Checklist of books presented to the Grolier Club and sold for its benefit, 1938.
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Grolier Club
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The Grolier Club was founded in Jan. 23, 1884 by a group of seven New York City book collectors with the object, as stated in its constitution, "of literary study and promotion of the arts pertaining to the production of books." From its early days the Club has maintained a library related to collecting, bibliography and books about books. A library endowment fund (sometimes referred to as the "Library Fund) for the Grolier Club was first proposed in 1921, and the first fund-raising campaign amo...
Granniss, Ruth S. (Ruth Shepard), 1872-1954
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Librarian of the Grolier Club. From the description of Ruth S. Granniss correspondence, 1911-1914. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 470399492 ...
Nichols, George Livingston, d. 1932,
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George Livingston Nichols, a book collector resident in Katonah New York with a law office on Wall Street, was a member of the Grolier Club from 1893 until his death in 1932. His main collecting interests were in the fields of English and American literature. After Nichols' death, his family presented the Club with 500 volumes from his library, most of them to be offered for sale to members for the benefit of the Club. This sale took place in late 1938. Monies realized were put toward the suppor...
Grolier Club. Library
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Beatrice (Becker) Warde was born in New York City. After graduating from Barnard College, she worked at the American Typefounders' Company Library in Jersey City for four years. In 1925 she went to England and began to write articles on printing history under the name "Paul Beaujon," and was then recruited by the Monotype Corporation. At Monotype Warde edited the Monotype recorder and eventually became director of publicity. She was married to book designer and typographer Frederic Warde, who di...
