September 27, 1996
Contact: Craig D'Ooge (202) 707-9189
Media Advisory: Author of Book on Book Collecting to Speak at Library of Congress
Nicholas Basbanes, author of A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles,
Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books (Holt, 1995), will
speak at the Library of Congress at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October
23. His presentation, part of the Center for the Book's "Books &
Beyond" series, will take place in the Mumford Room, sixth floor,
Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E. Mr. Basbanes will
discuss his research and the writing of "A Gentle Madness" and
describe a second book about book collecting that he is now
writing. The event is free and open to the public.
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PR 96-130
9/27/96
ISSN 0731-3527