The Shakespeare First Folio: The History of the Book Volume II: A New World Census of First Folios

This major reference book for Shakespeare scholars and bibliographers is in the second part of the story of "the greatest book" in the English language. Listing 228 copies of the First Folio, the Census gives concise descriptions of each, covering condition, special features, provenance, and binding. It traces the search for copies, deals with doubtful identifications, describes the tests for inclusion, and presents details of missing copies.


Author: Anthony James West
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 11/06/2003
Pages: 442
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.10w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9780198187684

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