Sponsored by The Book Club of California MONDAY, October 30, 2023 The Poison Book Project: Arsenic & Other Heavy Metals in 19th-C. Bookbinding 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM Pacific Virtual presentation 5:00 PM Pacific - Program The Poison Book Project investigates potentially toxic pigments used in the manufacture of Victorian-era bookcloth. Lead scientist Dr. Rosie […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington A virtual visit with a terrific guide (Allie Alvis, Curator of Special Collections) to get the back story on the formation of the unique collection at Winterthur (Delaware) and some of the beautiful and bizarre items it contains. Register here: https://www.bookclubofwashington.org/events-1/the-wonderful-and-weird-winterthur-library
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Before Amazon, before big box stores, and even before mailboxes sagged under the weight of catalogs in the mid-20th century, customers and shop-owners alike turned to a wide variety of media to select their purchases, and to aspire to grander lifestyles. Trade cards, trade catalogs, advertising ephemera, and […]