In 1623, Shakespeare’s plays were published together for the first time as a printed collection, known as the First Folio. To mark 400 years since the occasion, the Folio Society has published his ...

A folio is a large book in which printed sheets are folded in half only once, creating two double-sided leaves, or four pages. Folios were more expensive and far more prestigious than quartos. Seven ...

But today he’s remembered for being one of the earliest known owners of the first published collection of Shakespeare’s dramas. In fact, he bought not one but two copies of these First Folios ...

Among the several rare volumes now on display in the Widener Memorial Room is Shakespeare's First Folio, the most valuable ... and Stevenson, complete the collection. Those in charge of the ...

The Folio Society has made some striking books over the years, including the beautifully illustrated 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s first folio, The Complete Plays, from Neil Packer.