UBC has acquired a complete first edition of William Shakespeare's Comedies Histories and Tragedies—an extremely rare book published seven years after Shakespeare's death and credited with preserving almost half of his plays.

The First Folio, as it's also known, includes 36 of Shakespeare’s 38 known plays, edited by his close friends, fellow writers and actors. The 1623 publication is considered the most authoritative of all early printings.

UBC purchased the First Folio, formerly owned by a private collector in the U.S., through Christie’s New York with funding provided by a consortium of donors from across North America and with the generous support of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

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