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Reflections on personal libraries

Reflections on personal libraries 37 LOGOS The personal library as doppelgänger* Reflections on personal libraries LOGOS 17/1 © LOGOS Nicholas A. Basbanes Photo by Jarry Bauer Well known for writing about books and bibliophiles, Nicholas A. Basbanes has worked as an award-winning investigative reporter, a literary editor and a nationally syndicated columnist. His first book, A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books , was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in non-fiction for 1995, and was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His second book, Patience & Fortitude , was enthusiastically reviewed in LOGOS (13/2), as was his most recent, Every Book Its Reader (LOGOS 16/4). He is currently working on a centennial history of Yale University Press. Email: Nabasbanes@aol.com People who enter my house without having prior warning usually ask, if they are unfamiliar with the certain strain of bibliomania that has touched my life over the past forty years, whether there is a “theme” to the mass of books that dominates every reach of every room. Thankfully, most of my visi- tors know better than to ask whether I have read everything, though I certainly like to think I http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Logos Brill

Reflections on personal libraries

Logos , Volume 17 (1): 37 – Jan 1, 2006

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© 2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0957-9656
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1878-4712
DOI
10.2959/logo.2006.17.1.37
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37 LOGOS The personal library as doppelgänger* Reflections on personal libraries LOGOS 17/1 © LOGOS Nicholas A. Basbanes Photo by Jarry Bauer Well known for writing about books and bibliophiles, Nicholas A. Basbanes has worked as an award-winning investigative reporter, a literary editor and a nationally syndicated columnist. His first book, A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books , was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in non-fiction for 1995, and was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His second book, Patience & Fortitude , was enthusiastically reviewed in LOGOS (13/2), as was his most recent, Every Book Its Reader (LOGOS 16/4). He is currently working on a centennial history of Yale University Press. Email: Nabasbanes@aol.com People who enter my house without having prior warning usually ask, if they are unfamiliar with the certain strain of bibliomania that has touched my life over the past forty years, whether there is a “theme” to the mass of books that dominates every reach of every room. Thankfully, most of my visi- tors know better than to ask whether I have read everything, though I certainly like to think I

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