A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books - Hardcover

Basbanes, Nicholas A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805036539 ISBN 13: 9780805036534

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1995

Synopsis

A history of book lore, book culture, and book lovers begins in Alexandria more than 2,500 years ago and passes through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the present, offering special emphasis on collecting in Great Britain and North America.

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Review:

Nicholas Basbanes has become our leading authority of books about books. -- David McCullough "Pulitzer Prize winning biographer and historian"

A Gentle Madness--compulsory for anyone seriously interested in books or curious about the manic nature of collecting. -- Philip Kopper "The New York Times Book Review"

A Gentle Madness is chock-a-block with such strange and appealing characters, each more wonderful than the last. -- Michael Dirda "The Washington Post Book World"

A surprising number of these stories involve nefarious dealings and vicious rivalries, proving that even in our digitized age, books arouse intense emotions, from worship to greed. -- Donna Seaman "Booklist"

A massive, comprehensive, and wonderfully readable history of book collecting and collectors. -- David Walton "The Philadelphia Inquirer"

If anyone in the United States is truly a book person, surely it is Nicholas A. Basbanes. -- Martin Rubin "Los Angeles Times"

About the Author:

Nicholas A. Basbanes has worked as an award-winning investigative reporter, a literary editor, and a nationally syndicated columnist. The author of five books, he also writes a regular column for Fine Books & Collections magazine and lectures widely on book-related issues. He and his wife, Constance, live in Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0805036539
• ISBN 13: 9780805036534
• Binding: Hardcover