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Yellow-back: ‘The nickname given to the particular type of cheap edition evolved in the middle of the 19th century for display and sale on railway bookstalls. It was usually (but … Read more
Our annual Holiday Card Workshop is approaching! The event will be held on the 6th and 7th of December, both days from 1-5 pm. The … Read more
Deckle-Fetishism:
The over-zealous, undiscriminating (and often very expensive) passion for uncut edges in books which were intended to have their edges cut.
-from John Carter and Nicolas Barker’s ABC for Book Collectors.
Barker will be here at Wells this Thursday!
“The issue-monger is one of the worst pests of the collecting world, and the more dangerous because many humble and well-intentioned collectors think him a hero to whom they should … Read more
“Literally, a madness for books. A bibliomaniac is a book-collector with a slightly wild look in his eye.” -from John Carter and Nicolas Barker’s ABC for Book Collectors. Barker will … Read more
Wells College and the Wells Book Arts Center announce a search for the next Victor Hammer Fellow in the Book Arts. The successful candidate will hold the position for two … Read more
Last Saturday we opened up Morgan Hall for the Wells community to print greeting cards on our presses. Music filled the air, as did the scent of apples and cinnamon. … Read more
The Wells College Press has announced a nation-wide competition for the second chapbook in the series, to be printed in the spring of 2014. Hard copy submissions of up to … Read more
The Book Arts Center presents the 36th Susan Garretson Swartburg Lecture on October 10, 2013 at 5:00 pm. We are honored to have Nicolas Barker, renowned as the editor of … Read more
Hello Book Arts friends! Here at the Book Arts Center, we are pleased to announce the date for the Summer Institute of 2014! Classes will run from July 6-12 and … Read more