Basbanes, Nicholas A.       <br/><br/>
Gentle madness   bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books 
 A gentle madness  
Nicholas A. Basbanes 
 - 1st Owl Books ed. 
 - New York   H. Holt  1999 
 - xxix, 638 p., [32] p. of plates   ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books 
<br/><br/> Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Acknowledgments<br/>Preface<br/>Prologue<br/>Part One:<br/>1. Touching the hand<br/>2. Balm for the soul<br/>3. Rule Britannia<br/>4. America, Americans, Americana<br/>5. Brandy for heroes<br/>Part Two:<br/>6. To have and to have nomore<br/>7. Infinite riches<br/>8. Mirror images<br/>9. Instant ivy<br/>10. Obsessed Amateurs<br/>11. Destiny<br/>12. Continental Drift<br/>13. The Blumberg Collection<br/>14. Carpe Diem<br/>Epilogue<br/>Notes <br/>Bibliography<br/>Index 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0805061762 (pbk.)  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Book collecting<br/>Bibliomania
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>002.075 Bas   6