BOORSTIN, Daniel J.
The Creators.
New York: Random House , 1992.
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"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge": First Edition of The Creators; Inscribed by Daniel Boorstin in the year of publication
First edition of this "grand and exhilirating voyage, a bold attempt to circumnavigate the intellectual globe" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Thick octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free end paper, "For Dona [sic] Munker from Daniel J. Boorstin Oct. 21, 1992." The recipient, Donna Munker is a writer and biographer and author of Daughter of Persia. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
"A remarkable narrative of the grand intellectual venture of humankind, rich in fascinating, often dramatic details" (The Wall Street Journal). "A sumptuous, totally engaging panorama. No one who reads it will look at the chronicle of human ingenuity in the same way again" (David McCullough).
The Creators.
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