A GENTLE MADNESS: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for…

A GENTLE MADNESS: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books. by Basbanes, Nicholas A. < >

A GENTLE MADNESS: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books.

Edition: 3rd printing.

New York: Henry Holt, (1995.) dj. Hardcover - Fascinating stories about bibliomania and book collecting through the years - including sections on many responsible for building some of the great collections in the US - from Ruth Baldwin to Ransom to Schomberg. A true feast for book lovers. Photographs, notes, bibliography, index. 631 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-3653-9.

Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line)

Book ID: 59433
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