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A gentle madness : bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books

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. 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.

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  • "藏书家、书痴以及对书的永恒之爱"
  • "Cang shu jia, shu chi yi ji dui shu de yong heng zhi ai"

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  • "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. 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."
  • "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. 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."@en
  • "Studie over de geschiedenis van de bibliofilie."
  • "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."

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  • "A gentle madness : bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books"@en
  • "A gentle madness : bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books"
  • "A gentle madness : bibliophiles, bibliomanes and the eternal passion for books"
  • "A gentle madness bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books"
  • "A gentle madness bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books"@en
  • "A gentle madness : Bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books"
  • "A gentle madness"@en
  • "A gentle madness"
  • "A gentle madness : bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books : with a new preface"
  • "A gentle madness : bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books : with a new preface"@en
  • "Wen ya de feng kuang : cang shu jia, shu chi yi ji dui shu de yong heng zhi ai"
  • "A gentle madness : bibliphiles, bibliomanes and the eternal passion for books"
  • "文雅的疯狂 : 藏书家、书痴以及对书的永恒之爱"
  • "Gentle madness : bibliophiles, bibliomanes and the eternal passion for books"

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