It has been said that when man needs company, a book is his best friend; when in doubt, a book is his adviser; when in damp spirits, a book is his comforter; and when bored, a book is his best recreation. Books are the lifeblood of humankind. With this in mind some 85 years ago, Holbrook Jackson, a highly respected man of letters, published in a limited edition a book called The Anatomy of Bibliomania. The current edition, now titled The Book About Books, was welcomed by book collectors and book lovers everywhere because the original was long out of print. The Book About Books is written in the style of the seventeenth-century prose master, Robert Burton, whose prototype The Anatomy of Melancholy served as the spark for this project. This monumental work shows an erudition in its field comparable to Burton, as well as the same racy and witty style of the earlier work. However, Jackson, in his love for and knowledge of books, emerges a distinct personality as he writes of every conceivable topic in the world of bibliomania, from the most learned to the most frivolous. This is the most ambitious and important work of Holbrook Jackson's many books - a sterling reference and literature book.

The Book About Books: The Anatomy of Bibliomania

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Holbrook, Jackson

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The Eighteen Nineties; a Review of art and Ideas at the Close of the Nineteenth Century

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Wentworth Press

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The eighteen nineties; a review of art and ideas at the close of the nineteenth century

BiblioLife

History

Excerpt from The Eighteen Nineties: A Review of Art and Ideas at the Close of the Nineteenth CenturyThis new edition of "The Eighteen Nineties" has been revised and corrected. Here and there notes and sentences have been added for purposes of clarity. In all other respects it resembles the 1913 edition. Through the courtesy of the Proprietors of "Punch" it has been possible to add to the illustrations Mr E. T. Reed's admirable caricature, "Britannia à la Beardsley."About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Eighteen Nineties: A Review of Art and Ideas at the Close of the Nineteenth Century (Classic Reprint)

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