In memory of long-time member Florence Shay (1922-2012), the Midwest Chapter of the ABAA offers a $1,750 educational scholarship to attend the 2019 Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. It goes toward the total cost of tuition, room and board for one attendee at this year’s Seminar. This scholarship is offered to booksellers who are from the . . . read more
The Midwest Chapter of the ABAA offers a $1,646 educational scholarship to attend the 2018 Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. It is awarded in memory of long-time member Florence Shay (1922-2012), and covers the cost of tuition, room and board for one attendee of this year’s Seminar. This scholarship is offered to booksellers who are from . . . read more
A Newsletter for Bibliophiles February 2015 Printed & Bound Printed & Bound focuses on the book as a collectible item and as an example of the printer’s art. It provides information about the history of printing and book production, guidelines for developing a book collection, and news about book-related publications and activities. . . . read more
The Caxton Club, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Cliff Dwellers are joining forces to support the worldwide celebration of: UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day April 23, 2015 On Shakespeare’s 399th birthday ILAB is reaching out beyond the world of antiquarian books to support a worldwide initiative on behalf of UNESCO . . . read more
Here’s a new book to look for next time you’re browsing your favorite independent bookstore. “My Florence” documents photographer Art Shay’s 70 year relationship with his wife Florence, who was of course a founding member of this organization. Another must-have new book is the revised & expanded edition of Paul & Beth Garon’s . . . read more
An essay by James Thomas, Jr. Have you seen the recent Kindle commercials? In one commercial, you see a young woman reading a traditional book, and in the other she’s carrying a large bag on her way to shop for books. In both commercials a young man shows her the advantages of the Kindle. Not . . . read more
The following talk was delivered by William S. Reese before the Grolier Club in New York City. It is reprinted with the kind permission of Mr. Reese and the Grolier Club. Texts of all of the talks delivered at the “Books in Hard Times” symposium are available at www.grolierclub.org. Click on Public Events, scroll down . . . read more
by Thomas J. Joyce The following obituary is reprinted from The Caxtonian, with their kind permission. Fina Bray died peacefully at home in February. She was born in Pasadena, California in 1927. She was reborn as a Caxtonian in 1995. In the early 1980s I placed a help-wanted ad in the Kane County Chronicle newspaper . . . read more
by Jay Platt The Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Begun as a three day fair with fourteen dealers in July of 1976 and held in conjunction with the meeting of the Rare Book Conference of the American Library Association, it has grown to a one day fair with . . . read more
MIDWEST ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER Vol. 11 No. 2 December 2005 Book fairs across the country continue to lose ground, but we were able to maintain our dealer participation, although we rented 10 fewer tables. Table rental is, of course, what our budget is based upon. The two day attendance was 659 — down 42 . . . read more
