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oapen-20.500.12657-863782024-01-04T08:07:58Z The Economics of the Manuscript and Rare Book Trade, ca. 1890–1939 Botana, Federico Cleaver, Laura Book collecting; manuscript collecting; Quaritch; Bodleian bic Book Industry Communication::W Lifestyle, sport & leisure::WC Antiques & collectables::WCS Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter 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. 2024-01-03T13:52:16Z 2024-01-03T13:52:16Z 2024 book 9781802700978 9781802701883 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86378 eng Collection Development, Cultural Heritage, and Digital Humanities application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781802701876.pdf Arc Humanities Press 10.17302/CDH-9781802701876 10.17302/CDH-9781802701876 e8579ecb-7a9a-49c1-9777-413adf1559c9 9781802700978 9781802701883 134 open access
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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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