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Celebrating Harvard's Houghton Library's twenty-fifth anniversary, this large and sumptuous volume highlights the diversity and value of the Houghton's collections. It contains reproductions ranging from ancient and medieval manuscripts to the earliest printed books to the works of some of the twentieth-century's most important and interesting authors, artists, and designers. This work is intended not merely to celebrate the achievement of the past, but also to suggest the exciting vistas of the future.Harvard University Library Staff is the author of 'Houghton Library 1942-1967 A Selection Of Books And Manuscripts In The Harvard Collection', published 1967 under ISBN 9780674408500 and ISBN 0674408500.
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