Bibliograph

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, by Barbara W. Tuchman ; with an introduction by John Hersey

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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, by Barbara W. Tuchman ; with an introduction by John Hersey

Language

eng

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federal national government publication

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The book

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

644733849

Responsibility statement

by Barbara W. Tuchman ; with an introduction by John Hersey

Series statement

Center for the Book viewpoint series, no. 1

Sub title

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

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

resource.variantTitle

Silcox lecture at the Library of Congress, October 17, 1979, the book

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