![]() 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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