A new version of David Pearson's English book owners in the seventeenth century has been uploaded. See http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/content/english-book-owners-seventeenth-century

Please note that the Randeria Lecture on Tuesday 15 May 2018 will take place at the British Library, not the Society of Antiquaries.

The Post-Dissolution Wandering of Books from England’s Medieval Libraries.  Guest-edited by James Carley The Library is happy to announce the fourth of its annual 'Virtual Issues' which focuses on the Post-Dissolution Wandering of Books from England’s Medieval Libraries. The articles presented are free to download until the end of March 2018. [...]

The Society's latest publication was launched on Thursday 28 September 2017 with a reception at Salisbury Cathedral hosted by the acting Dean and the Cathedral Archivist. All members of the Society will have received copies of the book.  For further information, see Edmund Geste and his books. The full catalogue [...]

David Pearson has submitted a new update for his list of English Book Owners in the Seventeenth Century.    

Elizabeth Quarmby Lawrence has reported a newly discovered item from John Dee's library: a copy of Hector Boece, Scotorum historiae a prima gentis origine, Paris, 1574, in Edinburgh University Library. See the full in the new list of additions and corrections to Julian Roberts and Andrew Watson, John Dee's Library Catalogue (Bibliographical Society, 1990): http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/content/john-dees-library-catalogue.

Another new item has been reported from the Herzen Library in Kirov, Russia, for the supplemental list of books owned by John Dee. Download the updated list.  Information on the additions to Julian Roberts and Andrew G. Watson's edition of John Dee's Library Catalogue (1990).  

A new file of Additions and Corrections has been created for the Catalogue of John Dee's Library: http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/content/john-dees-library-catalogue. Further contributions are invited.

A description of Julian Pooley's project to catalogue the letters and papers of the eighteenth-century printer and antiquarian John Nichols has been uploaded. The project is supported by the Bibliographical Society. http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/content/nichols-archive-project

A new version of David Pearson's annotated list of English book owners in the seventeenth century has been added to the Society's electronic publications (January 2015). Download available at English book owners in the seventeenth century.

It is with great regret that the Society announces the death of Dr Anthony Hobson. Dr Hobson (born 1921) was a former President of the Society (1977-1979) and was awarded the Society's Gold Medal in 1992. He passed away peacefully at home on Saturday 12 July.

The Working Group held a one-day Workshop at Senate House, London, on 26 February 2014 to prepare a draft Chapbooks Action Plan, for wider discussion. Further information about the Chapbooks Working Group the draft Action Plan