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A prolific author and bibliographer, Henry Benjamin Wheatley
(1838-1917) wrote or edited dozens of works during a distinguished
literary career. First published in 1898 as the fourth volume in
Richard Garnett's 'Library Series', Prices of Books traces the
market value of books in England from the seventeenth century to
the late nineteenth century. Wheatley recounts the history of
booksellers, and manuscript and book pricing in England, providing
detailed analyses of significant auction sales over three
centuries. He also devotes chapters to the pricing history of
Shakespeare's works and other notable English publications. Serving
as a fascinating micro-history of England's reading and
book-collecting habits, this work will appeal to those interested
in antiquarian culture and the history of the book. Several other
works by Wheatley are also reissued in the Cambridge Library
Collection, including the delightful Literary Blunders (1893).
First published in 1909, this illustrated study considers the work
of the artist and satirist William Hogarth (1697-1764), focusing on
his depiction of London and its inhabitants. A devoted Londoner,
Hogarth won great acclaim in his lifetime for the wit displayed in
his many paintings and engravings. His work explored the many
facets of London life, from the highest to the lowest social
classes, from scenes of politics and business to churches,
hospitals and prisons. Bibliographer, editor and prolific author,
Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917) places Hogarth's work in the
context of the artist's background and early life. Wheatley's
attention to detail complements the selected examples of Hogarth's
work, providing a portrait of eighteenth-century manners as seen
through the eyes of one of the most acute observers of the age.
Several of Wheatley's other works, including London Past and
Present (1891), are also reissued in this series.
Delight in other people's errors never dates, and this little book,
first published in 1893, is a fount of human folly and a joy to
read. Its compiler, Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838 1917), was a
distinguished librarian, bibliographer and scholar, and a prolific
author on London history and the history of books. This publication
displays his great sense of humour, and his effortless command of
far-flung sources in the search for a good joke. Citing examples
from historians to misguided schoolboys, as well as from everyday
conversation, Wheatley looks at comic misprints, misunderstandings,
and garbled English in foreign parts. However, the book also has a
more serious contribution to make: the chapter on printed errata
makes use of the earliest evidence of proof correction by authors,
and the analysis of misprints in early printing shows how many
variant readings in the works of Shakespeare came about.
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edition identification: ++++ Round About Piccadilly And Pall Mall
Or, A Ramble From Haymarket To Hyde Park: Consisting Of A
Retrospect Of The Various Changes That Have Occurred In The Court
End Of London Henry Benjamin Wheatley Smith, Elder & co., 1870
London (England)
The bibliographer and editor Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838 1917)
produced a prodigious number of books and articles on a wide range
of topics, literary, historical, bibliographical and artistic. He
worked for many years for the Royal Society and the Royal Society
of Arts, was a founder member of the Library Association, and
produced an edition of Pepys' diary which was not superseded until
the 1970s. London Past and Present was published in 1891, expanding
and updating Peter Cunningham's Handbook of London of 1849. It is a
three-volume topographical and historical dictionary of London
places and landmarks, and the people who lived there. Based on
historical, literary and architectural sources, it reveals many
fascinating details as it traces the development of the metropolis
from medieval times to the time of writing. Nineteenth-century
London was experiencing rapid change, and this work preserves the
memory of many buildings now lost.
The bibliographer and editor Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838 1917)
produced a prodigious number of books and articles on a wide range
of topics, literary, historical, bibliographical and artistic. He
worked for many years for the Royal Society and the Royal Society
of Arts, was a founder member of the Library Association, and
produced an edition of Pepys' diary which was not superseded until
the 1970s. London Past and Present was published in 1891, expanding
and updating Peter Cunningham's Handbook of London of 1849. It is a
three-volume topographical and historical dictionary of London
places and landmarks, and the people who lived there. Based on
historical, literary and architectural sources, it reveals many
fascinating details as it traces the development of the metropolis
from medieval times to the time of writing. Nineteenth-century
London was experiencing rapid change, and this work preserves the
memory of many buildings now lost.
The bibliographer and editor Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838 1917)
produced a prodigious number of books and articles on a wide range
of topics, literary, historical, bibliographical and artistic. He
worked for many years for the Royal Society and the Royal Society
of Arts, was a founder member of the Library Association, and
produced an edition of Pepys' diary which was not superseded until
the 1970s. London Past and Present was published in 1891, expanding
and updating Peter Cunningham's Handbook of London of 1849. It is a
three-volume topographical and historical dictionary of London
places and landmarks, and the people who lived there. Based on
historical, literary and architectural sources, it reveals many
fascinating details as it traces the development of the metropolis
from medieval times to the time of writing. Nineteenth-century
London was experiencing rapid change, and this work preserves the
memory of many buildings now lost.
Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838 1917) was a bibliographer and editor
with a prodigious output of books and articles to his name. Brought
up after the death of both his parents by his brother Benjamin
Robert, himself a skilled bibliographer and cataloguer, Henry
worked for many years for the Royal Society and the Royal Society
of Arts; he was a founder member of the Library Association, and
produced an edition of Pepys' diary which was not superseded until
the 1970s. This work is one of two which he produced on the subject
of indexing: the Wheatley Medal awarded by the Society of Indexers
is named after him. This book sets out the rules and practicalities
of indexing, and also contains examples of how not to make an
index; it was for many years the text to which all professional
indexers referred, and still makes fascinating reading today.
Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838 1917) was a bibliographer and editor
with a prodigious output of books and articles to his name. Brought
up after the death of both his parents by his brother Benjamin
Robert, himself a skilled bibliographer and cataloguer, Henry
worked for many years for the Royal Society and the Royal Society
of Arts; he was a founder member of the Library Association, and
produced an edition of Pepys' diary which was not superseded until
the 1970s. This 1879 work is one of two which he produced on the
subject of indexing, and which led him to become known as 'the
father of British indexing': the Wheatley Medal awarded by the
Society of Indexers is named after him. This book shows the
development of indexes, gives rules for their compilation and
provides a bibliographical list of important indexes and
concordances. It remains a fascinating introduction to the subject.
Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838 1917) was a prolific writer on
bibliography, literature and the arts. As founder of the Index
Society, and editor of The Bibliographer, he was also involved in
the foundation of the Library Association. In that context he wrote
several works on library topics. How to Catalogue a Library (1889)
was aimed at smaller library collections, as existing systems, such
as the manuals of the British Museum library or the Library of
Congress, were too elaborate for smaller collections. Wheatley
begins by defining the differences between catalogues, indexes and
bibliographies, and then compares the existing rules. He discusses
the physical form of catalogues and lists the minimum requirements
for the catalogue of a small library. He also discusses cataloguing
manuscripts and cross-referencing, and provides a useful index of
Latin place names. The book contains much on the theory of
organisation of information still of relevance today.
Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917) was an eminent bibliographer,
author and editor who served as assistant secretary to the Royal
Society of Arts between 1879 and his retirement in 1908. He also
had a particular interest in the life of Samuel Pepys (1633-1703),
founding the Samuel Pepys Club in 1903 and producing the most
reliable edition of Pepys' diary until the Latham edition
(1970-1983). This volume, first published in 1880, contains a
detailed biography of Pepys. Using contemporary sources, Wheatley
discusses Pepys' achievements during the period his diary was kept,
his progression in the Navy Board and his resignation in 1689.
Wheatley also provides fascinating descriptions of Restoration
society, manners and customs, exploring the historical context of
Samuel Pepys' life through discussions of various incidents taken
from his diary. This volume remains a standard reference for the
historical context of Pepys' diary and life.
Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838 1917) was a prolific writer on
bibliography, literature and the arts. As founder of the Index
Society, and editor of The Bibliographer, he was also involved in
the foundation of the Library Association. In that context he wrote
several works on library topics. How to Form a Library was
published in 1886, when libraries were spreading rapidly throughout
England. The book provides advice on the selection of material for
different kinds of libraries and audiences, and suggests a list of
core works. Although the choices reflect the period in which it was
written - a point Wheatley makes about earlier lists - it
nonetheless has a value in giving insight into the intellectual
interests of the day. He was firmly against librarians acting as
moral censors, and although his list of required reading is
unlikely to be followed today, the book contains much valuable
information on library history.
Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838 1917) was a prolific writer on
bibliography, literature and the arts. As founder of the Index
Society, and editor of The Bibliographer, he was also involved in
the foundation of the Library Association. In that context he wrote
several works on library topics, and this volume contains two works
on bookbinding, Remarkable Bindings in the British Museum (1889)
and Bookbinding Considered as a Fine Art, Mechanical Art and
Manufacture (1882). The former contains descriptions and
illustrations of 62 examples of bookbinding then in the British
Museum library, notable as beautiful examples from different
countries and periods, or different materials, or for their
historic interest. The second piece was a paper read to the Society
of Arts in 1880. It outlines the history of bookbinding styles in
different countries, and then discusses it both as an art form and
from a practical point of view, with illustrations.
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