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Founded in 1892, the Bibliographical Society is the senior learned society dealing with the study of the book and its history. The objectives of the Society are:

• to promote and encourage study and research in the fields of:
• historical, analytical, descriptive and textual bibliography;
• the history of printing, publishing, bookselling, bookbinding and collecting;
• to hold meetings at which papers are read and discussed;to print and publish a journal and books concerned with bibliography; to maintain a bibliographical library; from time to time to award a medal for services to bibliography;
• to support bibliographical research by awarding grants and bursaries.

Collections in this community

• English Book Owners in the 17th Century

• The London Book Trades: a biographical resource

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