Guide to the Lathrop C. Harper, Inc. Collection of Shop Catalogs, 1888-1977
OCLC No.:
1120128486
Title:
Lathrop C. Harper, Inc. Collection of Shop Catalogs, 1888-1977.
Creator:
Lathrop C. Harper, Inc.
Dates:
1888-1977
Extent:
2 boxes (2 linear feet)
Abstract:
Collection of 30 shop copies of auction and bookseller catalogs held by the bookselling firm, Lathrop C. Harper, Inc. Includes catalogs issued by the Harper firm in the 1970s, as well as catalogs issued by other auction houses and booksellers from 1888 to 1935, including the Anderson Galleries sale of the Henry Edward Huntington estate. Harper catalogs are annotated with prices and buyers' names. All but two of the catalogs issued by other firms are annotated with prices and additional details, such as the prices of other sold copies. (see container list below).
Language:
Collection is in English.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research use. Copyright restrictions may apply; please contact repository for requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce the materials.
Provenance:
Information on the creation and acquisition of this collection is unknown.
Location:
Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York, N.Y. 10022-1098.
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lathrop C. Harper, Inc. Collection of Shop Catalogs, 1888-1977, The Grolier Club of New York.
About the Finding Aid:
This finding aid was prepared by Kendra Meyer in Microsoft Word at the Grolier Club, August, 2019.
Biographical/Historical Note:
Lathrop Colgate Harper (1867-1950) was a prominent antiquarian bookseller in New York City. After completing his education he joined his elder brother Francis P. Harper at the latter’s New York City book shop around 1887. The company title was changed to Francis P. and Lathrop C. Harper about 1907, and Francis retired shortly thereafter in 1910. At this point the firm came to be known as Lathrop C. Harper Inc., and Harper increasingly developed a specialization in early American books and incunabula. Two years after Harper’s death, the firm was sold to Bernardo Mendel, and managed by Douglas Parsonage and Otto Ranschburg. After Mendel’s death in 1967 the firm was briefly owned by the Indiana University Foundation, until it was purchased by a group including Parsonage and Ranschburg.[1] Lathrop C. Harper was highly regarded and influential in the development of many collections. He maintained active involvement in many bibliophilic organizations including the Bibliographic Society of America, the American Antiquarian Society and the Grolier Club. He received honorary degrees from the University of Michigan and Brown University.[2]
Related Materials Note:
Arthur Swann Auction Catalogs, 1898-1933, The Grolier Club: this collection also has many Anderson Galleries catalogs.
The New York Historical Society holds the The Lathrop Colgate Harper family papers, 1799-ca. 1951 and the Lathrop C. and Mabel H. Urner Harper photograph collection.
Access points:
Names
Lathrop C. Harper, Inc.
Harper, Lathrop C. (Lathrop Colgate), 1867-1950
American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)
Anderson Galleries, Inc.
Swann, Arthur, 1875-1959
John Anderson, Jr. (Firm)
Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927.
Subjects
Antiquarian booksellers. New York. 19th century.
Antiquarian booksellers. New York. 20th century.
Booksellers and bookselling. New York. 19th century.
Booksellers and bookselling. New York. 20th century.
Genres
Sales catalogs.
Auction catalogs.
Scope and Content Note:
This collection is comprised of annotated bookseller and auction catalogs which had previously been the shop copies of Lathrop C. Harper, Inc. There are 30 titles represented.
Arrangement Note:
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Container List:
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Box
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Description
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Date
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Notes
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1
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Hotel des commissaires-priseurs, rue Drouot; Catalogue des livres rare et precieux, manuscrits et imprimes composant la bibliotheque de feu M. le baron S. de la Roche Lacarelle
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1888
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annotated
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1
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P. K. Foley, American Authors, 1795-1895 (Boston, 1897); Arthur Swann’s copy; notes that this copy was ‘Bought of R. + L. Wilbur (late Gramercy Book Shop) 19 August 1987 for $50.-’ (unbound, with additional entries and notes interleaved, lacking some pages, copy 459 of 500)
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1897
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annotated
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1
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John Anderson, Jr.; Part I-IV (bound together) Catalogue of the Library of the late Thomas J. McKee of New York; many marked ‘Mr. Anderson’s’
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1900-1901
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annotated
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1
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John Anderson, Jr.; Part V-IX (bound together) Catalogue of the Library of the late Thomas J. McKee; many marked ‘Mr. Anderson’s’
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1902-1906
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annotated
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1
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The Anderson Galleries; Beautiful bindings, rare and fine books, autograph letters, valuable manuscripts, duplicates and selection consigned for public sale by Henry Edwards Huntington, William K. Bixby and the estate of E Dwight Church, March 29-31, 1916
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1916
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annotated with enclosures
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1
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The Anderson Galleries; No 1251 French books duplicates and selections from the library of Henry Edwards Huntington, November 21-22, 1916
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1916
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annotated with enclosures
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1
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The Anderson Galleries; No 1269 Selections and duplicates, Part 3 from Henry Edwards Huntington library Extraordinary collection of Americana, January 24-25, 1917
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1917
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annotated with enclosures
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1
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The Anderson Galleries; No 1280 Rare books autographs manuscripts from Henry Edwards Huntington and William K. Bixby, February 26-March, 1917
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1917
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annotated with enclosures
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1
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The Anderson Galleries; No 1308 Catalogue of early and modern English literature part 4 of the consignment of selections and duplicates from the library of Henry Edwards Huntington, December 10, 1917
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1917
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annotated with enclosures
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1
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The Anderson Galleries; No 1309 Rare Americana from the library of Henry Edwards Huntington, December 11, 1917
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1917
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annotated
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1
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2 copies; The Anderson Galleries; No 1333 English Literature from the library of Henry Edwards Huntington Part 7 selections and duplicates, February 4-6, 1918
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1918
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annotated
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1
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2 copies; The Anderson Galleries; No 1365 English literature from the library of Henry Edwards Huntington Part 9, November 6-7, 1918
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1918
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annotated with enclosures
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1
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The Anderson Galleries; No 1406 Americana from the library of Henry Edwards Huntington Part 10, March 6, 1919
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1919
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annotated with enclosures
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2
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The Anderson Galleries; No 1460 English literature duplicates and selections from the library of Henry Edwards Huntington Part 11, January 28-30, 1920
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1920
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annotated
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2
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The Anderson Galleries; No 1477 Early French Literature Mostly French Drama Early English Literature and Americana Duplicates and selection from Henry Edwards Huntington Part 12, March 11 and 12, 1920
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1920
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annotated
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2
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The Anderson Galleries; No 1525 Association Books collected by E.W. Coggeshall of NYC, November 4, 1920
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1920
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annotated
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2
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Seymour de Ricci, The Rosenbach Company; A Catalogue of Early English books in the library of John L. Clawson
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1924
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2
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The Anderson Galleries; No 1884 English literature early and modern duplicates from the library of HEH Part 14, December 2, 1924
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1924
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annotated
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2
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The Anderson Galleries; The Splendid Elizabethan & Early Stuart Library of Mr. John L. Clawson Buffalo, NY Part 1, May 20-21, 1926
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1926
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annotated with enclosures
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2
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American Art Association, Anderson Art Galleries, Inc.; The Library of the Late Rev. Dr. Roderick Terry of Newport RI Part 1-3, May 2-3, 1934; Nov. 7-8, 1924; Feb. 14-15, 1935.
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1934-1935
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 200: Rare books and manuscripts
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1970
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 204: Rare books and manuscripts
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1971
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 205: Fine books in a variety of fields
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1971
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 206: Medicine, science, technology and natural history
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1972
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 207: Uncommon books in a variety of fields
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1972
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 212: History and related fields
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1973
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 213: Rare books
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1973
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 217: Rare and important books in a variety of fields
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1974
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 220: Rare, important and uncommon books in a variety of fields
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1975
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 224: 46 Incunabula and a selection of interesting, important and uncommon books in a variety of fields
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1976
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 225: Rare books
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1976
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annotated
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2
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Lathrop C. Harper Inc.; Catalogue 227: Rare books
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1977
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annotated
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[1] Dickinson, Donald C. Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998, p. 92-93.
[2] Adams, Thomas R. “Lathrop Colgate Harper, 1867-1950: A Talk at the Grolier Club on 15 February 1977.” Gazette of the Grolier Club New Series No. 26-27, 1977, 3–37.