Carl Schoenhof
Carl Schoenhof (c. 1843 – 1911) was a bookseller and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He specialized in foreign books.[1] Born in Carlsruhe, Germany, he attended University of Heidelberg. He moved to the U. States around 1864. Shortly thereafter he worked for Boston publishers DeVries, Ibarra & Co., and took over the business in 1870. His business ventures included Schoenhof & Moeller (c. 1870–1878, with Fanny Moeller), Cupples & Schoenhof (c. 1891), and Schoenhof Book Co. (ca.1890s).[2]
Henry James approved of Schoenhof & Moeller, describing it in 1878 as "a vastly better shop than any of the kind in London."[3] Around 1889, "Mr. Schoenhof [was] the general agent for the United States for Hachette & Co.'s (London and Paris) publications for the study of foreign languages ... [and] for Henry Holt & Co.'s (New York) publications. ... [He also sold] Steiger & Co.'s, Wm. R. Jenkins', Geo. R. Lockwood & Son's, MacMlllan's, Appleton's, Barnes' publications in foreign languages."[4] Schoenhof's shop was located near the corner of Tremont and Winter Streets: at no.40 Winter St. (1875–1876),[5] no.146 Tremont (1880–1881),[6] no.144 Tremont (1887–1889),[7] and no.128 Tremont (1902–1911).[8] In 1893 he "sold out his interest to two of his employees, who continue[d] the business under the firm-name of Castor & Co."[9][10]
Schoenhof's brother, Jacob Schoenhof, was an authority on economics, and served as U.S. consul to England during the Cleveland administration.[11]
References
- ^ Old book dealer dead: Carl Schoenhof Had Been in Business in Boston for Fifty Years. New York Times, May 29, 1911
- ^ Publishers' Weekly, June 3, 1911. Google books
- ^ Henry James letter to Thomas Sergeant Perry, 1878; quoted in: Virginia Harlow. Thomas Sergeant Perry: a biography. Duke Univ. press, 1950. Cited in: Henry James, Philip Horne. Henry James: a life in letters. Penguin Classics, 2001
- ^ "Carl Schoenhof, Foreign Book Seller and Importer, No.144 Tremont Street." cf. Illustrated Boston, the metropolis of New England, 2nd ed. NY: American publishing and engraving co., 1889
- ^ Ad for Schoenhof & Moeller. Magenta (Cambridge, Mass.), 1875.
- ^ Ad for Carl Schoenhof. Harvard Advocate, 1881
- ^ Boston Almanac. 1889
- ^ Publishers' Weekly, June 3, 1911.
- ^ Publishers' Weekly, April 4, 1896. Google books
- ^ Literary World, Dec. 30, 1893. Google books
- ^ Death of Jacob Schoenhof. New York Times, March 15, 1903
Further reading
Published by Schoenhof & Moeller
- Racine. Esther-Athalie. 1873 Google books
Published by Carl Schoenhof
- Karl Julius Ploetz, J.Noeroth. Easy and practical French grammar, 17th ed. 1880. Google books
- Jean de La Fontaine. Fables. London and Paris: Hachette; Boston: Schoenhof, 1886 Google books
- Wilhelm Bernhardt. German-English vocabulary to both volumes of "Deutsches Sprach- und Lesebuch." 1887. Google books
- Wilhelm Bernhardt, ed. Freudvoll und Leidvoll: short stories by such noted writers of our day as Emil Peschkau, Ernst von Wildenbruch, Heinrich Seidel, Rudolf Baumbach, Helene Stökl, and Helene von Götzendorff-Grabowski, 3rd ed. 1894 Google books
Published by Cupples & Schoenhof
- Edwy Wells Foster. Man: the story of his advent, life and development in the earth world and his continued life and progression in the spirit world, with a description in allegory of his principal aids and counsellors. 1900. Google books