National Book Council

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1921: Hugh Walpole founded the Society of Book...

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1921

Hugh Walpole founded the Society of Bookmen .
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
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Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
168

14 May 1925: The National Book Council was formed by members...

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14 May 1925

The National Book Council was formed by members of the Publishers' Circle and the Society of Bookmen to promote reading and book-distribution.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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Mumby, Frank Arthur, and Ian Norrie. Mumby’s Publishing and Bookselling in the Twentieth Century. 6th ed., Bell and Hyman, 1982.
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Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
167

March 1940: The National Book Council began publishing...

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March 1940

The National Book Council began publishing a monthly Selection of Recent Books Published in Great Britain, which in January 1941 became British Book News.
British Book News. British Council.
(March 1940)

1944: The National Book League was founded....

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1944

The National Book League was founded.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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Whitaker’s Almanack. 119th ed., J. Whitaker, 1987.
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Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
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11 February 1944: Mass-Observation published the results of...

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11 February 1944

Mass-Observation published the results of a survey of 10,000 readers in a report for the National Book Council entitled Books and the Public.
McAleer, Joseph. Popular Reading and Publishing in Britain 1914-1950. Clarendon Press, 1992.
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