The ultimate literary investment is up for grabs: a rare collection of Shakespeare folios from the 17th century, complete with a first edition of his collected poems.
, next to the King James Bible. The tome contains all but one of Shakespeare’s 37 plays; it’s also the first printed source for works including. “The attraction of this copy is the early binding and the freshness of the contents,” Harrington explains. “There are a few marks left by early readers, but the French linen paper still has a wonderful crisp texture, unlike so many copies that were washed and pressed flat in the 19th century.
Also available is the Second Folio, priced at $550,000 and known for featuring the first published poem by John Milton, entitled. According to Harrington, the Third Folio is the rarest of the volumes as the majority of copies were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1966. To date, there are only two other copies that remain in private hands. Naturally, it has a standalone price of $1.5 million.
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