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Title
The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature
Book Title
The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature
ISBN
1471166910
EAN
9781471166914
Binding
Hardback
Date of Publication
2020-10-01
Release Title
The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature
Artist
Brooke-Hitching, Edward
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* BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * 'Anybody who loves the printed word will be bowled over by this amusing, erudite, beautiful book about books. It is in every way a triumph. One of the loveliest books to have been published for many, many years' Alexander McCall Smith 'Quite simply the best gift for any book lover this year, or perhaps ever' Lucy Atkins, Sunday Times Literary Book of the Year 'An utterly joyous journey into the deepest eccentricities of the human mind... The most cheering, fascinating book I've read for ages' Guardian From the author of the critically acclaimed and globally successful The Phantom Atlas, The Golden Atlas and The Sky Atlas comes a stunning new work. The Madman's Library is a unique, beautifully illustrated journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt down the very strangest books ever written, and uncover the fascinating stories behind their creation. This is a madman's library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which have been completely forgotten. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle, books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered... and a few others that are just plain weird. From the 605-page Qur'an written in the blood of Saddam Hussein, through the gorgeously decorated 15th-century lawsuit filed by the Devil against Jesus, to the lost art of binding books with human skin, every strand of strangeness imaginable (and many inconceivable) has been unearthed and bound together for a unique and richly illustrated collection ideal for every book-lover.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-13
9781471166914
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18046612897

Product Key Features

Publication Year
2020
Subject
History
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
The Madman's Library: the Greatest Curiosities of Literature
Type
Textbook
Author
Edward Brooke-Hitching
Format
Hardcover

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246 mm
Item Width
189 mm

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United Kingdom
Title_Author
Edward Brooke-Hitching

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