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Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Shakespeare Exhibition: Held in the Bodleian Library to Commemorate the Death of Shakespeare, April 23, 1616
The Shakespearean collection of the Bodleian Library ranks in bibliographical value and interest only below that in the British Museum, which stands first throu hout the world, in quality if not in quantity. The B leiam collection is liberal in its range. The numerous editions of Shakespeare''s plays and poems, the dates of whose publication reach from to the present year, are solidly ?anked by some three thousand volumes of adapta tions, translations, commentaries, and books which gave cues to the dramatist. A formidable apparatus of Shakespearean Study is thus placed at the student''s disposal. A fitly representative selection of the Shakespearean stores in the Bodleian figures in the Tercentenary Exhibition which is here catalogued.
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The Shakespearean collection of the Bodleian Library ranks in bibliographical value and interest only below that in the British Museum, which stands first throu hout the world, in quality if not in quantity. The B leiam collection is liberal in its range. The numerous editions of Shakespeare''s plays and poems, the dates of whose publication reach from to the present year, are solidly ?anked by some three thousand volumes of adapta tions, translations, commentaries, and books which gave cues to the dramatist. A formidable apparatus of Shakespearean Study is thus placed at the student''s disposal. A fitly representative selection of the Shakespearean stores in the Bodleian figures in the Tercentenary Exhibition which is here catalogued.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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Bodleian Library
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ISBN - 9780656156092
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 139
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Bodleian Library
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ISBN - 9781331890089
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 141
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