The Economics of the Manuscript and Rare Book Trade, ca. 1890–1939
The market for rare books has been characterized as unpredictable, and driven by the whims of a small number of rich individuals. Yet behind the headlines announcing new auction records, a range of sources make it possible to analyze the market as a whole. This book introduces the economics of the t...
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| description | The market for rare books has been characterized as unpredictable, and driven by the whims of a small number of rich individuals. Yet behind the headlines announcing new auction records, a range of sources make it possible to analyze the market as a whole. This book introduces the economics of the trade in manuscripts and rare books during the turbulent period ca. 1890–1939. It demonstrates how surviving sources, even when incomplete and inconsistent, can be used to tackle questions about the operation of the rare book trade, including how books were priced, profit margins, accounting practices, and books as investments, from the perspectives of both dealers and collectors. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1322872025-03-24T14:34:35Z The Economics of the Manuscript and Rare Book Trade, ca. 1890–1939 Botana, Federico Cleaver, Laura Book collecting; manuscript collecting; Quaritch; Bodleian The market for rare books has been characterized as unpredictable, and driven by the whims of a small number of rich individuals. Yet behind the headlines announcing new auction records, a range of sources make it possible to analyze the market as a whole. This book introduces the economics of the trade in manuscripts and rare books during the turbulent period ca. 1890–1939. It demonstrates how surviving sources, even when incomplete and inconsistent, can be used to tackle questions about the operation of the rare book trade, including how books were priced, profit margins, accounting practices, and books as investments, from the perspectives of both dealers and collectors. 2024-01-04T04:31:32Z 2024-01-04T04:31:32Z 2024-01-03T13:52:16Z 2024 book OCN: 1416677904 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86378 9781802700978 9781802701883 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/132287 eng Collection Development, Cultural Heritage, and Digital Humanities open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86378/1/9781802701876.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86378/1/9781802701876.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86378/1/9781802701876.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86378/1/9781802701876.pdf Arc Humanities Press 10.17302/CDH-9781802701876 10.17302/CDH-9781802701876 f13fc637-eaa8-4720-b1fa-dafaccb9c6d2 9781802700978 9781802701883 134 open access |
| spellingShingle | Book collecting; manuscript collecting; Quaritch; Bodleian The Economics of the Manuscript and Rare Book Trade, ca. 1890–1939 |
| title | The Economics of the Manuscript and Rare Book Trade, ca. 1890–1939 |
| title_full | The Economics of the Manuscript and Rare Book Trade, ca. 1890–1939 |
| title_fullStr | The Economics of the Manuscript and Rare Book Trade, ca. 1890–1939 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Economics of the Manuscript and Rare Book Trade, ca. 1890–1939 |
| title_short | The Economics of the Manuscript and Rare Book Trade, ca. 1890–1939 |
| title_sort | economics of the manuscript and rare book trade ca 1890 1939 |
| topic | Book collecting; manuscript collecting; Quaritch; Bodleian |
| topic_facet | Book collecting; manuscript collecting; Quaritch; Bodleian |
| url | OCN: 1416677904 |