A collection of material relating to the early days of the Bibliographical Society, mainly printed,one ALS from Alfred W. Pollard

An archive comprising the following: A. Leaflet, 4pp., 4to, small tears at folds, some staining, printed notice dated 30 July 1892 signed "Talbot B. Reed (Hon. Sec. (pro tem.)"[printed] outlining the "aims of the Society" (6 in total) as mooted during the Preliminary Meeting on 15th July, giving a list of Resolutions (including naming a committee which included Richard Garnett, W.A. Copinger, Talbot B. Reed, J.H. Slater, H.B. Wheately, etc.). On the second leaf an application form is printed, returnable to Reed. B.Autograph Letter Signed, Alfred W. Pollard, Hon. Sec., to an unnamed correspondent [archiive derives from S.E. Thompson, of the Public Library, Swansea], 18 Dec. 1899, testily discussing a News-Sheet he has forwarded but emphasising that the News-Sheets "do not form part of the Society's publications, that everything of the smalllest interest in it is reprinted & that if members persist in 'collecting' it & asking for lost numbers to be replaced I shall have to go back to Posr Card Notices. It gives me as much trouble as all our books put together!"; C. Nine Annual programmes, usually postcards, 1892-3, 1894-5, 1895-6 (inc. Pennell on "English Book Illustration in 1860"), 1896-7, 1897-8,1898-9 (two, with variant information), 1899-1900, 1900-1; D. Postcard invitation to "A Special Evening Meeting", 1905 (Cyril Davenport on English Bookbinding"); E. A slip inviting the member to "the First Monthly Meeting", 21 Nov. 1892; a returnable slip by which the member could order "Mr. Redgrave's Monograph on 'Bernard Ratdolt and his Work at Venice"; 53 (Fifty-Three numbers of "The Bibliographical Society News-Sheet", Feb. 1894-Jan. 1903, 1-24 numbered (see Pollard letter), 25-53 unnumbered, all 4pp., unbound, except one of 8pp. (containing a "Trial-List of English Printed Music to 1600").