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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Isobel Lewis

Rare copy of Shakespeare’s first folio from 1623 sells for £2m

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A rare copy of William Shakespeare’s first folio has sold for $2.4m (£2m).

Printed in 1623, the book titled Mr William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, compiles 36 of the bard’s plays.

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