A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books by Nicholas A. Basbanes

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Holt & Company, Henry. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Henry Holt and Company, August 1995. Hardcover. Good.

Brand: Henry Holt and Company, 1995-08-15. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

"The passion to possess books has never been more widespread than it is today; indeed, obsessive book collecting remains the only hobby to have a disease named after it. A Gentle Madness is an adventure among the afflicted. Richly anecdotal and fully documented, it combines the perspective of historical research with the immediacy of investigative journalism. Above all, it is a celebration of books and the people who have revered, gathered, and preserved them over the centuries" (from the dust jacket). xvii, 638 pages, 55 illustrations; 23.5 cm. Pictorial dust jacket mildly shelfworn, partial stain along top edge; Very Good. Stock#ofc0562.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. hardcover. Book VG+: wrinkle in cloth at base of spine, mild shelf wear outside edge of text block, else clean, tight, unmarked./DJ VG: crease at base of spine, mild shelf wear, NOT clipped ($35.00). 8vo 638pp. + illustrations. stated first edition but number line to 2, likely second printing. from front flap: "The passion to possess books has never been more widespread than it is today; indeed, obsessive book collecting remains the only hobby to have a disease named after it. A Gentle Madness is an adventure among the afflicted. Richly anecdotal and fully documented, it combines the perspective of historical research with the immediacy of investigative journalism. Above all, it is a celebration of books, and the people who have revered, gathered, and preserved them over the centuries." #01903.

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Henry Holt and Company, August 1995. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Owl Book/Henry Holt and Co., August 1995. Hardcover. Used - Very Good.

New York: Henry Holt And Company, ( 1996 ). Owl Book edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. photos. 8vo, 638 pages, boards & cloth The book-of-the-decade for bibliophiles. Later printing, apparently.