A Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. Basbanes

The book also includes the most comprehensive bibliography on book collecting compiled in more than a quarter century. Basbanes, A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books (Book Review). A Gentle Madness Bibliophiles, Bibliomaniacs. 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. Item 00002547 A Gentle Madness Bibliophiles, Bibliomaniacs, and the Eternal Passion for. 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. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Publication Name Henry Holt and Company Publication Year 1995 Format Unknown Type Hardcover Number Of Pages 638 Item Length 6.36 inches Item Width 2.14 inches Item Height 9. 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. Find A Gentle Madness by Basbanes, Nicholas at Biblio.

A Gentle Madness is an adventure among the afflicted. 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 : bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books / Nicholas A.

A Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. Basbanes