01864cam a2200409 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000300009502000270012504000320015204100080018404200080019205000230020008200120022310000280023524501320026326400450039530000590044033600260049933600330052533700280055833800270058650000940061350400510070750502380075852002480099665000220124465000290126665000230129565000290131865000550134765000310140265000210143321775925BJBSDDR20251028110459.0ta201028s2021 caua b 001 0 eng  a 2020048130 a9781797207308 (hardcover) a179720730X (hardcover) aNJQ/DLCbengerdacDLCdDLC aeng apcc14aZ 1021bB872m 202100a809.0021 aBrooke-Hitching, Edward14aThe madman's library :bthe strangest books, manuscripts and other literary curiosities from history /cEdward Brooke-Hitching. 1aSan Francisco :bChronicle Books,c2021. a255 pages : billustrations (chiefly color) ; c26 cm. atextbtxt2rdacontent astill imagebsti2rdacontent aunmediatedbn2rdamedia avolumebnc2rdacarrier a"Originally published in Great Britain by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., 2020." -- title verso aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aBooks that aren't books -- Books made of flesh and blood -- Crypti -- Literary hoaxes -- Curious collections -- Works of the supernatural -- Religious oddities -- Curiosities of science -- Books of spectacular size -- Strange titles. a"The Madman's Library reveals the fascinating stories behind some of the strangest and most beautiful books ever created in a highly illustrated tour through an eccentric "library" of literary curiosities and wonders"--cProvided by publisher. 0aLiterary curiosa. 0aLiteraturevMiscellanea. 0aBooks and reading. 4aCuriosidades literarias  4aLiteratura xAnécdotas, chistes, sátiras, etc  4aLiteratura vMiscelánea  4aLibros y lectura