Limited to: Words in the TITLE "Printer's error"
Title |
Printer's error : irreverent stories from book history / J.P. Romney and Rebecca Romney. |
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Edition |
First edition. |
Physical Description |
xvii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-338) and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Summary |
"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. |
Subject |
Books -- History.
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Printing -- History.
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Printing industry -- History.
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Alt Author |
Romney, Rebecca, author.
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