Prices of Books An Inquiry into the Changes in the Price of Books which have occurred in England at different Periods
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PRICES OF BOOKS AN INQUIRY INTO THE CHANGES IN THE PRICE OF BOOKS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN ENGLAND AT DIFFERENT PERIODS BY HENRY B. WHEATLEY, F.S.A.
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II SELLERS OF BOOKS
AUCTIONEERS
CHAPTER III PRICES OF MANUSCRIPT BOOKS
CHAPTER IV PUBLISHED PRICES
FOLIOS
QUARTOS
OCTAVOS
DUODECIMOS
CHAPTER V AUCTION SALES IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
CHAPTER VI AUCTION SALES IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
CHAPTER VII AUCTION SALES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
CHAPTER VIII PRICES OF EARLY PRINTED BOOKS
Editiones Principes of the Classics
Italian Classics
CHAPTER IX PRICES OF EARLY ENGLISH LITERATURE
CHAPTER X PRICES OF SHAKESPEARE’S WORKS
SECOND FOLIO, 1632.
THIRD FOLIO, 1664 (some copies dated 1663).
FOURTH FOLIO, 1685.
SEPARATE PLAYS.
CHAPTER XI PRICES OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF BOOKS
BOOKS ON VELLUM
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
BINDINGS
EARLY EDITIONS OF MODERN AUTHORS
INDEX
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