EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II SELLERS OF BOOKS
CHAPTER III PRICES OF MANUSCRIPT BOOKS
CHAPTER IV PUBLISHED PRICES
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
CHAPTER IX PRICES OF EARLY ENGLISH LITERATURE
CHAPTER X PRICES OF SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS
CHAPTER XI PRICES OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF BOOKS
INDEX
FOOTNOTES:
The Library Series
EDITED BY
Dr. RICHARD GARNETT
IV
PRICES OF BOOKS
The Library Series
Edited, with Introductions, by Dr. RICHARD GARNETT
- THE FREE LIBRARY: Its History and Present Condition. By J. J. Ogle, of Bootle Free Library. Cloth, 6s. net.
- LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE, AND FITTINGS. By F. J. Burgoyne, of the Tate Central Library, Brixton. With 141 Illustrations. Cloth, 6s. net.
- LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION. By J. Macfarlane, of the British Museum. Cloth, 6s. net.
- PRICES OF BOOKS. By Henry B. Wheatley, of the Society of Arts. Cloth, 6s. net.
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.
colophon
LONDON
GEORGE ALLEN, 156, CHARING CROSS ROAD
1898
[All rights reserved]
Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press
