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Adam Smyth runs the 39 Step Press, an experiment in printing, from a cold barn in Oxfordshire. He is also Professor of English Literature and the History of the Book at Balliol College, University of Oxford.
A fascinating book that speaks volumes * Financial Times, *Summer Reads of 2024* * This really is the loveliest of books and you will never take for granted reading a physical copy again * i * Agile storytelling and chatty erudition evoke not just the physicality of the book but also its innate humanity * Observer * A passionate paean to the book, in all its forms, as an object ... So interesting, so thought-provoking * Literary Review * The Book-Makers breathes bibliophilia. It recalls Walter Benjamin’s essay ‘Unpacking My Library’. Like Benjamin, Smyth unpacks his contents lovingly … I cannot recommend it highly enough * Spectator *
