The book : a lecture sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Authors' League of America, presented at the Library of Congress October 17, 1979 /
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Author / Creator: | Tuchman, Barbara W. (Barbara Wertheim), 1912-1989, author. |
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Imprint: | Washington : Library of Congress, 1980. ©1980 |
Description: | 1 online resource (29 pages). |
Language: | English |
Series: | Center for the Book viewpoint series ; no. 1 Center for the Book viewpoint series ; no. 1. |
Subject: | |
Format: | E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11917540 |
Varying Form of Title: | Silcox lecture at the Library of Congress, October 17, 1979, the book |
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Other authors / contributors: | Hersey, John, 1914-1993. Library of Congress. Center for the Book, issuing body. Authors' League of America, sponsoring body. |
ISBN: | 0844403229 9780844403229 |
Notes: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ERIC website, viewed July 2, 2019). |
Summary: | A lecture focusing on the history of the book, including its origins on clay tablets to the present day, popular authors and books from different historical periods, and the public's changing tastes. |
Other form: | Print version: Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim. Book. |
GPO item no.: | 0785-J (online) |
Govt.docs classification: | LC 1.38:1 LC 1.14:T79 |
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