Details on who purchased this particular edition have not been revealed. If youre a thief in search of a big payoff, stealing a Shakespeare First Folio is probably the dumbest move you can make. The Guardian‘s article notes that this copy of the First Folio previously changed hands in 1996, and is one of 20 First Folios that are held in private collections. The First Folio compiled 36 of Shakespeare’s plays, and was edited after Shakespeare’s death by two of his colleagues, John Heminge and Henry Condell. I imagine that you’re all thinking the same thing I’m thinking in the lead-up to April 23rd, Shakespeare’s birthday/deathday. When you’ve finished reading this post, please head over there to check out the current list. The editors of the volume, Shakespeares fellow actors John Heminge and Henry Condell, arranged the plays in three genres. The printing of the First Folio in 1623 was a massive undertaking it included thirty six plays, eighteen of which had never been published before. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Editor’s Note, March 30, 2016: Sarah now is maintaining an up-to-date list of digitized First Folios on her personal site. The 'First Folio' was the first collected edition of Shakespeares plays. This year, to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, the Folger Shakespeare Library is sending a First Folio to every state in the United States, and we have been selected for Connecticut. The Guardian brings news of a recent auction at Sotheby’s, when one of the approximately 220 copies to survive to the present day (out of 750 printed) sold for £2,000,000 - the equivalent of $2.4 million. Read reviews and buy William Shakespeares First Folio in Modern Type - (Paperback) at Target. Published in 1623, the First Folio is the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays, and only 233 copies are known today. And one of them recently sold for a nine-figure sum at auction. Not surprisingly, then, copies of the First Folio are highly in demand among collectors and institutions. A British Library article on the First Folio, published in 1623, points to it as the primary reason why 18 of Shakespeare’s plays endured to the present day. Shakespeare’s work is so ubiquitous in 2022 that it can be surprising to learn that the preservation of his work wasn’t a foregone conclusion. This famous text was lovingly assembled by. The First Folio, printed seven years after Shakespeares death, brought together 36 plays - 18 of which would otherwise. The First Folio is a literary icon and is the version of Shakespeares text preferred by many actors and directors. Hundreds of years after his death, William Shakespeare still has a pronounced influence on literature and popular culture. The First Folio will go on display for the first time at Mount Stuart House.
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