Bibliomania Or Book-Madness - Thomas Dibdin Frognall

Bibliomania Or Book-Madness: A Bibliographical Romance (1842) is a book written by Thomas Frognall Dibdin. The book is a combination of a bibliographical guide and a fictional story about a man named Mr. Ayscough, who becomes obsessed with collecting rare books. The book is structured in a series of dialogues between Ayscough and his friend, Mr. B., who tries to cure Ayscough of his book-madness. The book is divided into chapters that focus on different aspects of book collecting, such as bookbinding, book theft, and book auctions. The book is also filled with anecdotes and stories about famous book collectors and rare books. Bibliomania Or Book-Madness: A Bibliographical Romance is considered a classic in the field of book collecting and is still widely read today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

EAN: 9781436788595