A Gentle Madness by Basbanes, Nicholas - 1995

Henry Holt & Co. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Henry Holt, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine. 3rd printing with a near fine DJ

Henry Holt and Company,, 1996-01-01. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Fine/Not issued. 9x6x1. First paperback edition. 1st printing with complete number line. Appears unread. No markings. Ships in a box. Fast shipping from NYC!

New York: Henry Holt, 1995. Hardcover. VG/VG, minimal wear to edges. Brown boards, brown ill. DJ. xvi, 638 pp. Several bw plates. A celebration of books and the people who have revered, gathered and preserved them over the centuries. First part of book discusses the roots of collecting knowledge and building libraries, and then moves on to emphasize book lore and culture in Great Britain and North America. 2nd part of book offeres a gallery of profiles of living collectors and present examinations of the great contemporary stories.

New York: Holt, ( 1995 ). Third Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. photos. 8vo, 638 pages, clothbacked boards; dj dated 08/95. The book-of-the-decade for bibliophiles. The small first printing quickly vanished. Two sections of photogravures. This copy was inscribed to Ann D... on the half-title page when Basbanes addressed The Caxton Club of Chicago.

New York: Holt, ( 1995). Second printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. photos. 8vo, 638 pages, clothbacked boards; dj dated 08/95. The book-of-the-decade for bibliophiles. The small first printing quickly vanished. Two sections of photogravures.

New York: Henry Holt. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. 0805036539 . The author provides an historic overview of books and book collecting and then delves into interesting book collectors and book collections. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. There is a tiny tear to the dust jacket at the top of the spine, else it is nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 638 pages .

New York: Henry Holt. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1996. Later prt.. hardcover. 8vo, 638 pp., Inscribed & signed by the author on the half-title page., Author's first book. .

US: Henry Holt and Company,, 1996-01-01. 1st PB. Softcover. Very Good/None. SIGNED. 638 pages, b&w illustrations. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half title page. Light edgewear to wrappers. Clean, tight copy. Record # 463920

NY: Henry Holt, 1995, first edition, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 ISBN 0-8050-3653-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 638pp.; signed by author to half-title page; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; lightly torn dust jacket corners; lightly soiled text block edge; crisp; clean; bright..