A gentle madness
bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
1995 - H. Holt and Co., New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
159,500 words, Guess
Page Count
638 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1108599M
- ISBN-100805036539
- OCLC Control Number31045134
- OCLC Control Numbergentlemadnessbib0000basb_y1j2
- Library of Congress Control Number94033931
and 2 more
- Goodreads835589
- LibraryThing849
Classifications
- DDC002/.075
- LCCZ992 .B34 1995
Description
The passion to possess books has never been more widespread than it is today; indeed, obsessive book collecting remains the only hobby to have a disease named after it. A Gentle Madness is an adventure among the afflicted. Author Nicholas Basbanes, a dedicated bibliophile himself, begins his book 2,200 years ago in Alexandria, when a commitment was made to gather all the world's knowledge beneath one roof. In a series of lively chapters, the continuum then passes through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the twentieth century with a special emphasis on book lore and book culture in Great Britain and North America. In the second half of A Gentle Madness, Basbanes offers a gallery of revealing profiles of living collectors and presents exclusive examinations of the great contemporary stories. The book also includes the most comprehensive bibliography on book collecting compiled in more than a quarter century.
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