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This gold-tooled design comes from a 1990s binding crafted by Scott Husby, whoused fragments from the early 1800s to create a beautiful new cover for thiscopy of Shakespeare's First Folio. Originally published in 1623, Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (or, First Folio) is the only reliable text for nearly 20 of Shakespeare's plays, including The Tempest and Twelfth Night.<#13>Today, the First Folio is one of the most valuable books in the world, with one being sold in 2001 for over $6 million. There are only 235 surviving copies, from approximately 750 printed, and the Folger holds nearly one third of them, including the binding reproduced here.

First Folio Shakespeares Library Midi Lined

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    Publisher: Paperblanks
    Publication Date: 01/01/2023
    ISBN13: 9781439793985, 978-1439793985
    ISBN10: 1439793980

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This gold-tooled design comes from a 1990s binding crafted by Scott Husby, whoused fragments from the early 1800s to create a beautiful new cover for thiscopy of Shakespeare's First Folio. Originally published in 1623, Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (or, First Folio) is the only reliable text for nearly 20 of Shakespeare's plays, including The Tempest and Twelfth Night.<#13>Today, the First Folio is one of the most valuable books in the world, with one being sold in 2001 for over $6 million. There are only 235 surviving copies, from approximately 750 printed, and the Folger holds nearly one third of them, including the binding reproduced here.

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