DOUBLE FOLD, LIBRARIES AND THE ASSAULT ON PAPER

Baker, Nicholson

Published by Random House, New York, 2001

About this Item

small 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xii, 370, (2) pages. First edition. A fine copy in lightly soiled jacket. Since the 1950's our countriy's libraries have followed a policy of "destroying to preserve," and have methodically dismantled their collections of original bound newspapers and replaced them with microfilmed copies that lack all the color and quality of the original paper and illustrations. The players include the Library of Congress, the CIA, NASA, microfilm lobbyists, and a colorful array of librarians and digital futurists. In this passionately argued book, the author pleads the case for saving our books and newspapers and tells the story of how and why our greatest research libraries have betrayed the public trust by selling off or pulping irreplacable collections. paper-covered boards, dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 65055

Bibliographic Details

• Title: DOUBLE FOLD, LIBRARIES AND THE ASSAULT ON PAPER
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Libraries