| Author/Contributor(s): | Manning, Mick; Granström, Brita |
| Publisher: | Candlewick |
| Date: | 9/5/2017 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
A tiny prayer book carried by a queen to her execution. An atlas so huge that it takes six people to lift it. A handmade gospel hidden in a saint’s coffin, and Shakespearean folios so precious they are kept in a bombproof storeroom. From stories of man-eating monsters, brave knights, and wicked witches to tales of lost children, magical creatures, haunted moors, and flying machines, award-winning duo Mick Manning and Brita Granström bring to life the extraordinary history of the book through the treasures of one of the greatest libraries in the world: the British Library.