A world of letters : Yale University Press, 1908-2008 /
Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943-
A world of letters : Yale University Press, 1908-2008 / Nicholas A. Basbanes. - New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
The formative decades -- The middle years -- Enriching the mix -- A press in transition -- Notes -- Centennial highlights.
For Yale University Press, which celebrates its hundredth birthday in 2008, the century has been an eventful one, punctuated with no few surprises. The Press has published more than 8,000 volumes through the years, scores of bestsellers and award-winners among them, and these books have come to fruition through the efforts of a host of colorful authors, editors, directors, board members, and others of intellectual and literary renown. With an ear always cocked for an interesting tale, one of today's best storytellers presents an anecdote-rich chronicle of the Press's first 100 years. Nicholas Basbanes, whom David McCullough has called "the leading authority of books about books," quickly convinces us that the Press's history, while bookish, is also lively and fascinating. Basbanes explores the saga behind the acquisition of Eugene O'Neill's blockbuster play, the all-time Yale bestseller Long Day's Journey into Night; the controversy sparked in 1965 by publication of The Vinland Map; the origins of the groundbreaking Annals of Communism series, initiated in the wake of the Soviet Union's demise; and many more highlights from Press annals. Basbanes looks at the reasons behind the publisher's remarkable financial success, and he completes A World of Letters with a glimpse at the new initiatives that will propel the Press into a second exciting century.
9780300142723 (electronic bk.) 0300142722 (electronic bk.) 1282352237 9781282352230 9780300115987 (alk. paper) 0300115989 (alk. paper)
22573/ctt1149p0 JSTOR 8C222C45-8A1A-4C5A-890F-C85DC4DAEDBE OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Yale University Press--History.
Yale University Press.
1900-1999
University presses--History--Connecticut--New Haven--20th century.
Scholarly publishing--History--Connecticut--New Haven--20th century.
Presses universitaires--Histoire--Connecticut--New Haven--20e siècle.
Édition savante--Histoire--Connecticut--New Haven--20e siècle.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Publishing.
HISTORY--General.
Scholarly publishing.
University presses.
Connecticut--New Haven.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Z473.Y32 / B37 2008eb
070.5/94
A world of letters : Yale University Press, 1908-2008 / Nicholas A. Basbanes. - New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
The formative decades -- The middle years -- Enriching the mix -- A press in transition -- Notes -- Centennial highlights.
For Yale University Press, which celebrates its hundredth birthday in 2008, the century has been an eventful one, punctuated with no few surprises. The Press has published more than 8,000 volumes through the years, scores of bestsellers and award-winners among them, and these books have come to fruition through the efforts of a host of colorful authors, editors, directors, board members, and others of intellectual and literary renown. With an ear always cocked for an interesting tale, one of today's best storytellers presents an anecdote-rich chronicle of the Press's first 100 years. Nicholas Basbanes, whom David McCullough has called "the leading authority of books about books," quickly convinces us that the Press's history, while bookish, is also lively and fascinating. Basbanes explores the saga behind the acquisition of Eugene O'Neill's blockbuster play, the all-time Yale bestseller Long Day's Journey into Night; the controversy sparked in 1965 by publication of The Vinland Map; the origins of the groundbreaking Annals of Communism series, initiated in the wake of the Soviet Union's demise; and many more highlights from Press annals. Basbanes looks at the reasons behind the publisher's remarkable financial success, and he completes A World of Letters with a glimpse at the new initiatives that will propel the Press into a second exciting century.
9780300142723 (electronic bk.) 0300142722 (electronic bk.) 1282352237 9781282352230 9780300115987 (alk. paper) 0300115989 (alk. paper)
22573/ctt1149p0 JSTOR 8C222C45-8A1A-4C5A-890F-C85DC4DAEDBE OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Yale University Press--History.
Yale University Press.
1900-1999
University presses--History--Connecticut--New Haven--20th century.
Scholarly publishing--History--Connecticut--New Haven--20th century.
Presses universitaires--Histoire--Connecticut--New Haven--20e siècle.
Édition savante--Histoire--Connecticut--New Haven--20e siècle.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Publishing.
HISTORY--General.
Scholarly publishing.
University presses.
Connecticut--New Haven.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Z473.Y32 / B37 2008eb
070.5/94