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How did rare books become valuable?

Oxford professor Emma Smith's new research explores the bibliomania of the 18th Century and how the rare books market came into being directly from wealth extracted from sugar plantations and enslaved labor. Professor Emma Smith’s work is on Shakespeare – on stage, print, and in wider culture. She has written on Shakespeare’s First Folio (1623) – the first collected edition of his plays - and is interested in how Shakespeare came to be so important. She is an associate scholar with the Royal Shakespeare Company and a regular speaker in schools, literary festivals, theatres, libraries, and book groups as well as in universities. She has contributed to radio and tv programs and written extensively for newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The Telegraph, The Observer and The Guardian. Learn more from Professor Smith about rare books and the wealth that created their value at throughlines.org.