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Henry Howard Harper
1871–1953
Best known for mixing literary curiosity with a sharp eye for human behavior, this early 20th-century American writer moved comfortably between book history, biography, and finance. His work ranges from studies of rare books and famous authors to a still-remembered exploration of market psychology.
5 Audiobooks
Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs
by Henry Howard Harper
A Journey in Southeastern Mexico
by Henry Howard Harper
The psychology of speculation : The human element in stock market transactions
by Henry Howard Harper
After the stock market crash of November, 1929 : A supplementary chapter to the psychology of speculation issued in 1926
by Henry Howard Harper
Merely the patient
by Henry Howard Harper
About the author
Henry Howard Harper was an American writer and editor born in 1871 and died in 1953. Library and archival records describe him as a longtime officer of The Bibliophile Society of Boston, where he helped produce finely printed, limited-edition books for members and contributed introductions, notes, and original works of his own.
His books show an unusually wide range of interests. Harper wrote about literature, collectors, and publishing culture in works such as Book-lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs and Library Essays about Books, Bibliophiles, Writers, and Kindred Subjects. He also worked on editions and studies connected with figures including Charles Lamb, Mary Shelley, Queen Elisabeth of Romania, Abelard and Heloise, and Charles Dickens.
Today, he is probably most visible to general readers through The Psychology of Speculation (1926), a book that looks at the stock market through the lens of human emotion and behavior. That blend of literary taste, historical curiosity, and practical observation gives his writing a distinctive character even now.