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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Des Moines, Iowa - Hour 2

At ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Des Moines, this guest learns an incomplete but genuine 1623 Shakespeare First Folio, part of the original published collection of William Shakespeare’s plays, is estimated to have a significant worth of $40,000 to $50,000.
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At ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Des Moines, this guest learns an incomplete but genuine 1623 Shakespeare First Folio, part of the original published collection of William Shakespeare’s plays, is estimated to have a significant worth of $40,000 to $50,000.

Airs Monday, April 8, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is a 13-time Emmy® Award-nominee and PBS' most-watched ongoing series.

Mark L. Walberg hosts.

In Des Moines, Iowa, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Francis Wahlgren explore an impressive extra-illustrated book set based on a biography of Charles Dickens at Salisbury House and Gardens, the estate of 1920s cosmetics tycoon Carl Weeks.

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Highlights include: a collection of late 1950s and 1960s Lucy M. Lewis Acoma Pueblo pottery; an 1820 Russian Lukutin snuff box inscribed with the imperial arms of the Romanov dynasty; and an extremely rare 1623 Shakespeare First Folio, valued at $40,000 to $50,000.

Behind the Scenes in Des Moines

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