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Excerpt from American Book-Prices Current: A Record of Books, Manuscripts and Autographs Sold at Auction in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, From September 1, 1915, to September 1, 1916, With the Prices Realized The present volume contains records oi-i6,148 lots selected from 130 catalogues describing some lots. As it may come into the hands of some persons not familiar with the work, the following explanation of the abbreviations used and of the scheme of the -work is reprinted from the earlier volumes. The name of the author (or, in the case of anonymous books, the first word of the title) is set in black-faced capitals. Club or Press publications are (generally) under the Club or Press, and a few other books, such as anonymous histories and biographies, are entered under their subject. The titles of the various works of an author, printed in black-faced lower case type, are arranged in alphabetical order. 'this is followed by the place where printed (in a few cases), the date, and the size of the volume. The first portion of the description is general and applies to all copies of the work. Following this general description is the specific description of the copy or copies of the book as sold, each lot beginning a new line. This specific description is made up as follows: First. A description of the binding, the abbreviations being those which are universally used and understood. Second. A statement as to the condition of the particular copy recorded, if on large paper, if with extra plates inserted, if from a famous library, etc. 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.