The First Folio of Shakespeare

The First Folio of Shakespeare is the first printed collection of the writer’s plays, published in 1623, seven years after his death. It’s unknown how many First Folios were printed, but researchers put the number at about 750 copies, a typical print run of the time, according to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. About 235 copies are known today, with two discovered as recently as 2016. Auction estimates start at $5 million.