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A prolific author and bibliographer, Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917) wrote or edited dozens of works during a distinguished literary career. First published in 1898 as the fourth volume in Richard Garnett's 'Library Series', Prices of Books traces the market value of books in England from the seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century. Wheatley recounts the history of booksellers, and manuscript and book pricing in England, providing detailed analyses of significant auction sales over three centuries. He also devotes chapters to the pricing history of Shakespeare's works and other notable English publications. Serving as a fascinating micro-history of England's reading and book-collecting habits, this work will appeal to those interested in antiquarian culture and the history of the book. Several other works by Wheatley are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection, including the delightful Literary Blunders (1893).

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Bibliomania, the almost obsessive collecting of rare books and early editions by the aristocracy, which peaked in 1812 with the sale of the Valdarfer Boccaccio, was fuelled in no small part by the work of the bibliographer Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847). His most famous book, Bibliomania, popularised the word's use in England. The present work was first published in three volumes in 1817 and may be considered a continuation of Bibliomania in both style and content. Using a dialogue format with extensive footnotes, it covers all aspects of bibliography from early illuminated manuscripts and printed books through to contemporary book collectors and auctions. The work is notable for the number and quality of its illustrations. Volume 3 presents accounts of book collectors and auctions since 1811, and bibliographical and general indexes to the whole work. Dibdin's Bibliomania (revised edition, 1811) and his Reminiscences of a Literary Life (1836) are also reissued in this series.

Illumination of books and manuscripts. --- Bibliography --- Engraving --- Printing --- Bookbinding --- Book collectors --- Books --- Prices --- Library materials --- Publications --- Cataloging --- International Standard Book Numbers --- Book owners --- Book selection --- Collectors and collecting --- Private libraries --- Bibliopegy --- Binding of books --- Print finishing processes --- Copper engraving --- Engravings --- Line-engraving --- Siderography --- Steel-engraving --- Graphic arts --- Prints --- Etching --- Book lists --- Lists of publications --- Publication lists --- Documentation --- Information resources --- Abstracts --- Codicology --- Library science --- Illuminated manuscripts --- Manuscripts --- Manuscripts, Illuminated --- Miniatures (Illumination of books and manuscripts) --- Ornamental alphabets --- Illustration of books --- Alphabets --- Initials --- Paleography --- Scriptoria

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Bibliomania, the almost obsessive collecting of rare books and early editions by the aristocracy, which peaked in 1812 with the sale of the Valdarfer Boccaccio, was fuelled in no small part by the work of the bibliographer Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847). His most famous book, Bibliomania, popularised the word's use in England. The present work was first published in three volumes in 1817 and may be considered a continuation of Bibliomania in both style and content. Using a dialogue format with extensive footnotes, it covers all aspects of bibliography from early illuminated manuscripts and printed books through to contemporary book collectors and auctions. The work is notable for the number and quality of its illustrations. Volume 1 presents a detailed survey of illuminated manuscripts and early printed books, focusing on the continuity of illustration and decoration. Dibdin's Bibliomania (revised edition, 1811) and his Reminiscences of a Literary Life (1836) are also reissued in this series.

Illumination of books and manuscripts. --- Bibliography --- Engraving --- Printing --- Bookbinding --- Book collectors --- Books --- Prices --- Library materials --- Publications --- Cataloging --- International Standard Book Numbers --- Book owners --- Book selection --- Collectors and collecting --- Private libraries --- Bibliopegy --- Binding of books --- Print finishing processes --- Copper engraving --- Engravings --- Line-engraving --- Siderography --- Steel-engraving --- Graphic arts --- Prints --- Etching --- Book lists --- Lists of publications --- Publication lists --- Documentation --- Information resources --- Abstracts --- Codicology --- Library science --- Illuminated manuscripts --- Manuscripts --- Manuscripts, Illuminated --- Miniatures (Illumination of books and manuscripts) --- Ornamental alphabets --- Illustration of books --- Alphabets --- Initials --- Paleography --- Scriptoria