Silent Auction in support of the Rosenbach
Bloomsday original Artwork
by Robert Berry
Starting Bid: $150
Instant Buy: $1,500
This drawing was created especially for Bloomsday 2017 at the Rosenbach by Robert Berry. Berry is a Philadelphia cartoonist and illustrator renowned for his work in visualizing the novels and short stories of James Joyce. His ongoing graphic adaptation of Ulysses, titled Ulysses Seen, premiered here at the Rosenbach for Bloomsday 2008. Since then he has lectured and exhibited his work at Bloomsdays around the world and now teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. He will be leading one of the Rosenbach’s Ulysses classes this fall. The work is ink on paper and is approximately 12 x 19”.
Bloomsday Original Artwork
by Robert Berry
Starting Bid: $150
Instant Buy: $1,500
This drawing was created especially for Bloomsday 2017 at the Rosenbach by Robert Berry. Berry is a Philadelphia cartoonist and illustrator renowned for his work in visualizing the novels and short stories of James Joyce. His ongoing graphic adaptation of Ulysses, titled Ulysses Seen, premiered here at the Rosenbach for Bloomsday 2008. Since then he has lectured and exhibited his work at Bloomsdays around the world and now teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. He will be leading one of the Rosenbach’s Ulysses classes this fall. The work is ink on paper and is approximately 12×19”.
Rosenbach Ulysses Reading Group
Starting Bid: $100
Heralded as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, Ulysses is also considered one of the most daunting. The Rosenbach offers a welcoming discussion-based environment and unparalleled access to primary resource materials from our James Joyce collection to deepen readers’ understanding of the text and the author himself. First-time Ulysses readers and returning fans alike are welcome in either group. Classes meet once a month from October until June, and participating in the Ulysses Reading Group is the only way to ensure an invitation to read at Bloomsday 2018! Choose from one of two groups that meet on Sunday afternoons from 2:00-4:00 p.m. or Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:45 p.m. Sunday classes will be led by artist and guest lecturer at Penn, Robert Berry, and Wednesday classes will be led by professor and Bloomsday regular, Ted Howell.
Private Rosenbach tour
and hands-on presentation
of Irish treasures
Starting Bid: $75
Instant buy: $300
Enjoy a two hour private visit to the Rosenbach with up to seven of your friends. Your visit will start with a guided tour of the Rosenbach brothers’ historic home. When your tour finishes in Dr. Rosenbach’s personal rare book library you’ll be treated to a special hands-on presentation of the Rosenbach’s Irish collections, which include not only the Ulysses manuscript but also Bram Stoker’s notes for writing Dracula and writings by Oscar Wilde. Led by a member of the Rosenbach staff, your presentation will allow you to touch the objects and experience the delight in trying to decipher Joyce’s hand writing.
2 VIP tickets to a series of four global thought-leader speaker events
Starting Bid: $500
Instant Buy: $2,000
This item includes two VIP tickets to a series of four global thought-leader speaker events that will be held between September 2017 and June 2018. Past speakers have included Richard Florida, Clayton Christensen, Sallie Krawcheck, Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant and Malcolm Gladwell. Speakers for the 2017-2018 series have not yet been scheduled, but will be consistent with those we have hosted in recent years. VIP tickets include preferred seating for the keynote speaker and a panel discussion, access to a meet-and-greet reception with the keynote speaker, and (in most cases) a recent book by the keynote speaker. Programs typically run from 8:30 to 10:30 am and are held in Center City venues. Two books from the 2016-17 speaker series are included: Competing Against Luck by Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christenson and The New Urban Crisis by urbanist and University of Toronto Professor Richard Florida.
Ulysses manuscript facsimile
Starting Bid: $50
Published in a limited run of 750, this facsimile of the Rosenbach Ulysses manuscript includes three volumes. The first two volumes replicate the manuscript, and the third volume includes an annotated comparison of the manuscript with the first printed edition of 1922.This wonderful reproduction allows anyone to study the differences between the manuscript and the published edition to see how Joyce continually edited his work. A treasure for any Joycean!
Ulysses starter pack
Starting Bid: $50
Instant Buy: $200
Everything you need to become a Ulysses expert! A Gabler edition of Ulysses (the edition the Rosenbach uses for Bloomsday!), Ulysses in Hand, a Bloomsday 2017 T-Shirt, a Bloomsday 2017 pint glass, a Bloomsday 2017 tote bag, and 2 cases of Guinness to help you get through Ulysses!
Three signed books by recent Rosenbach speakers
Starting Bid: $25
Instant Buy: $250
This item includes signed books by three of the most recent Rosenbach speakers. Kermit Roosevelt’s brilliant novel Allegiance, with an insider’s view of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration and the Supreme Court, examines the legal and moral debates surrounding Japanese American internment and the lessons we can take from history. Michael Sims’ Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes explores how a young medical student in Edinburgh became the father of the modern mystery. Sims traces the creation of the iconic character of Sherlock Holmes to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s eclectic experiences in medical practice and education. Rounding out this pack is Rebecca Romney’s Printer’s Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History. Romney chronicles some of the strangest and most curious episodes in the history of Western printing, from Johannes Gutenberg’s financial crisis to Benjamin Franklin’s broken engagement.
Collection of 6 signed Dermot Bolger books
Starting Bid: $25
Instant Buy: $250
Poet, playwright, and novelist Dermot Bolger has written 13 novels, 9 collections of poetry, and 15 plays and edited numerous other works including James Joyce’s Ulysses, which he adapted into a play commissioned by the Rosenbach. This set of signed books includes The Journey Home, Emily’s Shoes, Night Shift, Invisible Cities, A Dublin Quartet, and The Picador Book of Contemporary Irish Fiction that was edited by Bolger.
Subscription to Inis Nua’s
2017-2018 Season
Starting Bid: $25
Instant Buy: $150
2 tickets to each of Inis Nua’s 3 mainstage plays
2017-2018 mainstage dates:
The Swallowing Dark: October 4-October 22, 2017
Love, Lies and Taxidermy: February14-March 4, 2018
Our Few and Evil Days: April 25-May 13, 2018
1 Year membership to IABCN
Starting Bid: $75
Instant Buy: $500
The Irish American Business Chamber & Network, Inc. (IABCN) is a nonpartisan business organization promoting the interests of its members and the development of economic and educational relationships between the United States, Ireland, and Northern Ireland. This one year individual membership to IABCN allows you unparalleled access to the Irish American business community in Philadelphia. Membership in IABCN guarantees you access to exclusive members-only events, discounts to all events, introductions and invitations to other non-Chamber events.