The book : a cover-to-cover exploration of the most powerful object of our time /

We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages of civilizations, empires, human ingenuity and madness. In an invitingly tactile history of...

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Main Author:	Houston, Keith, 1977- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Books > History. Printing > History. Books and reading > History.