November '07

The New Australian Bookplate Society, founded in Sydney, Australia, on October, 2006, launched its website. The society publishes a quarterly Newsletter for its members and some can be read on-line.

Our warm welcome to the New Australian Bookplate Society and to Prof. Dr. Mark Ferson, its elected President.

Australia had in the past century a very rich bookplate tradition and after a period of eclipse we are but happy to learn that the flag has been taken up again by two ex libris societies.

Mr. Anthony Pincott -  Hon Treasurer and Membership Secretary of The Bookplate Society, delivered a talk to the last FISAE Congress, at Nyon, entitled «COMPILING A UNION CATALOGUEOF BRITISH BOOKPLATES - MY PROGRESS TO DATE». The text has been released at FISAE's website.

February

Warm welcome to the Australian Bookplate Society, from Victoria, a FISAE member who launched a website.

Wikipedia has an excellent article on Bookplates focusing mainly on the U.K.Lew Jaffe a keen collector and ex libris lover from the USA continues to post regularly interesting articles on bookplates in his Blog - Confessions of a Bookplates Junkie.

3rd International C.G.D. Ex-libris Competition 2008 under the auspices of F.I.S.A.E. - Rules at Ankara Ex Libris Society website.

New website of GRAPHIA VZW the Belgian Ex Libris Society.

Last updated: 08-09-2008