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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Houston, Keith, 1977-     Subjects     Books -- History.     Printing -- History.     Books and reading -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Houston, Keith, 1977-       by title:      The book : a cover-t...       by call number:      002.09 H843b     Search the Web     Houston, Keith, 1977-     Books -- History.     Printing -- History.     Books and reading -- History.       MARC Display

The book : a cover-to-cover exploration of the most powerful object of our time / Keith Houston. by Houston, Keith, 1977- W.W. Norton & Company, [2016] Call #: 002.09 H843b Subjects Books -- History.   Printing -- History.   Books and reading -- History. ISBN:  9780393244793 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  xvii, 428 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-401) and index. Summary:  We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? 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. Examining this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how we have moved from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the hardcovers and paperbacks of today. The momentous and surprising history behind humanity's most important - and universal - information technology. Keith Houston is the author of Shady Characters as well as the website shadycharacters.co.uk. He lives in London. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 002.09 H843b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 002.09 H843b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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