The Historical Society of Kent County’s First Friday speaker will be Chestertown’s own Gerard Cataldo of the Chestertown Old Book Company, and author of The Passion for Books: A Guide to Book Collecting, published in 2010. In 2011 Gerry was asked to appraise a 19th century seven-volume set of leather bound books containing Aeschylus’ Tragedies, purported to have belonged to Thomas Jefferson. Through research into the Jefferson libraries, Gerry validated that presumption.
Cataldo’s discussion will focus on Jefferson’s book collecting habits and the Aeschylus set in particular, as well as the rare book world in general.
Wine and cheese starting at 4 PM.
Programs typically start at 4:30.
Historical Society of Kent County
101 Church Alley
Chestertown, MD 21620
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