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gptkb:book
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gptkb:William_Shakespeare
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gptkb:Henry_Condell
gptkb:John_Heminges
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Histories
Tragedies
Comedies
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gptkb:England
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gptkb:Philip_Herbert
gptkb:William_Herbert
gptkb:Earl_of_Montgomery
Holy Roman Emperor
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gptkb:Second_Folio
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folio
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gptkbp:genre
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drama
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Shakespeare First Folios
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:mostValuableCopySoldFor
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$9.98 million
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:British_Library
gptkb:Bodleian_Library
gptkb:Folger_Shakespeare_Library
first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays
one of the most valuable printed books
basis for modern Shakespeare scholarship
divided into comedies, histories, and tragedies
includes 18 plays not previously printed
omits Pericles, Prince of Tyre
omits Shakespeare's poems
omits The Two Noble Kinsmen
preface by Ben Jonson
preservation of Shakespeare's texts
title page features engraving by Martin Droeshout
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gptkbp:numberOfTracks
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36
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gptkbp:precededBy
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Quarto editions
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gptkbp:publicationYear
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1623
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Edward_Blount
gptkb:William_Jaggard
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gptkbp:significance
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primary source for Shakespeare's plays
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gptkbp:survivingWorks
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235
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gptkb:Folger_Shakespeare_Memorial_Library,_Inc.
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7
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