Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History

Synopsis

A Lighthearted History Of Printed Books Is Told Through Absurd Moments In The Lives Of Authors And Printers As Collected By A Popular Rare Book Expert.--novelist. Introduction: What Do You Reckon This Is? -- How To Forge A Rare Book -- Forgetting Mr. Gooseflesh -- Trees Of Truth -- Making The Round World Flat -- Bad Shakespeare -- Benjamin Franklin Makes It Rain -- Angelic Visions And Deadly Terrors -- The Memoir That Killed Her Memory -- American Bookaneers -- When Doves Cry -- Blifter! -- Conclusion: Nothing More Deceptive Than An Obvious Fact. J.p. Romney And Rebecca Romney. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [287]-338) And Index.