- Petrarca, 191; ‘Opere’ (1514), 143; his library, 54
- Phillipps (Sir Thomas), his collection of MSS., 73, 174
- ‘Philobiblon,’ editions of, 3
- Pickering (William), his private library, 164, 175
- Pinelli library, 142
- Pitt (Moses), 110
- Plato (1513), 188
- Plautus (1472), sold in Maittaire library, 134
- Plays, published price of, 96
- Plinius, 188
- Plot’s ‘Oxfordshire,’ 246; ‘Staffordshire,’ 246
- Poems printed in quarto, 96
- Pole (Sir W.), his library, 174
- ‘Poliphili Hypnerotomachia,’ 191
- Pollard (Alfred W.): On collecting as an investment, 20 On English book-sales, 106
- Pope’s ‘Essay on Man,’ on vellum, 249
- Porson (Richard), his library, 152
- Price (Sir Charles), his library, 165
- Prices: Vicissitudes of, 16 Causes of increase of price, 18, 21 Cautions respecting price, 263, 264 Depreciation, 262, 263 Of early printed books, 179-192 Of early English literature, 193-222 Of Shakespeare’s Works, 223-240 Of various classes of books, 241-264 County histories, 244-246 English classics, 246, 247 Books on vellum, 247-249 Illustrated books, 249, 250 Bindings, 250-255 Early editions of modern authors, 255-262
- Prust (John), Canon of Windsor, 58
- Psalmanazar’s (George) ‘Formosa,’ published price, 98
- Published prices, 79-103
- Publishers and stationers, 27
- ‘Purchas his Pilgrimes,’ price, 94, 220
- Putnam (G. H.), his works on the history of bookselling, 26, 79
- Puttick & Simpson, auctioneers, 47
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