Anderson Galleries (Mitchell Kennerley)

Sale 1792: The Shakespearean Library of Mr. Eustace Conway of New York City

New York: Anderson Galleries, 1924. First edition. Soft cover. 38p, 3 ills. of title pages. Covers worn and soiled; internally clean and complete. Unused bid sheet bound in. Fair. Item #31013

Auction catalogue of 266 lots: "source books: books by and about Shakespeare, English literature of the Elizabethan period, etchings, engravings, etc. pertinent thereto." One highlighted lot is a group of two "excessively rare" titles by Thomas Shelton on tachy-graphy from the 1640s, which "are among what may be termed the incunabula of shorthand." Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate.

Price: $20.00