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The Lost Gutenberg - The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey (Hardcover, Main)
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The Lost Gutenberg - The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey (Hardcover, Main)
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List price R527
Loot Price R429
Discovery Miles 4 290
You Save R98 (19%)
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'An entertaining and insightful human story of obsession about
books.' Daily Telegraph 'A lively tale of historical innovation,
the thrill of the bibliophile's hunt, greed and betrayal.' New York
Times The never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the
Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on the lives of the fanatical few
who were lucky enough to own it. For rare book collectors, an
original copy of the Gutenberg Bible - there are only forty-six in
existence - is the undisputed gem of any collection. The Lost
Gutenberg recounts five centuries in the life of one particular
copy of the Bible from its very creation by Johannes Gutenberg in
Mainz, Germany, to its ultimate resting place, in a steel vault
under the protection of the Japanese government. Margaret Leslie
Davis draws readers into this incredible saga, inviting them into
the colourful lives of each of its fanatic collectors along the
way. Exploring books as objects of desire across centuries, Davis
will leave readers not only with a broader understanding of the
culture of rare book collectors, but with a deeper awareness of the
importance of books in our world.
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