The book of William
Subtitle: how Shakespeare's first folio conquered the world
By: Paul Collins.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781596911956
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Bibliography -- Folios. 1623; Early printed books -- 17th century -- Bibliography; Books -- History
Genres: Bibliography
Description: One book above all others has transfixed connoisseurs for four centuries--a book sold for shillings in the streets of London, whisked to Manhattan for millions, and stored deep within the vaults of Tokyo. The book: William Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623. This "travelogue" follows the trail of the Folio's remarkable journey and Shakespeare's cross-cultural future as Asian buyers enter their Folios into the electronic ether.