A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books (signed by the author).
New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1996. First Owl book edition. Cloth over Boards w/Dust Jacket. Octavo, pp. xvi, 638, indexed, signed boldly on the half-title by author, 55 b/w illustrations. The first of Basbanes' studies on "bookdom," that has become a cult book. A celebration of books and the..... More