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History Today carried a feature in 2015, describing The Origin of
Museums as "a cult book [that] spawned a new discipline in the
history of collecting". Indeed, the first publication of this book
in 1985 undoubtedly marked a propitious moment in the development
of interest, in what has since grown to be a dynamic subject-area
in its own right. That an appetite for such matters was already
there is confirmed by the fact that the first impression sold out
within a few months, a second impression a year or two later, and
the third in 1989. There was to be no further printing by the
original publishers, Oxford University Press. However in 2001 a new
edition appeared with a new publisher. Demand again proved buoyant,
but within a few months the company failed; having operated on a
print-on-demand basis, it left behind it no unsold stock. The
Origins of Museums reverted to a scarce (though much sought-after)
volume. With original copies now selling for hundreds, if not
thousands of pounds, the Ashmolean is proud to make this important
volume readily available again.
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