Brookfield, Karen. <br/><br/>
Book / 
written by Karen Brookfield ; photographed by Laurence Pordes. 
 - 1st American ed. 
 - New York :  A.A. Knopf :  Distributed by Random House,  1993. 
 - 63 p. :  col. ill. ;  29 cm. 
 - Eyewitness books .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>What is writing? -- First signs -- Writing with signs -- Egyptian writing -- ABC... -- Before paper -- Paper -- Medieval psalter -- Manuscript books -- Books from Asia -- Islamic books -- Getting ready to print -- Typesetting -- On press -- Early printed books -- Typefaces -- Binding -- Illustrated books -- Learning words -- Handwriting -- Children's books -- Words at work -- Typewriter -- Book market -- Keeping your words. 
<br/><br/> Text and photographs trace the evolution of the written word, how the alphabet grew out of pictures, the development of papermaking, bookbinding, children's books, and more. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0679840125 9780679840121 067994012X (lib. bdg.) 9780679940128 (lib. bdg.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>93018833 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Books--History--Juvenile literature.<br/>Books--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JUV Z 4  / .B78 1993