Shakespeare's first four folios sell at auction for almost £2.5m

Books, originally sold as separate lots, were all purchased by anonymous American collector from Christie’s auction

Copies of William Shakespeare’s first four books, dubbed the “Holy Grail of publishing”, have sold for almost £2.5m at auction.

Christie’s said they were sold as separate lots on Wednesday but were all bought by an anonymous private American collector.

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