Gentle madness (Record no. 29418)
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| International Standard Book Number | 0805061762 (pbk.) |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 002.075 Bas |
| Item number | 6 |
| 092 0# - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 002.075 Bas |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Basbanes, Nicholas A. |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Gentle madness |
| Remainder of title | bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Nicholas A. Basbanes |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | A gentle madness |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st Owl Books ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | H. Holt |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1999 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxix, 638 p., [32] p. of plates |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Prologue Part One: 1. Touching the hand 2. Balm for the soul 3. Rule Britannia 4. America, Americans, Americana 5. Brandy for heroes Part Two: 6. To have and to have nomore 7. Infinite riches 8. Mirror images 9. Instant ivy 10. Obsessed Amateurs 11. Destiny 12. Continental Drift 13. The Blumberg Collection 14. Carpe Diem Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 73555 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Book collecting |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Bibliomania |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 0 - 99 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 11.93 | 2 | 002.075 Bas | 73555 | 2008-07-21 | 2008-07-07 |