Economics of the Manuscript and Rare Book Trade, ca. 1890–1939

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Del i serien Collection Development, Cultural Heritage, and Digital Humanities

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Beskrivning

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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Utgivningsdatum:2024-11-30
Mått:152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:240 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Collection Development, Cultural Heritage, and Digital Humanities
Antal sidor:134
Förlag:Arc Humanities Press
ISBN:9781802701883

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Federico Botana is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of London as part of the CULTIVATE MSS Project.Laura Cleaver is Senior Lecturer in Manuscript Studies at the University of London and Principal Investigator of the CULTIVATE MSS Project.

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List of IllustrationsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations"Introduction: The Value of Rare Books," by Federico Botana and Laura CleaverChapter 1: "Valuing Rare Books in 1920s Germany: Prices in Jacques Rosenthal’s Bibliotheca medii aevi manuscripta," by Angéline RaisChapter 2: "Leo S. Olschki’s Card Index and Potential Profits," by Federico BotanaChapter 3: "Stock-books and Ledgers: J. & J. Leighton and Édouard Rahir and Company ca. 1897–1904 and E. P. Goldschmid and Company ca. 1925–1933," by Laura CleaverChapter 4: "Léopold Delisle, Henri Omont, and the Price of National Collecting: The Medieval Manuscript Acquisitions of the Bibliothèque nationale ca. 1900–1910," by Hannah MorcosChapter 5: "Herschel V. Jones: Public Collections and Private Investments," by Danielle Magnusson"Conclusion," by Laura CleaverAppendix 1: InflationAppendix 2: Exchange Rates