The Shakespeare First Folio: The History of the Book
Volume I: An Account of the First Folio Based on its Sales and Prices 1623-2000
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 5 April 2001
- ISBN 9780198187691
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages238 pages
- Size 242x160x18 mm
- Weight 471 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 4 illustrations 0
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Short description:
This is the story of 'the greatest book' written in the English language. The First Folio (1623) was the first collection of Shakespare's drama, and the only source for half the plays. Volume I traces the story of the First Folio since 1623--in the contexts of the world of Shakespeare, the world of the antiquarian book trade, and the world of Anglo-American bibliography. In addition, it documents the history of facsimile editions since 1807, of listings and censuses since 1824, and of the world-wide movement of copies since 1902.
MoreLong description:
The Shakespeare First Folio is arguably the greatest book ever written in the English language, and it is the only source for half the plays (including Macbeth and The Tempest). Vast amounts have been written on it up to its publication - for example on its printing and proofreading - but very little since it left the press in 1623. And yet its story is a highly significant contribution to the history of the book worldwide, and crucial to the study of Shakespeare's 'afterlives'.
The present volume breaks new ground in its account of the price and sales history of the books - from one pound in the seventeenth century to over half a million pounds today - placing this in the context both of Shakespeare's standing and of the contemporary world of antiquarian book sales. It charts the number and distribution of copies at the beginning and end of the twentieth century, surveys the nineteen facsimile editions since 1807, and assesses earlier listings of the work since 1824, including Sidney Lee's Census (1902). It also indicates the history of the volumes' ownership - ranging from counry parson to President of Standard Oil.
The first volume is a mine of information filled with tables, charts, appendices, and just about all a student could want for getting into the history of the First Folio's afterlife.
Table of Contents:
Foreword
General Preface
Preface to Volume I
List of Tables
List of Charts
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations and References
Short Titles
Sales and Prices of First Folios: A History from 1623 to the Present
The Number and Distribution of First Folios Worldwide, 1902 and 2000
A Survey of First Folio Facsimiles since the Early 19th Century
Listings of the First Folio since the Early 19th Century
Concordances of Lee/West and West/Lee copy numbers
List of Manuscripts and Printed Works Consulted
Index
