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Collecting Shakespeare, the story of Henry and Emily Folger, Stephen H. Grant

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Collecting Shakespeare, the story of Henry and Emily Folger, Stephen H. Grant

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index

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collective biography

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non fiction

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Collecting Shakespeare

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Stephen H. Grant

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the story of Henry and Emily Folger

Table Of Contents

Well read in poetry, fair in knowledge : Henry and Emily form a team -- Thou lovest me, my name is Will : smitten by Shakespeare -- Wise, circumspect, and trusted : five decades at Standard Oil -- Leading on to fortune : Henry invests to buy the bard -- The hunt is up, the fields are fragrant : building a collection -- Whole volumes in folio : the ultimate prize for collectors -- What news on the Rialto : maneuvers in the rare book market -- Hotspur and Hal : two Henrys compete -- A monument to gentle verse : designing a treasure house -- Dear, blessed plot of land : the Folgers' gift to America -- Epilogue. Praise in the eyes of prosperity : the Folger after the Folgers -- Appendix: directors of the Folger Shakespeare Library

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Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger

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