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The Creators, A History of Heroes of the Imagination
by Daniel J. Boorstin
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0394543955
- ISBN 13
- 9780394543956
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About This Item
The Creators, A History of Heroes of the Imagination, Daniel J. Boorstin.Published by Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A., 1992. Quarter green cloth over green boards, gilt spine titles. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 812 pages including index. Volume is in unread condition with the lightest of dust soiling to outside bottom edge; unclipped jacket has the lightest of shelf wear.
By piecing the lives of selected individuals into a grand mosaic, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin explores the development of artistic innovation over 3,000 years. A hugely ambitious chronicle of the arts that Boorstin delivers with the scope that made his Discoverers a national bestseller.
By piecing the lives of selected individuals into a grand mosaic, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin explores the development of artistic innovation over 3,000 years. A hugely ambitious chronicle of the arts that Boorstin delivers with the scope that made his Discoverers a national bestseller.
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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2828
- Title
- The Creators, A History of Heroes of the Imagination
- Author
- Daniel J. Boorstin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394543955
- ISBN 13
- 9780394543956
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- Westminster, Maryland, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- September 8, 1992
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART, HISTORY AND POLITICS, ART; MEMOIR AND BIO;
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