num_pages: 355
description: a sampling of literary treasures such as Flaubert's "Bibliomania", Fitch's "Comfort Found in Good Old Books"; Eco's "How to Justify a Private Library" and Davies's "Book Collecting". A book lover's treasury of stories, essays, humor, lore and lists on collecting, reading, borrowing, lending, caring for, and appreciating books.
language: English
title: A Passion for Books
titlecomplete: A Passion for Books
genres: Writing, Books About Books, Reference, Short Stories, Anthologies, Nonfiction, Humor, Literature, Essays, History
ratings_count: 1369
publisher: Random House~trade