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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781421411880
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PR2933 .C655 2014
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
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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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction PR2933.64 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn870994427

Includes bibliographies and index.

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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