Nicholas Basbanes;Nicholas A Basbanes

Among the Gently Mad (Book)

Nicholas Basbanes;Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780805051599

Offers a field guide to book collectors that covers both traditional and electronic methods of acquisition, discussing such topics as how to spot first of book club editions...more details
Format:hardback  Pages:250

USD $43.90

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A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books (Book)

Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780805061765

The passion to possess books has never been more widespread than it is today; indeed, obsessive book collecting remains the only hobby to have a disease named after it. A Gentle Madness...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:668

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A Splendor of Letters (Book)

Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780060580803

A continuation of the study that began with A Gentle Madness and Patience & Fortitude considers the issues that surround the role of books in contemporary society...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:464

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A Splendor of Letters (Book)

Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780060082871

In "A Splendor of Letters, Nicholas A. Basbanes continues the lively, richly anecdotal exploration of book people, places, and culture he began in 1995 with A Gentle Madness (a finalist that year for the National Book Critics Circle Award) and expanded in 2001 with Patience & Fortitude...more details
Format:Hardback  

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A World of Letters: Yale University Press, 1908-2008 (Book)

Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780300115987

For Yale University Press, which celebrates its hundredth birthday in 2008, the century has been an eventful one, punctuated with no few surprises. The Press has published more than 8...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:222

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About the Author: Inside the Creative Process (Book)

Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780979949135

During the final quarter of the last century, writer Nicholas Basbanes, acclaimed author of A Gentle Madness, enjoyed the rare opportunity as literary editor of the Worcester...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:246

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Among the Gently Mad (Book)

Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780805074413

Offers a field guide to modern book collectors that covers both traditional and electronic methods of acquisition, discussing such topics as how to spot first or book club editions...more details
Format:paperback  Pages:272

USD $26.34

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Editions and Impressions: Twenty Years on the Book Beat (Book)

Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780979949104

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Format:Hardcover  Pages:209

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Every Book Its Reader: The Power Of The Written Word To Change The Way (Book)

Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780060593247

Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Museum in 1963 to celebrate five eventful centuries of the printed word, Nicholas A. Basbanes offers a lively consideration of writings that have "made things happen" in the world...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:360

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Every Book Its' Reader: The Power Of The Written Word To Change The Way (Book)

Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780060593230

Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Museum in 1963 to celebrate five eventful centuries of the printed word, Nicholas A. Basbanes offers a lively consideration of writings that have "made things happen" in the world...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:360

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Patience and Fortitude (Book)

Nicholas A Basbanes

ISBN:9780060514464

The author of A Gentle Madness explores the history and continuing relevance of books, introducing readers to librarians, readers, writers, scholars...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:688

USD $22.39

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