Membership

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Current Officers

Charles Brown • President

Ben Wiley • Vice President

Irene Pavese • Treasurer

Gary Simons • Secretary

Member Roll

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Allison Al‐oan ● Lakeland FL

DJ Al‐oan ● Lakeland FL

Jude Bagatti ● Gulfport FL

Lois Bradshaw ● Palm Harbor FL

Cal & Nola Branche ● Hudson FL

James D. Macdonald

Laura Bricker

James M. Brogan ● Somerville NJ

Editor, Microbibliophile

Charles Brown ● Gainesville FL

Vera Brown ● Jacksonville FL

Wesley Brown ● Clearwater FL

William Chrisant ● Fort Lauderdale FL

Books as artifacts; ephemera; early 20th c. haute couture magazines;

Late 19th century political caricature.

Dealer, The Old Florida Bookshop . (Illustrated & finely-bound books)

Edward CifelliDade City FL

Dave DallasPalm Harbor FL

Joseph M. DeMeo ● The Villages FL

Samantha DeVito ● Harrer contest runner-up, 2023

Sean Donnelly

Edie Eisenstein & Steve Eisenstein ● Miami Beach FL

A Book A Brac Shop (by appointment). Steve hosts Bucks on the Bookshelf on WDBF radio.com

Jeff Fitzgerald

Jenna Gatley ● Harrer contest runner-up, 2023

Rosa Sophia Godshall ● Palm Bay FL

Carey Gordon ● Palm Harbor FL

David Hall ● St. Petersburg FL

Dan Hayman ● Gainesville FL

Historical novelist; member, Caxton Club, Chicago

John Hoeft ● Zephyrhills FL

David Holway ● Oldsmar FL

Joan Knoertzer ● Ann Arbor MI

Miniature books; decorated covers; signed poetry; limited editions

Burning Deck Press; American tune books; Little Black Sambo.

Member, Book Club of Detroit; Miniature Book Society

Recipient, Glasgow Cut for Outstanding Service to the Minature Book Society Internat’l

David Launderville ● Roseville CA

Jordan Lowman ● Harrer contest winner, 2023

Camilla Luckey ● Saluda NC

Jerry and Patty Lyons ● Valrico FL

John Marrone ● St. Petersburg FL

Bruce McKittrick ● Narberth PA

Stephanie Montor ● St. Petersburg FL

Linda Morris ● Hudson FL

Mysteries, cookbooks, politics

Maureen E. Mulvihill  ● Sarasota FL ● Past FBS Vice President

Member, Princeton Research Forum, Princeton, NJ.; James Joyce Society of Sarasota;

SHARP (Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing);

American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies

Scholar & Collector (early women writers). FBS Guest Speaker, 2011; 2013

Upcoming profile, Fine Books & Collections (2016)

Robert Norman ● Tampa FL

Author, collector, medical and biology books

Carl Mario Nudi ● Bradenton FL ● Past President, FBS

Former printing / compositor, Detroit Free Press. FBS Guest Speaker, 2012; 2014

Specialties: Printing; books on books; art & architecture; Florida history; nudism

Rik Pavelscak ● West Palm Beach FL

Irene Pavese ● St. Petersburg FL ● Past President, FBS

Owner of BookLover’s Café; Initiator / planner, cultural events in St. Petersburg

Collector; Margret Armstrong bindings; illustrated children’s books

Verna Peddi ● Riverview FL

Lee Phelps ● Temple Terrace FL

Kymberlee Rau

Roxanne Rhodes ● Port Richey FL

Ann Rubinstein ● Petersburg FL

Shannon Schane ● Brandon FL

Jonathan Schork ● St. Petersburg FL

Terry Seymour ● Sarasota FL

Tara Sheldon ● Clearwater FL

Barbara Shockey ● Cleveland Heights OH

Terry Shockey ● Longboat Key FL

Gary Simons ● Sarasota FL ● FBS Secretary

British Literary Annuals (1823-57); Catherine Gore (1798-1861);

William Dean Howells (1837-1920); Samuel Johnson / James Boswell

Jeannie Simons ● Sarasota FL

Mike Slicker ● Dade City FL

Owner, Lighthouse Books

Lee and Mike Temares ● Coconut Creek FL

Fritz and Barbara Thiel ● Shaker Heights OH

Respected collector of Meissen porcelain.

Among his many publications are three books, to date,

one being a study of the works of German writer, Stefan George (1988).

Member, Rowfant Club (Cleveland, OH); Yale Club of NYC.

Sue Tihansky ● Tampa FL ● FBS Newsletter editor (2003-2013)

Florida history; Children’s illustrated books;

Books on books; Painting & illustration

Tom Touchton ● Tampa FL

Florida maps; history books; artifacts

Elizabeth F. Towers ● Jacksonville FL

Matthew Vasey

Tiffany Vasey

Mary Vretas ● Trinity FL

Mary Kay Watson ● Masontown WV

Joe Weldon ● St. Petersburg FL

Melissa Weldon ● Royal Palm Beach FL

Ben Wiley ● Largo FL

Wendy Wilson ● Narberth PA

 


Joannes Gutenberg
Mainz & Strasbourg, Germany; c1398-1468
Print Technology; the Gutenberg Revolution
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