Shakespeare, fables and a fantastic codebook result

The earliest publication in any form of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar came with its inclusion as part of the 1623 First Folio, and in a recent US sale a bound set of the 22pp that it occupied in that great work prompted a six-figure bid.

At Bonhams New York (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) on June 12 a bound set of those pages, perhaps r…

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