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...first folio of Shakespeare's works, printed at London in 1632, the Widener library has one copy, formerly the property of Harry Elkins Widener. The greatest collection of first folios in this country, and, indeed, in the entire world, has been assembled by Mr. H. C. Folger of New York. The Folger library contains more than sixty copies of the first folio. Not all of these, to be sure, are in perfect condition, but the assembling of such a collection is in itself a gigantic task. With respect to the first folio, then, the Folger collection not only far surpasses...
...thus seen that no matter whether Shakespearean folios or quartos be considered. Mr. Folger leads all others by a rather wide margin. In my opinions however, the chief-glory of the Folger collection lies in its ownership of the Gwynne copy of the 1619 volume. This unique copy is in its original binding. Containing nine plays, it precedes the first folio by four years, and is really the first collected edition of Shakespeare. John L. Kable...
There are in the assemblage numerous first editions and folios, among which a notable one is a first folio edition of Shakespeare, of which there is but one other copy in existence. This was bought by Mr. Widener for $20,000 not long after he graduated from Harvard, in 1907, and now has a value of at least $70,000. Although this is the price listed, it would be hard to procure one of the first folio editions even at that cost...
...This book, the only replica of which is in the British Museum, is entitled, in full, "The story of the most noble and worthy Kynge Arthur, the which was the fyrst of the worthyes chrysten, and also of his noble and valyaunt knyghtes of the rounde Tablo." A small folio, olive morocco in color, and with gilt edges, this book is beautifully illustrated in the first portion, with fancy wood-cuts...
...display are grouped according to the century in which they were printed, but at the same time an effort has been made to include the works of as many countries as possible. In the Fifteenth Genuine Germany is represented by the Nuremberg Chronicle of 1493, a large folio Latin, illustrated by fine wood cuts the people and scenes of the times...