A gentle madness : bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal passion for books /
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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina :
Fine Books Press,
[2012]
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| Edition: | 1st Fine books Press ed. |
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Basbanes copy contains seven pieces of ephemera. Previous edition: New York : Henry Holt, 1999. The Cushing Library/Basbanes Collection copy is part of the Nicholas A. Basbanes Collection of Inscribed Books. |
| Physical Description: | xxv, 635 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780979949159 0979949157 |