A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
- ISBN-10
- 0979949157
- ISBN-13
- 9780979949159
- Series
- A Gentle Madness
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 635
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Author
- Nicholas A. Basbanes
Description
A Gentle Madness continues to astound and delight readers about the passion and expense a collector is willing to make in pursuit of the book. The book captures that last moment in time when collectors pursued their passions in dusty bookshops and street stalls, high stakes auctions, and the subterfuge worthy of a true bibliomaniac. An adventure among the afflicted, A Gentle Madness is vividly anecdotal and thoroughly researched. Nicholas Basbanes brings an investigative reporter's heart to illuminate collectors past and present in their pursuit of bibliomania. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
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- 1999-03-15
- 672 pages
- Paperback
- Holt Paperbacks
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- 1995-08-15
- 638 pages
- Paperback
- Henry Holt and Company
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