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Collecting Shakespeare : the story of Henry and Emily Folger /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grant, Stephen H., 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Folger, Henry Clay, > 1857-1930.
Folger, Emily C. J. > (Emily Clara Jordan), > 1858-1936.
Book collectors > New York (State) > Biography.
Folger, Henry Clay, > 1857-1930 > Library.
Folger, Emily C. J. > (Emily Clara Jordan), > 1858-1936 > Library.
Private libraries > New York (State) > History.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Bibliography.
Folger Shakespeare Library > History.
Research libraries > Washington (D.C.) > History.
Table of 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.