A History of Reading
From clay tablets to CD-ROM, from book thieves to book burners, bibliophiles, book fools and saints, this discursive essay (with 140 illustrations) on the mysteries of reading follows the passionate 6000-year-old history of the written word, whose true hero is the reader. Winner of 1998 Prix Médicis.

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Hardcover
Toronto, 1996    
Alfred A. Knopf
372 p., illustr.

Softcover
Toronto, 1996
Alfred A. Knopf
372 p., illustr.

Hardcover
London, 1996
HarperCollins
372 p., illustr.

Softcover
London, 1996
HarperCollins
372 p., illustr.

Hardcover
New York, 1996
Viking / Penguin
372 p., illustr.

Softcover
New York, 1996
Viking / Penguin
372 p., illustr.