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Author:

New York Times Company, author.

Title:

The story of the recorded word.

Publisher:

The New York Times Company,

Copyright Date:

1939

Description:

32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Writing--History.
Printing--History.
Écriture--Histoire.
Imprimerie--Histoire.
Printing.
Writing.
History.

Other Authors:

Frederic W. Goudy Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Gallup family. IaU

Notes:

Cover title. "To tell the story briefly related in this booklet, the New York Times has been assembling ... more than two hundred objects now on exhibition ... From the exhibits have been selected the illustrations in this booklet."--Cover. SPEC XCOL copy #1: From the collection of the Gallup family with annotations / underlining from a member of the family. IaU

Contents:

The beginning of printing in America / by Carlos E. Castaneda -- 26 lead soldiers / by Evelyn Steel Little -- Some facts concerning the invention of printing / by Douglas C. McMurtie -- The story of the recorded word / published by the New York Times -- A brochure in honor of Gutenberg / Will Ransom -- Manual of suggestions and methods for the American observance of the five hundredth anniversary of the invention of printing from movable type.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1185578

LCCN:

39005137

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)