A collection of William Shakespeare books published over 300 years ago are set to go on auction where they are expected to ...

Without the book, scholars say, plays including “Macbeth,” “The Tempest” and “Twelfth Night” might have been lost.

The books were published between 1623 and 1685 (Sotheby’s/PA) The third folio is the rarest of the books, with the Shakespeare Census listing 182 copies still in existence, just over half of the ...

William Shakespeare’s four folios published more than 300 years ago are to go on auction where they are expected to fetch between £3.5 million and £4.5 million. The books, which compile Shakespeare’s ...

a third in 1663 and a fourth in 1685. Although the First Folio is regarded as the most valuable, the third is the rarest, with 182 copies known to survive. It is believed the third book’s rarity ...

a third in 1663 and a fourth in 1685. Although the First Folio is regarded as the most valuable, the third is the rarest, with 182 copies known to survive. It is believed the third book’s rarity ...