Project Gutenberg 2012-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 93 Wheatley, Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) 1838 1917 Wheatley, H. B. (Henry Benjamin) 02006056 Prices of Books An Inquiry into the Changes in the Price of Books which have occurred in England at different Periods Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Irma Špehar, Jennifer Linklater and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Prices of Books" by Henry B. Wheatley is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the fluctuations and changes in the prices of books in England over different periods. Wheatley's inquiry delves into the complexities of book pricing, discussing factors such as scarcity, quality, and historical context, alongside how these elements reflect broader economic and cultural developments. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the significance of understanding book prices as a means to gauge societal progress. It outlines the book's intention to provide a general overview of the prices of books throughout history, crafting a nuanced narrative that links the worth of books to economic conditions, intellectual growth, and the evolving tastes of society. Wheatley also draws on various historical examples, from early manuscripts to renowned literary collections, to offer context and insights that will inform the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40815/40815-h/images/cover.jpg en Books -- Prices -- History Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General Browsing: Teaching & Education 572489 572488 2024-10-17T08:44:18.092478 2023-09-18T03:35:00.338514 text/html text/html 567236 2021-01-25T13:42:02 text/html 289695 2024-10-17T08:44:28.288425 application/epub+zip 297239 2024-10-17T08:44:20.008473 application/epub+zip 268495 2024-10-17T08:44:19.022467 application/epub+zip 475879 2024-10-17T08:44:34.160379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443805 2024-10-17T08:44:27.282456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415212 2022-09-18T16:38:42.699810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472532 472304 2024-10-17T08:44:16.151511 2023-09-18T03:34:58.663523 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 472522 2023-04-04T08:11:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19682 2024-10-17T08:44:34.321383 application/rdf+xml 9993 2024-10-17T08:44:19.165460 image/jpeg 2009 2024-10-17T08:44:19.094468 image/jpeg 172192 2023-04-04T08:12:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 265378 2023-04-04T07:49:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 270144 2024-10-17T08:44:18.141470 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia