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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Grant, Stephen H., 1941-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Folger, Henry Clay > 1857-1930
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
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 Shakespeare Library > Washington, D.C.
Folger Shakespeare Library.
Folger Shakespeare Library > History.
Privatbibliothek
Bibliophiles Buch
Research libraries.
Private libraries.
Libraries.
Book collectors.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > Archives & Special Libraries.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Bibliotheques de recherche > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire.
Bibliotheques privees > New York (État) > Histoire.
Bibliophiles > New York (État) > Biographies.
Research libraries > Washington (D.C.) > History.
Private libraries > New York (State) > History.
Book collectors > New York (State) > Biography.
Washington (D.C.)
New York (State)
Biographies.
History.
Bibliographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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