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City of Wood: San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry
Sponsored by The Book Club of California. California’s 1849 gold rush triggered creation of the “instant city” of San Francisco as a base to exploit the rich natural resources of […]
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Margaret Armstrong’s Book Covers
Sponsored by Ohio State University Libraries with The Aldus Society Margaret Armstrong was one of the most celebrated and prolific book cover designers of the late 19th and early 20th […]
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Lauren Hewes on American Ephemera before 1900
Sponsored by the Caxton Club. In this program, Lauren Hewes will introduce Caxton Club members to the Stephen D. Paine Collection of American Ephemera at the American Antiquarian Society, a […]
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New Light on Medieval Manuscript Culture
Sponsored by The Grolier Club A new look at medieval monastic manuscript culture. Andrew Jotischky, Professor of Medieval History at Royal Holloway, University of London, will speak about the manuscript […]
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The Binfords & Mort Story: Publishing Books About Oregon, 1930-1983
Sponsored by The Book Club of California. In 1891 while still teens in Portland, Oregon, Maurice and Peter Binford started an influential career as publishers. They went on to found […]