A world of letters : Yale University Press, 1908-2008 /

The story of a distinguished university press in its first one hundred years tells a greater tale of a century's intellectual activity. Yale University Press has published more than eight thousand volumes through the years, scores of best sellers and award-winners among them, and these books ha...

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Main Author: Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008]
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Summary:The story of a distinguished university press in its first one hundred years tells a greater tale of a century's intellectual activity. Yale University Press has published more than eight thousand volumes through the years, scores of best sellers and award-winners among them, and these books have come to be through the efforts of a host of colorful authors, editors, directors, board members, and others of intellectual and literary renown.
Physical Description:xiii, 222 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208).
ISBN:9780300115987 (alk. paper)
0300115989 (alk. paper)