Every Book Its Reader: The Power Of The Printed Word To Stir The World (SIGNED)

Nicholas A. Basbanes

ISBN 10: 0060593237 / ISBN 13: 9780060593230

Published by Harpercollins Canada, New York, 2005

About this Item

8vo pp. xviii, 360, SIGNED by the author on the title page. "Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Museum in 1963 to celebrate five eventful centuries of the printed word, Nicholas A. Basbanes offers a lively consideration of writings that have "made things happen" in the world, works that have both nudged the?

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Every Book Its Reader: The Power Of The Printed Word To Stir The World (SIGNED)
• Publisher: Harpercollins Canada, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060593237
• ISBN 13: 9780060593230
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Book Type: book
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Synopsis

An exploration of some of the literary works that have most influenced human culture is based on a landmark British Museum exhibition and includes coverage of publications by such writers as David McCullough, Harold Bloom, and Elaine Pagels. By the author of A Splendor of Letters. 25,000 first printing.

Review

-Nicholas Basbanes is the Pied Piper of bibliophiles.---John Harper, Orlando Sentinel