Prices of Books Wheatley Paperback Cambridge University Press 9781108078009

Prices of BooksAn Inquiry into the Changes in the Price of Books Which Have Occurred in England at Different Periods\nAuthor(s): Henry Benjamin Wheatley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108078009, 978-1108078009\nSynopsis\nA prolific author and bibliographer, Henry Benjamin Wheatley [tel] 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.