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Printer's error: irreverent stories from book history

By Rebecca , Romney , J. P.;Romney

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins;Ecco
Year
2017
ISBN
9780062412317, 9780062412331, 0062412310
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3969818 bytes)
Edition
First edition
Pages
xvii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Books;Books--History;Printing industry;Printing in

Description

"A lighthearted history of printed books is told through absurd moments in the lives of authors and printers as collected by a popular rare book expert,"--NoveList.;Introduction: What do you reckon this is? -- How to forge a rare book -- Forgetting Mr. Gooseflesh -- Trees of truth -- Making the round world flat -- Bad Shakespeare -- Benjamin Franklin makes it rain -- Angelic visions and deadly terrors -- The memoir that killed her memory -- American bookaneers -- When doves cry -- Blifter! -- Conclusion: Nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

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