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Basbanes, A GENTLE MADNESS - 1995 1st/1st Inscribed by author. As New.
$200.00
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$8.00 via Standard shipping (1 to 5 business days) to United States
Offer policy
OBO - Seller accepts offers on this item.
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Full refund available within 30 days
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PayPal accepted
PayPal Credit accepted
Venmo accepted
PayPal, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express accepted
Maestro accepted
Amazon Pay accepted
Nuvei accepted
Item traits
| Category: | |
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| Quantity Available: |
Only one in stock, order soon |
| Condition: |
New |
| Binding: |
Hardcover |
| Special Attributes: |
Inscribed |
| Year Printed: |
1995 |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: |
United States |
| Region: |
North America |
| Language: |
English |
| Original/Facsimile: |
Original |
| Place of Publication: |
New York |
| Seller Notes: |
“As New / As New Inscribed by Nicholas Basbanes.” |
| Topic: |
Books on Books |
| Modified Item: |
No |
| Publisher: |
Henry Holt and Company |
| Subject: |
Adventures in the Rare Book World |
| Author: |
Nicholas Basbanes |
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| Shipping discount: |
No combined shipping offered |
| Posted for sale: |
More than a week ago |
| Item number: |
1392225269 |
Item description
Basbanes, Nicholas A., A GENTLE MADNESS BIBLIOPHILES, BIBLIOMANES, AND THE ETERNAL PASSION FOR BOOKS, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. Inscribed by author, 1st/1st , OE black cloth / brown paper hardcover w/gilt titling to spine, 8vo (9 x 6.125?), As New / As New, 638 pp.
A Gentle Madness is an adventure among the afflicted. Richly anecdotal and fully documented, it combines the perspective of historical research with the immediacy of investigative journalism. Above all, it is a celebration of books and the people who have revered, gathered, and preserved them over the centuries. ? (dust jacket) Read the book that has launched hundreds if not thousands of book collectors and book sellers into their current madness.
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