Sponsored by FABS Join us and host Reid Byers (author of The Private Library) for convivial conversation on the pleasures and challenges of home libraries: acquisition; cataloging and photographing of collection materials; home libraries; book furniture; conservation and storage, etc. THIS MONTH's TOPICS: Books we have kept for sentimental reasons, and how to choose art […]
Sponsored by FABS June 24: Join the FABS Living With Books group and your host Reid Byers for congenial discussion of the challenges and pleasures of home libraries. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by The Book Club of California. Curator Reid Byers will give a talk, “Collecting the Imaginary (in which all will be revealed),” in conjunction with his Book Club exhibition, “Imaginary Books: Lost, Unfinished, and Fictive Books Found Only in Other Books.” The talk will deal with the curious issues surrounding the acquisition of immaterial […]
Sponsored by FABS July 22: Join the FABS Living With Books group for congenial discussion of the challenges and pleasures of home libraries. This month's topics: (1) Clamshell and other book boxes; (2) Manuscripts in the library. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS Join the FABS Living With Books group for congenial discussion of the challenges and pleasures of home libraries. All are welcome. Contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
Sponsored by FABS All the pleasures and challenges of the private library: book furniture, bookmarks, catalogues, conservation, and much more. Join us for congenial discussion each month. Hosted by Reid Byers. For links and announcements write Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS Join us and host Reid Byers to discuss the delights and challenges of the private library. This month's topics: (1) How do we care for archives and manuscripts? (2) Ornamenta Biblioteca: What things other than books do we collect? Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS Join us and host Reid Byers to discuss the delights and challenges of the private library. This month's topics: (1) What role does money play in book collecting? (2) Do we collect provenance? Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS Join your host Reid Byers and the gang for discussion of the pleasures and challenges of the private library. For a link, contact Jennifer Larson: info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS Dear Friends in the Republic of Books, Living with Books is a discussion group of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies. Each month, we choose a couple of bibliophilic topics for open (and civil) discussion. The next meeting of FABS Living with Books will be on Tuesday, Mar 24, 7:00 EDT The […]
Sponsored by FABS Join this congenial group hosted by Reid Byers for conversation about the joys and challenges of home libraries. This month's topics: 1. Book Cartoons and Jokes 2. What Advice might you offer to younger bibliophiles from your experience as a book collector? To receive a link, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
Sponsored by FABS Join your host Reid Byers (author of The Private Library) and the gang for discussion of the joys and challenges of the home library. To join the mailing list and receive a link, contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org