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Henry B. Wheatley examines the historical fluctuations in the prices of books as an indicator of broader economic and intellectual development. The text analyzes how factors such as scarcity, mechanical innovation, and changing social values influence the market value of printed works over time.

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CHAPTER XI PRICES OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF BOOKS

  • 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
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