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The Book
A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time
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In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing,...
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“Everybody who has ever read a book will benefit from the way Keith Houston explores the most powerful object of our time. And everybody who has read it will agree that reports of the book’s death have been greatly exaggerated.”—Erik Spiekermann, typographer
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In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages.
In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how we have moved from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the hardcovers and paperbacks of today.
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ISBN: 9781324086352
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 June 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Illustration: 71 color illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 211.0mm
Weight: 511g
Pages: 448
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About the Author
Keith Houston is the author of Face with Tears of Joy, Empire of the Sum, Shady Characters, and The Book. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Mental Floss, and on BBC Culture and Literary Hub. He lives in Linlithgow, Scotland.
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