The book of lost books : an incomplete history of all the great books you'll never read
Kelly, Stuart2010
Books
Beginning with the earliest hominids, 'The Book of Lost Books' traces various pieces of literature which, for a variety of reasons, cannot be read. Each entry describes the reasons for the loss - it may have been destroyed, or left incomplete at the time of the author's death.
Main title:
The book of lost books : an incomplete history of all the great books you'll never read / Stuart Kelly ; illustrations by Andrzej Krauze.
Edition:
Rev. ed.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Polygon, c2010.
Collation:
xxiii, 436 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: London: Viking, 2005.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781846971235 (pbk)
Dewey class:
002.09
Local class:
002.09
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
912130