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Bernard Alfred Quaritch

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Grave of Bernard Alfred Quaritch and his father in Highgate Cemetery

Bernard Alfred Quaritch (13 January 1871 – 27 August 1913) was the son of antiquarian book dealer Bernard Quaritch, and continued his father's business in London until his own death in Brighton on 27 August 1913.[1][2]

According to journalist and book collector Bernard Falk (1882-1960),

Part of his achievement was to build up the libraries of such U.S.A. Multi-millionaires as J. Pierpont Morgan, H.C. Folger, He.E. Huntington, Robert Hoe and J.E. Widener, all of whom had the greatest faith in his judgment, advice and business probity.

— Bernard Falk, Boquets for Fleet Street, p. 403

The business survives to this day.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr. Bernard Quaritch". The Guardian. 28 August 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Obituary — Mr Bernard Quaritch". The Times. 28 August 1913. p. 9. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Our History". Bernard Quaritch ltd. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.