Prices of Books / An Inquiry into the Changes in the Price of Books which have occurred in England at different Periods
Henry B. Wheatley
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  • Adam the royal goldsmith, [58]
  • Æsopus (1485), [185]
  • Albani Missal, vicissitudes of, [75]
  • Alchorne (Stanesby), his library, purchased by Lord Spencer, [154]
  • Allen (Thomas), his library, [144]
  • Althorpe library purchased by Mrs. Rylands, [16]
  • Americana, growth in value, [221]
  • Anacreon, 1554, [185]
  • Apponyi (Count Louis), his library, [173]
  • Ariosto (1516), [190]
  • Aristoteles (1483), [185];
    • copy on vellum, [143]
  • Arnold’s (Matthew) poems, [256]
  • “Arthur (King),” 1557, [216]
  • Ashburnham (Earl of), sale of his library, [174], [176];
    • Ashburnham MSS., [70]
  • Ashmole’s (Elias) library, [9]
  • Ashwell (Rev. George), sale of his library, [119]
  • Askew (Anthony), sale of his library, [138];
    • MSS., [141]
  • Astle (Edward), his library, [156]
  • Atkyns’s ‘Gloucestershire,’ [244]
  • Aubrey’s ‘Surrey,’ [244]
  • Auchinleck library, [173]
  • Auction, use of the word, [105]
  • Auction sales:
    • In the seventeenth century, [104]-[125]
    • In the eighteenth century, [126]-[146]
    • In the nineteenth century, [147]-[178]
  • Auctioneer, print of, by Nicholls, [45]
  • Auctioneers, [37]-[48]
  • Augustinus, ‘De Civitate Dei,’ [192]
  • Aungerville (Richard) = Richard de Bury, [3]
  • Authors, remuneration of, [2], [14]
  • Averages of book sales, [177]
  • Aylesford (Earl of), his library, [171], [176]
  • Bacon’s Henry VII., price, [94]
  • Baker (Samuel), auctioneer, [134]
  • Ballard (Thomas), auctioneer, [128], [130]
  • Bancroft’s (T.) epigrams (1639), [216]
  • Barnes’s (Juliana) ‘Treatyse of Fysshynge,’ [216]
  • Barnfield’s (R.) ‘Lady Pecunia’ (1598), [216]
  • Barrois collection of MSS., [72]
  • Bateman (Lord), his library, [174]
  • Bateman heirlooms, [173]
  • Beauclerk (Topham), sale of his library, [140]
  • Beaumont and Fletcher’s works, [221]
  • Beckford (William), sales (1823) [158], (1882-3) [166], [175]
    • ‘Poetical Sketches,’ [256]
  • Bedford Missal, [75]
  • Bedford (Francis), his library, [170]
  • Beloe (William), [20]
  • Bentley (T.), auctioneer, [118]
  • Bent’s ‘General Catalogue,’ [93]
  • Beresford-Hope (Rt. Hon. A. J. B.), his library, [170]
  • Berri (Jean Due de), inventory of his library, [56]
  • Berri (Duchesse de), her library, [159]
  • Bernard (Charles), sale of his library, [127]
  • Bernard (Dr. Francis), sale of his library, [119], [126]
  • Berwick (Lord), his library, [162]
  • Bible:
    • ‘Biblia Sacra Latina,’ Gutenberg & Fust, price of, [182]
    • ‘Biblia Sacra Latina,’ Fust & Schoeffer, price of, [182]
    • Latin version of the Psalms, Fust & Schoeffer (1459), price of, [182]
    • ‘Biblia Latina,’ N. Jensen, [183]
    • In English, by Coverdale (1535), [183]
    • Tyndale’s New Testament (1526), [183]
    • Complutensian Polyglot (1514-17), [142], [183]
    • Plantin Polyglot, [184]
    • Walton’s Polyglot, [185]
    • (Alcuin’s), at the British Museum, [74]
    • (Eliot), [222]
  • Bindings, sale of, [111];
    • specimens of, [250]-[255]
  • Bindley (James), his library, [157], [175];
    • his portraits, &c., [158]
  • Blake’s poems, [256]
  • Blew (Rev. W. J.), his library, [174]
  • Block books, price of, [181]
  • Blomefield’s ‘Norfolk,’ [245]
  • Boccaccio, [190];
    • Valdarfer edition (1471), [154]
  • Boece’s ‘Cronikles,’ translated by Bellenden, on vellum, [248]
  • Bohn (Henry G.), bookseller, [35];
    • sale of his ‘Epoch,’ [176]
  • Bolland (Baron), his library, [162]
  • Book-collecting as an investment, [19]
  • Book sales in the nineteenth century which have realised over £10,000, [175]
  • Book trade circa 1525, [85]
  • Books:
    • Imported into England, [81]
    • Not to be sold at too high a price, [82]
    • Sellers of, [26]-[48]
  • Borromeo (Count), his library, [157]
  • Botticelli’s drawings in illustration of Dante, [69]
  • Boucher (Rev. Jonathan), his library, [151]
  • Boyet, specimens of his binding, [253]
  • Brabourne (Lord), his library, [173]
  • Bradshaw (Henry), ‘St. Werburghe’ (1521), [216]
  • Bradshaw (Henry), Notes on Dorne’s Day-Book, [84]
  • Brand (Rev. John), his library, [151]
  • Bridges (John), sale of his library, [111]
  • Bright (B. H.), his library, [163]
  • British Museum:
    • Library of the kings and queens of England, [6]
    • Manuscript collections at, [67]
  • Britton (Thomas), sale of his books, [128]
  • Broadley (John), his library, [160]
  • Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre,’ [262]
  • Browne (Sir Thomas) on the increase of books, [10]
  • Browning’s (Robert) ‘Pauline,’ [256]
  • Bruno (Giordano), ‘Spaccio de la Bestia Trionfante,’ [241]
  • Brydges (Sir Egerton), his list of book prices (1564), [88]
  • Buccleuch (Duke of), his library, [172]
  • Buckingham (Duke of), Stowe library, [163], [175];
    • MSS., [163]
  • Buckley (Rev. W. E.), his library, [173]
  • Bullord (John), auctioneer, [44], [121];
    • confused with Ballard by Nichols, [44]
  • Bunbury (Sir E. H.), his library, [174]
  • Burgess (Fred), his library, [173]
  • Burney (Dr. Charles), purchase of his library for the British Museum, [67]
  • Burns, Kilmarnock edition of his Poems (1786), [257]
  • Burton (J. Hill) on collecting as an investment, [19]
  • Bury (Richard de) and his ‘Philobiblon,’ [2]-[5]
  • Bute’s (Earl of) botanical library, [144]
  • Butler’s ‘Hudibras,’ published price, [98]
  • Byron’s Poems, [258]
  • Bysshe (Sir Edward), sale of his library, [111]
  • Byzantine historians, [262]
  • ‘Cæsar,’ edited by Dr. Samuel Clarke, large paper, fall in price, [181]
  • Campbell’s (Colin) ‘Vitruvius Britannicus,’ published price, [95]
  • Canevari (Demetrio), specimen of binding from his library, [252]
  • Carr (Samuel), auctioneer, [117]
  • Cassano library bought by Lord Spencer, [15]
  • Castell (Dr. Edmond), sale of his library, [117];
    • his ‘Lexicon Heptaglotton,’ [14]
  • Catalogue (monthly) of books, [100]
  • Caxton:
    • Changes in the value of the productions of his press, [193]-[214]
    • Chaucer’s translation of Boethius, [109]
    • ‘Golden Legend,’ its original price, [83]
    • Caxtons, [137], [140];
    • at Dr. Francis Bernard’s sale, [121]
  • Chalmers (George), his library, [162]
  • Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales,’ [2], (Caxton) [199], (Pynson) [217], (Wynkyn de Worde) [217];
    • subscription for Urry’s edition, [100]
  • Chiswell (Richard), auctioneer, [43], [109], [111], [113]
  • Christie and Manson, auctioneers, [48]
  • Church books, [86]
  • Cicero:
    • ‘Opera Omnia’ (1483), [185]
    • ‘Epistolæ ad familiares’ (1467), [185]
    • ‘Epistolæ’ (1471), [186]
    • ‘Orationes’ (1472), [186]
  • Clare (Earl of), his library, [166]
  • Clarke (Dr. Hyde), his library, [174]
  • Classics, editiones principes of the, [185];
    • fall in the price of other editions, [180]
  • Claudianus (1482), [186]
  • Clavel’s (R.) catalogue of new books, [93]
  • Cock (Mr.), auctioneer, [130], [132]
  • Colard Mansion, a scribe before he turned printer, [67]
  • Coleridge (Lord), his library, [174]
  • Collins (Anthony), sale of his library, [131]
  • Comerford (James), his library, [160]
  • Cooper (William), first English auctioneer, [37], [104], [117]
  • Copland’s (R.) reference to the price of books, [85]
  • Corser (Rev. T.), his library, [165], [175]
  • Cosens (Frederick William), his library, [172]
  • Crampton (Alfred), his library, [174], [255]
  • Crauford (Rev. C. H.), his library, [165]
  • Crawford (Earl of), his library, [171], [175]
  • Crawford (W. H.), Lakelands library, [173], [176]
  • Crofts (Rev. Thomas), sale of his library, [140]
  • Crossley (James), his library, [170]
  • Currer (Miss Richardson), her library, [164]
  • Cutwode’s (T.) ‘Caltha Poetarum,’ [217]
  • Daly (Right Hon. Denis), his library, [144]
  • Dampier’s (Bishop) library bought by the Duke of Devonshire, [16]
  • Daniel (George), sale of his library, [164], [175]
  • Dante, [190];
    • ‘Divina Commedia’ illustrated by Botticelli, [69]
  • Davis (Charles), auctioneer, [130]
  • Davis (Richard):
    • ‘Auctio Davisiana,’ [37]
    • Sale of his stock, [117]
  • Defoe’s ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ [246]
  • Delisle (Léopold), his claim for stolen MSS., [72]
  • Dent (John), his library, [159], [175]
  • Deseuil (or Du Seuil), specimens of his binding, [253]
  • D’Ewes’s (Sir Symonds) MSS. bought by Harley, [11]
  • Diane de Poictiers, specimen of binding from her library, [251]
  • Dibdin (Dr. T. F.), [21], [32]
  • Dickens’s Novels, &c., [255], [261]
  • Digby (Sir Kenelm), sale of his library, [112]
  • Dillon (John), his library, [165]
  • Domville (Sir Cecil), his library, [174]
  • Dorne’s (John) Day-Book, [84]
  • Drake’s ‘Eboracum,’ [245]
  • Drummond of Hawthornden’s ‘Forth Feasting,’ [218]
  • Du Fresnoy (H. Petit), specimen of binding from his library, [252]
  • Dugdale’s ‘Warwickshire,’ [245]
  • Dunsmore (John), [109], [111]
  • Dunton’s (John) account of the booksellers of his time, [29]
  • D’Urfey’s (T.) ‘Pills to Purge Melancholy,’ published price, [99]
  • Dyneley (R. D.), his library, [172]
  • Dyson (Humphrey), sale of his books, [115]
  • East, destruction of MSS. in the, [55]
  • Ebesham (William), [61]
  • Edwards (James), his library, [149]
  • Ellis’s (F. S.) stock, sale of, [176]
  • Evans (Robert H.), bookseller and auctioneer, [34], [154]
  • Eve (Clovis), specimen of his binding, [253]
  • Fabyan’s ‘Chronicles,’ [218]
  • Fagel (Greffier), his library, [148]
  • Farmer (Richard), D.D., sale of his library, [145]
  • Fashion in the prices of books, [17]
  • Fastolfe’s books (1459), [57]
  • Fielding’s (Henry) library, [135]
  • Flavel’s (Rev. John) Works, published price, [95]
  • Fletewode (William), sale of his library, [138]
  • Folkes (Martin), sale of his library, [135]
  • Fonthill Abbey sale, [158]
  • Forbes (Sir Charles Stewart), his library, [174]
  • Foster (Birket), his library, [173]
  • Foxe’s ‘Acts and Monuments,’ [218]
  • Frere (John Tudor), his library, [174]
  • Frobisher’s ‘Three Voyages,’ [218]
  • Froissart’s ‘Cronycles,’ [218]
  • Gaisford (Thomas), his library, [172]
  • Gardner (Cecil Dunn), his library, [166]
  • Gellius (Aulus), 1469, [186];
    • 1472, [186]
  • Gennadius (John), his library, [173]
  • Gibson-Craig (James T.), his library, [171], [175]
  • Godolphin (John), sale of his library, [109]
  • Goldsmith (Oliver):
    • Sale of his library, [138]
    • ‘Vicar of Wakefield,’ [247]
  • Gordon (Sir Robert), Gordonstoun library, [156]
  • Gosford (Earl of), his library, [170], [175]
  • Gosset (Isaac), his library, [155]
  • Gough, Richard:
    • His library, [152]
    • ‘Sepulchral Monuments,’ [245]
  • Gramont Memoirs, published price, [97]
  • Grangerising, [250]
  • Greenhill (Thomas), sale of his library, [108]
  • Greenwood (Jonathan), auctioneer, [43]
  • Gringoire, ‘Les Fantasies de Mere Sote,’ [242]
  • Grolier, specimens of binding from his library, [251]
  • Guilford (Earl of), his library, [159], [175]
  • Gulston (Joseph), sale of his library, [141], [166]
  • Gurney (David), his library, [166]
  • Hailstone (Edward), Walton Hall library, [173]
  • Hakluyt’s ‘Navigations,’ [219]
  • Halliwell-Phillipps (J. O.), his library, [177]
  • Hamilton Palace MSS. sold to the German Government, [69], [169], [176]
  • Hamilton’s (Duke of) library, [169], [175]
  • Hampton (Lord), his library, [166]
  • Hanrott (P. A.), his library, [160], [175]
  • Hardwicke (Lord Chancellor), his library, [172]
  • Harleian MSS. bought for the British Museum, [12]
  • Harley library bought by T. Osborne, [13], [30]
  • Harriot (T.), ‘Merveilleux et estrange Rapport,’ [219]
  • Hartley (Leonard L.), his library, [171], [175]
  • Haslewood (Joseph), his library, [160]
  • Hawkins (Rev. W. B. L.), his library, [174]
  • Hearne (Thomas):
    • His remuneration, [15]
    • Diaries sold for a hundred guineas, [129]
    • Editions, original subscription, [101];
      • depreciation in price, [260]
  • Heath (Rev. Benjamin, D.D.), his library, [152]
  • Heathcote (Robert), his library, [148]
  • Heaton (Beresford R.), his library, [174]
  • Heber (Richard):
    • Collection of early sale catalogues, [112]
    • Sale of his library, [160], [175]
  • Henley (‘Orator’), sale of his library, [136]
  • Henry VIII., Act respecting importation of books, [81]
  • Hibbert (George), his library, [159]
  • Hildyard (T. B. F.), his library, [174]
  • Hill (Thomas), his library, [162]
  • Hoare (Sir Richard Colt), his library, [170], [175]
  • Holland (Henry):
    • ‘Basiliōlogia,’ [249]
    • ‘Herōologia,’ [249]
  • Holmes’s ‘Life of the Queen,’ enhanced price, [102]
  • Homerus (1488), [186]
  • Homer’s ‘Iliad’:
    • MS., [68]
    • Subscription for Pope’s translation, [101]
    • ‘Batrachomyomachia’ (1486), sold in Maittaire’s library, [133]
  • Hope (Adrian), his library, [174]
  • Hopetoun (Earl of), his library, [172]
  • Horatius (1470), [186];
    • printed by Didot (1799), on vellum, [248]
  • Home (Rev. T. Hartwell) on MSS., [53]
  • Howell (John), auctioneer, [119]
  • Hunt’s (John) inventory of books (1483), with prices, [84]
  • Hunter (John), his library, [155]
  • Hurd (Philip), his library, [159]
  • Hutchinson (Joshua H.), his library, [173]
  • Illustrated books, [249], [250]
  • Italian classics, [190]
  • Jacomb (Dr. Thomas), sale of his library, [118]
  • James I. as a book collector, [6]
  • Jersey (Earl of), Osterley Park library, [171], [175]
  • Johnson (Dr. Samuel):
    • His work on the ‘Bibliotheca Harleiana,’ [31]
    • English Dictionary, published price, [96]
    • Sale of his library, [141]
  • Johnson’s (Michael) address prefixed to an auction catalogue, [46]
  • Jonson’s (Ben) Works, [221]
  • Junot (Marshal), his library, [156]
  • Justinus (1470), [186]
  • Juvenalis et Persius, [187]