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Membership of the Victorian Bookbinders Guild runs from 1st July to 30th June each year. Membership forms can be completed online or downloaded and emailed to the Secretary. Annual membership is $60 for a single membership.

Membership Benefits:

  • Three editions of Signature per year, the Victorian Bookbinders Guild newsletter, along with updates from other bookbinding guilds and societies from around the world.
  • Priority booking and discounts for workshops and courses hosted by the Guild.
  • Access to the Guild's extensive library covering various aspects of bookbinding.
  • Access to the members' buying scheme, which aims to make materials and supplies available that may not otherwise be readily obtainable in small quantities.
  • Priority access to bookbinding equipment donated to the Guild and made available for sale.
  • An open invitation to monthly meetings, open bindery sessions, and special events. See the What's On page for further details.

An Unusual Letter

Greetings to all,
Bookbinders tend to be collectors so I thought a collectors piece might be in order.
I saw this in a collection I was valuing for an Agricultural College in Queensland. A poultry keeper donated some material with the idea that the college would set up a museum. The idea was not ever going to happen, but some materials were collectible and rare and so they asked me to value them and sort them.
This picture caught my attention as being interesting, but the Principal of the college wanted it on his wall. I suspect its still on his wall in a different college.
It has some very interesting features and I leave it to you to see. Perhaps you might like to email me if you know something of this or see the interesting part. You might need to download so you can look at it with a better program than on the site can allow.
Regards,
- Jim, VBG President