Word: shakespeariana
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first group may be classified as Shakespeariana and comprises part of a gift of 260 volumes from the library of W. A. White '63, made by members of his family and other friends of Harvard. Among the interesting books in this group are a copy of Sir Phillip Sidney's "Defense of Poesic" published in 1595 and a copy of Spenser's "Prothalamion" printed...
Examination of the gift disclosed 86 volumes instead of the 115 volumes catalogued in the White collection of Shakespeariana. The reduction in numbers was due to the omission by the donors of duplicate copies of certain of the works contained...
...White, one of the best known book collectors in America, has been a benefactor of Widener Library for a number of years. His collection of Shakespeariana was ranked among the world's foremost, and its acquisition by the Library, besides filling a conspicuous gap on the shelves, placed the Harvard collection in the top flight of world libraries. An exhibition of the books is planned for the Treasure Room...
...hundred and fifteen Quarto editions of the works of Shapespeare constitute the bulk of one of the most valuable of recent gifts to Widener Library, made on Saturday. This collection, which will place the Harvard stock of Shakespeariana among the foremost in the country, comes from the library of the late William Augustus White '63, of Brooklyn, New York, as the gift of his family...
...collection will be of the greatest assistance to advanced students of the English drama, and will strengthen decidedly the position of Widener Library as a leading University library of the world. The British Museum Library, and the Henry E. Huntington Library of Los Angeles house other important collections of Shakespeariana...