
Prices of Books
An Inquiry into the Changes in the Price of Books Which Have Occurred in England at Different Periods
Henry Benjamin Wheatley(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 1. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-108-07800-9 (ISBN)
Description
A prolific author and bibliographer, Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917) wrote or edited dozens of works during a distinguished literary career. First published in 1898 as the fourth volume in Richard Garnett's 'Library Series', Prices of Books traces the market value of books in England from the seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century. Wheatley recounts the history of booksellers, and manuscript and book pricing in England, providing detailed analyses of significant auction sales over three centuries. He also devotes chapters to the pricing history of Shakespeare's works and other notable English publications. Serving as a fascinating micro-history of England's reading and book-collecting habits, this work will appeal to those interested in antiquarian culture and the history of the book. Several other works by Wheatley are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection, including the delightful Literary Blunders (1893).
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-07800-9 (9781108078009)
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Content
Editor's introduction; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Sellers of books; 3. Prices of manuscript books; 4. Published prices; 5. Auction sales in the seventeenth century; 6. Auction sales in the eighteenth century; 7. Auction sales in the nineteenth century; 8. Prices of early printed books; 9. Prices of early English literature - Caxtons, etc.; 10. Prices of Shakespeare's works; 11. Prices of various classes of books; Index.