LEADER 02891nam 2200625 450 001 9910452148603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-972874-7 010 $a1-280-52967-9 010 $a9786610529674 010 $a1-4294-1579-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000468106 035 $a(EBL)273088 035 $a(OCoLC)870243699 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000210983 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12024579 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000210983 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10291574 035 $a(PQKB)11223498 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC273088 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL273088 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11303276 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL52967 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000468106 100 $a20161201h19961996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe New York Library's books of the century /$fElizabeth Diefendorf, editor ; illustrations by Diana Bryan 210 1$aNew York, New York ;$aOxford, [England] :$cOxford University Press,$d1996. 210 4$dİ1996 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-511790-5 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; 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; List of First Editions; Notes; A Note About the Artist 330 $aWhat are the books that helped shape and define the last hundred years? This was the question put to the librarians of The New York Public Library as part of the Library's 100th anniversary celebration. Which books had influenced the course of events for good or ill? Which interpreted newworlds? Or delighted millions of readers? Their answers to these questions formed ""Books of the Century,"" a highly popular exhibit during the Library's centennial celebration (1895 to 1995), highlighting an exhilarating collection of important works by some of the greatest writers of our times. Now, the 606 $aCivilization, Modern$y20th century$vBibliography$vExhibitions 606 $aCivilization$y19th century$vExhibitions 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization$y20th century$vBibliography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCivilization, Modern 615 0$aCivilization 676 $a011 702 $aDiefendorf$b Elizabeth 702 $aBryan$b Diana 712 02$aNew York Public Library 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452148603321 996 $aThe New York Library's books of the century$91900922 997 $aUNINA