Stern, Peter L.
Person
Biographical note
Peter L. Stern specializes in collecting and selling rare fiction books from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Since around 2000, he has been the sole owner of Peter L. Stern and Co., Inc.
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
[Album of hand-colored photographic postcards of Japan]
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BC-2026-048
Scope and Contents
Album of 24 photographic postcards of Japan, most with partial or full hand color. Many images have captions in English identifying Yokohama and other locations. Included are street scenes, landscapes, and group and individual portraits.
Access Note
Open for research.
Dates:
1900
Peter L. Stern collection of Rex Stout ephemera
Collection
Identifier: BC-2026-032
Abstract
Collection of dust jackets from books by detective fiction author Rex Stout, assembled by rare book collector and dealer Peter L. Stern. The collection also includes a poem written to Stout on his birthday by poet Mark Van Doren.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1940 - 1975