The Ticknor Society


The Ticknor Society is an organization of book collectors, booksellers, librarians, historians, archivists, conservators, printers, publishers, writers, and all lovers and readers of books. We are dedicated to the enjoyment, promotion, and support of books and book culture. George Ticknor used several bookplates throughout his life, including the small engraved one shown here bearing the motto, "Suum cuique," Latin for "To each his own."

Events

  • Annual Meeting, with Featured Speaker Professor Ann Blair

    • 25 Jun 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Houghton Library, Harvard University

    Ann Blair on the steps of Widener LibraryThis year's Annual Meeting, our featured speaker will be Professor Ann Blair, Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard. A member of the History Department, Ann specializes in the cultural and intellectual history of early modern Europe, and her research interests include the history of the book and of reading.

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