text Portable magic : a history of books and their readers
- Summary
- "Most of what we say about books is really about the words inside them: the rosy nostalgic glow for childhood reading, the lifetime companionship of a much-loved novel. But books are things as well as words, objects in our lives as well as worlds ... Read more
- Contents
- Introduction: Magic books -- Beginnings: East, West and Gutenberg -- Queen Victoria in the trenches -- Christmas, gift books and abolition -- Shelfies: Anne, Marilyn and Madame de Pompadour -- Silent Spring and the making of a classic -- The Titan... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- 352 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf 2022
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 002.09 SMI in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 002.09 SMI in Adult Non-fiction | Available |