INTRODUCTION 



SELECTIONS made from catalogues of reli- 

 able dealers in rare books, who have devoted 

 years of serious study to the demand and 

 supply and are in touch with a large number of 

 collectors and v/ho put their names behind these 

 figures, are the most reliable guides we can have 

 for the true value of rare books. 



" Colored Plate Books and Their Values " must 

 not be considered in any way a bibliography or 

 a fairly complete list of colored plate books. It 

 is simply a labor- and time-saving aid to tell at a 

 glance the present day value of certain books. 

 The editor has made selections from various 

 recent catalogues (both English and American) 

 of such colored plate items as he thought would 

 be valuable for reference. The list includes not 

 only sporting books, but works on natural history, 

 travels, genealogies, etc., in both English and 

 foreign languages, alphabetically arranged by 

 authors. The titles of books on botany and 

 ornithology as well as travels that have colored 

 illustrations are quite numerous, and will be of 

 considerable help to those interested in these sub- 

 jects. 



A feature that will prove of interest is the addi- 

 tion of the name of the firm and the number or 

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