The Société des bibliophiles français () was a learned society for French bibliophiles formed during the 1820s in Paris, France.
History The Society of French Bibliophiles was founded on 1 January 1820 in Paris, France.Bulletin du bibliophile et du bibliothécaire. (1833). France: Techener. It aimed to publish previously unpublished historical or literary documents or, at the very least, rare works of significance to French history or ancient literature.
The society had an annual election for president and treasurer, with a maximum of 24 members, each paying 100 francs annually. Membership required a passion for books, ownership of a library, and adherence to statutes, including nomination by two members and approval by majority vote. The French Bibliophile Society met twice a month and held two large annual meetings, one in January and the other in May.Dictionnaire de la conversation et de la lecture inventaire raisonné des notions générales les plus indispensables à tous par une société de savants et de gens de lettres sous la direction de M. W. Duckett. (1852). France: aux comptoirs de la direction et chez M. Lévy.
French bibliographer Jérôme Pichon, a member since 1843, became the president of the Society of French Bibliophiles in 1844.Le Bibliophile français: gazette illustrée des amateurs de livres, d'estampes et de haute curiosité. (1873). France: Bachelin-Deflorenne.
Publications Between 1820 and 1838, the Société des Bibliophiles produced 88 works.Annuaire des sociétés savantes de la France et de l'étranger. (1846). France: Victor Masson.
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