snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Shakespeare First Folio fetches a record $10m at auction The book had been owned by a private US college since the 1960s / REUTERS A copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio has been sold for a record $9.98m (£7.6m) at auction in New York. The 1623 book, published seven years after the Bard's death, was the first collected edition of his plays. About 235 copies of the book exist, but only a handful of complete versions are known to be in private hands. The edition sold on Wednesday was the first complete copy to go under the hammer since 2001, when one fetched $6.1m (£4.9m) - the previous record. Full Story: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54544737 -- © Copyright BBC 2020-10-16 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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