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Folger First Folio 22

Detail of printed page showing horizontal printer's ornament above

This First Folio belonged to George John Venables, fifth Baron Vernon, in the mid-1850s. It then remained in the family until 1918, when Henry and Emily Folger acquired the book at a Sotheby’s sale for $11,000. Other than several defective leaves in the introduction, which have been repaired, this is a complete First Folio.

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