| Description |
xvi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930.
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Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936.
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Book collectors -- New York (State) -- Biography.
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Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930 -- Library.
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Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936 -- Library.
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Private libraries -- New York (State) -- History.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Bibliography.
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Folger Shakespeare Library -- History.
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Research libraries -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781421411873 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1421411873 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
40023440007 |
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