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
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Sponsored by FABS Presentations and discussion on the art and craft of bookbindings. Nora Epstein of the Newberry Library will speak, highlightinh some of the remarkable bindings that have made their way into the Newberry’s extraordinary collections. While exploring items such as a medieval tacketed binding and a 16c. girdle […]
Sponsored by FABS David Levy will present “The Earliest Hoyles: what a bibliographer can learn from examining multiple copies.” From 1742-1747 there were three authorized publishers of Hoyle’s pamphlets on popular games of the day. Each publisher had a characteristic binding, from a richly tooled deluxe morocco at the high […]
Sponsored by FABS Join the FABS 19th Century group on Zoom for congenial discussion of all things bibliophilic and 19th century. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
Sponsored by The Grolier Club This talk by David Alan Richards, Grolier Club member (and former Council member), will cover centuries of Shakespeare’s First Folios arriving in America. The first made its way to Boston in 1791, and the first offered by an American book dealer was at Astor House […]
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 for congenial discussion of all things 19th century and bibliophilic! To receive links and announcements, write Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS August 18, 7:30pm EST Gabrielle Fox & Neale Albert: An Uncommon Collaboration Join us for this discussion on commissioning miniature book bindings and collaborative book publishing! Gabrielle is a bookbinder specializing in miniatures and Neale is a collector. They will discuss the process from both perspectives and […]
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 Join us for congenial conversation about all things bibliophilic and 19th century, from collecting to printing processes and 19th century bookish trends. All are welcome. Contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)