The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's FiveHundredYear Odyssey,New

The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's FiveHundredYear Odyssey,New

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A lively tale of historical innovation, the thrill of the bibliophiles hunt, greed and betrayal. The New York Times Book Review'An addictive and engaging look at the competitive, catty and slightly angstridden heart of the world of book collecting. The Houston ChronicleThe neverbeforetold 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 rarebook collectors, an original copy of the Gutenberg Bibleof which there are fewer than 50 in existencerepresents the ultimate prize. Here, Margaret Leslie Davis recounts five centuries in the life of one copy, from its creation by Johannes Gutenberg, through the hands of monks, an earl, the Worcestershire sauce king, and a nuclear physicist to its ultimate resting place, in a steel vault in Tokyo. Estelle Doheny, the first woman collector to add the book to her library and its last private owner, tipped the Bible onto a trajectory that forever changed our understanding of the first mechanically printed book.The Lost Gutenberg draws readers into this incredible saga, immersing them in the lust for beauty, prestige, and knowledge that this rarest of books sparked in its owners. Exploring books as objects of obsession across centuries, this is a mustread for history buffs, book collectors, seekers of hidden treasures, and anyone who has ever craved a remarkable bookand its untold stories.

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