Previous Programme 2022–2023

Programme 2022 – 2023

Three meetings this year will be held online via ZOOM exclusively. The other meetings will take place at the Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2LJ. Technology permitting, we aim to livestream these meetings over ZOOM as well. Members will be sent ZOOM links in advance. Non-members are asked to book online attendance via Eventbrite – see our social media or email the secretary for details.

22 SEPTEMBER 2022. 5:45 P.M. ZOOM Meeting
Terry Seymour
‘The Many Lives of James Boswell: a collection and a census’.

20 OCTOBER 2022. 5:45 P.M. Quaker Meeting House
Andrew Ayre
‘Wilson’s Tales of the Borders: a forgotten international literary and publishing sensation’.

17 NOVEMBER 2022. 5:45 P.M. Quaker Meeting House
Professor Tom Mole
‘My Pen is at the Bottom of a Page: Lord Byron’s later manuscripts’.

15 DECEMBER 2022. 5:45P.M. Quaker Meeting House
Rosemary Temperley
‘The Twelve Days of Christmas: a moveable feast’.

19 JANUARY 2023. 6:45 P.M. ZOOM Meeting
Professor Graham Tulloch
‘Making a Name for Himself: James Hogg and Scottish newspapers and magazines’.
Please note later start time for this event

16 FEBRUARY 2023. 5:45 P.M. Quaker Meeting House
Professor Andrew Pettegree & Arthur der Werduwen
‘The Library: a fragile history’.

23 MARCH 2023. 5:45 P.M. Quaker Meeting House
Annual Business Meeting for 2023 followed by
Andrew Hunter
‘The Kind of Bibliography I Like: some reminiscences of a retired antiquarian bookseller’.
Followed by the Annual Dinner, dedicated to the Antiquarian Booksellers of Scotland.
Contact the Secretary by 1st March 2023 if you wish to attend the dinner.

20 APRIL 2023. 5:45 P.M. Quaker Meeting House
Dr. Patrick Hart
‘Copying is a Horrid Thing: editing Henrietta Liston’s Turkish Travel Journals (1812-1920)’.

18 MAY 2023. 5:45 P.M. ZOOM Meeting
Meghan Constantinou
‘An Early Enlightenment Bibliophile: the library of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Bart. of Minto (1693-1766)’

ANNUAL VISIT, May/June 2023, exact date and venue to be advised. Contact the Secretary by 1st May 2023 if you wish to attend.