THE NORTON FACSIMILE. THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE BASED ON THE FOLIOS IN THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY COLLECTION. Prepared by Charlton Hinman. Second Edition. With a new introduction by Peter W.M. Blayney.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Charlton Hinman (editor). Peter W.M. Blayney (Introduction). Folger Shakespeare Library. W.W. Norton & Company.

ISBN 10: 0393039854 / ISBN 13: 9780393039856

Published by New York, London: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 3 September 1996., 1996

Second Edition, first printing (with latter specified per publisher's number line upon copyright page). Red cloth slipcase, H 37.5cm x L 25.5cm, rubbed with a few spots of discoloration and light scratches; side panel pictorial color portrait paste-on has several small scuffs at/near edges; fraying/bumping at bottom entry seams. No dust jacket. Hardcover, H 36.25cm x L 24.5cm. Red cloth lightly rubbed; spine's gilt stamping remains bright; bumping to front joint heel. Slight soiling to text block edges. Sewn-in red silk ribbon page marker. One leaf at book's rear with creased top fore-edge corner and successive leaf has associated light wrinkle; interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good+ slipcase. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 10.25 pounds (4.65 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0393039854. Seller Inventory # FEB24DH-00036

Synopsis:

A full-size photographic facsimile of one of the essential books of English literature and culture that has won the admiration of actors and scholars throughout the world.

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 modern edition. These improvements, the meticulous work of the great Folio scholar Charlton Hinman made possible by the extensive Folger Library Collection, established The Norton Facsimile as an indispensable volume for book collectors and serious readers of Shakespeare.

About the Author: The late Charlton Hinman was the editor of the Shakespeare Quarto Facsimiles and professor of English at the University of Kansas.

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE NORTON FACSIMILE. THE FIRST FOLIO OF ...
Publisher: New York, London: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 3 September 1996.
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition