Collecting Shakespeare : the story of Henry and Emily Folger / Stephen H. Grant.
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TextPublication details: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- 9781421411880
- Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930
- Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936
- Book collectors -- New York (State) -- Biography
- Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930 -- Library
- Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936 -- Library
- Private libraries -- New York (State) -- History
- Folger Shakespeare Library -- History
- Research libraries -- Washington (D.C.) -- History
- PR2933 .C655 2014
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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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