Sponsored by FABS January 18 The 19th Century special interest group meets the third Thursday of the month at 4:30-5:30pm Pacific time and 7:30-8:30pm Eastern time. This informal and friendly group offers “a broad look at the 19th Century bibliophilic world; presentations and discussion for collectors, scholars, creatives and other […]
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Sponsored by The Caxton Club The Hroswitha Club was a bibliographic society whose members were all women. Why? Well, it certainly couldn’t have been because when this women’s-only bibliographic society was formed during the 1940s, women with a passion for books, book collecting, and book arts weren’t permitted to join […]
by Marcia McBrien The Book Club of Detroit’s annual holiday luncheon is always a joyful and well-attended occasion. The mood at this year’s event was especially celebratory, as BCD marked its 65th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Our special […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society November 6th, 2023 8:00PM Eastern, 5:00PM Pacific Guest: Ken Gloss Moderator: Brian Kathenes Ken will discuss growing up in the book business and show some of his favorite finds while enjoying “the thrill of the hunt.” He will also share many fascinating anecdotes about […]
Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles This month’s (ZOOM) program features Spencer Stewart, who will pose the question: How has the antiquarian book trade changed – and is changing – from the inside out and the outside in? Are there changes in the way people – collectors and the Public – […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Digest: May – June 2023 – This complimentary e-digest, now published bi-monthly, covers significant acquisitions and sales, manuscripts lost and found, rare books and ephemera, document conservation, and more In the News Sassoon Sale Sets Record, But … Reuters, May 17, 2023 The Codex […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Teaching the History of the Book (University of Massachusetts Press) is the first collection dedicated to book history pedagogy. Edited by Matteo Pangallo and Emily Todd and featuring contributions from a diverse range of teachers, scholars, and practitioners in literature, language studies, history, […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California In September of 1926, Albert M. Bender turned his philanthropic focus on Stanford University Library. As one of the founders of the Book Club of California, Bender needs no introduction to this audience who will also be familiar with his efforts to establish […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Fri March 17, 12:00-1:00pm EST British antiquarian bookseller Oliver Darkshire will read from and discuss his book “Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller” in this virtual event. As a young man, Darkshire entered Henry Sotheran Ltd. to interview for what he […]
Sponsored by the Baltimore Bibliophiles March 22, 7:00pm EST Professor emeritus at Goucher College Arnie Sanders will discuss the rare book collection there. To register, please contact Binnie Syril Braunstein: bsbgc@aol.com