The card catalog : books, cards, and literary treasures
- Publication/Creation:
- San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2017]
- Resource Type:
- Book
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- The card catalog : books, cards, and literary treasures / the Library of Congress ; foreword by Carla Hayden ; [text written by Peter Devereaux].
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Ellenport, Samuel B., collector
Devereaux, Peter, author
Hayden, Carla Diane, 1952-, writer of foreword
Library of Congress, editor
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- History
- Subjects:
- Library of Congress--History
Library of Congress--Catalogs--History
Card catalogs--History
Card catalogs--United States--History
Catalog cards--United States--History
Library catalogs--History
Cataloging--History
Classification--Books--History
Description/Summary
- Table of 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.
- Summary:
- "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."--
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Local Note:
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library copy is from the library of Samuel Ellenport.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936640819102486
- ISBN:
- 9781452145402
1452145407 - OCLC Number:
- 953599088
- Barcode:
- 050000094458
010003196710
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