American Book-Prices Current, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from American Book-Prices Current, Vol. 1: A Record of Books, Manuscripts and Autographs Sold at Auction in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, From September 1st, 1894, to September 1st, 1895, With the Prices Realized Should this volume meet with the necessary financial support from the trade and book-buyers generally, the compilation will be published annually, and it is hoped that this, our first effort, will be much improved upon in future issues. Although the number of sales and aggregate value of books sold at auction in the United States fall below those of England, nevertheless the past year has seen dispersed several collee tions which, in the character of the volumes offered and in the sums realized, will compare favorably with any recent London sales. Some absolutely unique books, and others practically so, have been put upon the auction record, while new records have been established upon some of the world's great classics for which the competition is keenest. The books most in favor with collectors in this country, much as in England, are early English literature, first editions of English and American authors, and the rarer Americana. For a few of the rarest and most esteemed volumes in each of these classes there seems to be no limit in price to which they may not attain. Prices 'which even five years ago would have been called exorbitant, are today considered moderate. The demand exceeds the supply, and at each sale some buyer is prepared to pay, for a fine copy, a little more than the book has ever brought at any previous sale. This can be said of the rarest books only, for commoner books, and especially inferior Copies, have not sho'wn any marked increase in price. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.