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The Bibliographical Society of America
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 20d
📢We are now accepting applications for the position of Executive Director of the Bibliographical Society of America.

View the full job posting📝, including application instructions, at the link below. Please share with your networks!

🔗https://bibsocamer.org/news/job-posting-bsa-executive-director
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 23h
📝Reviewed in PBSA: John Bidwell's book, The Declaration in Script and Print 📖

Read Joseph M. Adelman's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737106

#BookReview #Bibliography
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 6d
📝Reviewed in PBSA: The Four Shakespeare Folios, 1623–2023: Copy, Print, Paper, Type — edited by Samuel V. Lemley 📖

Read Cyrus Mulready's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737321

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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 7d
📝Reviewed in PBSA: Rebecca Whiteley's book, Birth Figures: Early Modern Prints and the Pregnant Body 📖

Read Katherine Bergevin's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737107

#BookReview #Bibliography
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 12d
📝Reviewed in PBSA: Sara J. Charles's book, The Medieval Scriptorium 📖

Read Michaela Morrow's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737323

#BookReview #Bibliography
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 13d
📝Reviewed in PBSA: The Book by Design, edited by P. J. M. Marks and Stephen Parkin 📖

Read Anna Opryszko's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737322

#BookReview #Bibliography
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 13d
🚨 Funding Alert! 🚨 Are you passionate about book history, bibliography, or book arts? Check out this funding opportunity to support events in your community! 📖✨

📅 Deadline: 3 November – Don’t miss your chance to apply! Learn more & apply today 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/funding-opportunities
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 14d
DEADLINE EXTENDED to 7 October!

📜Call for Proposals 🚨 The Events Planning Sub-Committee is seeking proposals for sessions centered on bibliographical mysteries to take place during BSA’s Annual Meeting in January 2026

View the full CfP and submission instructions: 🔗bit.ly/cfp-bib-mysteries2026
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 18d
📖 A Closer Look at the Making of Barlow’s Aesop’s Fables 📖

Learn more in Lev Tsitrin's article in the September 2025 issue of *PBSA*

Read the full article in our latest issue: Link in Bio🔗

🔍 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737072

#BookHistory #Bibliography #Bibliophiles
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 19d
The 2026 Fellowships application is now open and accepting submissions! Application deadline is 3 December 2025.

Applicants must become active members of the Society in order to receive a fellowship award.  Link in bio to learn more.

🔗https://bit.ly/bsa-fellowships
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 20d
📢We are now accepting applications for the position of Executive Director of the Bibliographical Society of America.

View the full job posting📝, including application instructions, at the link below. Please share with your networks!

🔗https://bibsocamer.org/news/job-posting-bsa-executive-director
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 21d
📜Call for Proposals 🚨 We are seeking proposals for sessions centered on bibliographical mysteries, both those we have been able to solve and those that remain enigmatic, to take place during BSA’s 2026 Annual Meeting

View the full CfP including submission instructions: 🔗bit.ly/cfp-bib-mysteries2026
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 25d
👋 Join the BSA for a guided tour of Letra Muerta Inc. in Brooklyn next Thursday 18 September! Connect with fellow book lovers, scholars, and bibliophiles. Organized by the BSA Events Planning Committee.

Link in bio for details and to register (required - cap at 15) – we can't wait to see you there!
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 27d
📖 Rediscovering Sarah de Laredo: Historian, Bibliographer, Woman 📖

Learn more in Sara D’Amico's article in the September 2025 issue of *PBSA*

Read the full article in our latest issue: Link in Bio🔗

🔍 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737029

#BookHistory #Bibliography
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 28d
📃Help wanted!📃

Service on a Committee or Working Group is one of the most consequential and rewarding ways for members to be involved in the work of the Society and is open to people at 🌟all🌟stages of BSA membership! Learn more🔗 bit.ly/bsa2026volunteer
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 28d
📖 Concurrent Printing, Watermarks, and the Print Run of the First Folio 📖

Learn more in Pervez Rizvi's article in the September 2025 issue of *PBSA*

Read the full article in our latest issue: Link in Bio🔗

🔍 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736969

#BookHistory #Bibliography
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · Sep 5
📘The September issue of PBSA is here! Members and subscribers keep an eye on your mailbox 📬 and don't forget you can access the electronic edition right now!

All BSA members get PBSA for free - Link in Bio to join today or login to access the digital edition.

https://bit.ly/bsa-membership-benefits
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · Sep 4
DEADLINE EXTENDED! The 2026 New Scholars application will remain open for submissions through Friday 12 September! Please share with your bookish networks.

BSA membership is not required for New Scholars Program applicants. Link in bio to learn more.

🔗https://bit.ly/bsa-new-scholars
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · Aug 26
PBSA is always open for submissions! Email [email protected] for info. ✒️📑📖
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · Aug 21
📝Reviewed in PBSA: Printing and Misprinting, edited by Geri Della Rocca de Candal, Anthony Grafton, and Paolo Sachet📖

Read Cait Coker's full review in the June 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735892

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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · Aug 19
📝Reviewed in PBSA: John A. Dussinger's book, Samuel Richardson as Anonymous Editor and Printer 📖

Read Betty A. Schellenberg's full review in the June 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735932

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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · Aug 14
📝Reviewed in PBSA: Laura E. Helton's book, Scattered and Fugitive Things 📖

Read Melissa Barton's full review in the June 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735894

#BookReview #Bibliography
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · Aug 12
📝Reviewed in PBSA: Lucy Bell, Alex Ungprateeb Flynn, and Patrick O’Hare's book, Taking Form, Making Worlds 📖

Read Diana Proenza's full review in the June 2025 issue of *PBSA*. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735895

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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · Aug 7
📝Reviewed in PBSA: Francesco Marco Aresu's book, Manuscript Poetics 📖

Read Giulia Benghi's full review in the June 2025 issue of *PBSA*. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735931

#BookReview #Bibliography
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · Aug 5
📝Reviewed in PBSA: Arianna Leonetti's book, Stampato a Gerusalemme 📖

Read Paul F. Gehl's full review in the June 2025 issue of *PBSA*. Link in Bio 🔗

🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735893

#BookReview #Bibliography
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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · Jul 31
📖 The Leipzig Edition of Milton’s Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio 📖

Learn more in Thomas Matthew Vozar's bibliographical note in the June 2025 issue of *PBSA*

Read the full note in our latest issue

🔍 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735815

#Bibliography #Bibliophiles #BookHistory
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