SHAKESPEARES FIRST FOLIO (400TH ANNIV) (HB)

This is the biography of a book: the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays printed in 1623 and known as the First Folio. Unlike previous scholarly investigations of the First Folio, it is not concerned with the discussions of how the book came into being, the provenance of its texts, or the technicalities of its production. Instead, it is a study of interactions between owners, readers, forgers, collectors, actors, scholars, booksellers, and the book through which we understand and recognize Shakespeare.