{"product_id":"prices-of-books-an-inquiry-into-the-changes-in-the-price-of-books-which-have-occurred-in-england-at-different-periods-paperback-9781108078009","title":"Prices of Books; An Inquiry into the Changes in the Price of Books Which Have Occurred in England at Different Periods (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108078009","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePrices of Books\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Inquiry into the Changes in the Price of Books Which Have Occurred in England at Different Periods\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1898 publication traces the market value of books in England from the seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Benjamin Wheatley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108078009, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA 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).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditor's introduction\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sellers of books\u003cbr\u003e 3. Prices of manuscript books\u003cbr\u003e 4. Published prices\u003cbr\u003e 5. Auction sales in the seventeenth century\u003cbr\u003e 6. Auction sales in the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 7. Auction sales in the nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 8. Prices of early printed books\u003cbr\u003e 9. Prices of early English literature - Caxtons, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 10. Prices of Shakespeare's works\u003cbr\u003e 11. Prices of various classes of books\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266198982936,"sku":"9781108078009","price":23.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108078009i.jpg?v=1696751667","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/prices-of-books-an-inquiry-into-the-changes-in-the-price-of-books-which-have-occurred-in-england-at-different-periods-paperback-9781108078009","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}