$2,500,000 in rare books acquired for Folger Library. Washington, D.C., May 14. The Folger Shakespeare Library, here, will soon place on it's shelves 9,000 volumes, onced valued at $2,500,000 and containing 787 books by early English authors, only one copy of each of which is known to exist. The 9,0
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"$2,500,000 in rare books acquired for Folger Library. Washington, D.C., May 14. The Folger Shakespeare Library, here, will soon place on it's shelves 9,000 volumes, onced valued at $2,500,000 and containing 787 books by early English authors, only one copy of each of which is known to exist. The 9,0" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:$2,500,000_in_rare_books_acquired_for_Folger_Library._Washington,_D.C.,_May_14._The_Folger_Shakespeare_Library,_here,_will_soon_place_on_it%27s_shelves_9,000_volumes,_onced_valued_at_LCCN2016873581.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270127.
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