Sponsored by The Caxton Club Zoom event open to the public. September 27, 6:30pm Chicago time George Salter (1897–1967) was a German-born and, from 1940 on, American calligrapher, book and book jacket designer, illustrator, and teacher who revolutionized the world of book jacket design. His design work ranged from best […]
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Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington and FABS Open to all members of FABS Societies Members of FABS Societies visiting the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair are cordially invited to a reception on Saturday October 8, 2022 from 5:00-6:30 Pacific Time at McHugh’s on 21 Mercer Street, west of the […]
Sponsored by The Baxter Society Wed. Nov. 9 at 7:00pm Eastern Time Open to all members of FABS Societies. Email baxtersociety@gmail.com to request a link, which will be sent on the morning of the event. Jefferson Navicky, Archivist and Sarah E. Baker, Curator, both of the Maine Women Writers Collection […]
Sponsored by The Baxter Society. Open to all members of FABS Societies. Email baxtersociety@gmail.com to request a link, which will be sent on the morning of the event. Wed. Oct 12 at 7:00pm Eastern Time. David R. Godine, independent publisher, will speak on Maine books and authors together with some […]
Sponsored by The Baxter Society. On Zoom, Wed. Sept. 14 at 7:00pm Eastern Time Jennifer Larson, Chair of FABS, will give an illustrated lecture on her collection of miniature and small format books printed in the 17th century, their relationship to the intellectual currents of the time, and the reasons […]
Presented by the Bibliographical Society of America The June 2022 issue of the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America (PBSA) is devoted to the traditions and futures of Black Bibliography. Join guest Editors Jacqueline Goldsby and Meredith McGill, together with authors and contributors to the volume, for a Virtual […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Allen Ellenzweig will speak on photographer George Lynes. September 20, 6:00pm New York time About this event Virtual talk by Allen Ellenzweig, author of George Platt Lynes: The Daring Eye [Oxford]. Lynes (1907-1955) was the lover of, and collaborator with, Grolier Council member Monroe Wheeler, an exhibition […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Los Angeles time | A live online via Zoom and in-person event Join us in-person or online via Zoom to view seldom seen photographs from the Book Club archives and help […]
DISCOUNT ADMISSION TO RARE BOOKS LAX FOR FABS RARE BOOKS LAX takes off October 14-16, 2022, at The Proud Bird, just minutes from LAX. The FABS community will receive discount admission. Sponsored by Biblio.com, RBLAX brings rare booksellers from throughout the world together to share their love of books, fine prints, maps, ephemera, and more. In conjunction with Rare Books LAX, the 47th Annual American Printing History Association […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington Online Sunday, August 28, 1 p.m. Los Angeles time Register for this event on our website: www.bookclubofwashington.org Professor Art Seto will introduce us to some of the museums, libraries and other book and printing centers that he has been motivated to experience by […]