author
Adrian H. (Adrian Hoffman) Joline
1850–1912
A New York lawyer with the heart of a true book lover, he turned his passion for libraries, autographs, and literary history into warm, witty essays. His writing opens a window onto the pleasures of collecting and reading in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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At the library table
by Adrian H. (Adrian Hoffman) Joline
About the author
Born in Sing Sing, New York, in 1850, Adrian H. Joline built a successful career as both a lawyer and a man of letters. Archival records describe him as Adrian Hoffman Joline, a graduate of Princeton in 1870 and Columbia Law School in 1872, who was admitted to the bar and later practiced with the firm Butler, Stillman, and Hubbard.
Alongside his legal work, he became well known as an author, bibliophile, and autograph collector. His books include Meditations of an Autograph Collector, At the Library Table, The Diversions of a Book-Lover, and Edgehill Essays, all of them shaped by his delight in books, literary personalities, and the small pleasures of cultivated reading.
Joline died in 1912, but his reputation as a collector and essayist lasted on through his papers, published works, and the sale of his library after his death. He is especially appealing to readers who enjoy graceful personal essays and the old-world charm of writing about books simply because they are loved.