Gentle Madness Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books

Name: Gentle Madness Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
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ISBN: 9780805061765

ISBN-10: 0805061762

ISBN-13: 9780805061765

Edition: 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Nicholas A. Basbanes, Nicholas Basbanes

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Richly anecdotal and fully documented, this history of book collecting is a celebration of books and the people who have revered, gathered and preserved them over the centuries.

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 3/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 672
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 2.090

Nicholas A. Basbanes has worked as an award-winning investigative reporter, a literary editor, and a nationally syndicated columnist. The author of five books, he also writes a regular column for Fine Books & Collections magazine and lectures widely on book-related issues. He and his wife, Constance, live in Massachusetts.



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Preface


Prologue



Touching the Hand



Balm for the Soul



Rule Britannia



America, Americans, Americana



Brandy for Heroes



To Have and to Have No More



Infinite Riches



Mirror Images



Instant Ivy



Obsessed Amateurs



Destiny



Continental Drift



The Blumberg Collection



Carpe Diem


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index