{"product_id":"9781471166914-the-madmans-library","title":"The Madman's Library","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Greatest Curiosities of Literature\u003cbr\u003eA stunning new volume from Edward Brooke-Hitching, revealing some of the strangest books ever written and produced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Anybody who loves the printed word will be bowled over by this amusing, erudite, beautiful book about books. It is in every way a triumph. One of the loveliest books to have been published for many, many years' Alexander McCall Smith\u003cbr\u003e 'Quite simply the best gift for any book lover this year, or perhaps ever' Lucy Atkins, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Literary Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An utterly joyous journey into the deepest eccentricities of the human mind… The most cheering, fascinating book I’ve read for ages' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the critically acclaimed and globally successful \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e comes a stunning new work. \u003ci\u003eThe Madman’s Library\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique, beautifully illustrated journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt down the very strangest books ever written, and uncover the fascinating stories behind their creation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is a madman’s library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which have been completely forgotten. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle, books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered… and a few others that are just plain weird.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the 605-page \u003cb\u003eQur'an written in the blood of Saddam Hussein\u003c\/b\u003e, through the gorgeously decorated 15th-century lawsuit filed by the Devil against Jesus, to the lost art of binding books with human skin, every strand of strangeness imaginable (and many inconceivable) has been unearthed and bound together for\u003cb\u003e a unique and richly illustrated collection ideal for every book-lover\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535786844534,"sku":"9781471166914","price":24.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31789262.jpg?v=1774283264","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471166914-the-madmans-library","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}