The first folio of Shakespeare : The Norton facsimile
1968, Facsimile Edition. London : Paul Hamlyn. Very good copy in gilt-blocked leatherette over cloth, in a very good slip-case. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #400421
Physical description: xxvii, 928 pages : facsimiles ; 37 cm. Notes: Prepared from various copies of the edition of 1623 as an ideal facsimile in which each page represents the best page selected from one of the 29 most satisfactory copies of the 80 copies in the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington. Subjects: Shakespeare, William 1564-1616. Works; Folios, Shakespeare; Literary Criticism and Interpretation; English Literature; Literature, English.
Price: €195.00