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1. www.bbc.com › news › entertainment-arts-54544737Shakespeare First Folio fetches a record $10m at auction - BBC

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   Oct 14, 2020 · A copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio has been sold for a record $9.98m (£7.6m) at auction in New York. The 1623 book, published seven years after the Bard's death, was the first collected ...

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   • Copy of Shakespeare's First Folio sells for $2.4m in New York

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3. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › shakespearesShakespeare’s First Folio Is the Most Expensive Work of ...

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   A complete copy of William Shakespeare’s First Folio—the earliest printed collection of the Bard’s plays—sold this week for a record-breaking $9,978,000. Per a statement from Christie’s ...

4. www.npr.org › 2020/10/14 › 923565263Shakespeare's Original First Folio Sells For Almost $10 ... - NPR

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   Oct 14, 2020 · Updated at 2:10 p.m. ET. A complete and original copy of Shakespeare's very first printed collection of plays set a record Wednesday when it was auctioned off at just under $10 million. This was ...

5. www.cnn.com › style › articleRare copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio sells for record $10M

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   Oct 15, 2020 · A rare copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio sold for almost $10 million Wednesday, becoming the most expensive work of literature ever to appear at auction, according to Christie’s. The ...

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6. www.guinnessworldrecords.com › world-records › mostMost expensive literature by Shakespeare sold at auction

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   08 October 2001. The most valuable work by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is one of only five copies of the First Folio dated 1623 printed by Isaac Jaggard and Ed. Blount, 1623 which was sold at Christie's, New York, USA on 8 October 2001 for $6,166,000 (£4,156,947). It is also the highest price ever paid for a 17th century book.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › First_FolioFirst Folio - Wikipedia

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   Title page of the first impression (1623). Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies is a collection of plays by William Shakespeare, commonly referred to by modern scholars as the First Folio, [a] published in 1623, about seven years after Shakespeare's death. It is considered one of the most influential books ever published.

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   How much is William Shakespeare's First Folio worth?

   • A copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio has been sold for a record $9.98m (£7.6m) at auction in New York. The 1623 book, published seven years after the Bard's death, was the first collected edition of his plays. About 235 copies of the book exist, but only a handful of complete versions are known to be in private hands.

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   How many copies of Shakespeare's First Folio are there?

   • Although around 750 copies of Shakespeare's First Folio were produced, only 235 are known to have survived to the present day. In a press statement, head of books and manuscripts at Christie’s, Margaret Ford, said it was ‘befitting’ that Shakespeare’s work now holds the auction world record ‘given its tremendous significance and influence around the globe.’

   Shakespeare's First Folio sells at Christie's for record $10M

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   How much was William Shakespeare's first play worth?

   • The playwright's first printed collection of plays, published in 1623, sold at a Christie's auction in New York on Wednesday for $9.98 million.

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   How many Shakespeare plays are in a folio?

   • It is considered one of the most influential books ever published. Printed in folio format and containing 36 of Shakespeare's plays, it was prepared by Shakespeare's colleagues John Heminges and Henry Condell.

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   When was the First Folio published?

   • This was the first time in almost two decades a copy had hit the market. Referred to as the First Folio, the collection was published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare's death. "A complete copy of the First Folio comes up more or less once in a generation," said Margaret Ford, the International Head of Books and Manuscripts at Christie's.

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   How much was the First Folio worth?

   • It was sold by Mills College in Oakland, California - a private college that has owned it since the 1960s. The identity of the buyer was not immediately known. Auction house Christie's had conservatively estimated its value at between $4m-$6m. The First Folio brought together 36 plays, 18 of which would otherwise not have been recorded.

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9. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-coventryCopy of Shakespeare's First Folio sells for $2.4m in New York

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   Jul 21, 2022 · The Shakespeare First Folio was printed nearly 400 years ago. A copy of Shakespeare's First Folio has sold in New York for $2.4m (32m). Published in 1623, seven years after the Stratford-upon-Avon ...