Gift books
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Gift books
- Here are entered books, usually illustrated literary miscellanies, which are intended as keepsakes or gifts, especially those published annually and popular in the 19th century, as well as works about such books.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054884
- info:lc/authorities/sh85054884
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85054884#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Annual gift books
- Annuals (Gift books)
- Christmas books
- Gift-books (Annuals, etc.)
- Giftbooks
- Keepsakes (Books)
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Gift-books (Annuals, etc.)
Sources
- found: Web. 3 (Giftbook)
- found: ACRL/ALA genre terms (Gift books uf Annual gift books, Christmas books)
- found: ALA gloss. (Giftbook)
- found: Librarians' gloss. (Gift book see Keepsake)
- found: Tanselle, G.T. Guide to the study of U.S. imprints, 1971: p. viii (genre list: annuals and gift books)
LC Classification
- AY10-AY19
General Notes
- Here are entered books, usually illustrated literary miscellanies, which are intended as keepsakes or gifts, especially those published annually and popular in the 19th century, as well as works about such books.
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 1991-05-03: revised
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