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

  • Fighting for the Crown Jewel: America, 1735-1775. Collecting Prize Presentation, by Douglas Scott Brown

    • 26 Feb 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Douglas Brown, winner of the 2024 Ticknor Book Collecting Prize, will discuss his collection focusing on this pivotal and under-appreciated period, America prior to the Revolution. Join us to learn about his personal collecting journey and how he became interested in this period of American history. 

    Items from his collection that we will see include travel accounts, satirical broadsides (one of which was engraved by Paul Revere), a revolutionary newspaper, several contemporary histories, an original revenue stamp from the Stamp Act of 1765, treaties, pamphlets, and more.

    Please register for Doug's presentation by sending us a brief email. We will send you the link shortly before February 26th.

    May 1774 issue of Isaiah Thomas’s Massachusetts Spy.

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