Title Collecting Shakespeare : the story of Henry and Emily Folger / Stephen H. Grant.

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Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]

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Description	1 online resource
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references 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.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	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 -- History.
	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
	Folger Shakespeare Library.
	Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936. (OCoLC)fst00494514
	Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930. (OCoLC)fst00476567
	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. (OCoLC)fst00029048
	Folger Shakespeare Library. (OCoLC)fst00510235
	Book collectors -- New York (State) -- Biography.
	Private libraries -- New York (State) -- History.
	Research libraries -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.
	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Archives & Special Libraries.
	Book collectors. (OCoLC)fst00836139
	Libraries. (OCoLC)fst00997341
	Private libraries. (OCoLC)fst01077516
	Research libraries. (OCoLC)fst01095327
	New York (State) (OCoLC)fst01210280
	Washington (D.C.) (OCoLC)fst01204505
Genre/Form	Bibliography. (OCoLC)fst01423717
	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Grant, Stephen H., 1941- Collecting Shakespeare 9781421411873 (DLC) 2013022682 (OCoLC)858749273
ISBN	9781421411880 (electronic bk.)
	1421411881 (electronic bk.)

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