Books written by Margaret Leslie Davis
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The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey
scant ” attention : White , Eric Marshall , " The Gutenberg Bible at the Harry Ransom Center Description and Analysis , " CD - ROM , Austin : The University of Texas at Austin , 2004 . 8. consigned to oblivion : Scholar Eric Marshall ...
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Dark Side of Fortune: Triumph and Scandal in the Life of Oil Tycoon Edward L. Doheny
Mallison, Sam T. The Great Wildcatter. Charleston, W.Va.; Education Foundation of West Virginia, 1953. McKenna, James A. Black Range Tales. New York: Wilson-Erickson, 1936. McPhee, John. Assembling California. New York: Farrar, Straus, ...
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Mona Lisa in Camelot: How Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci's Masterpiece Charmed and Captivated a Nation
“I think this is the most extraordinary collection”: Lincoln, Anne H., 98–99; also see “Far from the Briar Patch,” Time, ... a handsome panther bracelet designed by Cartier: Mulvaney, Jay, Jackie: The Clothes of Camelot (New York: St ...
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Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
considerable amount of silt,” declared Dr. Webb in grisly, impassive detail. “And, Doctor, did you reach a conclusion as to the cause of death?” boomed Keyes again, his eyes now firmly fixed on the figure of William Mulholland seated ...
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The Culture Broker: Franklin D. Murphy and the Transformation of Los Angeles
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. McDougal, Dennis. Privileged Son: Otis Chandler and the Rise and Fall of the L.A. Times Dynasty. New York: Perseus, 2001. McGirr, Lisa. Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right.
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The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey
A gripping exploration of the life of the world's oldest and most famous printed book.
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The Music Center of Los Angeles County: The First 50 Years
The Music Center of Los Angeles County: The First 50 Years
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Dark Side of Fortune: Triumph and Scandal in the Life of Oil Tycoon Edward L. Doheny
Triumph and Scandal in the Life of Oil Tycoon Edward L. Doheny Margaret Leslie Davis. History / Biography / California and the West “ Margaret Leslie Davis , in Dark Side of Fortune , traces the key role that Doheny played in building ...
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Em busca da bíblia perdida de Gutenberg: A surpreendente odisseia de 500 anos pelo maior tesouro literário de todos os...
Em Busca da Bíblia Perdida de Gutenberg convida os leitores a entrar na vida de cada um de seus colecionadores ao longo de sua trajetória histórica.
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La Bibbia scomparsa. L'incredibile viaggio di un libro
La Bibbia scomparsa. L'incredibile viaggio di un libro
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La Bibbia scomparsa
Esplorando i libri come oggetti di ossessione, La Bibbia scomparsa è la storia di uno straordinario manufatto culturale e religioso, ma anche una storia del mondo e un originale sguardo dentro i segreti tecnici ed estetici dell'officina di ...
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The Lost Gutenberg
The Lost Gutenberg
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The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey
The Lost Gutenberg draws readers into this incredible saga, immersing them in the lust for beauty, prestige, and knowledge that this rarest of books sparked in its owners.
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The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey
'An entertaining and insightful human story of obsession about books.' Daily Telegraph 'A lively tale of historical innovation, the thrill of the bibliophile's hunt, greed and betrayal.' New York Times...
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The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey
The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey
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Mona Lisa in Camelot: How Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci's Masterpiece Charmed and Captivated a Nation
In his first dispatch, Folliard told a tale of sleepwalking inside Mona Lisa's cabin, where he engaged in intimate ... “Yes, but one commentator in Paris had this to say— You don't ask a beautiful woman to come to you—you go to see her.