num_pages: 197
description: Biblioholism, the habitual longing to purchase, read, store, admire, and consume books in excess, creeps in like a fog. It starts by reading for enjoyment and satisfaction. Sparked by astute epigrams and stories about book collectors, Paul A. Hays become a bibliophile, with the long-range possibility of becoming a bibliomanic. This book tells about his quest to learn more about selecting, fondling, buying, reading, collecting, writing, lending, stealing, publishing, storing, and their future. The subjects range over 13 centuries in Europe and the United States.
language: English
title: Harem of Books
titlecomplete: Harem of Books
publisher: Infinity Publishing