Creator
Robert Hoe
Title
The First Sale of the Robert Hoe Library will begin on Monday, April 24th, 1911 …
Coverage
[New York]
Publisher
[Anderson Auction Company]
Date
[1911?]
Description
The fortunes of the early Grolier Club are inextricably linked with those of its founding member, Robert Hoe (1839-1909). It was Hoe who first called together eight New York colleagues to establish the Club in January 1884; and it was Hoe who provided the land for the Grolier's first building at 29 East 32nd Street in 1890. But Hoe's reputation in bibliophile history is based far more firmly on his book collection, one of the greatest assembled in America up to that time, rich in illuminated manuscripts, early printing (including a Gutenberg Bible), illustrated books, and fine bindings. The sale of the collection in 1911 brought almost $2 million for the 14,996 lots, an auction result unequalled in the United States until the Thomas Streeter sales of 1966-1969.
Source
Gift of Michael Winship, 2011.