| Author: | Henry B. Wheatley | ISBN: | 1230000032567 |
| Publisher: | cbook | Publication: | November 21, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Henry B. Wheatley |
| ISBN: | 1230000032567 |
| Publisher: | cbook |
| Publication: | November 21, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The history of prices is one of the most interesting subjects that can engage research. As language has been called fossil poetry, from which the primitive workings of the mind of man may be elicited, so the story of his progress in material well-being lies enfolded in the history of the prices which have at various periods been procurable for commodities, whether of prime necessity, of general utility, or simply ornamental. The prices of books, so ably investigated and recorded by Mr. WHEATLEY in the following pages, are a small but significant department of a great subject.
The history of prices is one of the most interesting subjects that can engage research. As language has been called fossil poetry, from which the primitive workings of the mind of man may be elicited, so the story of his progress in material well-being lies enfolded in the history of the prices which have at various periods been procurable for commodities, whether of prime necessity, of general utility, or simply ornamental. The prices of books, so ably investigated and recorded by Mr. WHEATLEY in the following pages, are a small but significant department of a great subject.
