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Book madness : a story of book collectors in America / Denise Gigante.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gigante, Denise, 1965- author.
- Series:
- Yale scholarship online.
- Yale scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Book collecting--United States--History.
- Book collecting.
- Book collectors--United States.
- Book collectors.
- Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834--Library.
- Lamb, Charles.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (399 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- The fascinating history of American bookishness as told through the sale of Charles Lamb's library in 1848.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Dramatis Personae
- Prologue
- 1. Bookmen Across the Atlantic: Charles Lamb's Books on Broadway
- 2. The Literary World: Publishers, Editors, Journalists
- 3. New York Shakespeareans: Bardomania, Testimonials, and Gift Exchange
- 4. Boston Antiquarians: American History, Bibliography, and Bibliomania
- 5. Educating America: The Dream of a Great Public Library
- Epilogue
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 26, 2023).
- Previously issued in print: 2022.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Gigante, Denise Book Madness
- ISBN:
- 9780300265217
- OCLC:
- 1353268934
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