The story of the mass production of books in the USA, showing the ingenuity and technology used at the Country Life Press, Garden City, New York. The film follows every process from the author’s manuscript to the finished book on the bookstall stand.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006628
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Bookbinding
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Booksellers and bookselling
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mass production
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Publishers and publishing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Bookbinding
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Literature → Booksellers and bookselling
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)