Error during command authentication.
Error - unable to initiate communication with LISTSERV (errno=10061, phase=CONNECT, target=127.0.0.1:2306). The server is probably not started.
LISTSERV 16.5 - ARLIS-L Archives
Dear ARLIS members,
The Largest Fine Press Fair in North America
will hold its Ninth Annual Festival
OAK KNOLL FEST IX
on October 5 & 6, 2002!
Forty fine press book traditionalists from Russia, Germany, France,
United Kingdom, Canada and the United States will be exhibiting their
crafts at Oak Knoll Fest IX (an international celebration of the Book
Arts) on Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6, 2002. Set in the
historic, colonial town of Old New Castle, Delaware (on the Delaware
River), this two-day event (which includes speakers on Saturday and
Sunday) connects fine presses and their books with collectors,
librarians, and booksellers.
On Saturday, October 5 at 10:00 AM at St. Immanuel Hall, Nicolas and
Frances McDowall (husband and wife) of The Old Stile Press (established
in 1979) will be speaking. Nicolas (book designer, sometimes author, and
printer of the company) will be speaking on the subjects of "Why do
we publish the kind of books we do" and 'Where do we get our ideas.”
Frances (papermaker, promoter and 'everything else') will offer thoughts
on "Papermaking for printer and printmaker" and "The need
to respond promptly to librarians and collectors as well as pack parcels,
keep account records and travel the world to book fairs!
To find out more about The Old Stile Press, go to
http://www.oldstilepress.com.
On Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 10:00 AM at St. Immanuel Hall, Priscilla
Juvelis of Priscilla Juvelis, Inc. (seller of rare and fine books
including first editions, women's authors, and 20th Century Book Arts)
will be speaking on the "Contemporary Book Arts and their Historical
Antecedents" - which will cover the development of the book arts
from the beginning through to the present using examples from various
book arts including designer binding, calligraphy, artist books and
private press books. To find out more about Priscilla Juvelis, Inc., go
to
http://www.juvelisbooks.com.
Oak Knoll Fest Fine Press Exhibition will have 40 private press printing
masters from Russia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Canada and United
States displaying and selling their fine press books at St. Peter’s Hall.
Oak Knoll will also hold its once-a-year, two-day 20% OFF BOOK SALE on
all antiquarian, new books, and Oak Knoll Press published titles in the
bookstore during the fair. (Books have to be bought at the bookstore
during the two-day fest to receive discount.) Oak Knoll Books is one of
the foremost specialists in antiquarian and new books about books, the
history of the book, and the book arts. Oak Knoll Press, a component of
Oak Knoll, is a scholarly publisher of books about books and annually
publishes 40 titles in the aforementioned fields.
Join other book lovers, collectors, and renowned private presses in
learning about and preserving interest in the arts of fine printing and
book collecting.
For more details, directions, and travel information about the Fest,
please visit
http://www.oakknoll.com.
Hope to see you at the Fest.
Michael Guessford
Publicity & Marketing Director
__________________________________________________________________
Oak Knoll Books (ABAA and ILAB) / Oak Knoll Press / St. Paul's
Bibliographies
310 Delaware Street / New Castle DE 19720
Phone (302) 328-7232 / Toll-free 1-800-996-2556 / Fax (302)
328-7274
Email: [log in to unmask] / Web:
http://www.oakknoll.com
