Bibliographical Society, The

'Founded in 1892 ... 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 ...  Membership is open to all who by profession or private interest are concerned with bibliography.'