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Shakespeare
COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGEDIES Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, Never before Printed in Folio.
for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685
225000.00 €
Buddenbrooks Inc.
(Newburyport, United States of America)
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Edizione: rare and important shakespeare folio, the beautiful fourth folio printing of shakespeare’s plays. considered the stateliest and most handsome of the four folios, it was printed on royal stock larger then the third folio which was in turn larger then the first and second. it also employed a new larger type and wider spacing. the fourth was the first folio edition to be printed including the seven spurious plays, although folio sets of the seven plays had been printed for insertion in the second issue of the third folio. it was the last edition printed in the 17th century and the last printed before the editorial endeavors of the 18th. it is especially desirable and rare in a contemporary binding with fine gilt work.<br> a shakespeare folio is one of the most desirable books to a collector of literature. shakespeare is far more then england’s most famous playwrite. his effect on vernacular english is only matched by that of geoffrey chaucer. our modern way speaking, and therefore thinking, has been more heavily influenced by shakespeare then most of us may realize. from the way we sign our valentine’s cards to the way we insult our enemies, shakespeare is everywhere.<br> the first folio is now considered impossible for the private collector as virtually all copies are now in institutions. the third has been considered rare for centuries as the majority of copies printed were destroyed in the fire of london. the opportunity to purchase any of the folio editions in fully contemporary bindings, especially ones with such as small degree of later sophistication, is a very scarce occurrence.