Facts about Shakespeare Folio

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   Printed in London by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, the First Folio originally sold for approximately one pound per copy.

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   A 2020 auction at Christie's saw a First Folio sell for over $9.9 million, making it one of the most valuable printed books ever sold.

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   Compiled by fellow actors John Heminges and Henry Condell, the First Folio was dedicated to William Herbert and Philip Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke and Earl of Montgomery.

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   Only around 235 copies of the First Folio are known to survive today, scattered across libraries and institutions worldwide.

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   The First Folio, published in 1623, collected 36 of Shakespeare's plays and is the primary source for many works that might otherwise have been lost.

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