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Cover of: The pencil by Henry Petroski
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April 6, 2012 | History
Cover of: The Pencil by Henry Petroski

The Pencil
A History of Design and Circumstance

Published November 10, 1992 by Knopf .
Written in English.

First Sentence

Henry David Thoreau seemed to think of everything when he made a list of essential supplies for a twelve-day excursion into the Maine woods.

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
448
Dimensions
9 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7699997M
Internet Archive
pencilhistoryofd00petr
ISBN 10
0679734155
ISBN 13
9780679734154
Library Thing
1943754
Goodreads
130748

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History Created April 29, 2008 · 8 revisions
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April 6, 2012 Edited by ImportBot import new book
January 19, 2012 Edited by ImportBot import new book
August 6, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
April 24, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs.
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Inital record created, from an amazon.com record.