The Antiquarian Book Trade in Britain, 1695- 1830: The Use of Auction and Booksellers' Catalogues

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
1995
Author
Journal
The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
Volume
89
Issue
4
Pagination
409-417
Language
English
Region
Library Type
Chronological Period
Annotation

Argues for the research value of catalogues of public and private book collections.  Concludes that auction catalogues are one of the few remaining untapped resources for book history.

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