Card Catalog

Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

Library of Congress, Carla Hayden

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Chronicle Books
01 April 2017

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Bibliographic & subject control

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-colour images of original catalogue 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 catalogue system that has kept it organised 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.

Foreword by: Carla Hayden
Compiled by: Library of Congress
Imprint: Chronicle Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 193mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 890g
ISBN: 9781452145402
ISBN 10: 1452145407
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Library of Congress: Today's Library of Congress is an unparalleled world resource. The collection of more than 144 million items includes more than 33 million catalogued books and other print materials in 460 languages; more than 63 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings.

Reviews for Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

A lively, superbly well-curated, and handsomely illustrated celebratory volume.... An irresistible treasury for book and library lovers. --Booklist Starred Review--- Beautifully designed and executed, this work by the Library of Congress examines several histories: the library; the science of cataloging; and the cards themselves as aesthetic objects. Interspersed throughout are images to delight book lovers--covers and title pages of classics from Shakespeare's First Folio to The Joy of Cooking, with their accompanying cards. These are wonderful eye candy but also, on close reading, fascinating records of the cataloging process, complete with revisions, corrections, marginalia, and name changes. --Library Journal Starred Review--- This book about card catalogs, written and published in cooperation with the Library of Congress, is beautifully produced, intelligently written, and lavishly illustrated.... The Card Catalog is many things: a lucid overview of the history of bibliographic practices, a paean to the Library of Congress, a memento of the cherished card catalogs of yore, and an illustrated collection of bookish trivia.... The illustrations are amazing: luscious reproductions of dozens of cards, lists, covers, title pages, and other images guaranteed to bring a wistful gleam to the book nerd's eye. --The Washington Post---