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The 2011 APHA Conference Book Fair
The Southern California APHA Chapter chose to organize a small book fair at the beginning of the conference, for the purpose of enabling members to showcase and sell their work. It was also open to booksellers in the region. Site host Lynda Claassen arranged for a room in the Faculty Club, and the APHA Chapter publicized the event, which was also announced in the brochure and on the website. The cost of the tables was intentionally kept low so that it would encourage participation. The book fair sold out the 22 tables available, and the event actually made a nice profit for the chapter, which will put it to good use.
The tables were quite cozy in the room, which made for a very friendly atmosphere as people squeezed by each other. There was an exciting range of books offered: unique artist books, limited edition artist books, limited editions from fine presses, and books about books. Several non-profit organizations handed out their brochures.
Jessica Holada, coordinator of the event, sent out a questionnaire about the booksellers’ reaction to the fair. Of the 15 who responded, all but one said that they made sales, all were happy to look at other peoples’ work, found it to be a good networking opportunity and would participate again if the costs were kept low. From the buyers’ point of view, many said that they were very glad to become acquainted with publishers and booksellers new to them. Some people missed the fair because they arrived too late, or felt they did not have quite enough time because tours were going on at the same time. But the four-hour fair seemed to be just about the right length of time, and produced very positive results.
Submitted by Kitty Maryatt
APHA is pleased to announce the Lieberman Lecture for 2012, to be given by type designer and letterpress printer Russell Maret. It will be given at 11:00 a.m. on June 2 in Chicago at the Newberry Library in Ruggles Hall at 60. W. Walton Street. More info.
The belated Winter 2012 issue of the APHA Newsletter is comprised of an update on the planning of the 2012 Annual Conference, announcement of the 2012 Lieberman Lecture, a notice on the one hundredth anniversary of the death of Harrison T. Chandler, a review of Alastair M. Johnston's Typographical Tourists and a roster of new and returning members. Download the Newsletter in PDF form.
Elected to their first term, at our annual general meeting held January 28, were Robert McCamant, President; James P. Ascher, VP for Publications; Casey Smith, VP for Membership; and Charles Cuykendall Carter, Secretary. Re-elected to a second term were Kitty Maryatt, VP for Programs; and David Goodrich, Treasurer. Trustees Amelia Hugill-Fontanel and Richard Ring will serve until January 2013.
The American Printing History Association welcomes proposals for its 2012 annual conference. “At the Crossroads: Living Letterform Traditions” at Columbia College Chicago, Center for Book and Paper Arts, October 12–13, 2012. Proposals are due by March 15. Full details are available in PDF
Our annual general meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday January 28, 2012 in the Trustees’ Room on the second floor of the New York Public Library, 5th Avenue at 42nd Street in Manhattan. In addition to Association business, our annual meeting is a chance to meet fellow members from around the country, to network, and to hear some important speakers. (Our meeting marks the end of “Bibliography Week” in New York, when similar groups hold their annual meetings and this year includes a major exhibition on printing at the Grolier Club; more information online grolierclub.org. APHA’s meeting is free and open to non-members (except for voting), so please invite friends interested in printing, books, publishing, and type. Read the President's Letter.
The Fall 2011 issue of the APHA Newsletter comprises of reports from the annual conference including panels, Pamela Smith's keynote address, Gwido Zlatkes's Mark Samuels Lasner Fellowship talk, the SoCal chapter book fair, a tour of the Stuart Collection of outdoor sculpture at UCSD and a list of new APHA members. Download the Newsletter in PDF form.
Kitty Maryatt reports on the first-ever conference book fair. Read all about it.
Many numbers are available to APHA members for a limited time at the bargain rate of $8 for the first issue, $6 for each additional; $15 for double issues. Learn more at printinghistory.org/sale.
Details and application for the 2012 Mark Samuels Lasner Fellowship
in Printing History are now online.
Thanks to the generosity of several APHA Southern California Chapter members, the Southern California Chapter has conducted its first-ever student membership drawing.
To celebrate the start of 2011, the complete listing of Printing History's contents have been put back online. See the contents (and a few select articles) from the Original Series, or a complete listing of the New Series. See something you like? Download the Back Issue Order Form.