Collecting Shakespeare : the story of Henry and Emily Folger / / Stephen H. Grant
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| Autore: |
Grant Stephen H. <1941->
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| Titolo: |
Collecting Shakespeare : the story of Henry and Emily Folger / / Stephen H. Grant
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, Maryland : , : The Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 026.8223/3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Book collectors - New York (State) |
| Private libraries - New York (State) - History | |
| Research libraries - Washington (D.C.) - History | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Collecting Shakespeare |
| ISBN: | 1-4214-1188-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789023303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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