Book-Club

(1) A ociation for printing books upon some special subject, which are given to the members, who pay an annual fee. The earliest was the Dilettanti Society 1734, which printed Antiquities of Ionia, 4 pts., 1769-1882. There are many in Great Britain in various branches of literature, history and science. In U. S. some of the societies publish books. The Grolier Club of New York is strictly a book-club. Societies which publish transactions and proceedings are not properly cla ed under this head. (2) Book-clubs also exist in U. S. for purchasing new books for circulation among the members, the books being finally sold to members by auction or otherwise.