One of my finer moments: this dates from my employment at the Folger Shakespeare Library. I was the staff member who originally identified the bifolium of Eusebiuses History, in the Latin translation of Rufinus of Aquilea that was included in this auction. The item had been used as a book wrapper around a 1580s imprint. Includes beautiful reproductions and facsimiles--as well as an insight into the "refined hucksterism" that one finds at such fine institutions as Sotheby's ...

When I asked about keeping a copy of this catalogue for myself, I was told that I was free to purchase a copy. A very senior Folger staff member, who attended the auction, somehow managed to procure a copy for me at no expense ... ( )