The Invention of Rare Books

The Invention of Rare Books
Author: David McKitterick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2018-07-12
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1108428320

Explores how the idea of rare books was shaped by collectors, traders and libraries from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Using examples from across Europe, David McKitterick looks at how rare books developed from being desirable objects of largely private interest to become public and even national concerns.

Catalogue of the signet library

Catalogue of the signet library
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 629
Release: 2023-02-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3382116650

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Prices of Books

Prices of Books
Author: Henry B. Wheatley
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2018-04-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3732652629

Reproduction of the original: Prices of Books by Henry B. Wheatley