Goodspeed, Charles E. (Charles Eliot), 1867-1950

Charles E. Goodspeed was the founder of several bookstores in Boston and a dealer in rare books and manuscripts. Most of his writings were bibliographical, compiling A treasury of fishing stories and Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Museum of the Salem East India Marine Society, or, The gathering of a virtuoso's collection, both published in 1946. His autobiography, Yankee bookseller, published in 1937, gives a full picture of booksellers, collectors, and authors of his time.

From the description of Charles E. Goodspeed correspondence and manuscript, 1946. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 60573850

Charles Eliot Goodspeed was a Boston bookseller, author of Yankee bookseller; being the reminiscences of Charles E. Goodspeed.

From the description of Collection of autographs of Charles E. Goodspeed, 1660-1865 (bulk1710-1790). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228734069

Goodspeed was an antiquarian bookseller of Boston, Mass., the proprietor of Goodspeed's Book Shop.

From the description of Compositions, 1937-1939. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612367304

From the guide to the Compositions, 1937-1939., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)