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Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac

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Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac

Eugene Field

Do you love books? No, I mean REALLY love books? These series of sketches on the delights, adventures, and misadventures connected with bibliomania (bibliomania is characterized by the collecting of books which have no use to the collector nor any great intrinsic value to a genuine book collector. The purchase of multiple copies of the same book and edition and the accumulation of books beyond possible capacity of use or enjoyment are frequent symptoms of bibliomania.). The author wholeheartedly enjoyed this pursuit all his life and his descriptions are delightful to read. Anyone who has lovingly held a book, smelled it, and enjoyed it for being just what it is, will understand what the author puts so well. According to the author, collectors may be grouped in three classes: Those who collect from vanity, those who collect for the benefits of learning and those who collect out of veneration and love for books. Mr. Field fell squarely in the latter category. (Summary from the preface and Phil Chenevert)

Year of Publication: 1915Genres: Literary Criticism,Memoirs
Running Time: 4 hours 36 minutes 04 seconds(19 chapters)
Language: EnglishRead by: David Wales, April Gonzales, Adam
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MY FIRST LOVE
David Wales
13:35
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THE BIRTH OF A NEW PASSION
David Wales
15:47
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THE LUXURY OF READING IN BED
April Gonzales
11:55
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THE MANIA OF COLLECTING SEIZES ME
David Wales
14:40
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BALDNESS AND INTELLECTUALITY
Adam
16:23
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MY ROMANCE WITH FIAMMETTA
David Wales
13:04
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THE DELIGHTS OF FENDER-FISHING
David Wales
15:02
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BALLADS AND THEIR MAKERS
David Wales
14:07
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BOOKSELLERS AND PRINTERS, OLD AND NEW
David Wales
16:25
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WHEN FANCHONETTE BEWITCHED ME
asterix
13:55
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DIAGNOSIS OF THE BACILLUS LIBRORUM
Availle
14:07
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THE PLEASURES OF EXTRA-ILLUSTRATION
David Wales
13:28
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ON THE ODORS WHICH MY BOOKS EXHALE
Crln Yldz Ksr
13:12
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ELZEVIRS AND DIVERS OTHER MATTERS
David Wales
14:56
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A BOOK THAT BRINGS SOLACE AND CHEER
David Wales
15:10
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THE MALADY CALLED CATALOGITIS
David Wales
14:49
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THE NAPOLEONIC RENAISSANCE
Petra
12:03
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MY WORKSHOP AND OTHERS
Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
16:36
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OUR DEBT TO MONKISH MEN
David Wales
15:25

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