The madman's library: the strangest books, manuscripts and other literary curiosities from history
(Book)
Description
"The Madman's Library reveals the fascinating stories behind some of the strangest and most beautiful books ever created in a highly illustrated tour through an eccentric "library" of literary curiosities and wonders"--
Copies
More Details
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Brooke-Hitching, E. (2021). The madman's library: the strangest books, manuscripts and other literary curiosities from history. San Francisco, California, Chronicle Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Brooke-Hitching, Edward. 2021. The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities From History. San Francisco, California, Chronicle Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Brooke-Hitching, Edward, The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities From History. San Francisco, California, Chronicle Books, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Brooke-Hitching, Edward. The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities From History. San Francisco, California, Chronicle Books, 2021.
Staff View
Record Information
| Last Sierra Extract Time | Dec 19, 2024 10:08:10 PM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Dec 19, 2024 10:09:05 PM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Dec 19, 2024 10:08:21 PM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 02010pam 2200397 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BK0026935420 | ||
| 003 | DLC | ||
| 005 | 20210427154101.2 | ||
| 008 | 201028r20212020caua g b 001 0 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2020048130 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781797207308 | ||
| 020 | |a 179720730X | ||
| 037 | |b Chronicle Books Llc, C/O Hachette Book Group USA 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109 |n SAN 200-2205 | ||
| 040 | |a NJQ/DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d IMmBT | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a Z1021 |b .B8 2021 |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 809.002 |2 23 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Brooke-Hitching, Edward, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The madman's library : |b the strangest books, manuscripts and other literary curiosities from history / |c Edward Brooke-Hitching. |
| 264 | 1 | |a San Francisco, California : |b Chronicle Books, |c 2021. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2020 | |
| 300 | |a 255 pages : |b illustrations (chiefly color) ; |c 26 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 336 | |a still image |b sti |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-247) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Books that aren't books -- Books made of flesh and blood -- Cryptic books -- Literary hoaxes -- Curious collections -- Works of the supernatural -- Religious oddities -- Curiosities of science -- Books of spectacular size -- Strange titles. | |
| 520 | |a "The Madman's Library reveals the fascinating stories behind some of the strangest and most beautiful books ever created in a highly illustrated tour through an eccentric "library" of literary curiosities and wonders"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Literary curiosa. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Literature |v Miscellanea. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Books and reading. | |
| 775 | 0 | 8 | |i Reproduction of (manifestation) |
| 775 | 0 | 8 | |a Brooke-Hitching, Edward. |t Madman's library |d London : Simon & Schuster, 2020 |z 9781471166914 |
| 907 | |a .b26734369 | ||
| 945 | |y .i65575544 |i 21707831414 |l waan |s - |h |u 14 |x 4 |w 3 |v 6 |t 2 |z 06-15-21 |o - |a 809.002 BROOKE-HITCHING | ||
| 998 | |e - |d a |f eng |a wa | ||