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"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
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