the night before i left for rhode island there were 4 separate book avalanches because i think i have officially reached the supersaturation point of books-to-space.then last night when i returned, there were a couple more. On a personal note (for once) right now my house looks like a crazy-house. he is a great writer, and it's a shame it is out of print. it's a nice fat book, but if you really are interested in books then it will be way too short for you. collectors, sellers, hunters, owners, thieves, protectors, the obsessed and the absolutely insane. this is the most loving book about book lovers i have ever read. so do yourself a favor and go to abe.com or bookfinder and get a copy.
what gives? if you are reading this review, you probably like books.
He and his wife Constance live in Massachusetts.I just found out that this book is out of print. Basbanes lectures widely on book-related subjects, reviews for The Los Angeles Times, and writes a featured column for Fine Books & Collections magazine. He recently completed work on Common Bond: Stories of a World Awash in Paper, the recipient in 2008 of a National Endowment for the Humanities research fellowship, and now being prepared for publication by Alfred A. His first, A Gentle Madness, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Basbanes is the author of eight books about various aspects of books and book culture.
Now a timeless classic of collecting, no lover of books can miss A Gentle Madness. Nicholas Basbanes brings an investigative reporter’s heart to illuminate collectors past and present in their pursuit of bibliomania. An adventure among the afflicted, A Gentle Madness is vividly anecdotal and thoroughly researched. Written before the emergence of the Internet but newly updated for the 21st Century reader, A Gentle Madness captures that last moment in time when collectors pursued their passions in dusty bookshops and street stalls, high stakes auctions, and the subterfuge worthy of a true bibliomaniac.
When first published, A Gentle Madness astounded and delighted readers about the passion and expense a collector is willing to make in pursuit of the book.
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