Accession Number: 2001.150.22
Summary/Description: Audiocassettes are inside the front and back cover of one case-bound volume, which has red covers with gold-stamped lettering on front and spine. Includes braille and large type indices. Reproduced from: The World Book Year Book 1982 and The World Book Year Book 1983, by World Book-Childcraft International, Inc.
History/Provenance: This volume of the recorded World Book Year Book belonged to George Shearing, jazz pianist, composer and bandleader. Shearing, blind from birth, was born on August 13, 1919. The tapes were played on an indexing cassette player also donated to the museum by Mr. Shearing, see accession 2001.150.1.
Credit Line: Gift of George Shearing, 2001.150
Publisher: American Printing House for the Blind
Publisher Place: Louisville, KY
Publish Date: 1983
Printer: American Printing House for the Blind
Place Printed: Louisville, KY
Date Printed: 1983
Subjects: Reference books. Talking books. Yearbooks.
Physical Description: 12 sound cassettes : analog, 15/16 ips, 4-track, mono. 11 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (case)
