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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

  • Malone (Edmond), his library, 157
  • Manton (Thomas), sale of his library, 108
  • Manuscript books, prices of, 49-78
  • Manuscripts in public libraries, 67 (note)
  • Marche (Richard du), illuminator, 57
  • Margaret (St.) of Scotland, her historical mass-book, 77
  • Marguerite de Montmorency, specimen of binding from her library, 252
  • Marguerite de Valois, specimen of binding from her library, 251
  • Marshall (Frank), his library, 172
  • Martialis (1471), 188; ‘Apud Vindelinum Spirensem,’ sold in Maittaire’s library, 134; original MS. copies of epigrams, sold for 3s. 6d., 1
  • Mason (George), his library, 145
  • Maunsell’s (Andrew) Catalogue of English Books, 90
  • Mead (Richard, M.D.), sale of his library, 134, 139
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