# The Book on the Bookshelf

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- Authors: [Henry Petroski](https://www.bookquiver.com/henry-petroski)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2000-09-12

## Description

From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage. Most of us take for granted that...

## Editions

### The Book on the Bookshelf

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-03-7570-639-4
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2000-09-12
- Language: en_US