Book /
written by Karen Brookfield ; photographed by Laurence Pordes.
- New York : Knopf, 1993.
- 63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Eyewitness books .
Includes index.
Text and photographs trace the evolution of the written word, how the alphabet grew out of pictures, the development of papermaking, bookbinding, children's books, and more.