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Founded 102 years ago, the OBS celebrates the collection, care, and enjoyment of libraries, books, and archives of all sizesπŸ“š Oxford, England oxbibsoc.wordpress.com

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Our next event!

Sarah Cusk and Sophie Floate, Printed books from the libraries of some Oxford humanists

Thursday 12th March, 5:15pm, Lower Lecture Theatre, Berrow Foundation Building, @lincoln.ox.ac.uk

With a small exhibition!

In-person only: book via email secretary@oxbibsoc.org.uk.

25.02.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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OBS / Lincoln College research associate position!

We invite early career / grad scholars to apply to our new 2-week research associate position @lincoln.ox.ac.uk. Any interesting projects that will benefit from 2 weeks at Lincoln -- Β£500, accommodation and meals. Deadline 27th March

20.02.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On Thursday of this week (12th Feb.)!

Books! Collectors! Elizabethans! Libraries!

In person (Oxford) or online (Zoom).

09.02.2026 10:32 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our next talk!

Francesca Galligan on 'Sir Christopher Hatton and his books: reconstructing an Elizabethan library.'

How and why do we reconstruct historic libraries?

Thurs 12th February, 5:15 pm T.S. Eliot Theatre, Merton College, Oxford (+ online via Zoom - register secretary@oxbibsoc.org.uk)

31.01.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Grants Previous grant recipients If you would like to help us support early career scholars in bibliography, please email our Treasurer (treasurer@oxbibsoc.org.uk) to discuss how you can help. Any donatio…

Grants!

We are offering small grants (maximum Β£500 each) to support projects in book history & bibliography. We particularly encourage early-career applicants and projects that use Oxford collections.

Application is brief; deadline is 27th February 2026.

Details at oxbibsoc.org.uk/grants/

08.01.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Deadline extended! You have until Monday October 20th to put in an abstract! #queerbibliography #transbookhistory

@bibsoc.bsky.social @bibsocamer.bsky.social @obs1922.bsky.social @transbookhistory.bsky.social @thetransfemininereview.com @sharpnews.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org

14.10.2025 23:45 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

Hi Jason. You can email sarah.cusk@lincoln.ox.ac.uk for the link.

21.05.2025 11:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our next talk! (In person, and online). Come along to hear Paul Nash on some of early print's most riddling questions.

21.05.2025 11:27 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Our next talk! Come along to hear Paul Nash on some of printing's earliest riddling questions.

21.05.2025 11:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good spot! Amazing roll call of names.

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New OBS members list from the 1920s, including yet-to-be-rumbled forger TJ Wise.

If you’re a forger - or not - and would like to join, come and visit us at Firsts London Book Fair!

17.05.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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First time for the OBS at the lovely @firstsrarebooks.bsky.social in the Saatchi Gallery, London.

And look at the queue for us!

Come and join and collect your free book!

15.05.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This event @blackwelloxford.bsky.social is free to attend, and our manager Sian plans to bring something nice upstairs to the third floor to show off to attendees

07.05.2025 12:42 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This evening! If you’re in Oxfordβ€” come along!

08.05.2025 10:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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23.04.2025 08:20 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

Ahem

21.04.2025 15:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful! Thanks for posting, Liam.

21.04.2025 15:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

wonderful!

10.04.2025 07:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ordering the University of Oxford’s literary treasure troves β€œOxford has been doing bibliography in one form or another for at least ten centuries”, Henry Woudhuysen observes in his introduction to this collection

Thanks for @thetls.bsky.social and to ASG Edwards for a generous review of our ESSAYS TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF THE OXFORD BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 1922–2022, ed. David Rundle and H. R. Woudhuysen.

Copies available for purchase via oxbibsoc.org.uk!

www.the-tls.co.uk/literature/b...

08.04.2025 08:33 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Repeating Names A little while ago I was reading about the late 18th-century English clergyman, biographer and antiquary, Mark Noble (1754-1827), author of several works including Two Dissertations on the Mint and Co...

A micro-essay on people with the same name:

open.substack.com/pub/adamsmyt...

03.04.2025 10:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bookmarking Book Art – Adam Smyth 13 March 1911 (2019) 13 March 1911 (2019) Adam Smyth Perfect bound paperback. H175x W115 mm, 64 pages. Edition of 500. Acquired from Information as Material, 10 October 2020. Although unremarkable …

It’s 13 March day! If you’d like a free copy of my collage-of-one-day-from-the-past, let me know and I’ll post you 13 MARCH 1911 (unless I am besieged).

www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...

books-on-books.com/2020/11/12/b...

13.03.2025 10:18 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

A great way to spend #WorldBookDay listening to a fascinating talk on women's libraries & different ways of identifying #herbook in collections where women's reading has long been overlooked

#libraries #womenreadimg #18thcentury

06.03.2025 17:49 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

THIS is happening on Thursday!

05.03.2025 07:56 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ONE DAY to go for this -- short application for 2 funded weeks in archives and library of @ballioloxford.bsky.social!

27.02.2025 17:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Calling all #HerBook crew.

Can confirm anything by Melanie is box office material

20.02.2025 08:42 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

AND on Zoom! Contact sarah.cusk[at]lincoln.ox.ac.uk for the Zoom link

19.02.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

9 days left to apply to this! Early career / grad scholars for 2 weeks research @ballioloxford.bsky.social with stipend, accommodation and meals!

19.02.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are delighted to welcome Melanie Bigold for our next event -- all welcome!

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Editorial meeting with Gill, Adam and Simon working on layout of Inscription number 5, on containers.

Advance orders inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/

02.02.2025 10:39 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

THIS is happening next week -- in person, in Oxford, the amazing Leah Price, on reading and the household.

31.01.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0