The Library of Congress: The Art and Architecture of the Thomas Jefferson Building

This handsome, richly illustrated volume explores the history and sumptuous architecture and decoration of the Library's first building, opened in 1897, which is in itself an American treasure. Edited by the director of the Library's Center for the Book John Y. Cole and architectural historian Henry Hope Reed, the book features 185 full-color photographs of the recently renovated and reopened Thomas Jefferson Building, most of them taken by noted photographer Anne Day especially for this volume. Historic black-and-white photographs document the building's first one hundred years. Published to celebrate the centennial of the building's opening on November 1, 1897, The Library of Congress: The Art and Architecture of the Thomas Jefferson Building is available in bookstores throughout the country.

Available from W. W. Norton, booksellers, and the Library of Congress Sales Shop, Washington DC 20540-4985

Edited by John Y. Cole and Henry Hope Reed with introductions by Daniel J. Boorstin and Brendan Gill
Color photography by Anne Day
W. W. Norton, New York, in association with the Library of Congress

Cloth, 9 by 12 inches, 320 pages, 280 illustrations, including 185 in color
ISBN 0-3930-4563-3
$60