{"product_id":"original-shakespeare-4th-folio-leaf-featuring-pg-125-6-loves-labours-lost","title":"Original Shakespeare 4th Folio Leaf Featuring pg 125-6 Love's Labour's Lost","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"112\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"455\"\u003eOffered here is an original leaf from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"195\"\u003eFourth Folio of William Shakespeare\u003c\/span\u003e, published in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"218\"\u003e1685\u003c\/span\u003e, one of the most important monuments in English literature. This genuine 17th-century printed page comes from Shakespeare's comedy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"372\"\u003eLove's Labour's Lost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand contains pages\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"403\"\u003e125–126\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the play as printed in the Fourth Folio edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"675\"\u003eThe leaf has been professionally matted and housed in a custom cloth-covered presentation case, making it an exceptional display piece for collectors of rare books, literary history, and early printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"870\"\u003ePrinted more than 340 years ago during the reign of King James II, this leaf represents a tangible connection to the world of Restoration England and the enduring legacy of Shakespeare's works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"y8jxr4\" data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"895\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout This Leaf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"1228\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3k3ckq\" data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"945\"\u003eOriginal leaf from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"945\"\u003eFourth Folio (1685)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jrjrls\" data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"976\"\u003eWork:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"976\"\u003eLove's Labour's Lost\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1mw89qa\" data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"993\"\u003ePages: 125–126\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12icbk6\" data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1022\"\u003eDouble-column folio format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"deo62x\" data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1053\"\u003eOriginal hand-press printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"lcg1be\" data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003eFeatures period typography including the long \"s\" (ſ)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1w229ly\" data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1172\"\u003eProfessionally matted and housed in custom presentation case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"22qjsh\" data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1228\"\u003eVisible age toning consistent with 17th-century paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1462\"\u003eThis leaf contains dialogue from the latter portion of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1307\"\u003eLove's Labour's Lost\u003c\/span\u003e, including scenes involving the Princess, Berowne, Rosaline, Katherine, Maria, and the King of Navarre as the play moves toward its celebrated conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1787t4c\" data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1489\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Shakespeare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1652\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and one of the most influential authors in world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1902\"\u003eBorn in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, Shakespeare wrote approximately 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous poems. His works have been translated into virtually every major language and continue to be performed more than those of any other playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1941\"\u003eHis plays explore timeless themes of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j3ujfc\" data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"1948\"\u003eLove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1kw282b\" data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"1959\"\u003eAmbition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1753qlz\" data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"1967\"\u003ePower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jkqbwa\" data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"1978\"\u003eJealousy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1kael26\" data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"1989\"\u003eIdentity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1frkk7z\" data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2002\"\u003eRedemption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ztcpwu\" data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003eHuman nature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2237\"\u003eThe folio editions were instrumental in preserving Shakespeare's plays. Without them, many of his most famous works, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2154\"\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2156\" data-end=\"2171\"\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2173\" data-end=\"2188\"\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/span\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2207\"\u003eThe Tempest, \u003c\/span\u003emight have been lost forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1ikfwzx\" data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2263\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fourth Folio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2265\" data-end=\"2373\"\u003eThe Fourth Folio was published in 1685 and is the final of the great seventeenth-century Shakespeare folios:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2469\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1a7009i\" data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2396\"\u003eFirst Folio – 1623\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wo4qbj\" data-start=\"2397\" data-end=\"2419\"\u003eSecond Folio – 1632\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6o1ao3\" data-start=\"2420\" data-end=\"2446\"\u003eThird Folio – 1663\/1664\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2typkn\" data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2469\"\u003eFourth Folio – 1685\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2471\" data-end=\"2679\"\u003eThe Fourth Folio was printed more than sixty years after Shakespeare's death and helped ensure that his works remained available to readers during a period of immense political and cultural change in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2681\" data-end=\"2848\"\u003eWhile more common than the celebrated First Folio, the Fourth Folio remains an authentic and highly desirable artefact from the earliest era of Shakespeare publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1w8drqy\" data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2893\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngland in 1685\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2895\" data-end=\"2968\"\u003eWhen this leaf was printed, England stood at a pivotal moment in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"3134\"\u003eThe year 1685 saw the accession of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eJames II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the English throne. 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