A gentle madness : bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books / Nicholas A. Basbanes
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1995. 1st edition. Very good paper-covered boards copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #407621
ISBN: 0805036539
Physical description; xvi, 638 pages, 32 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; "First edition--1995"--Title page verso. "Designed by Paula R. Szafranski"--Title page verso. "Jacket design by Raquel Jaramillo"--Book jacket back flap. Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-612) 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. Subjects; Book collecting. Bibliomania. Bibliophilie. Book, the Bibliophiles and book societies.
Price: €95.00