Upcoming Events
Stop by the BSA book (#429) on Cultural Row and be sure to visit some of our member-booksellers exhibiting at this year’s fair.
BSA members get free passes to the fair! Login to your member account to learn more.
Thinking of attending the ABAA Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair in November 2026? Join us for a guided tour! The Saturday 7 November tour will be led by former BSA President Martin Antonetti, Director Emeritus of the McCormick Library of Special Collections and University Archives at Northwestern University Libraries and Printer in Residence at Historic Deerfield, Inc.
Boston Book Fair Lecture - 15th-Century European Blockbooks: What Are They and Where Are They Now?
By John T. McQuillen, Ph.D. Morgan Library & Museum, Associate Curator of Printed Books & Bindings
Join librarian and current BSA President John McQuillen for a discussion about blockbooks, the first print-on-demand books in the West. The lecture is included with admission to the ABAA Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair!
Apocalypsis, edition IV/2 (Schreiber edition V), Middle Rhine and Southern Germany (Rhine, Swabia), about 1468–1470, sigs. L1–2 (leaves 21–22). Morgan Library & Museum, purchased with the Bennett collection, 1902; PML 7.
The Events Sponsorship Committee is pleased to support this public presentation on Arabic Letterpress history and practices.
The Events Sponsorship Committee is pleased to support this panel at the Middle East Studies Association’s 60th Annual Meeting organized by 2026 BSA Short Term Fellow Johannes Makar.
Postal services in Egypt, c. 1920 (Source: Mobtada.com)
Join BSA for a guided tour—led by the curator, BSA President John McQuillen—of The Morgan Library & Museum’s exhibition, Graphic Devotions: Late Medieval European Blockbooks. Registration is required and attendance is limited to 15 participants.
2027 Annual Meeting
The 2027 Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Friday 29 January.
The Bibliographical Society of America’s Annual Meeting is held each January during Bibliography week on the day after Grolier Club’s Annual Meeting, which is held on the fourth Thursday each January.
The CUNY Graduate Center
Winter 2027 Council Meeting
The Winter 2027 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Sunday 14 February.
The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.
Spring 2027 Council Meeting
The Spring 2027 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Friday 14 May.
The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.
Fall 2027 Council Meeting
The Spring 2027 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Saturday 11 September.
The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.
2028 Annual Meeting
The 2028 Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Friday 28 January.
The Bibliographical Society of America’s Annual Meeting is held each January during Bibliography week on the day after Grolier Club’s Annual Meeting, which is held on the fourth Thursday each January.
Winter 2028 Council Meeting
The Winter 2028 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Friday 18 February.
The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.
Spring 2028 Council Meeting
The Spring 2028 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Saturday 13 May.
The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.
Fall 2028 Council Meeting
The Fall 2028 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Sunday 17 September.
The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.
2029 Annual Meeting
The 2029 Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Friday 26 January.
The Bibliographical Society of America’s Annual Meeting is held each January during Bibliography week on the day after Grolier Club’s Annual Meeting, which is held on the fourth Thursday each January.