A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes and the Eternal Passion for Books (Signed & Inscribed First Edition)
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Item #019189
ISBN: 0805036539
8vo., 638pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over brown paper-covered boards. Titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($35.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed and dated by Basbanes on the half-title page with a generic inscription, "Best wishes to one of the gently mad - Nicholas A. Basbanes, Los Angeles, Calif. 16.II,1996". Also, laid in is a publisher's promotional postcard signed by Basbanes. A gorgeous collectable copy and Signed First Printings in high-grade condition are becoming uncommon.
Price: $275.00