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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

  • Roscoe (William), his library, 157
  • Rose (J. Anderson), his library, 173
  • Rossetti (Dante G.), ‘Sir Hugh the Heron,’ 258
  • ‘Roxburghe Ballads,’ 142
  • Roxburghe sale, an epoch in book collecting, 17, 147, 153, 175
  • Ruskin’s (John) plea for the purchase of the Hamilton MSS., 69; his Works, 259
  • Russell (Rev. J. F.), his library, 171
  • Russia, libraries in, bought by the yard, 14
  • ‘St. Albans, Chronicle of,’ 214; ‘Boke of,’ 215
  • St. Paul’s Cathedral library, loss of MSS., 6
  • Sallustius (1470), 189
  • Salmond (W. D.), his library, 172
  • Sangar (Gabriel), sale of his library, 110
  • Scot’s ‘Discoverie of Witchcraft,’ 220
  • Scott’s (Sir Walter) Novels, 261; published price of his Poems, 96
  • Seaman (Lazarus), sale of his library, 105
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