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NOBS member Susie Hanson featured in the CWRU Daily
A few days ago, the CWRU The Daily ran a feature on NOBS member Susie Hanson, the head of special collections at the university’s Kelvin Smith Library. Susie has been working at CWRU since 1975 and will be retiring at … Continue reading
Upcoming NOBS Forum: November 17th, 7:00 pm
Our monthly NOBS Forum will be: Jennie Jones: The Making of Cleveland: Inside/Outside Photographer Jennie Jones, who has documented the Cleveland cityscape for thirty years, will present a visual lecture on the construction of her new book: Cleveland: Inside/Outside. Her … Continue reading
Eleanor Squire Library Book Sale: October 21-23
The Eleanor Squire Library Book Sale at the Cleveland Botanical Garden will be taking place Friday, October 21st through Sunday, October 23rd. Sale hours are Friday: 10:00AM-5:00PM, Saturday: 10:00AM-5:00PM and Sunday: 12:00PM-5:00PM. The event is free with Garden Admission. “THOUSANDS … Continue reading
Edmond Hamilton & Leigh Brackett Day at Kinsman, OH on Oct. 15th
Hamilton and Brackett, husband and wife science fiction pioneers and one-time residents of Kinsman, Ohio, will be remembered at the third annual Edmond Hamilton & Leigh Brackett Day in Kinsman this Saturday, October 15th, beginning at 10 am. Festivities include … Continue reading
Final Book Show Preview: Pablo Neruda
The final preview for the Cleveland Antiquarian Book & Paper Show is from Cattermole 20th Century Children’s Books. Cattermole specializes in “Non-series children’s fiction published after 1925″ and is previewing today a Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) work illustrated by woodcut artist … Continue reading
First Book Show Preview of the Day: Pat the Bunny
Today’s first preview for the Cleveland Antiquarian Book & Paper Show comes from Wonderland Books. Wonderland specializes in “Old/Rare Children’s Books, Award Winners, Golden Books, Pop-ups & Movables.” For sale at the upcoming Book Show will be this 1940 true … Continue reading
Second Book Show Preview of the Day: Oskar Kokoschka
Today’s second preview for the Cleveland Antiquarian Book & Paper Show is from Cattermole 20th Century Children’s Books. Cattermole specializes in “Non-series children’s fiction published after 1925″ and is previewing today a facsimile edition of Die Traumenden Knaben (Adolescent Dreams) … Continue reading
First Book Show Preview of the Day: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Today’s first Cleveland Antiquarian Book & Paper Show preview is from the Eleanor Squire Library at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. The Eleanor Squire Library has established itself as a venue for rare and collectible sale books. The library accepts donations … Continue reading
Today’s Book Show Preview: Drawing by James Thurber
Today’s Cleveland Antiquarian Book & Paper Show preview comes courtesy of Hoffman Books of Columbus, specializing in “Americana, Literature, Travel, Science, Photography, Ohio.” Venus Surprised by Satyrs in the Midst of a Bacchanalian Dance (Pen and black ink over pencil, … Continue reading
Upcoming NOBS Forum: October 20th, 7:00 pm
Our monthly NOBS Forum will be: Kate Norris: The Cleveland Review Once the heartland of American industry, the Rust Belt has long flailed in the economic mire that the rest of the country is just now sinking into. Founded in 2010, … Continue reading