Статья рассказывает о традиционном ежегодном «Книжном туре» членов «Товарищества американских библиофильских ор­ганизаций». Осенью 2019 г. американские книголюбы посетили по приглашению «Клуба Бигсби» г. Сент-Луис (штат Миссури), где ознакомились с университетскими библиотеками, побывали в местной книгопечатне, встретились с букинистами.

William Butler. FABS IN ST. LOUIS

The article is devoted to a traditional annual “FABS Study Tour” of members of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS). The tour was arranged by the Bixby Club. In the autumn of 2019 a group of American bibliophiles visited St. Louis (Missouri) where it was introduced to the University library, local printery and met with antiquarian booksellers.

William Butler. FABS "BIBLIOPHILIC TOUR" IN RUSSIA

Devoted to the first international “bibliophilic tour” of the members of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS). In September 2017 bibliophiles from United States visited Moscow and St. Petersburg, where they met with the Russian book lovers, visited the leading libraries of the country, literary museums and small publishing houses. The article, written by the organizer and leader of the visit, the eminent bibliophile and collector of bookplates, contains the interesting assessment of the modern Russian bibliophilia.