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The New York Public Library's books of the century / Elizabeth Diefendorf, editor ; illustrations by Diana Bryan.
- Title
- The New York Public Library's books of the century / Elizabeth Diefendorf, editor ; illustrations by Diana Bryan.
- Author
- Diefendorf, Elizabeth
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | Z1035.A25 D54 1996x | Off-site |
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- Description
- viii, 229 p. : ill.; 20 cm.
- Summary
- A literary odyssey through the last hundred years examines over 150 important books that shaped and defined twentieth-century culture.
- Alternative Title
- Books of the century
- Subjects
- Bibliographies
- Bibliographies > Exhibition catalogs
- 1800-1999
- Exhibition catalogs
- United States > Civilization > 1865-1918 > Bibliography > Exhibitions
- United States > Civilization > 20th century > Bibliography > Exhibitions
- Civilization, Modern > 19th century > Bibliography > Exhibitions
- Civilization, Modern > 20th century > Bibliography > Exhibitions
- Best books
- Genre/Form
- Bibliographies – Exhibition catalogs
- Bibliographies
- Exhibition catalogs
- Bibliographies – Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- Based on an exhibition at the New York Public Library.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p.[214]-229).
- Contents
- Introduction -- Landmarks of modern literature -- Nature's realm -- Protest & progress -- Colonialism & its aftermath -- Mind & spirit -- Popular culture & mass entertainment -- Women rise -- Economics & technology -- Utopias & dystopias -- War, holocaust, totalitarianism -- Optimism, joy, gentility -- Favorites of childhood and youth.
- ISBN
- 0195108973
- LCCN
- ^^^95052685^
- OCLC
- 33983395
- SCSB-12248142
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library