History of the book

Schools, museums, professional organizations, and other resources online.

History of the Book Online

Book History Online (BHO)

Searchable book history online based on the Annual Bibliography of the History of the Book

Book and Printing History

Bibliographical and informational guides from the New York Public Library on the history of books and printing.

Book of the Month Archive

Glasgow University Library selects a book each month from its collections and describes and illustrated it.

History of Books and Printing

Resources for the history of books and printing (Daniel Traister).

Illustrated History of the Book

Biblioteca Histórica Marqués de Valdecilla (An illustrated history of the book based on the collection of Universidad Complutense).

Timetable of Book History

Timetable outlining highlights from all of book history from 3500 B.C. to 1996.

Your Old Books

By the late librarian Peter van Winghen answering 23 frequently asked questions about rare books and book values.

Rare Book Schools

Rare Book School, University of Virginia , Charlottesville

Annual institute supporting the study of the history of books and printing and related subjects.

Book History Workshop, Lyon, Institut de l'Histoire du Livre

French-based version of Rare Book School (Virginia) with courses in French and English

Rare Book School, Australia and New Zealand

Australasian Rare Book School held annually in different sites

Museums for the History of Printing

Musée de l'Imprimerie, Lyon, France

Museum Meermanno, The Hague, The Netherlands

Professional Organizations of Antiquarian Booksellers

ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers)

ABAA (Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America)

ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association, US)

SLAM (Syndicat national de la librairie ancienne et moderne)