A few years ago, the Library of Congress (LOC) had an exhibit named “American Treasures Gallery”, which showcased some objects considered by the librarians as treasures. The exhibit closed a while ago. However, the objects of the collection are available online at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/. One of the chosen treasures is the 1931 edition of Hamlet in Anniversary shorthand, with plates by Mrs. Richmond. Unfortunately, they only show one page.
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http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Printed+in+Gregg+Shorthand%22
I found a copy of the 1931 Anniversary Hamlet a few months ago at an estate sale. It was the only time I ever found it available for sale. I scanned it and the full scan on the group site. It is also available at the above Internet Archive link. There are now 20 items that I put on the Internet Archives, mostly Gregg Novels and Textbooks. I scanned some myself and paid to have others scanned.
I don't know why the Library of Congress didn't scan the entire book. It went into the public domain, the day it was published because it did not have a copyright notice.
I posted a full scan of that 1931 Hamlet to this group on May 21, 2011. The link is below.
http://greggshorthand.multiply.com/journal/item/1562?mark_read=greggshorthand:journal:1562&replies_read=1
Alice and Wonderland in Gregg Shorthand is as common as dirt. I have 5 copies of the hardback and 5 of the paperback. That Hamlet 1931 is truly rare.
Thanks Paul for the link. I was happy to see the LOC honoring this work (instead of Alice in Wonderland!).