01674nam a2200241u  4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001800069040001300087082001200100100003200112245010800144260003500252300001100287500001300298520092900311650002701240650002401267942001401291999001501305952011201320MeVbMML20250718131728.0ta010904|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u  a0-8050-3653-9  cAJMdAJM  a002.0751 aBasbanes, Nicholas A92195712aA gentle madness :bBibliophiles, biblionames, and the eternal passion for books /cNicolas A. Basbanes0 aNew York, NYbHenry Holtc1995  a638 p.  aD., 9/01  aThe 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. Author Nicholas Basbanes, a dedicated bibliophile himself, begins his book 2,200 years ago in Alexandria, when a commitment was made to gather all the world's knowledge beneath one roof. In a series of lively chapters, the continuum then passes through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the twentieth century with a special emphasis on book lore and book culture in Great Britain and North America. In the second half of A Gentle Madness, Basbanes offers a gallery of revealing profiles of living collectors and presents exclusive examinations of the great contemporary stories. The book also includes the most comprehensive bibliography on book collecting compiled in more than a quarter century 4aBook collecting921958 4aBibbliomania921959  2ddccBOOK  c5546d5546  4070aABELJbABELJcNFd2016-10-26l1o002.075 Basbp15307r2024-02-16s2024-02-03v35.00w2016-10-26yBOOK