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Rare Books: What Makes Them Rare & How to Care For Them

Join Rare Book Specialist Madeleine Moore for a virtual webinar with the American Bookbinders Museum on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Learn what makes a book rare, how to assess and treat old books, areas of popular interest for collectors, and get an inside look at the Rare Book Room at Powell’s Books.

Madeleine Moore attended Central Saint Martins, University of Arts London, and has studied at the University of Virginia’s Rare Book School. She currently works as a bookseller at Old Imprints and as a Rare Book Specialist at Powell’s Books.

This webinar will be recorded and made available to all attendees after the webinar.

This webinar is brought to you in part by a grant from the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation. Due to this grant we are pleased to be offering need-based scholarships to applicants. If you are interesting in a scholarship please fill out this form to apply.

 

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American Bookbinders Museum

The American Bookbinders Museum is the only museum of its kind in North America, celebrating and exploring the history, tools and stories of bookbinders and bookbinding, from its earliest forms through the changes and innovations of the industrial revolution.

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