An auction of 300 books from Rugby School's library has fetched £775,000. Among the lots was William Shakespeare's Fourth Folio, from 1685, which was sold for £38,000. The sale included a first ...
So, prices of “super-rare” books have been rising for some time, while “everything else had fallen off a cliff”. Then again, when something like a Shakespeare first folio sells for $10m ...
Copies of the First Folio edition were sold for between 15 shillings and one pound in 1623 A First Folio edition of William ... will be showcasing the rare book as part of a celebration of 400 ...
(Courtesy of the Folger) While Shakespeare-inspired works are always coming out, plenty of books – novels, romances, crime, history and nonfiction – are hitting shelves now. (How plentiful?
Law Library Special Collections Rare Book Room Exhibits Epigraphs in Law Books Gordon ... when judges steal themselves. —Shakespeare (Measure for Measure, Angelo in Act 2, Scene 2) Arnot advocated for ...