A Houghton Library Chronicle, 1942-1992
A Houghton Library Chronicle, 1942-1992

Author: Houghton Library

Publisher: Houghton Library

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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Harvard's home for rare books and manuscripts opened in 1942, and thanks to the energy of a small group of librarians and the creativity and generosity of its benefactor, Arthur Houghton, it quickly emerged as a center of inquiry and memory without equal. This 1992 volume, compiled by senior Houghton librarians, blends documentary with oral history to look back on the library's origins, the growth of its collections, and the activities of the staff who made it a home for precious books and original scholarship.

The Shakespeare First Folio: A new worldwide census of first folios
The Shakespeare First Folio: A new worldwide census of first folios

Author: Anthony James West

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9780198187684

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This major reference book for Shakespeare scholars and bibliographers is in the second part of the story of "the greatest book" in the English language. Listing 228 copies of the First Folio, the Census gives concise descriptions of each, covering condition, special features, provenance, and binding. It traces the search for copies, deals with doubtful identifications, describes the tests for inclusion, and presents details of missing copies.