Shakespeare's First Folio
400th Anniversary Facsimile Edition
By William Shakespeare; Introduction by Adrian Edwards
First printed in 1623, the First Folio presents thirty-six of Shakespeare’s plays in one volume. Of the 750 copies originally produced, only some 200 remain today. This handsome facsimile edition, luxuriously published in association with the British Library, is the clearest and cleanest expression of an original from the library’s collection. Packaged in a slipcase and accompanied by an illuminating explanatory booklet, this stunning volume is a must-have for actors, playwrights, and bibliophiles as well as anyone who truly loves the art of the English language.
Retail Price: $135
Details: Hardcover, 928 pages, 13” x 8.5”
Publisher: Rizzoli
Purchase
400th Anniversary Facsimile Edition
By William Shakespeare; Introduction by Adrian Edwards
First printed in 1623, the First Folio presents thirty-six of Shakespeare’s plays in one volume. Of the 750 copies originally produced, only some 200 remain today. This handsome facsimile edition, luxuriously published in association with the British Library, is the clearest and cleanest expression of an original from the library’s collection. Packaged in a slipcase and accompanied by an illuminating explanatory booklet, this stunning volume is a must-have for actors, playwrights, and bibliophiles as well as anyone who truly loves the art of the English language.
Retail Price: $135
Details: Hardcover, 928 pages, 13” x 8.5”
Publisher: Rizzoli
Purchase
400th Anniversary Facsimile Edition
By William Shakespeare; Introduction by Adrian Edwards
First printed in 1623, the First Folio presents thirty-six of Shakespeare’s plays in one volume. Of the 750 copies originally produced, only some 200 remain today. This handsome facsimile edition, luxuriously published in association with the British Library, is the clearest and cleanest expression of an original from the library’s collection. Packaged in a slipcase and accompanied by an illuminating explanatory booklet, this stunning volume is a must-have for actors, playwrights, and bibliophiles as well as anyone who truly loves the art of the English language.
Retail Price: $135
Details: Hardcover, 928 pages, 13” x 8.5”
Publisher: Rizzoli
Purchase
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor.
Adrian Edwards is Head of the Printed Heritage Collections at The British Library.