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"Flyer for 'Commerce and Culture: A Booksellers' Panel' on November 21, 2025, at Gould Auditorium from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Includes a grid of nine black-and-white headshots of panelists with their names. Background is a warm brown with elegant white text."

Nov 03, 2025 Commerce and Culture: A Booksellers’ Panel

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Booksellers do more than sell books—they preserve history, connect readers with rare finds, and keep the literary marketplace alive. "The Peddler" from Das Ständebuch (Book of Trades) By Jost Amman & Hans Sachs New York: Dover Publications, 1973 PT1762 E8 1973 Join us on Friday, November 21 from 6:00-8:00 pm in...

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A woodcut illustration depicts a group of people kneeling before a winged demon with goat legs, amid a landscape. The scene evokes fear and submission.

Oct 31, 2025 RARE BOOKS VIRTUAL LECTURE — BOOKS TO DIE FOR

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The Rare Books Department invites you to view its most recent virtual lecture:  Books to Die for.  This October has been a frighteningly busy month for the University of Utah’s Rare Books Department as we prepared for our spookiest event of the year, “BOO!ks to Die For,”...

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A close-up of an old, textured paper with serif typeface text. The words "SIR" and "AFTER" are prominently printed in bold. The document exudes a historical tone.

Oct 24, 2025 The Business of Books: Watermarks

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Every page begins as a piece of paper, but not all paper is as plain as it seems. When you lift a sheet toward the light, you might notice a shadowed emblem: a fleur-de-lys, a jester, or a delicate line of text woven into the fibers....

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A cartoon-style pig with a large, rounded body and small legs is illustrated in brown hues. The pig appears to be smiling, exuding a whimsical tone.

Oct 17, 2025 [Book] Artist Talk: Sandra Trujillo

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"I think about food the way I think about art and literature. I think of them all as these really simple, effective links. They all kind of create their own systems of communication." - Sandra Trujillo Wednesday, October 15, marked the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month. The...

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A pair of hands holds a book with marbled edges, revealing an intricate painting of 18th-century street life, depicting men, horses, and carriages.

Oct 10, 2025 The Business of Books: Fore-edge Painting

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Some books have secrets… Have you ever noticed the decorated edges of your old books? Sometimes gilded, marbled, or speckled in red, these embellishments give the book a more precious appearance, but also add an additional protective layer for the text block. If you look more...

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Illustration of five human skulls in profile, showcasing different angles. Detailed linework conveys a vintage, anatomical study aesthetic.

Oct 03, 2025 JOIN US—IF YOU DARE… BOO!KS TO DIE FOR

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This October, in collaboration with Bookish SLC, the Rare Books Department invites you to step beyond the library’s familiar daylight glow and into the dark and twisted corners of book history. The veil between this world and the next will lift at precisely 6:00 p.m. on...

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Illustrated vintage book scenes with people working, titled 'The Business of Books.' Event from September 19 to December 5, 2025, at Marriott Library, Level 4.

Sep 26, 2025 Now on Display! The Business of Books

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Books have long been more than vessels of knowledge; they are objects of commerce shaped by the interplay of market forces, entrepreneurial ambition, and shifting patterns of consumer demand. At the core of this history is the book as both artifact and investment. The qualities...

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Ancient script in a looping, cursive style on aged paper. The dark brown ink contrasts subtly against the tan background, evoking a historical tone.

Sep 19, 2025 Book of the Week – The Palm Leaf Book

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"On leaf of pam, on sedge-wrought roll, On plastic clay and leathern scroll, Man wrote his thoughts; the ages passed, And to! the Press was found at last!" - John Greenleaf Whitter, The Library  What are Palm Leaf Manuscripts? Before the introduction of paper, palm leaf manuscripts were the most popular writing...

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Monochrome illustration of a stylized phoenix rising from flames. The bird appears majestic with patterned wings and stands in a bowl-like base.

Sep 12, 2025 Book of the week – Apropos of Lady Chatterley’s Lover

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Happy Birthday D.H. Lawrence! “For him the novel was not the exposition of a thesis about people, but an adventure of the soul.” – Richard Aldington on D.H. Lawrence [caption id="attachment_34600" align="aligncenter" width="450"] D.H. Lawrence: a complete list of his works...

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Medieval illustration of a seated figure with a halo, writing on a scroll. The figure is on a decorated bench, surrounded by detailed geometric patterns.

Sep 01, 2025 Labor Day: Meet Our Rare and Special Workers

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“Because one who does not know how to write thinks it no labour, I will describe it for you, if you want to know how great is the burden of writing: it mists the eyes, it curves the back, it breaks the belly and the...

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