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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

  • Quaritch (Bernard), 21, 36; his remarkable catalogues, 36; catalogues of MSS., 68
  • Quintilianus (1470), 189
  • Ranew (Nathaniel), auctioneer, 110
  • Ratcliffe (John), sale of his library, 139
  • Rawlinson (Richard), sale of his library, 135
  • Rawlinson (Thomas), sale of his library, 126, 128
  • Reed (Isaac), his library, 152
  • Rees’s ‘Cyclopædia,’ published price, 97
  • Reid (H. G.), his library, 173
  • Revicksky’s (Count) library bought by Lord Spencer, 15
  • Reynbold (John), scribe, 59
  • Rhodes (Hugh), ‘Boke of Nurture,’ 220
  • Richard III., Act respecting importation of books, 81
  • Ricraft’s ‘Oriental Languages,’ 220
  • Rodd (Thomas), bookseller, 34
  • Rogers (Thorold) on the prices of books, 55, 86
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