Bob Fleck

"Baltimore's best and largest antiquarian book store" (Baltimore City Paper).

For nearly 30 years The Kelmscott Bookshop has been an open shop selling fine and antiquarian books in all areas. Current specialties include: books about books, artists' books, private presses, William Morris and the Kelmscott Press, Pre-Raphaelites, and fine literature. In addition The Kelmscott Bookshop offers a wide selection of prints and illuminated manuscripts.

Frances G. Durako, a bibliophile who grew up in Indiana, was formerly the chief information officer for a large law firm. She purchased The Kelmscott Bookshop in 2003.

Founded in 1977 by Terry and Don Johanson, the Kelmscott Bookshop continues to attract customers with its nostalgic charm and vast collection of used and rare titles. Home to nearly 30,000 books, the shop holds something of interest for everyone. Located in a historic row house, the Kelmscott was the first of a number of book stores to form Baltimore's Book Row on West 25th Street. The name of the shop honors William Morris, an eminent designer and craftsman known for his commitment to the production of high quality handmade products for the common man. It was with these ideals that Morris founded the Kelmscott Press in 1891 and began designing and printing a collection of exquisite books, most notably the Kelmscott Chaucer.

>>> The Kelmscott Bookshop

Oak Knoll Books was founded by Robert D. Fleck in 1976 to fill a void in the booksellers world. At the time, there were virtually no antiquarian booksellers who specialized in both out-of-print and in-print books about books, book trade history and the book arts. Today, Oak Knoll Books maintains an inventory of about 20,000 titles and a rapidly growing backlist of over 950 titles published and distributed under its imprint, Oak Knoll Press. Specialties include books about book collecting, bookselling, bibliography, libraries, publishing, private press printing, fine printing, bookbinding, book design, book illustration, calligraphy, graphic arts, marbling, papermaking, printing, typography. Oak Knoll is located in the historic colonial town of New Castle, next to the Delaware River. Bob Fleck is ILAB Member of Honour. He was ILAB Vice President from 2000 to 2002, and ILAB President from 2002 to 2006.

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>>> 15th ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography – Special Mention of Oak Knoll Press

>>> www.oakknoll.com

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