Collecting Shakespeare : the story of Henry and Emily Folger /

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Overview: In Collecting Shakespeare, Stephen H. Grant recounts the American success story of Henry and Emily Folger of Brooklyn, a couple who were devoted to each other, in love with Shakespeare, and bitten by the collecting bug. Shortly after marrying in 1885, the Folgers started buying, cataloging...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grant, Stephen H., 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Folger, Henry Clay, > 1857-1930.
Folger, Emily C. J. > (Emily Clara Jordan), > 1858-1936.
Folger, Henry Clay, > 1857-1930 > Library.
Folger, Emily C. J. > (Emily Clara Jordan), > 1858-1936 > Library.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Bibliography.
Folger, Emily C. J. > (Emily Clara Jordan), > 1858-1936
Folger, Henry Clay, > 1857-1930
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Folger, Henry Clay > 1857-1930
Folger Shakespeare Library > History.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library > Washington, D.C.
Book collectors > New York (State) > Biography.
Private libraries > New York (State) > History.
Research libraries > Washington (D.C.) > History.
Bibliophiles > New York (État) > Biographies.
Bibliothèques privées > New York (État) > Histoire.
Bibliothèques de recherche > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > Archives & Special Libraries.
Book collectors
Libraries
Private libraries
Research libraries
Bibliophiles Buch
Privatbibliothek
New York (State)
Washington (D.C.)
Biography
Bibliographies
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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