Books! Books! Books! Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library

by Manning, Mick
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ISBN: 9780763697570
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Calling all young bibliophiles Peek inside the world's greatest library and get the inside story on some of the rarest, oddest, most valuable, and best-loved books in its vaunted collection.

A tiny prayer book carried by a queen to her execution. An atlas so huge that it takes six people to lift it. A handmade gospel hidden in a saint's coffin, and Shakespearean folios so precious they are kept in a bombproof storeroom. From stories of man-eating monsters, brave knights, and wicked witches to tales of lost children, magical creatures, haunted moors, and flying machines, award-winning duo Mick Manning and Brita Granstr m bring to life the extraordinary history of the book through the treasures of one of the greatest libraries in the world: the British Library.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Manning, Mick
  • ISBN: 9780763697570
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 11.00 x 0.50
  • Number Of Pages: 48
  • Publication Year: 2017
Language: English

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