From the earliest printing to C21st zines: a very engaging account. The author is Prof of Eng Lit at Balliol when not noodling about with like-minded eggheads and a Model 4 letter press.
The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in 18 Remarkable Lives
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978184792629618/04/2024From a Bookshelf nearby
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A brilliant tale of lexicographers whose lives are influenced in surprising ways by mountweazels. (Mountweazel, noun: a fake entry deliberately inserted into a dictionary or work of referenc... read more
The Liar’s Dictionary
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A history of the library, which outlines stories behind the major institutions that we know today. Richly illustrated.
The Library: A Fragile History
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Using West's 1930s masterpiece Black Lamb, Grey Falcon as a vade mecum, Allan has written a wonderful, personal portrait of the countries that made up the former Yugoslavia.
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A history of medieval and early modern manuscripts - from Beowulf to Shakespeare folios. Illustrated.