Honey and wax book collecting prize

We are pleased to unveil the winners of a prize for american women book collectors, aged thirty and younger. The caxton club brings together a diversified group of authors, binders, collectors, conservators. While it is less likely that anyone would do this on their own if they are not a beekeeper, this might be useful for those who aspire to become one. This woman just won a prize for book collecting, and now. The great american book collector mary hyde eccles, the first woman elected to the grolier club, noted that a collector must have th. The surprises of founding a book collecting prize rebecca.

We handle unique books, striking books, books with no downloadable equivalent. Beehives foodstuffs beehives foodstuffs beehives the large hive of the honey bee containing honey and bees wax. If youre interested in reading about some of the amazing book collecting that happens among women under the age of 30 in the united states, check out the honey and wax book collecting prize. In 2017, honey and wax booksellers launched an innovative book collecting prize open to women collectors in the united states, aged 30 or younger. The winner is jessica jordan, a graduate student in english at stanford university and former. If youre interested in learning about book collecting and buying rare books, abebooks has an excellent set of guides here. The contest is open to women book collectors in the united states, aged 30 or younger as of january 1, 2018. The great american book collector mary hyde eccles, the first woman elected to the grolier club, noted that a collector must have. The caxton club brings together a diversified group of authors, binders, collectors. The winner is jessica jordan, a graduate student in english at stanford university and former bookseller. Tell us about the process that led to the establishment of this prize, from initial inspiration to fruition.

It felt like i had cranked the book nerd dial to eleven as i started tracking down census records, closed department stores, and even old addresses. Heather and rebecca are experienced booksellers, who have both worked for bauman rare books in the past. Five young women with prizewinning book collections ilab. October 2, 2017 and the award for best book collection goes to by stephanie deluca. This instructable features honey harvest and extraction. Contestants do not need to be enrolled in a degree program, nor do they require a sponsor. We take a particular interest in the evolving role of women in the rare book trade, on both the buying and selling sides. Our name is inspired by a nineteenthcentury epigram. And theyve made a feminist statement by choosing a collection of romance novels as their winner.

So excited to share the winners of our book collecting prize. Kahan wasnt the only woman to walk away with a book collecting prize, however. Cancelled brad hunt on discoveries by newberry library fellows. In 2017, they launched a book collecting contest specifically for women book collectors in the united states aged 30 or younger. The idea took shape when heather odonnell and rebecca romney, the bookstores owners, observed that the women who regularly buy books from us are less likely to call themselves collectors than the men, even when those women have spent years passionately. Collections will be judged on originality as opposed to market value, as well as their success in illuminating their chosen subjects. Honey farming is the process of collecting honey bottles and honeycombs from beehives and bee nests. Celebrating women book collectors smithsonian libraries. The right and wrong ways to collect rare book school. In september 2018 ben kinmont, chair of the northern california chapter of the abaa, launched the california young book collectors prize open to all collectors aged 35 and under. Abaa women in bookselling initiative launches in boston.

We observed that the women who regularly bought books from us were less likely to call themselves collectors than the men, even when those women had spent. Kahan has collected some three hundred popular american romance novels of the 1920s and 1930s, all in their sensational original dust jackets, with an eye to creating a bibliography of fiction often dismissed as frivolous. The new award was launched earlier this year by heather odonnell and rebecca romney in hopes of. My wife was looking for a very special birthday present for me an edition of leaves of grass publ. Rebecca and i are both interested in the historic role of women in the rare book trade, on both the buying and the selling. Odonnell is a member of the grolier club, the antiquarian booksellers association of america abaa, the international league of antiquarian booksellers ilab, and a graduate of the colorado. Heather is a member of the grolier club, the antiquarian booksellers association of america.

Rebecca and i are both interested in the historic role of women in the rare book trade, on both the buying and the. The contest is open to women book collectors in the united states, aged 30 or younger. The great american book collector mary hyde eccles, the first woman elected to the grolier club, noted that a collector must have three things. Today video is also a compilation but the duration is only bout 5 minutes. They established the prize in 2017 as part of their mission to create a more inclusive culture around collecting. Fine books and collections exciting news for young female book collectors. And get in touch with me on twitter if you want to tell me about your book collection. Romance novels of the jazz age and depression eras abebooks. This woman just won a prize for book collecting, and now you.

The new award was launched earlier this year by heather odonnell and rebecca romney in hopes of encouraging collecting among women under 30. The prize encourages young women to collect books, and to identify as collectors, while drawing attention to the range of creative approaches the contestants are practicing. Rare book dealer rebecca romney shares her experiences in the world of rare books. Sep 25, 2017 kahan wasnt the only woman to walk away with a book collecting prize, however. Honey bottles are food items that are able to cure poison, and can also be used for crafting sugar and honey blocks, the latter of which have sticky properties that give them a variety of useful applications.