The millionaire and the bard : Henry Folger's obsessive hunt for Shakespeare's first folio / Andrea...
The millionaire and the bard : Henry Folger's obsessive hunt for Shakespeare's first folio / Andrea...
The millionaire and the bard : Henry Folger's obsessive hunt for Shakespeare's first folio / Andrea E. Mays.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Call Numbers
G 2015/2581
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue: He was not of an age, but for all time -- The good that men do is...interred with their bones -- Adieu...Remember Me -- Whatever you do, buy -- My Shakespeare, Rise -- Had I the Money, You Would Come... -- Had I the means, I would not hesitate to buy -- The Most Precious Book in the World...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2015.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Today it is the most valuable book in the world. Recently one sold for over five million dollars. It is the book that rescued the name of William Shakespeare and half of his plays from oblivion. The Millionaire and the Bard tells the miraculous and romantic story of the making of the First Folio, and of the American industrialist whose thrilling p...
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Full title
The millionaire and the bard : Henry Folger's obsessive hunt for Shakespeare's first folio / Andrea E. Mays.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-316) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2015/2581
Record Identifier
74VK73Vg6r3g
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK73Vg6r3g
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1439118256 (softcover)
9781439118238 (hardcover)
143911823X (hardcover)
9781439118252 (softcover)
DDC
822.33
MMS ID
991022810429702626
