New Zealand Ephemerist

Work has begun on refurbishing the site. Please forgive the mess.

Thanks

Lawrence

A few hours ago, while backing up the site, an error occurred that wiped the main web site out of existence. It has been restored from earlier backups so all the info is still available but some of the fancy bits, layout and pictures need to be reserected. This will happen once issue 4 of The NZ Ephemerist is released (release dtae is 21 March and so far everything is on schedule).

Lawrence

Issue 3 was posted to members and subscribers on Thursday the 1st of October. Due to technical issues printing, and consequently posting, was delayed a few days for which I apologise.

Lawrence

Most members will find their subscriptions are due for renewal and should receive a letter to that effect by the middle of this week.

Please renew your membership – membership and subscription fees are our only source of income.

Thank you

Lawrence

Issue 3 of the Journal is nearing completion with dispatch due in the last week of September.

There are four articles covering: Antarctic menus, knitting ephemera, Captain Sunshine and identitity documents Pt 2 – passports.

Lewis Jaffe is a bookplate collector in the US. Having visited his blog from time to time over the last two or three years I can highly recommend it as the best place by far to see the wide compass of bookplate design and production.

www.bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com

His blog also contains the best list of sites to visit for an extensive list of sites about bookplates and dealers who sell them.

Lawrence

New Zealand has a small number of ex-libris collectors, most of whom seem to live in the greater Auckland region. Amongst them two people stand out for their contribution to recording and preserving the history of the art of the bookplate in New Zealand.

Ian Thwaites and Rie Fletcher, both members of the Auckland Ex Libris Society, have researched and presented bookplates with New Zealand origins or associations through articles, exhibitions and high quality limited edition books produced by the Puriri Press (Auckland). A short handlist of the works they have produced individually or collectively can be found here

Letters have been posted to members contining information about the AGM. If you haven’t received yours in a couple of days please e-mail me.

The information contained in the mailout can be downloaded here: http://newzealandephemerist.org/?page_id=281

Lawrence

Letters have been posted to members contining information about the AGM. If you haven’t received yours in a couple of days please e-mail me.

The information contained in the mailout can be downloaded here: http://newzealandephemerist.org/?page_id=281

Lawrence

A notice of the AGM is to be posted to individual members in a few days.

Copies of the notice, agenda and nomination forms can be downloaded from the website from this page: http://newzealandephemerist.org/?page_id=281

You can navigate there from the home page by clicking on the Membership and Subscriptions tab and choosing “Member Information”.

Lawrence