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William C. (William Clarkson) Van Antwerp
1867–1938
A Wall Street insider with a collector’s eye, this early 20th-century writer opened a rare window onto the New York Stock Exchange. His work blends firsthand financial experience with the curiosity of a serious book lover.
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The Stock Exchange from Within
by William C. (William Clarkson) Van Antwerp
About the author
Best known for The Stock Exchange from Within (1913), he wrote from direct experience inside the financial world rather than from a distance. Contemporary library and catalog records identify him as William C. Van Antwerp, or William Clarkson Van Antwerp, and connect him both to authorship and to business life in New York.
Records from the New York Public Library show him as William C. (William Clarkson) Van Antwerp, 1867–1938. Other catalog and bibliographic sources link him to works on Wall Street and to book collecting, including sale catalogs built around his notable collection of early printed books and manuscripts.
That mix of finance and collecting helps explain the appeal of his writing today. He was not only interested in how markets worked, but also in preserving and describing the printed past, giving his legacy an unusual blend of practical knowledge and literary taste.