William Shakespeare's 'First Folio' is displayed at Christie's Auction House in London recently. The book, which was published in 1623 and contains 36 of Shakespeare's plays, goes on auction in New York in April. Photo: Reuters
A rare 1623 book that brought together William Shakespeare's works for the first time will go up for auction in April, Christie's auction house announced recently.
The book, called Comedies, Histories And Tragedies, is expected to sell for between US$4mil (RM16.3mil) and US$6mil (RM24mil), the auctioneer said. Widely known as the First Folio, it is one of only six known complete copies in private hands.
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