Grant, Stephen H.,  1941- <br/><br/>
Collecting Shakespeare :  the story of Henry and Emily Folger / 
Stephen H. Grant. 
 - Baltimore :  The Johns Hopkins University Press,  (c)2014. 
 - 1 online resource. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421411880 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930. <br/>Folger, Emily C. J. 1858-1936. <br/>Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930 --Library.<br/>Folger, Emily C. J. 1858-1936 --Library.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Folger Shakespeare Library--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Book collectors--New York (State)--Biography.<br/>Private libraries--History.--New York (State)<br/>Research libraries--History.--Washington (D.C.)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR2933  / .C655 2014