We're scheduled the dates for our wildly popular and highly informative Printed Page College of Biblio Knowledge. All classes are free. -Saturday, March 16 -Saturday, July 27 -Saturday, October 26 All classes are from 9 to 10:30. Call us (303-777-7653) or write ([email protected]) to reserve … [Read more...]
Printed Page College of Biblio Knowledge begins again in November
Our lively four-hour book school will be held November 1 & 8 from 7-9 pm. Dan, John and Karen Jones will take spellbound students through the basics of identifying first editions, finding resources for collectors, protecting and building your collection and more. It's only $40. Reserve your spot by calling the … [Read more...]
Uncovering a book’s history
Who was John Wolfe Barry? We didn't know anything about Sir John other than he had put his bookplates in a five-volume series of books titled "Boswell's Life of Johnson." It turns out that Barry purchased the books used. We know that because they were published in 1831, and he was born in 1836. Barry was the son of … [Read more...]