The Bibliographical Society of London, UK | |
 Bibliographical Society Logo | |
| Formation | 1892 |
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| Founded at | London, England, UK |
| Type | Learned society |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Headquarters | University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU |
| Fields | History of books and publishing |
Official language | English |
Key people | Walter Arthur Copinger Richard Copley Christie Alfred W Pollard W W Greg Ronald B McKerrow |
| Website | http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/about |
Founded in 1892, The Bibliographical Society[1] is the senior learned society in the UK dealing with the study of the book and its history. The Society promotes and encourages study and research in historical, analytical, descriptive and textual bibliography through it's lectures, fellowships and bursaries, and publishing its quarterly journal, The Library.
The Society holds a monthly lecture between October and May, usually on the third Tuesday of the month at the Society of Antiquaries of London, at Burlington House.
The first fifty years of the Bibliographical Society were documented in the book The Bibliographical Society, 1892–1942: Studies in Retrospect.[2] The Book Encompassed, a volume of essays marking the Society's centenary was published in 1992.[3]
- ^ The correct full name is the "The Bibliographical Society"; as the first such, it is distinguished from other similar societies by the others including some geographical identifier (eg, "The Bibliographical Society of America").
- ^ The Bibliographical Society, 1892–1942: Studies in Retrospect (London, 1949).
- ^ Peter Davison, ed., The Book Encompassed: Studies in Twentieth-century Bibliography (Cambridge, 1992) ISBN 978-0-521-41878-2.