We are currently featuring hand-made books printed letterpress by
Gerda Da Rif as well as miniature books by Carol Cunningham.
All are limited editions and make lovely gift items.
Note: Carpe Libris is available to buy OR sell by appointment and
can arrange for on-site consultations to address the
needs of the infirm, elderly, or anyone deaccessing.
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| Sun Dec 4, 2005: Carpe Libris was
at the Holiday Boutique at the Weston Women's League Children's
Holiday Breakfast. We'll be featuring miniature
books by Carol Cunningham's Sunflower
Press and ephemera. The event
was held at the
Weston, CT Middle School from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
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| Sun Oct 30, 2005: The Champagne Reception to mark the
opening of the Gerda
Da Rif exhibit was held at the
Weston Public Library,
56 Norfield Road, Weston, CT.
Come meet the artist and view her work in many media; her books and her other
art are for sale through Carpe Libris. The Exhibition continues
through November 12th. |
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Sat/Sun July 16 & 17, 2005: We were at the Westport
Historical Society Second Annual "Ultimate Sale". |
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Saturday, July 9, 2005: We had a table and was part of the festivities
at the APA Wayzgoose 2005 in Tarrytown, NY. |
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Saturday, June 25, 2005: We were at the 11th annual
Cooperstown
Book Fair, in the Clark Sports Center, Susquehanna Avenue, Cooperstown. |
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Sunday, May 15, 2005: We were at
the Weston Historical Society Antique Fair, featuring the work of Weston graphical artist, Gerda Da Rif. |
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Saturday, April 9, 2005: We were at
the Festival
of Words, Norwalk Community College, CT. |
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December, 2004: We are proud to announce that our
business name, Carpe Libris®, is
now a registered trademark.
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October 1, 2004: Carpe Libris is now available to buy OR sell by appointment
-- at your place, ours, or another suitable location.
We are offering this service especially to address the needs
of the infirm, elderly, or for those deaccessioning.
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September 1, 2004: Carpe Libris is now offering letterpress
printing as a service to our customers
through our
Green Dolphin Press
division.
Contact us directly if you are interested in working
on a project together, such as a private printing for a
holiday keepsake,
limited edition print, poetry, etc.
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August 2004:
We received some additional fine press and miniature books.
Check out our Private Press titles by clicking on the
links from our home page.
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July 20, 2004:
We took seven shelves of our books up to
the Whately
Antiquarian Book
Center in North Hatfield, MA (13 State Rd - Route 5), where we join 45
other book vendors in this interesting antiquarian book store
(Visit daily 10-5:30 except Sunday 12-5, closed Wednesdays).
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June 26, 2004:
Carpe Libris had a booth at the Tenth
Annual Cooperstown Antiquarian Book Fair.
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May 16, 2004:
We had a booth at the First Annual Weston Antiques Fair, 10-4,
Coley Farm on Rt. 57, 2 miles north of the Merritt. We enjoyed
meeting many of our book collector neighbors.
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Apr 4, 2004:
Successful event at the Weston Public Library:
Could That be a Treasure on Your Bookshelf?
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March 2004:
Brenda and David completed Descriptive Bibliography course at
University of Virginia's Rare Book
School.
We're cataloging up a storm now.
You'll see many additional books being listed
over the next few months!
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Feb 22, 2004:
Our new website goes live, with more detailed access to our on-line inventory.
(The private press website gets reloated to
privatepress.carpelibris.com.)
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October, 2003: The private press subset of our web site premieres
at www.carpelibris.com.
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