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English-born American author, and publisher (1806–1874)

Henry Kernot (October 20, 1806 – October 21, 1874) was an English-born American bookseller, author, cataloguer, and publisher. He authored Bibliotheca Diabolica, an annotated bibliography of books about the devil, in 1874.

Life and career

Kernot was born in London, England, to a French Huguenot family, on October 20, 1806. He began his career as a bookseller in Europe, working at shops in Soho, Covent Garden, and Dublin, before moving to the United States in 1836. Initially working at a small bookstore, he quickly became clerk and editor at Wiley and Putnam. Kernot opened his own bookstore in New York City in 1846. He later worked at D. Appleton & Company before joining Scribner, Welford and Armstrong in 1868, where he worked until his death.

Over the course of his career, Kernot wrote or acted as publisher for several books and periodicals. Beginning in 1850, he published Donald Grant Mitchell's periodical Lorgnette. In 1851, he published George Clayton Jr.'s Angelology: Remarks and Reflections. Also in 1851, he published a satirical book entitled The New Dido.

In 1874, Kernot compiled an annotated bibliography of books about the devil entitled Bibliotheca Diabolica. Despite ostensibly being a catalog for Scribner, Welford and Armstrong, the book was positively received. A brief review in The Journal of Speculative Philosophy described it as "the most complete and valuable one ever published."

His catalogue of books on the devil was illustrated with historical images and was divided into a section of serious depictions and satirical. According to a review of it, Kernot was well known among bibliophiles "for the extent and accuracy of his knowledge on books."

He died of pneumonia on October 21, 1874. He was buried at Mission Chapel in New York. Some of his correspondence is held by the New York Public Library.

Bibliography

As publisher

As writer/editor

  • Catalogue of English, French and American Books, a general annotated bibliography
  • Bibliotheca Diabolica, a list of books about the devil

References

  1. ^ Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1888). Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography. Vol. III. New York: D. Appleton and Company. p. 525 – via Internet Archive.
  2. Bibliotheca Diabolica: Being a Choice Selection of the Most Valuable Books Relating to the Devil; His Origin, Greatness, and Influence ... With Some Curious Volumes on Dreams and Astrology. In Two Parts, Pro and Con - Serious and Humorous. Chronologically Arranged with Notes, Quotations and Proverbs, and a Copious Index. Scribner, Welford & Armstrong. 1874.
  3. "Diabolical Literature". The New Orleans Bulletin. New Orleans, Louisiana. 1874-10-11. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Obituary: Henry Kernot". Publishers Weekly. 1874-10-31. pp. 482–483. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  5. ^ "Mr. Kernot's New Up-Town Book Store". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. 1846-06-25. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Marvel, Ik (1890). Reveries of a Bachelor, or, A Book of the Heart (New and Revised ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. xiv–xv.
  7. "New Publications". The Evening Post. New York, New York. 1850-03-02. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Clayton Jr., George (1851). Angelology: Remarks and Reflections. New York: Henry Kernot. Frontispiece.
  9. "New Publications". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. 1851-02-05. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-02-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Literary Gleanings". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. 1874-11-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "The Devil in Literature". York Democratic Press. York, Pennsylvania. 1875-01-08. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-02-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Book Notices". The Journal of Speculative Philosophy. 8 (4): 379–380. October 1874. JSTOR 25665898.
  13. "Diabolical Literature". October 11, 1874. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  14. "New-York". The New York Times. New York, New York. 1874-10-28. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-02-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Kernot, Henry". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  16. "Catalogue of English, French and American Books". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. 1844-04-17. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Various Matters". The Portland Daily Press. 1874-10-27. p. 2, col. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-26.


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