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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789023303321

Autore

Grant Stephen H. <1941->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : The Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4214-1188-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

026.8223/3

Soggetti

Book collectors - New York (State)

Private libraries - New York (State) - History

Research libraries - Washington (D.C.) - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.