A history of reading
Manguel, Alberto
A history of reading / by Alberto Manguel - 1st American ed. - New York : Viking , 1996 - 372 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-353) and index.
From clay tablets to CD-ROM, from book thieves to book burners, bibliophiles, book fools and saints, noted essayist Alberto Manguel follows the quirky and passionate 4,000-year-old history of the written work whose true hero is the reader. Photos & line drawings.
9780670843022
96002703
Books and reading----History
Z1003 / .M292 1996
028.9 MAN
A history of reading / by Alberto Manguel - 1st American ed. - New York : Viking , 1996 - 372 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-353) and index.
From clay tablets to CD-ROM, from book thieves to book burners, bibliophiles, book fools and saints, noted essayist Alberto Manguel follows the quirky and passionate 4,000-year-old history of the written work whose true hero is the reader. Photos & line drawings.
9780670843022
96002703
Books and reading----History
Z1003 / .M292 1996
028.9 MAN