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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Romney, J. P., author.

Romney, Rebecca, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books--History.

Books.

History.

Printing industry--History.

Printing industry.

Printing industry--Anecdotes.

Genre:

Anecdotes.

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]

Summary:

Since the Gutenberg Bible first went on sale in 1455, printing has been viewed as one of the highest achievements of human innovation. But the march of progress hasn't been smooth; downright bizarre is more like it. Printer's Error chronicles some of the strangest and most humorous episodes in the history of Western printing, and makes clear that we've succeeded despite ourselves. Rare-book expert Rebecca Romney and author J. P. Romney take us from monasteries and museums to auction houses and libraries to introduce curious episodes in the history of print that have had a profound impact on our world.

"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.

Contents:

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!

Nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

Introduction: What do you reckon this is?

Conclusion: Nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-338) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: In memory of Irvin J. Borowsky from the fund provided by Laurie Wagman.

ISBN:

9780062412317

0062412310

OCLC:

952207025

Publisher Number:

99972579649