KEESE, William L.

John Keese, Wit and Litterateur. A Biographical Memoir

New York: Appleton, 1884. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Original maroon cloth, top edges gilt, partly unopened. Spine a bit faded, sides a little soiled, a small abrasion at bottom edge of rear cover. Item #409565

Second edition, corrected and expanded (the first was of the year before). John Keese was William's father and was considered the worthiest book auctioneer of his day (the 1840s and 50s) in New York. He was mainly in partnership with James Cooley. This memoir prints a record of Keese's run of words in an evening sale, taken in shorthand, which captures Keese's wit. See McKay, pp. 10-12. (BA).

Price: $75.00