'''The ''Augustan Society Omnibus'' '''was a publication of The Augustan Society, Inc., serving as the Society's official journal from 1973 to 1974 (Books 1-–6), and from 1986 to 1993 (Books 7-–14). It should not be confused with ''The [[Augustan Omnibus|The Augustan Omnibus]]'', which is the Society's current publication, which differs in significant ways.
Physically, each issue was about 164 pp., American letter size8½×11", and Perfect Boundperfect bound. The Contents at first was organized as a collection of the independent publications it was assembled from, often each with their own editor, and which were not published independently as a result. Toward the end of publication, this distinction faded somewhat, partly as a result of including reports from a variety of committees and [[Study Groups]].
The motivation was to reduce the cost and work hours required to publish all of the constituent magazines separately, and to generate a more substantial object that might be left on coffee tables to promote the Society. It was successful in the former aim; less demonstrably so in the latter. The appeal (and economy) of this approach — not to mention the paucity of qualified editors — lead to this format being used twice under this title, and today in a similar form under ''The Augustan Omnibus''.
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