Among the Gently Mad
Subtitle: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book Hunter in the 21st Century
Edition: 2 Reprint edition
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Published: November 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780805074413
Subjects: Reference - General; Non-Classifiable; Antiques / Collectibles; Reference; Books; Antiques & Collectibles / Books; Handbooks & Manuals; Personal & Practical Guides
First sentence: The first documented use of the world bibliomania in English came in 1750 when Philip Dormer Stanhope, the fourth Earl of Chesterfield and a wily politician with a gift for turning a memorable phrase, sent a haughty letter to his illegitimate son, then away at school, to warn of a consuming diversion that should be avoided like the bubonic plague.