
Card Catalog
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The Library of Congress brings book lovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than two hundred 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 is an ode to the enduring magic and importance of books.
" 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
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- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Origins of the Card Catalog
- CATALOGS OF CLAY
- THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA'S GREAT CATALOG-THE PINAKES
- CATALOGS OF THE FAR AND MIDDLE EAST
- MEDIEVAL LIBRARIES, MOVABLE TYPE, AND GESSNER'S SCHEME
- VIVE LA REVOLUTION . . . AND CARD CATALOGS
- Chapter 2 The Enlightened Catalog
- ELEVEN HAIR TRUNKS AND A CASE FOR THE MAPS
- THE WAR OF 1812, A BOOK BURNING, AND A NEW LIBRARY
- Chapter 3 Constructing a Catalog
- THE CARD CATALOG TAKES SHAPE
- THE LIBRARY BUREAU
- Chapter 4 The Nation's Library and Catalog
- CHAOS IN THE CAPITOL
- TEN FIRST STREET
- FACING CONGRESS
- STARTING FROM SCRATCH
- UNIVERSAL IN SCOPE, NATIONAL IN SERVICE
- Chapter 5 The Rise and Fall of the Card Catalog
- AN EGALITARIAN EFFORT
- DROWNING IN CARDS
- THE MARCH TO MARC
- CARDS AS ART
- CUTTING THE GORDIAN KNOT
- Acknowledgments
- Select Bibliography
- Image Credits
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
- About the Author
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