The Shakespeare First Folios

A Descriptive Catalogue

Eric Rasmussen editor A West editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:23rd Nov '11

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The Shakespeare First Folios cover

This catalogue of the Shakespeare First Folio (1623) is the result of two decades of research during which 232 surviving copies of this immeasurably important book were located a remarkable 72 more than were recorded in the previous census over a century ago and examined in situ, creating an essential reference work.

'The catalogue describes the physical condition of each copy in unsurpassed detail.' - The Times Literary Supplement

'The information in the catalogue represents a huge scholarly advance' - The Times Literary Supplement

'Eric Rasmussen and Anthony James West have performed a monumental work of completist scholarship.' - The Times Literary Supplement

ISBN: 9780230517653

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1598g

935 pages