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Printer's Error
Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories of Books History | Rebecca Romney, J. P. Romney
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Delve into the curious history of print and publishingfrom the Gutenberg Bible and Shakespeares folios to rare book forgers, literary scandals, and more. The printing press is one historys greatest achievements. It allowed us to record and spread some of humanitys most brilliant ideas. But lets not forget that humankind is also full of idiots. In Printers Error, historian J.P. Romney and rare book specialist Rebecca Romney take readers on a rollicking ride through some of the greatest and strangest moments in book history. Readers will meet intriguing characters such as Marino Massimo De Caro, the Italian librarian and master book thief; bookbinder Thomas Cobden-Sanderson, who created the worlds most beautiful typefacethen plotted to destroy it; and William Tyndale, who made the Holy Bible accessible to countless worshippersand was also burned at the stake for heresy. The Romneys scoured five hundred years of book history and collected some of its most absurd episodes. And then like so many humans before them, they wrote a book about it.
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DogEaredBooks
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This book is hilarious. This quote made me literally laugh out loud and I had to share.
Context: the original technophobe wrote his 1400 page book outlining why the printing press the worst. This is the authors‘ (joke) response about his complaint that his fellow monks would made excuses to get out of writing books to labor outside.

It‘s always funny to me to see the people acting fairly similar to today but hundreds of years ago.

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sidherinn
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AutumnRLS
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Book mail and schnauzers #bookriot

BookNAround Hello lovely ladies! Gatsby says hi. 6y
AutumnRLS @BookNAround tell Gatsby we say hi! 6y
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Tanner
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Pickpick

I LOL‘d several times over this book - it‘s great! Mikey-Cat also makes me LOL, but for totally different reasons.

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LeahBergen
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My favourite sort of book mail ... #BooksAboutBooks. 😀

drokka That Printer's Error looks good. I know sometimes the 'error' was really an 'a-purpose' by the person working the printer, but dubbed a mistake by the printer owner, for economy-sake 😂 8y
TrishB They look like fun 👍 8y
LeahBergen @drokka I was just looking at one of these pseudo-errors in this book ... an intentional phallus in a Mark Twain illustration. 😆 8y
LeahBergen @TrishB Yes! They certainly do. 😘 8y
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Readingrobin
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Fortunate to hear the lovely author Rebecca Romney last evening and for some unknown reason I did NOT snap her photo! She is an excellent speaker so if you get the chance to hear her, go for it!

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Tanner
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#bookmail yay! The book arrived with the dustjacket on upside down. Now, is that deliberate or just a printer (well, technically bindery) error? In either case, it seems fitting - I love it!

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Tanner
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I am so bad - my TBR piles are already out of control - my BBE says I need help/therapy.

Tanner And this one too: 8y
Suzze I know the feeling. Can't stop. 8y
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Suzze
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BOOK MAIL! I couldn't wait any longer for I Hate Fairyland Vol. 2 to be on Hoopla, so I caved. The other two are non-fiction I couldn't resist. I think @Liberty mentioned Printer's Error.

LeahBergen I can't wait to get my hands on Printer's Error. (edited) 8y
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BethFishReads
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I've been a little absent because of a family death, but I'm back online now. I really like Romney on Pawn Stars & I'm an editor by trade, so couldn't resist saying yes to a review copy of a book about books. Looks fascinating. Although I'm sad my wineglass is empty. 🍷 @HarperBooks

Alfoster Sorry for your family loss and the wine loss. Hope all is better soon🍷! 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess Hugs for you and your family! So sorry for your loss. 8y
Alfoster Sorry if that sounded snarky; I know they're not the same loss😳! 8y
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bookdrunkard78 Sorry for your loss. But it's nice to spend an evening with a good book and a glass of wine! 8y
Libby1 (((Hugs))) 💔 8y
britt_brooke Hugs! 8y
BethFishReads @Alfoster no worries. I knew just what you meant. Thanks 8y
CherylDeFranceschi So sorry for you loss. *hugs* 8y
Rhondareads So sorry for your loss. 8y
MicheleinPhilly I'm so sorry for your loss. ❤❤❤❤ 8y
Dragon Glad you're back on Litsy. So sorry for your loss. ❤️ 8y
LeahBergen Aww. I'm sorry. Fill that wine glass back up! (and I've been anxiously waiting for this one. I hope you like it!) 8y
Cinfhen Sorry for your loss 😞 8y
BethFishReads @LeahBergen I think I'll start it this weekend. Thanks for your kind thoughts. 8y
minkyb So sorry for your loss. Glad you are back. 8y
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