Editor’s note: Jerry Morris of the Florida Bibliophiles, the guest author of this post, passed away on April 3, 2022. Jerry was a staunch supporter of his home book club and also of FABS. His enthusiasm for the Republic of Books and his genial personality will be missed by all […]
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Sponsored by NOBS Welcome spring by joining librarian, archivist, and educator Amy E. Dawson for a discussion of a collection of rare herbals and guidebooks owned by The Herb Society of America, located in Kirtland, Ohio. Learn more about The Society, which is dedicated to promoting the knowledge, use, and […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of Washington Held in conjunction with the Club’s 40th Annual Business meeting. This event will be live-streamed so that additional members and guests can participate. The program will also include the presentation of the Robert D. Monroe Award. Professor Art Seto will discuss and show […]
Sponsored by ABAA (FABS partner) May 4, 12:00pm-May 5, 8:00pm EDT This is the virtual component of the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair. Visit by clicking on this URL: abaa.org/vbf
Sponsored by The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (FABS partner) April 21-24 Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue, New York Between 66/67 Streets Universally referred to as the world’s finest antiquarian book fair, the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America’s (ABAA) New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF), produced by Sanford […]
“It’s the people you meet.” For Kenneth Gloss, second-generation proprietor of Brattle Bookshop in Boston, the joy of book-hunting is in the people and the stories that come with rare books and papers. Gloss, an author, lecturer and expert appraiser who grew up in the bookshop, spoke to an appreciative […]
Sponsored by Heritage Auctions (FABS partner) View all lots and bid at HA.com/6253 Highlights include a first edition of Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations (1776), a Gutenberg Bible leaf, and a signed Marc Chagall Pseaumes de David (Geneva 1979).
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have rich archives documenting the faculty, students, staff, and often the surrounding Black communities, and scholarly and public awareness is growing of these research troves. Holly Smith will discuss the archival treasures of Spelman College, where she serves as […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club In 2019, medieval manuscript fragments containing an Arthurian text surfaced unexpectedly at England’s Bristol Central Library and made headlines. Seven folios of a 13th-century copy of the “Suite Vulgate du Merlin” were discovered inside the binding of a four-volume copy of the works of the […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club This panel discussion will focus on books about tattooing and tattooed people. Panel discussion by tattoo historians Derin Bray and Margaret Hodges and tattoo scholar/practitioner Aarom von Hemmersbach, a Grolier Club member. Bray, an art and antique dealer based in Portsmouth, NH, and an admirer […]