Download A Gentle Madness PDF by Nicholas A. Basbanes

Download A Gentle Madness PDF by Nicholas A. Basbanes

PDF: 678 pages
Publisher: Fine Books Press; 2012 edition (May 28, 2012)
Language: English

When first published, A Gentle Madness astounded and delighted readers about the passion and expense a collector is willing to make in pursuit of the book. Written before the emergence of the Internet but newly updated for the 21st Century reader, A Gentle Madness captures that last moment in time when collectors pursued their passions in dusty bookshops and street stalls, high stakes auctions, and the subterfuge worthy of a true bibliomaniac. An adventure among the afflicted, A Gentle Madness is vividly anecdotal and thoroughly researched. Nicholas Basbanes brings an investigative reporter s heart to illuminate collectors past and present in their pursuit of bibliomania. Now a timeless classic of collecting, no lover of books can miss A Gentle Madness.

About the Author
Nicholas A. Basbanes is the author of eight books, most recently On Paper, about various aspects of books and book culture. His first, A Gentle Madness, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He recently completed work on On Paper: The Everything Of Its Two-Thousand-Year History, the recipient in 2008 of a National Endowment for the Humanities research fellowship, and recently published by Alfred A. Knopf. Basbanes lectures widely on book-related subjects, reviews for The Los Angeles Times, and writes a featured column for Fine Books & Collections magazine. He and his wife Constance live in Massachusetts.


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