Books, cards, and literary treasures by carla hayden. Mar 29, 2017 packed with engaging facts on literary classicsfrom ulysses to the cat in the hat to shakespeares first folio to the catcher in the ryethis package is an ode to the enduring magic and importance of books. Mar 27, 2017 for this months gallery were taking you deep inside the inner workings of libraries with the card catalog. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. This site has an incredible variety of quality free ecards featuring art by the great masters of painting especially the impressionists and expressionists. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Featuring more than 200 fullcolor images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the librarys magnificent archives. Jul 15, 2017 what libraries lost when they threw out the card catalog. Books, cards, and literary treasures, celebrates the legacy of the card catalog. Featuring more than 200 fullcolour images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers and photographs from the librarys magnificent archives, this is a visual celebration of the rarelyseen treasures in americas most famous library and the brilliant catalogue system that has kept it. Theres tens of millions of cards here, says peter devereaux, author of the card catalog. Featuring more than 200 fullcolor images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the librarys magnificent archives, edition is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one. The librarian of congress, who wrote the foreword to the card catalog.
Create your own unique greeting on a literary card from zazzle. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Books, cards, and literary treasures by library of congress staff et al at over 30 bookstores. Books, cards, and literary treasures is the library of congresss loc homage to the card catalog. Books, cards, and literary treasures gifts for book lovers, gifts for librarians, book club gift at. New book pays tribute to the library card catalog today, people use the antique wooden cabinets to store their knick. May 15, 2017 this is a cool book i picked up recently. The library of congress brings booklovers a tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved. It was exacting work and i really enjoyed it, including the filing.
Card catalog by library of congress, 9781452145402, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Featuring more than 200 fullcolor images of original catalog cards, first edition book. Books, cards, and literary treasures the library of congress featuring hundreds of images of original catalog cards, early edition book covers and photographs from the library of congresss vast archives, this collection is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one of the worlds most famous libraries. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the card catalog. Apr 04, 2017 the card catalog hardcover books, cards, and literary treasures gifts for book lovers, gifts for librarians, book club gift by library of congress compiled by, carla hayden foreword by chronicle books, 9781452145402, 224pp.
Books, cards, and literary treasures, by the library of congress the washington post. Its a cool blend of history and visuals, and if youre nostalgic at all for the days of the card catalog or even libraries, its well worth picking up. Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more. Poetry instead of a card the literary gift company. Books, cards, and literary treasures, likes to read about the nature of things, most recently, books on mahogany and. What libraries lost when they threw out the card catalog. The card catalog highlights the literary treasures in the library of congresss immense collection. In an early archives job, i typed the name and subject entries at the top of card sets we received from the library of congress.
Books, cards, and literary treasures 2017, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Books, cards, and literary treasures by library of congress. Apr 04, 2017 buy the hardcover book the card catalog. Books, cards, and literary treasures by the library of congress. For this months gallery were taking you deep inside the inner workings of libraries with the card catalog.
The book gives a good overview of library history the roots of the card catalog go all the way back to ancient sumer with a heavy emphasis on the locs role as the leading u. Michael lindgren is regular contributor to the washington post. Books, cards and literary treasures includes a short history on the evolution of the card catalog and is mostly a venue to display various books in its collection mostly first editionsalongside of which is a copy of an index card from a card catalog. The librarian of congress weighs in on why card catalogs. Featuring more than 200 fullcolor images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the librarys magnificent archives, this collection is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one of the worlds most famous libraries and the brilliant catalog system that has kept it organized for hundreds of years. Books, cards, and literary treasures library of congress card catalog. Jun 22, 2017 written by the library of congress, the card catalog. Books, cards, and literary treasures gifts for book lovers, gifts for librarians. Up with paper 6049 hitek court mason, oh 45040 800. The card catalog open for the pictures, read for the quite amazing changes to our rules played out in the cards the library of congress has chosen to reproduce. Books, cards, and literary treasures library of congress. An enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books.
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