The card catalog : books, cards, and literary treasures
2017
025.313 L697 2017
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Title
The card catalog : books, cards, and literary treasures
Published
[Washington, D.C.] : San Francisco : The Library of Congress ; Chronicle Books, 2017.
Description
224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Call Number
025.313 L697 2017
System Control No.
(OCoLC)953599088
Note
Text written by Peter Devereaux.
"The Library of Congress brings booklovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than 200 full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library's magnificent archives, this collection is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one of the world's most famous libraries and the brilliant catalog system that has kept it organized for hundreds of years. Packed with engaging facts on literary classics--from Ulysses to The Cat in the Hat to Shakespeare's First Folio to The Catcher in the Rye--this package is an ode to the enduring magic and importance of books"-- Publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221) and index.
Contents: Origins of the card catalog -- The enlightened catalog -- Constructing a catalog -- The nation's library and catalog -- The rise and fall of the card catalog.
L2017M93
"The Library of Congress brings booklovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than 200 full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library's magnificent archives, this collection is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one of the world's most famous libraries and the brilliant catalog system that has kept it organized for hundreds of years. Packed with engaging facts on literary classics--from Ulysses to The Cat in the Hat to Shakespeare's First Folio to The Catcher in the Rye--this package is an ode to the enduring magic and importance of books"-- Publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221) and index.
Contents: Origins of the card catalog -- The enlightened catalog -- Constructing a catalog -- The nation's library and catalog -- The rise and fall of the card catalog.
L2017M93
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