On paper : the everything of its two-thousand-year history / Nicholas A. Basbanes.
Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943-
2013
Z247 .B28 2013 (Mapit)
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Title On paper : the everything of its two-thousand-year history / Nicholas A. Basbanes.
Author Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943-
Edition First Edition.
ISBN 9780307266422 hardcover
0307266427 hardcover
Published New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Language English
Description xvi, 430 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number Z247 .B28 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification 676.09
Summary "A consideration of all things paper--the invention that revolutionized human civilization; its thousand-fold uses (and misuses); its sweeping influence on society; its makers, shapers, collectors, and pulpers--by the admired cultural historian."--Book jacket.
Note "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-410) and index.
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