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

There is a gap in the literature of our subject between authors at the beginning of the century and the modern writers, who largely obtain their information from French sources.

H. B. W.

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CONTENTS

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[CHAPTER I]
INTRODUCTION	1
[CHAPTER II]
SELLERS OF BOOKS	26
[CHAPTER III]
PRICES OF MANUSCRIPT BOOKS	49
[CHAPTER IV]
PUBLISHED PRICES	79
[CHAPTER V]
AUCTION SALES IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY	104
[CHAPTER VI]
AUCTION SALES IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY	126
[CHAPTER VII]
AUCTION SALES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY	147
[CHAPTER VIII]
PRICES OF EARLY PRINTED BOOKS	179
[CHAPTER IX]
PRICES OF EARLY ENGLISH LITERATURE—CAXTONS, &c.	193
[CHAPTER X]
PRICES OF SHAKESPEARE’S WORKS	223
[CHAPTER XI]
PRICES OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF BOOKS	241
[INDEX]	265

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PRICES OF BOOKS

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