Wednesday, September 24, 2014

The Grolier Club



Events:
Tuesday, September 16, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Public Exhibition Opening. "Evermore: From Poe to Pop." From the collection of Susan Jaffe Tane. The exhibition runs through November 22.
Tuesday, December 9, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Public exhibition opening. "One Hundred Books Famous in Children's Literature." Curated by Chris Loker. The exhibition runs through February 7, 2015
January 20 – 24 is "Bibliography Week."

Publications:
On Ten New Groliers: Jean Grolier's first library and his ownership marks before 1540. A talk at the Grolier Club of New York, 25 January 2012. Isabelle de Conihout. 6 x 9; 61, [1] pp.; numerous color illustrations. Adobe Garamond Premier Pro types. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Wrappers. Copies send to each member, gratis; additional copies are available at the member price of $20.
Extraordinary Women in Science & Medicine: Four Centuries of Achievement. Ronald K. Smeltzer, Robert J. Rueben, and Paulette Rose. 8 x 11; 182, [2] pp.; numerous illustrations in color, duotone, and black and white. Hermann Zapf's Optima Nova types on Mohawk paper. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Pictorial wrappers. Copies sent to each member, gratis; additional copies are available at the member price of $27.
Famous, Infamous & Forgotten: Political Caricatures From The Collection of Anthony J. Mourek. 8 x 11; 93, [1] pp.; numerous illustrations in color and duotone. Bulmer types on Cougar Opaque paper. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Red cloth, titled in gilt. Published to accompany Anthony Mourek's spectacular collection of important examples of published political caricatures, in many cases accompanied by original artwork, on show at the Grolier Club November 14, 2013 – January 10, 2014. Courtesy of the curator, Anthony J. Mourek, a copy has been sent, gratis, to each member.

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