A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
by Nicholas A. Basbanes
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. The true First Edition, lacking the `Owl Books` statement on the copyright page. xvi. 638pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. Both the book itself and dust jacket show the slightest hint of shelf rubbing along the edges, else are Fine/As New. As pictured.
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- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29227
- Title
- A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
- Author
- Nicholas A. Basbanes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...