A Collection of Book Collectors

ZOOM opens the doors

The Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS) is a loose association of book collecting clubs.

The Fellowship publishes an open source journal.¹

The Grolier Club (New York) is the oldest club.²

The newsletters and websites of individual clubs report that during the pandemic many clubs held ZOOM meetings and often had great attendance.

Below are the individual Societies and websites. Many have their own publications.

The Aldus Society
The Ampersand Club
The Baltimore Bibliophiles
The John Russell Bartlett Society
The Baxter Society
The Bixby Club
The Book Club of California
The Book Hunters Club of Houston
The Caxton Club
The Colophon Club
The Delaware Bibliophiles

The Book Club of Detroit
The Ephemera Society of America, Inc.
Florida Bibliophile Society
The Grolier Club
Himes & Duniway Society
The Manuscript Society
Miniature Book Society
Movable Book Society
Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society
The Philobiblon Club
The Rowfant Club
The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco
The Book Club of Texas
DeGolyer Library SMU
The Ticknor Society
Book Club of Washington
Washington Rare Book Group
The William Morris Society in The United States
The Zamorano Club
The No. 44 Society

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES.³

Presentation on the history of The Book Collector at the Caxton Club, Chicago.

1. The Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies. Journal.

2. Founded in 1884, the Grolier Club is America’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and enthusiasts in the graphic arts. Named for Jean Grolier (1489/90-1565), the Renaissance collector renowned for sharing his library with friends, the Club’s objective is to promote “the study, collecting, and appreciation of books and works on paper.” Through the concerted efforts of an international network of over eight hundred men and women—book and print collectors, antiquarian book dealers, librarians, designers, fine printers, binders, and other artisans—the Grolier Club pursues this mission through its library, its public exhibitions and lectures, and its long and distinguished series of publications. The Grolier Club has published or sponsored almost 500 books and exhibition catalogues - some of them now the standard references in their fields - on such subjects as photography, William Blake, Mayan writing, Albrecht Dürer's alphabet book, and the well-known "Grolier Hundred" selections in literature, science, and medicine. 

Aberystwyth
Bibliographical Group

3. Aberystwyth, Wales

Nederlands Genootschap
van Bibliofielen

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Associació de Bibliòfiles de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Berliner Bibliophilen Abend E. V.

Berlin, Germany

National Union of Bibliophiles

Moscow, Russia

The Society of Bibliophiles in Capetown

Capetown, South Africa

Les Amis Du Livre Contemporain

Paris, France

The Private Libraries Association

Pinner, Middlesex, Endland

Maxmilian-Gesellschaft e.V. fur alte und neue Buchkunst

Stuttgart, Germany

Pirckheimer-Gesellschaft e. V.

Berlin, Germany

Book and Graphics Section (Russian Academy of Sciences)

St. Petersburg, Russia

Saint Petersburg Society of Bibliophiles

St. Petersburg, Russia

Biron Stables Bibliophile Club

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Société Royale des Bibliophiles et Iconophiles de Belgique

Brussels, Belgium

Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Amateurs d’Ex-Libris (FISAE)

International Federation of Ex-libris Societies
Helsinki, Finland

Moscow Club of Bibliophiles

Moscow, Russia