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. 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.....