Ireland's Shakespearian [sic] library : list of titles offered for sale, [1805?].

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Ireland's Shakespearian [sic] library : list of titles offered for sale, [1805?].

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Undated holograph list of the books William Henry Ireland purchased and claimed had once belonged to Shakespeare. This "Shakespearian (sic) Library" was sold in 1805, the same year in which Ireland published the Confessions. This list, which includes the work by Edward Malone, is a copy of the one that appeared in volume 11 of the Monthly Mirror (London 1805) and includes the names of purchasers and prices realized.

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