The book : a cover-to-cover exploration of the most powerful object of our time
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New York ; W.W. Norton & Company, [2016].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 428 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
002.09 HOUSTO 2016
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Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction
002.09 HOUSTO 2016
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Published
New York ; W.W. Norton & Company, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-401) and index.
Description
Reveals how books and the materials that make them reflect the history of human civilization, tracing the development of writing, printing, illustrating, and binding to demonstrate the transition from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the mass-distributed books of today.
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Adult.,Brodart

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Houston, K. (2016). The book: a cover-to-cover exploration of the most powerful object of our time (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Houston, Keith, 1977-. 2016. The Book: A Cover-to-cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time. W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Houston, Keith, 1977-. The Book: A Cover-to-cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Houston, Keith. The Book: A Cover-to-cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.

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