William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Comedies, Histories & Tragedies London, 1632 EL1 .S527 632a

Treasures from the Rosenbach’s Collection: Literature of Great Britain & Ireland
Written By Amber Manning

The First Folio, printed in 1623, represented the first time that nearly all of William Shakespeare’s plays were published together. It is also the first time that nearly half of his plays appeared in print, and the first time that the plays were sorted into the categories of “comedy,” “tragedy,” and “history” that are still used today. The Rosenbach does not have a First Folio. (Dr. Rosenbach sold his copy in 1952 a few months before his death.) We own two Second Folios, one of which you see here. The Second Folio was published in 1632 and includes
almost 1,700 language changes from the First Folio.

Amber Manning

I founded AmberCo. when I was five years old. Over the years, it has offered a variety of services from house cleaning, babysitting, car washing, travel planning, interior design and more. After college, I serendipitously fell into working for a web development company and I never looked back. I am happy that AmberCo. has finally settled on a mission that helps people in a meaningful way. I am also happy that some of the original services AmberCo. offered (cleaning and organizing) have carried through into its current iteration. I have been lucky enough to work for significant nonprofits such as the Sierra Club and the International Committee of the Red Cross and small local companies such as Hinkel Equipment Rental and Indars Stairs. My favorite part of working in technology is finding creative solutions for people and making their day to day work easier.

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