100 GPO years, 1861-1961 : a history of United States public printing.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Printing Office, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Government Printing Office.

United States.

Printing, Public--United States--History.

Printing, Public.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

One hundred Government Printing Office years, 1861-1961

History of United States public printing

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1961.

Summary:

100 GPO years takes a chronological approach to GPO history, beginning with a history of public printing in America prior to 1860 and describing events year by year from 1861 to 1961. A section of rare photographs illustrates the progress of "the big shop" from handset type to computer typesetting.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (govinfo, viewed Oct. 13, 2021).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Other Format:

Print version: United States. Government Printing Office. 100 GPO years, 1861-1961.

OCLC:

574311420

Access Restriction:

Use copy Restrictions unspecified