The history of books : a guide to selected resources in the Library of Congress / Alice D. Schreyer.

Main entry:

Schreyer, Alice D., author.

Title & Author:

The history of books : a guide to selected resources in the Library of Congress / Alice D. Schreyer.

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : United States Government Printing Office, 1987.

Description:

xiv, 221 pages : facsimile, illustrations, music ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Part I: 1. Manuscript Division -- 2. Rare and Special Collections Division. Part II: 3. Copyright Records and Deposits -- 4. Law Library -- 5. Geography and Map Division -- 6. Music Division -- 7. Prints and Photographs Division.
Also available online.

Summary:

“The purpose of this guide is to suggest research opportunities at the Library of Congress for those interested in the history of books. The guide also serves as an introduction to the range of inquiry the history of books encompasses and to the diverse types of resources that can support studies in this field”.

ISBN:

9780844405360 (alk. paper)
0844405361 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Library of Congress.
Bibliography Library resources.
Books and reading History Library resources.
Printing History Library resources.
Learning and scholarship History Library resources.
Transmission of texts History Library resources.
Books Washington (D.C.) History Library resources.
Printing Washington (D.C.) History Library resources.
Learning and scholarship Washington (D.C.) History Library resources.
Transmission of texts Washington (D.C.) History Library resources.
Livres Histoire Fonds documentaires Washington (D.C.)
Bibliographie Fonds documentaires Washington (D.C.)
Imprimerie Histoire Fonds documentaires Washington (D.C.)
Savoir et érudition Histoire Fonds documentaires Washington (D.C.)
Transmission de textes Histoire Fonds documentaires Washington (D.C.)
Bibliographie Fonds documentaires.
Livres et lecture Histoire Fonds documentaires.
Imprimerie Histoire Fonds documentaires.
Savoir et érudition Histoire Fonds documentaires.
Transmission de textes Histoire Fonds documentaires.
Learning and scholarship Library resources
Printing Library resources
Washington (D.C.)

Form/genre:

Government publications United States.
History

Added entries:

Library of Congress. Center for the Book.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 865
Call No.: ID Z1002 REF; ID:87-B11100
Status: Available

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