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Author:
Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943-
Title:
A gentle madness : bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books / Nicholas A. Basbanes ; with a new preface.
Edition:
1st Fine Books Press ed.
Publisher:
Fine Books Press,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
xxv, 635 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Subject:
Book collecting.
Bibliomania.
Notes:
Previous ed.: New York : Henry Holt, 1999. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
0979949157 (pbk)
9780979949159 (pbk)
Locations:
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

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