Center for the Book Publications List

Book Arts, Graphics and Book Collecting

Book Collecting: Personal Rewards and Public Benefits (1984)
Author: William P. Barlow, Jr.
Description: 22 p. Viewpoint No. 11. A paper presented on December 7, 1983 about the book collecting experience. Reprinted 1988.
Links: LC catalog entry | Full text through HathiTrust | LCIB coverage (issue 43.52)

Collectors & Special Collections: Three Talks (2002)
Author: Alice D. Schreyer, William J. Reese, Robert H. Jackson
Description: 56 p. Essays on book collection from librarian Alice D. Schreyer, book dealer William J. Reese, and collector Robert H. Jackson, presented at a program on April 4, 2001 sponsored by the Center for the Book and the Library’s Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
Links: LC catalog entry | News release (September 5, 2002) | LCIB coverage (issue 61.12)

Exhibits and Displays, 1979-2002 (October 2002)
Author: LCIB staff
Description: Article from LCIB issue 61.10 (p. 230-231) featuring brief descriptions of more than a dozen displays and exhibits sponsored or cosponsored by the Center for the Book during its first decade.
Links: Full article

Fine Printing: The Los Angeles Tradition (1987)
Author: Ward Ritchie
Description: 65 p. A lecture by a distinguished printer about the history of fine printing in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles region. Presented at the Library of Congress on October 2, 1985.
Links: LC catalog entry

Fine Printing: The San Francisco Tradition (1985)
Author: James D. Hart
Description: 56 p. Reprinted 1987. A lecture by the director of the Bancroft Library about the history of fine printing in the San Francisco region. Presented at the Library of Congress on November 2, 1983.
Links: LC catalog entry | Full text through HathiTrust | LCIB coverage (issue 44.24)

From the Exhibit Wall to the Bookshelf: And Now. . . Read More About It! Debuts (November 1983)
Author: John Y. Cole
Description: Article from LCIB issue 42.46 (p. 388-390) introducing the first Library of Congress exhibitions to incorporate suggested books for reading as a separate and prominent exhibit panel.
Links: Full article

Language of the Land: The Library of Congress Book of Literary Maps (1999)
Author: Martha Hopkins, Michael Buscher
Description: 304 p. An annotated, illustrated guide to more than 230 literary maps in the Library’s Geography and Map Division collection.
Links: LC catalog entry | LCIB coverage (issue 58.9)

New Stamps and Poster Honor Favorite Childhood Books (November 1993)
Author: LCIB staff
Description: Article from LCIB issue 52.21 (p. 434-435) discussing four 29-cent stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service in cooperation with the Center for the Book and Literacy Volunteers of America.
Links: Full article

ZYX: 26 Poetic Portraits (1989)
Author: Rhodes Patterson
Description: 60 p. Features visual interpretations of each letter of the alphabet by 26 internationally recognized designers, illustrators, and photographers.
Links: none available