Edward Brooke-Hitching Collection 2 Books Set Golden Atlas,Most Interesting HB

Name: Edward Brooke-Hitching Collection 2 Books Set Golden Atlas,Most Interesting HB
Brand: Edward Brooke-Hitching

Edward Brooke-Hitching

Description. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Hardcover. The Most Interesting Book in the World. Nowhere else will you find woven together the stories of the religious leader who attempted to build a robot messiah from a dining table, the anti-gravity ‘air-walkers’ of Victorian London, and the pirates who rode sheep; or practical advice for correctly exorcising a house and casting ancient love spells, along with recent scientific discoveries like the mould that can navigate a maze and that humans can glow in the dark.A unique hybrid of encyclopaedia, trivia and drunken-bar raconteur, all stitched together in one colossal Frankenstein volume packed full of images and photographs - this is the ultimate must-read for anyone looking to tickle the cortex of their curiosity. .... The Golden Atlas: The Greatest Explorations, Quests and Discoveries on Maps. The book reveals how the world came to be known, featuring a magnificent gallery of exceptionally rare hand-coloured antique maps, paintings...