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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930.
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Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930. |
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Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936.
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Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936. |
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Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930 -- Library.
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Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936 -- Library.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Bibliography.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Bibliographies.
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Folger Shakespeare Library -- History.
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Folger Shakespeare Library. |
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History. |
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Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930. |
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Folger, Emily Clara Jordan, 1858-1936. |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Folger Shakespeare Library. |
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Book collectors -- New York (State) -- Biography.
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Book collectors. |
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New York (State) |
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Private libraries -- New York (State) -- History.
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Private libraries. |
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Research libraries -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.
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Research libraries. |
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Washington (D.C.) |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Bibliographies.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Grant, Stephen H., 1941- Collecting Shakespeare 9781421411873 (DLC) 2013022682 (OCoLC)858749273 |
ISBN |
9781421411880 (electronic book) |
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1421411881 (electronic book) |
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9781421411873 |
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1421411873 |
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