The book : a cover-to-cover exploration of the most powerful object of our time
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New York ; W.W. Norton & Company, [2016].
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Published
New York ; W.W. Norton & Company, [2016].
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Book
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xvii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-401) and index.
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Reveals how books and the materials that make them reflect the history of human civilization, tracing the development of writing, printing, illustrating, and binding to demonstrate the transition from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the mass-distributed books of today.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Houston, K. (2016). The book: a cover-to-cover exploration of the most powerful object of our time (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Houston, Keith, 1977-. 2016. The Book: A Cover-to-cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time. W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Houston, Keith, 1977-. The Book: A Cover-to-cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Houston, Keith. The Book: A Cover-to-cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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