First Folio: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Charlton Hinman, The First Folio of Shakespeare, 2nd ed. (1996), is a facsimile edition. Textual studies include Alfred W. Pollard, Shakespeare Folios and Quartos: A Study in the Bibliography of Shakespeare’s Plays, 1594–1685 (1909, reprinted 1970); Alice Walker, Textual Problems of the First Folio (1953, reprinted 1976); W.W. Greg, The Shakespeare First Folio (1955, reprinted 1969); Charlton Hinman, The Printing and Proof-Reading of the First Folio of Shakespeare, 2 vol. (1963); and J.K. Walton, The Quarto Copy for the First Folio of Shakespeare (1971).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added cross-reference. | Apr 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - First Folio. | May 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Folger Shakespeare Library - The First Folio. | Dec 12, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: William Shakespeare - The First Folio. | Dec 12, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Library Association - First Folio: The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare. | Apr 12, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Library Association - First Folio: The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare. | Apr 12, 2016 | ||
| Added videos. | Dec 11, 2015 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 12, 2015 | ||
| Added photographs. | Feb 04, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Sidney - �Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published According to the True Originall Copies�. | Jan 02, 2012 | ||
| Portrait of Shakespeare replaced with reproduction of First Folio's title page. | Jul 21, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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