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Author:

Collins, Paul, 1969-

Title:

The book of William : how Shakespeare's first folio conquered the world / Paul Collins.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

Bloomsbury,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

viii, 246 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Bibliography--Folios. 1623.
Early printed books--17th century--Bibliography.
Books--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

One book above all others has transfixed connoisseurs for four centuries--a book sold for shillings in the streets of London, whisked to Manhattan for millions, and stored deep within the vaults of Tokyo. The book: William Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623. This "travelogue" follows the trail of the Folio's remarkable journey and Shakespeare's cross-cultural future as Asian buyers enter their Folios into the electronic ether.

ISBN:

1596911956 (hardcover)
9781596911956 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)310224906

LCCN:

2009006722

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)