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Author Romney, J. P., author.

Title Printer's error : irreverent stories from book history / J.P. Romney and Rebecca Romney.

Publisher New York, NY : Harper, [2017]
©2017.

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 Waterville PL Non Fiction  002.09 R766p    AVAILABLE  
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.
Printing -- History.
Printing industry -- History.
Alt Author Romney, Rebecca, author.