Book Reference Websites

This is a long term project and we hope that you will want to share the links that you have found useful. 'Links' don't have to be to a web site, they can be an e-mail or postal address and telephone number.

Antiquarian Book Review "the world's leading magazine for bibliophiles" - now Rare

AcqWeb the gathering place for librarians and other professionals interested in acquisitions and collection development.

84 Charing Cross Road revisited - history of one of London's, if not the world's, most famous bookshops, Marks & Co.

askoxford.com Oxford dictionaries online.

Books and Book Collecting has a huge collection of links.

Bookdealer the trade weekly for books wanted and for sale.

Bookdealer Interviews - Sheila Markham has been writing for Bookdealer since 1991, contributing a regular interview with a prominent bookseller, bookbinder, librarian or collector.

The Bookologist - resources for online booksellers.

Bookseller World - Bibliographies and information for book collectors and dealers.

Book Source Magazine… "the first ports-of-call for both buyers and sellers of used, out-of-print and rare books".

BookThink - resources for online and open shop book dealers, book collectors, and serious readers.

Booktown - a selection of booktowns and related links

www.bookplate.org The American Society of Bookplate Collectors & Designers.

Bookworm Game can you rise to the rank of Super Dictionarian?

R.R. Bowker produces reference products that form the cornerstone of the library and bookselling communities.

A Brief History of Early Movable Books gives an overview of the important artists and publishers involved in the creation and distribution of novelty books.

Children's Books Central for all those with an interest in children's books.

CommanderBond.net for everything James Bond related.

Established in 1975, the Ephemera Society is today internationally recognised as the authority in the field, counting among its members libraries, museums, colleges and universities, as well as ephemera dealers and private individuals in a dozen or more countries.

The Ephemera Society of America is a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to encourage the preservation and study of paper ephemera.

Facsimile Dust Jackets These facsimiles are restored to look as new. Each jacket also states "Facsimile Dust Jacket" printed on the front flap.

The Fine Press Book Association is an organization formed by individuals interested in the art of fine printing, to promote printing skills and the appreciation of beautiful books.

Firsts "has established itself as the premier publication in its field...providing information, entertainment, and an entry into the delightful world of book collecting".

GreatWarDustJackets An ever increasing display of rare dust jackets on works of World War One literature published before the Second War.

IOB - International Organisation of (some) Book Towns.

IOBA The Independent Online Booksellers Association, is dedicated to promoting ethical and professional internet bookselling.

Ladybird Listings gives publication details of this popular series.

Littera Scripta Resources for readers, rare book collectors, and used booksellers. Includes articles, tools, lists, reviews, and the odd bit of silliness.

London Map Fair Antique map fairs in the heart of London.

PAN Books celebrates the first 21 years of this popular publisher.

Penguin Collectors’ Society study twentieth century book design, particularly Penguin Books, and help to preserve and conserve Penguin Books and material relating to Penguin.

PN Online UK new book trade news.

Rare Book Review (was Antiquarian Book Review) "the world's leading magazine for bibliophiles".

Rare List rare book collectors community.

Repositories of Primary Sources lists of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.

Resources for Booksellers and Book Collectors provides general information services to both the book trade and the book collector of second-hand, out-of-print and/or antiquarian books.

Roman Numeral & Date Convertion does exactly what it says on the tin.

Sheppard's directories reference books for the second-hand and antiquarian trades.

The St Bride Printing Library is one of the specialist public reference libraries of the Corporation of London. Its world-famous collections cover printing and related subjects: paper and binding, graphic design and typography, typefaces and calligraphy, illustration and printmaking, publishing and book-selling, the social and economic aspects of the printing, book, newspaper and magazine trades.

The Dennis Wheatley tribute site provides a comprehenshive bibliography of all the authors works.

The Writing Equipment Society is devoted to the conservation, study and collection of all types of writing equipment and associated material.