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Adrian H. (Adrian Hoffman) Joline
1850–1912
A New York lawyer with a book lover’s heart, he wrote witty, reflective essays about collecting, reading, and literary life. His work has the charm of someone equally at home in a law office, a library, and the company of old letters.
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At the library table
by Adrian H. (Adrian Hoffman) Joline
About the author
Born in 1850, he was an American lawyer, author, and autograph collector with deep ties to New York literary and legal circles. Archival and library records describe him as the son of Charles O. and Mary Hoffman Joline, educated at Mt. Pleasant Academy, Princeton, and Columbia Law School before entering the bar in 1872.
Alongside his legal career, he became known for graceful essays and bookish writing. Works associated with him include Meditations of an Autograph Collector, At the Library Table, The Diversions of a Book-Lover, Peapack Papers, and Edgehill Essays, which reflect his delight in books, manuscripts, and the habits of readers and collectors.
He died in 1912. Surviving papers and family collections, along with the continued preservation of his books in major libraries, suggest a figure remembered not only for professional success but also for the warm, curious spirit he brought to literary culture.