The book-makers: a history of the book in eighteen remarkable lives
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Published:
New York : Basic Books, 2024.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First US hardcover edition.
Physical Desc:
xiv, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781541605640, 1541605640, 9781541605640
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Great Britain : The Bodley Head, 2024.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A celebration of 550 years of the printed book told through the lives of eighteen extraordinary men and women who took the book in radical new directions: printers and binders, publishers and artists, paper-makers and library founders. This is a story of skill, craft, mess, cunning, triumph, improvisation, and error"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Smyth, A. (2024). The book-makers: a history of the book in eighteen remarkable lives. First US hardcover edition. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Smyth, Adam, 1972-. 2024. The Book-makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Remarkable Lives. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Smyth, Adam, 1972-, The Book-makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Remarkable Lives. Basic Books, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Smyth, Adam. The Book-makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Remarkable Lives. First US hardcover edition. Basic Books, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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