Collecting Shakespeare : the story of Henry and Emily Folger

Collecting Shakespeare : the story of Henry and Emily Folger

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.

xvi, 244 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

920.2 F664gr 2014

(OCoLC)858749273

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-233) 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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