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This book has been called indisputably the most important book in English literature and the most important secular book of all time. 
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This sale will be a truly exceptional event. With the exception of the great spiritual leaders, his influence on Western culture is more profound than any individual who has lived.
- Peter Selley
Without this edition, eighteen of Shakespeare's plays including some of his most famous like Macbeth, The Tempest and other plays would have been lost for all time. It's the only surviving source for eighteen of Shakespeare's plays. With regard to this particular copy of the first folio, it's remarkable because it's preserved in it's original seventeenth century binding. There's no other copy in the world in private hands preserved in a seventeenth century binding complete with all it's text leaves.
- Peter Selley