Title: The book of William
Subtitle: How Shakespeare's First Folio Conquered the World
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.
Subjects: Bibliography, Early printed books, Books, Folios. 1623, History
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time periods: 17th century