The Book by Keith Houston
We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them?
"Keith Houston's deft history of the object wraps entire civilizations into the telling, propelling us through the evolution of writing, printing, binding and illustration with gusto" -- Nature
"...a splendidly comprehensive and tactile object...You can learn a lot from this book." -- The Herald
"A love letter to the physical book, this is a fascinating and erudite telling of how it came into being...hugely enlightening...a definitive history of the printed book." -- The Yorkshire Post
"This witty and mischievous tome traces the evolution from papyrus to paperback in 448 pages. It’s an optimistic ode to one of mankind’s greatest inventions, which continues to thrive even against the onslaught of e-readers." -- The Monocle Minute
"Houston's book about the book—a handsome artefact as well as an informative, and inventive one—traces it from its origins in papyrus and parchment to the era of cheap paper, moveable type and mass production... riveting." -- The Scottish Review of Books
"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
"...a splendidly comprehensive and tactile object...You can learn a lot from this book." -- The Herald
"A love letter to the physical book, this is a fascinating and erudite telling of how it came into being...hugely enlightening...a definitive history of the printed book." -- The Yorkshire Post
"This witty and mischievous tome traces the evolution from papyrus to paperback in 448 pages. It’s an optimistic ode to one of mankind’s greatest inventions, which continues to thrive even against the onslaught of e-readers." -- The Monocle Minute
"Houston's book about the book—a handsome artefact as well as an informative, and inventive one—traces it from its origins in papyrus and parchment to the era of cheap paper, moveable type and mass production... riveting." -- The Scottish Review of Books
"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
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, and on Mental Floss, BBC Culture, and Literary Hub. He lives in Linlithgow, Scotland.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780393244793 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393244792 |
| Title | The Book |
| Author | Keith Houston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2016-08-12 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |