John Heminges was an English actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. Along with Henry Condell, he was an editor of the First Folio, the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623. From Wikipedia
Sotheby’s will offer the First through Fourth Folios as a single lot on May 23, with an estimated value of £3.5 to £4.5 million.
