Harry L. Stern

I had a inkling Harry Hadn´t seen you in the streets of Lake Forest in awhile... U & Barry have fun `til I get there Save me a spot

Harry was a mentor, scholar, friend and gentleman. I met him when I was 26 years old. One learns a lot just watching someone execute those roles so well. His example will be missed and remembered by many.
My sincere condolences to Harry's family.

It is my loss that I haven't seen him for a long while but I will remember Harry as one of a handful of people who no one could ever say anything nasty about. There was simply no cause to. Johnny Boyle, bookseller

Grace to your remaining family. That they may find comfort in this time of transition. Assurance, in memories shared, kept eternally in their hearts.

Like everyone else, I was charmed when I met Harry at the Caxton Club in the early 1990s. He was a member from 1966 – 54 years, and Robert McCamant wrote a profile for the Caxtonian 21/6 (June) 7 in which a number of anecdotes are recounted, including this 1996 quote from Harry about operating a retail bookshop and the antiquarian book trade: “The cash flow worries are deeper, the stress level more profound. But the exhilaration of repetitive gambling – buying a book, enhancing its value...

A great bookseller in that he always looked at you as a person not simply as a client. My understanding of Harry crystalized when I shared a booth with him at a book fair in California. Dealers came the entire length of the fair to say hello. Sometimes they did business, but that was not so important as just visiting with Harry

Harry was one of my favorite people. I always enjoyed his company and his wonderful smile.