First Folio of Shakespeare: The Norton Facsimile (Facsimile Series)
William Shakespeare
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Hardcover. One of the essential books of English literature and culture, the justly famous First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, a full-size photographic facsimile that has won the admiration of actors and scholars throughout the world. Num Pages: 968 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 376 x 250 x 60. Weight in Grams: 4068.
When it was published in 1968, The Norton Facsimile set a new standard for scholarly accuracy. It was the first facsimile in which every page had been selected from a large number of copies in an attempt to find a clean, clear example with minimal show-through. Even more important, it offered the latest, most corrected state of pages known to vary from copy to copy because of correction at press. Finally, it introduced a standard system of reference, "through line numbering", based on the lines printed in the 1623 edition rather than on the acts, scenes and lines of a ... Read more
When it was published in 1968, The Norton Facsimile set a new standard for scholarly accuracy. It was the first facsimile in which every page had been selected from a large number of copies in an attempt to find a clean, clear example with minimal show-through. Even more important, it offered the latest, most corrected state of pages known to vary from copy to copy because of correction at press. Finally, it introduced a standard system of reference, "through line numbering", based on the lines printed in the 1623 edition rather than on the acts, scenes and lines of a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co. New York
Number of pages
968
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Weight
4053g
Number of Pages
968
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393039856
SKU
V9780393039856
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-48
About William Shakespeare
The late Charlton Hinman was the editor of the Shakespeare Quarto Facsimiles and professor of English at the University of Kansas.
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